Sanctuary Raid: Ludra — status and raid guide

Sanctuary is AION 2’s raid format. On Global Season 1, the only announced Sanctuary raid is Sanctuary Raid: Ludra. It is not playable right now. This page tracks its status and collects what is confirmed, so you can prepare.

Status labels: [Official] — NC notice; [Community ×N] — N independent sources agree; [Single source]; [KR/TW] — data from the Korean or Taiwanese service.

Is Ludra available on Global?

No. Here is the timeline:

Date	What happened	Status
Early access (from Sep 30, 2026)	Ludra was playable. Players cleared it with less overall progression than NC intended.	[Official]
Oct 5, 2026	NC removed Ludra together with the full launch build. Ludra-specific gear from early access was removed too.	[Official]
By Oct 16, 2026	NC promised to share the new release date and First Clear event details.	[Official] — pending
As of Oct 16, 2026	NC has not yet announced the return date. No return notice on the Global Announcements or Updates board or in Steam news.	Checked by our editors

In plain words: the raid was too easy for how strong players already were, so NC took it out to rebuild it. NC promised the return date by Oct 16, but as of Oct 16 it has not been posted yet.

What changes when Ludra returns?

From NC’s Oct 5 notice — [Official]:

• Same core identity. The raid will feel familiar.
• New and adjusted mechanics and attack patterns, unique to the Global version.
• First Clear event with a unique reward for the first clear.
• Hall of Fame reset for the release, so the race for first clears starts again.
• Early-access gear comes back. Ludra gear earned in early access will be granted back, and materials spent on upgrading it will be refunded.
• Title for early clearers. Every Daeva who cleared Ludra in the Europe region during early access gets a unique title.

Contradiction: one media outlet wrote that the raid returns on Oct 16. NC’s notice only says the date will be shared by Oct 16. We follow the NC wording.

How big is a Sanctuary raid group?

Item	Value	Status
Raid size on Global	10 players: two parties of 5 that regroup for the final boss	[Community ×4]
Raid size on KR before Jul 1, 2026	8 players	[KR/TW]
Odyle Energy	Sanctuary rewards use Odyle Energy, like Expedition and Transcendence	[Official]
Odyle Energy cost per reward	40 (Global guide) vs 80 (KR Chapter 1)	Disputed
Weekly limits	4 attempts per raid; 1 Ludra final-boss kill per week	[Single source], matches KR rules

NC’s game page confirms the general format: dungeons come as solo, 5-player and 10-player content — [Official].

What do I need to enter?

Requirement	Value	Status
Character level	45	[Community ×2]
Item level	2,700 or 2,800	Disputed — NC has not published a number
Time limit	120 minutes (Global guide) vs 60 minutes (KR official notes, Dec 2025)	Disputed
Revives	2	[Single source] — pending verification

Requirements may change with the rework. We will replace this table with the official values from the return notice.

How should I prepare?

Practical steps while the raid is offline:

1. Raise your item level. Both reported gates are far above the Abyss gate of 1,000. Our enhancement guide covers the safe +10 range and the risky steps after it.
2. Run Transcendence. Its stages are gated by item level and drop Arcana that add item level. See PvE modes.
3. Bank Odyle Energy smartly. Sanctuary rewards cost Odyle Energy. The stored cap is 560, or 840 with a membership — [Community ×4]. Do not let it sit at the cap.
4. Fill your PvE Daevanion board. Ascension Trial is the main source of PvE board materials. See Daevanion.
5. Form a static group. A 10-player raid with new mechanics rewards practice with the same people. Check class picks in the PvE tier list.

What did Ludra look like on KR?

For reference only — NC says Global gets new and adjusted patterns.

• Structure: two mid-bosses, Isolation Specialist Rahu and Abyssal Wings Ketu (one 5-player party each), then Eternal Ludra with the full raid — [Single source].
• Ludra’s Trial: a grid (“bingo”) wipe mechanic with one safe cell — [KR official] + [Community ×2].
• Red mana orbs: must be taken by a player in a defensive stance (for example a Gladiator or Templar block skill) — [KR official] + [Community ×2].
• Aerial phase: in phase 2 Ludra takes to the air with slams, a frontal breath and lightning; leaving the arena applies the Eternal Flow debuff — [KR official] + [Community].
• Thunder Zone: each player enters the circle matching their debuff colour, one player per circle — [KR official] + [Community].

KR official notes name these mechanics in bug fixes; one Korean community guide and one Global guide describe how to handle them.

Boss guide status

Our Ludra boss page is prepared and waits for the reworked fight. We do not publish early-access or KR mechanics as a Global guide: NC says the attack patterns change. See all bosses on the bosses hub.

Global vs KR/TW

• KR and TW have had Sanctuary raids since their 2025 launch. The KR raid size was 8 players until the Jul 1, 2026 update — [KR/TW].
• The KR name is 성역 ‘심연의 재련 : 루드라’, and the TW name is 聖域「深淵重鑄：盧德萊」 — [Official].
• Global gets its own Ludra version with new patterns, so KR strategies are not a reliable guide for Global.

Read the news: Ludra removed from the release build. Terms: Sanctuary, Odyle Energy.