AION 2 Monolith Guide: Levels, Trace Costs and Permanent Stats

Monoliths convert regional Empyrean Trace tokens into permanent stat progression and one-time rewards. The recorded global setup contains six Monoliths across the two faction routes: early and later faction-region stones plus the Ereshkigal progression in Reshanta. They open through the faction story quest named Empyrean Monolith.

Regional Level Caps

The Verteron and Altgard Monoliths reach level 30. Eltnen and Morheim reach level 8. The Ereshkigal Monolith reaches level 20. These different caps mean “finish every region equally” is not an efficient planning rule; inspect which stone is closest to a meaningful reward.

Nearby Kibelisks provide the practical travel route to each stone. Use the live map label because faction versions and Reshanta access can place the interaction at different named locations.

Cumulative Trace Requirements

The recorded cumulative costs are 560 traces for a level-30 Verteron or Altgard Monolith, 45 traces for a level-8 Eltnen or Morheim Monolith, and 300 traces for a level-20 Ereshkigal Monolith. These are totals to reach the cap, not the cost of one final level.

Before resonating, compare the token's regional name with the selected Monolith. The full collection contains more traces than some stones require, so a completed Monolith does not imply that every regional pickup has been collected.

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Permanent Stats and Rewards

Faction-region Monoliths mainly build deity stats and Stamina. The Ereshkigal path is recorded with PvP-oriented gains, including PvP Defense, Accuracy, Evasion, Block and Attack at its maximum level. Individual levels can also award one-time items and titles.

Use the stats guide before prioritizing a stat only because its number appears large. For the difference between equipped and owned title value, continue to the Titles guide.

Upgrade Priority

1. Complete the story unlock for your faction.
2. Spend tokens only at their matching regional stone.
3. Check the next level's permanent stat and one-time reward.
4. Finish low-cost useful breakpoints before long collection clean-up.
5. Keep Reshanta travel and PvP risk in mind when planning Ereshkigal levels.
6. Return to Empyrean Traces for region totals and movement types.

There is no universal first stone for every account. Your available regions, current title rewards and desired stat path determine the order.

Version Notes

Level caps, cumulative costs and reward types reflect global client build 0.0.4387.0. The live Monolith panel overrides this snapshot if a later patch changes a level, requirement or reward.