Quick answer
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When does a boss respawn? | A set time after it dies: 30 min to 12 h, separately on every server |
| Where do I check if it's up? | Map → Exploration tab → Field Boss: "Spawned" or a countdown |
| From what level? | From 45; Dartan, Kashapa and Lagta are 48, Gartua is 51 |
| Who gets loot? | Everyone who took part in the fight — loot is personal |
| Which ones are worth it? | Gartua (gold gear), then Lagta, Kashapa and Dartan |
| Does it cost Odyle Energy? | No — field bosses don't use Odyle Energy |
How respawn works
The timer only starts when the boss dies (Game8, Aion2Atlas, allthings.how). That's why there is no single schedule for everyone: every server has its own kills and its own timers. Aion2Atlas adds that the boss appears within about 10 minutes after its timer runs out — be there a little early.
You can check the timer in game: open the map, go to the Exploration tab and pick Field Boss. Each boss shows "Spawned" (it's up) or how long until it respawns. On the map itself a living boss has a red horned icon, and one that hasn't come back yet is grey (Game8, Reddit).
NC hasn't published official times for the global version. The numbers in the tables below were collected by players; three independent lists (Game8, couga54, Aion2Atlas) agree on almost everything. According to couga54 and Aion2Atlas, global times are roughly half of the Korean ones — so don't take hours from Korean guides.
Which bosses are worth killing
- Gartua — Eternal Gartua in Verteron and Immortal Gartua in Altgard, level 51, respawns every 12 hours. It's the only field boss whose gear is really useful: it drops gold (Unique) armor and accessory pieces, which Game8 puts on the level of the Urugugu Canyon and Vakron Sky Island sets. Every kill also gives a loot chest. Chances from one database (allthings.how): Refining Stone about 47%, Artwork: Gartua 25%, each gear piece 9–13%.
- High Commander Lagta (48) — weaker gear, but it also drops Artwork. Game8 advises enhancing it to +5 at most and replacing it as soon as you can.
- Soul Ruler Kashapa and Silent Dartan (48) — gear on Lagta's level, but they respawn every 6 hours, so you can kill them several times a day.
The other bosses (level 45) mostly give Artwork fragments (collectible paintings that give stats), Refining Stones, green and blue gear, titles and a little Kina — players on Reddit say that 99% of the time it's just fragments. They're still worth killing on the way: the fight costs nothing, the boss achievement needs only one kill, and their gear is handy for Supply Request turn-ins.
How loot works
Loot is personal: everyone who contributed to the fight rolls their own items (Reddit). The last hit doesn't matter, and there is no cap on the number of participants (games.gg). You'll also see claims that only the party with the most damage gets loot, or that damage decides item quality — other players disprove them (a gold item with low damage), so treat them as unconfirmed.
We found no daily or weekly cap on field boss rewards. The cap only applies to Kina from monsters in the open world (more about Kina).
Verteron (Elyos) — all bosses
| Boss | Area | Level | Respawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kernon of the West | Western Cantas Valley | 45 | 30 min |
| Neikel of the East | Eastern Cantas Valley | 45 | 30 min |
| Rotten Kutar | Ellun River Marsh | 45 | 30 min |
| Blooming Korin | Ellun River Midstream | 45 | 1 h |
| Bodyguard Teegant | Destroyed Abyss Gate | 45 | 1 h 30 min |
| Kusan the Mad Gladiator | Verteron Fortress Ruins | 45 | 2 h |
| Ritualist Garshim | Verteron Fortress Ruins | 45 | 2 h |
| Scholar Aulla | Aullaeu Village | 45 | 2 h |
| Chaser Taulo | Forest of Exiles | 45 | 2 h |
| Forest Warrior Aullamu | Aullaeu Village | 45 | 2–4 h |
| Black Tentacle Lawa | Altamia Canyon | 45 | 2–4 h |
| Centurion Demiros | Destroyed Temple Site | 45 | 2–4 h |
| Sentinel K'nash | Drana Processing Area | 45 | 2–4 h |
| Bloodfang Pnyn | Northern Tolbas Forest | 45 | 3 h |
| Furious Saursus | Night Dew Cave | 45 | 3 h |
| Heretic Layla | Rock Tomb Hill | 45 | 3 h |
| Harvest Manager Moshav | Drana Processing Area | 45 | 3 h |
| Researcher Setram | Nahid Brigade Fortress | 45 | 3–6 h |
| Divine Ansas | Contaminated Sanctum | 45 | 6 h |
| Phantasm Kasia | Garden of the Illusion God | 45 | 6 h |
| Silent Dartan | Southern Altamia Highland | 48 | 3–6 h |
| Soul Ruler Kashapa | Eastern Altamia Highland | 48 | 6 h |
| High Commander Lagta | Drana Plantation | 48 | 6–12 h |
| Eternal Gartua | Isle of Eternity | 51 | 6–12 h |
Altgard (Asmodian) — all bosses
| Boss | Area | Level | Respawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Warrior Aed | Nameless Cemetery | 45 | 30 min |
| Faithful Rajit | Sanctum Outpost | 45 | 30 min |
| Melted Danar | Dredgion Crash Site | 45 | 30 min – 1 h |
| Berserker Vargor | Sanctum Outpost | 45 | 1 h |
| Blood Warrior Lannar | Moslan Forest | 45 | 1 h 30 min |
| Predator Garsan | Moslan Forest | 45 | 2 h |
| Deceiver Trid | Uruthumheim | 45 | 2 h |
| Blue Wave Kelpina | Purifying Forest | 45 | 2 h |
| High Overseer Nutah | Dranactus | 45 | 2 h |
| Advisor Resana | Dranactus | 45 | 3 h |
| Special Operations Leader Linx | Basfelt Ruins | 45 | 3 h |
| Addicted Hardirun | Fafnite Deposit | 45 | 3 h |
| Veteran Shujakan | Black Claw Village | 45 | 3 h |
| Desecrator Newbold | Legion Base Ruins | 45 | 4 h |
| Specter Archon Axios | Basfelt Ruins | 45 | 4 h |
| Executioner Barthien | Western Gribade Highland | 45 | 4 h |
| Visionary Karuka | Black Claw Village | 45 | 4 h |
| Drakan Battalion Weapon Guruta | Eastern Gribade Highland | 45 | 6 h |
| Dark Shadow Vishwada | Lagta Fortress | 45 | 6 h |
| Sharp Shylak | Impetusium Square | 45 | 6 h |
| Silent Dartan | Purifying Forest | 48 | 6 h |
| Soul Ruler Kashapa | Fafnite Deposit | 48 | 6 h |
| High Commander Lagta | Lagta Fortress | 48 | 12 h |
| Immortal Gartua | Immortal Isle | 51 | 12 h |
Area and level come from global client data (MetaBot, couga54), respawn times from Game8, couga54 and Aion2Atlas. A range (e.g. 2–4 h) means the lists disagree: Aion2Atlas gives 4 h where the others give 2 h, and couga54 gives half of what Game8 and Aion2Atlas show for Gartua, Lagta, Dartan and Setram in Verteron. Only the timer in your own game is certain. Area names differ slightly between sources (e.g. Lagta Fortress = Ragta Fortress).
Verteron is the Elyos zone and Altgard the Asmodian one (which faction to pick). You can reach the other faction's bosses through the Spacetime Rift.
Abyss bosses — these do run on a clock
In the Abyss (from level 45) bosses appear at fixed times, not after a kill: Watcher Kaira every 3 hours, the Executors after the siege on Monday, Thursday and Saturday, Nahma on Friday and Sunday (the hour is still disputed). A countdown in your local time is on the Aion 2 Timers page.
The bosses of Eltnen, Morheim and Middle Reshanta (levels 65–80 in Korean guides) are Korea and Taiwan only for now (aion2hub, couga54).
What about bosses before level 45?
There are no field bosses in the open world before level 45 — the lowest one is 45. The search "boss lvl 20" is usually about the Krao Cave dungeon, which opens at level 20. The next dungeons with bosses while leveling are Urugugu Canyon (28) and Fire Temple (35) — full list: Aion 2 dungeons.
Draupnir isn't a field boss either — it's the Draupnir Cave expedition dungeon (level 45, item level 700, up to 5 players). The last boss is Transcendent Bakarma, and it drops the Bakarma armor set (games.gg, MetaBot).
Fight tips
- Full party and +10 gear — that's what Game8 recommends for level 45 bosses. In practice half the server shows up at popular bosses and the boss dies in seconds; at Gartua players talk about 8–30 seconds.
- Be there before the timer ends. On a full server, being a minute late means no contribution, and so no loot.
- Turn off names above characters and reduce other players' effects if your FPS drops in a crowd (Reddit reports 1–15 FPS at Gartua) — how to do it: best settings.
- Don't stand in front of the boss unless you're the tank: frontal and area attacks are marked on the ground. Spread out when the boss targets several people (games.gg).
- If you die, run back. At most bosses you don't need to use a resurrection crystal — revive normally and run back, the fight is usually still going (Reddit).
- Don't judge a boss by one kill. Chances for good items are low; whether it's worth farming only shows after several kills.
