Albion Online’s Dragonfire Update Brings Dragons and a 20-Player Raid
Players can now enter the Ancient Lands, face Azaryon in the Dragon Sanctuary, and claim launch rewards through September 14.
Albion Online’s Dragonfire update is now live, opening the Ancient Lands, awakening dragons across the world, and adding the game’s largest dedicated PvE encounter yet. Players can enter the new floating-island realm, hunt Drakes, join Dragon Attacks, and gather a 20-player group to challenge Azaryon, the Fire Dragon.
Sandbox Interactive outlined the launch in its Steam announcement, alongside the official Dragonfire update page. The update also continues the story of the Ashborn, whose ritual has opened portals to a realm sealed away for thousands of years.
The Ancient Lands open new routes
Portals across Albion now lead to the Ancient Lands, a broken realm of floating islands, Keeper ruins, and dangerous magical terrain. Portal sizes support parties ranging from solo adventurers to groups of 20, with similarly sized parties entering together.
Each island includes objectives that help players collect Keystones and activate Leygates. Opening more routes leads deeper into the region, where the rewards improve and rival groups become a greater threat. Players can hunt powerful Drakes, push toward the Fire Drake at the center of the realm, and search for Spirit Waystones.
Azaryon awaits in the Dragon Sanctuary
A Spirit Waystone gives a 20-player party access to the Dragon Sanctuary, a pure PvE raid dungeon built around Albion’s strongest equipment and group setups. The encounter sends players through Fire Drakes and formidable Ashborn enemies before the final battle against Azaryon, the Fire Dragon.
Azaryon’s attacks make the Dragon Sanctuary Albion’s most demanding PvE encounter so far. The danger does not end in the Ancient Lands, either. Dragon Attacks can appear across the Royal Continent with little warning, pulling nearby adventurers into large battles. In the Outlands, attacks are announced ahead of time, giving guilds time to gather while also allowing rival groups to contest the fight and its rewards.
Dragonfire adds new gear and a Firewing Drake
Dragon Scales can be crafted into the new Dragonslayer armor set, while ingredients from the Ancient Lands support new food and potions. Increasing Draconic Insight unlocks the Ancient Mystic vanity set, giving dedicated dragon hunters another reward to chase.
Defeating Azaryon can also provide a Fire Drake Egg. Players can raise the egg alongside their other mounts, eventually turning it into a Firewing Drake. New Albion Journal missions, Guild Challenges, and Lore Fragments add more objectives for players who want to follow Dragonfire’s mysteries beyond the raid.
Launch rewards remain available in September
A free gift is available through the Albion Online Web Shop and native store until September 7 at 10 UTC. Participating Albion Online Twitch streams will also offer Double Twitch Drops until September 14 at 09:30 UTC, with regular and Noble Drops available at twice their usual rate. The Noble Drops pool includes Flamescale, a fiery Swiftclaw skin.
The Wehype Community Rewards campaign will run throughout September with monthly rewards from participating creators. The Royal Hunt also begins with six weeks of dragon-slaying challenges, community giveaways, and real silver Dragon Coins.
The complete changelog is available in the Dragonfire patch notes. Have you entered the Ancient Lands or taken on Azaryon yet? Share your thoughts in the comments, and follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.
Albion Online
Developed by Sandbox Interactive
Albion Online is a free-to-play sandbox MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy world inspired by Arthurian legends. The game uses a classless system where a player's equipped gear determines their abilities and playstyle. Items span eight tiers and are entirely player-crafted, forming a fully player-driven economy. The open world features zones with varying levels of PvP risk, from safe areas to full-loot zones where defeated players lose their equipment. Players can join guilds of up to 300 members to fight over territories and castles in large-scale battles. The game also offers PvE combat and various gathering and crafting activities.
- Genre Role-playing (RPG)
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
- Perspective Bird view / Isometric
- Modes Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release July 17, 2017
- Publisher Sandbox Interactive
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