Albion Online’s Dragonfire Update Opens the Ancient Lands on August 31
The upcoming update adds portal-based party content, the Dragon Sanctuary raid, open-world dragon attacks, and Azaryon, the Fire Dragon.
Albion Online will receive its Dragonfire update on August 31. The update awakens ancient dragons, adds new areas and encounters, and introduces the game’s most demanding PvE content yet. Sandbox Interactive detailed the plans in a Steam announcement featuring Co-Creative Director Michael Schwahn.
The update’s main destination is the Ancient Lands, a forgotten realm reached through portals built by the Ashborn during the Keeper Uprising. Portals will come in different sizes for solo players and groups, with each entrance matching players against parties of a similar size.
The Ancient Lands are made up of floating islands linked by additional portals. Players can activate those routes by defeating enemies. Once opened, a route becomes visible to everyone in the area, allowing groups to find new paths or track the movements of rivals. Deeper areas will contain Ashborn mobs, powerful Drakes, treasures, and new Lore Fragments.
The Dragon Sanctuary brings a new raid
Tradable maps found in the Ancient Lands will lead to the Dragon Sanctuary, a new raid dungeon built entirely around PvE. Only one party can enter at a time, and the dungeon will demand strong equipment, careful coordination, and mastery of its challenging enemies.
At the end waits Azaryon, the Fire Dragon. The boss is being presented as Albion Online’s most ambitious PvE encounter so far. Groups that defeat Azaryon can earn rare rewards, including Drake Eggs.
Dragons will attack the open world
Dragonfire will also bring dragon attacks to Albion’s existing regions. These events can appear on the Royal Continent and in the Outlands, although the warning period will differ. Royal Continent attacks will provide little notice, while Outlands attacks will be announced earlier so guilds have time to gather their forces.
Any nearby player can join a dragon fight, and everyone who contributes can receive rewards. That gives solo players a way to participate without needing to enter the Dragon Sanctuary or join a large group.
Drake Eggs obtained from Azaryon can be raised into a Fire Drake mount by nourishing them with other mounts, including horses. Dragon Bones and Dragon Wings will also be used to craft new armor with special abilities.
The Ancient Lands will contain a new type of fish that can be prepared into food which increases healing. New ingredients will also support a potion that can revive allies. Dragonfire adds a vanity set, an Avatar, and an Avatar Ring as further rewards.
The official Dragonfire update page has more details on the content planned for August 31.
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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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