Arcana and stats

Status labels: [Client data] — read from the Global client by a database site (we found one such source; numbers may change); [Community ×N]; [Official]; [KR/TW].

What Arcana are

Arcana are card-shaped gear outside your 20 equipment slots. They unlock at Lv. 45 — [Client data].

• 5 slots: Chalice, Parchment, Compass, Bell, Mirror.
• Each slot has a Vigor and a Magic card.
• 4 grades: Common, Rare, Epic, Unique → 40 cards in total.
• Each card gives one Empyrean Lord stat, skill levels for your class and set membership. No Manastone slots.

In plain words: five extra “cards” that give stats, more skill levels and a set bonus.

What each grade gives

Grade	Empyrean Lord stat	Skill levels	Item level	Max enhance
Common	8	1	20	+2
Rare	12	2	40	+3
Epic	16	3	60	+4
Unique	20	4	80	+5

[Client data]. Another guide confirms basic cards at +20 and the next grade at +40 item level — [Single source]. Each enhancement level adds +1 item level — [Client data].

Slots and Empyrean Lord stats

Slot	Vigor card	Magic card
Chalice	Time [Siel]	Space [Israphel]
Parchment	Life [Yustiel]	Destiny [Marchutan]
Compass	Freedom [Vaizel]	Death [Triniel]
Bell	Justice [Nezekan]	Destruction [Zikel]
Mirror	Illusion [Kaisinel]	Wisdom [Lumiel]

[Client data]. The names are the Empyrean Lords of AION lore — see Factions and the Balaur.

Skill pools: Chalice can roll any of 22 skills; Parchment and Compass the 12 active skills; Bell and Mirror the 10 passive skills; Stigma skills are not included — [Client data].

Set bonuses

Set	2 pieces	4 pieces
Primal Vigor (Vigor cards)	+60 PvE Attack while HP ≥ 70%	+150 PvE Attack while HP ≥ 70%
Magic Armor (Magic cards)	Restore 1,500 MP when MP ≤ 20% (30 s cooldown)	+1,000 PvE Defense while MP ≥ 50%

[Client data].

Where Arcana come from

Transcendence tier (item level)	Best grade: Compass / Bell	Parchment / Mirror	Chalice
1 (1,600)	Rare	Common	Common
2 (1,900)	Epic	Rare	Rare
3 (2,200)	Unique	Epic	Epic
4 (2,500)	Unique	Unique	Unique

[Client data]. Deus Research Base drops Chalice, Compass and Bell; Shattered Arkanis drops Chalice, Parchment and Mirror — [Client data]. Tier gates match other guides — [Community ×3]. More on the mode: PvE modes.

Other sources listed in client data: Daeva Pass tracks, coin shops (Training Arcana, Mysterious Crystals) and attendance rewards — [Client data].

Enhancing Arcana (no failure)

• Arcana use enhance EXP from Training Arcana, not success rates: no failure, no level loss — [Client data].
• EXP to max: Common 900, Rare 4,200, Epic 18,000, Unique 93,000 — [Client data].
• Training Arcana EXP: Lesser 200, Intermediate 600, Superior 1,500, Ultimate 3,000, Exalted 5,000 — [Client data].

Extraction and Transmutation

• Extract duplicate cards into Mysterious Crystals — [Client data].
• Transmutation builds a Unique card for a chosen slot and set: 5 Mysterious Crystals + 2,000,000 Kina base; choosing sub-stats costs more (10 crystals + 3,000,000 per pick, up to two) — [Client data].
• Per the in-game tutorial cited by the same source, Transmutation resets or changes each season — [Client data, pending verification].

Practical order

1. Run Transcendence tier 1 as soon as you hit 1,600; any card is +20 item level or more.
2. Enhance cheap cards with spare Training Arcana — no risk.
3. Aim for a 4-piece set that fits your role; tanks and healers may value Magic Armor, damage dealers Primal Vigor.
4. Save Mysterious Crystals for a Unique Transmutation instead of spending them early.

Arcana transfer with your character on server transfer — [Official].

KR/TW difference

🇰🇷 KR/TW Chapter 1 added Arcana that can be crafted with one fixed option (500,000 Kina + material) — [Official KR]. Global uses the Season 1 rules above.

Pending verification

• A second independent source for the stat and EXP tables.
• Season 2 changes to Transmutation on Global.