Abyss Points (AP) are the PvP currency of Aion 2. You earn them in the Abyss, the Arenas and from duty scrolls, then spend them at the Trade Shop on Stigma Shards, Potential Stones and Daevanion Crystals. They are not your rank. That's a separate score.
The catch is the limits: weekly caps, seven hours per Abyss layer, and shop items that sell out every week. Figures below are from the global client (build 0.0.4387.0), checked 6 October.
Most early guides treat AP and rank as one number. They aren't. AP is a wallet you fill and empty. Rank runs on Rank Points, and you're ranked only against players of your own class, updated hourly.
There are 18 ranks, from Ninth-Class Soldier up to Supreme Commander, and each gives a buff of 1.2 to 5% to PvP damage, PvP tolerance and Abyss PvE damage. Spending AP never touches it.
AP comes from almost everything you do at level 45. These are the reliable sources, with the amounts the global client pays.
Achievements pay too. Killing enemy Commanders and Supreme Commanders adds up to 40,000 AP across its tiers, and 50 kills earns 33,600.
Yes, three of them: a weekly cap for PvE, a weekly cap for PvP, and one for the whole season. Past a cap you still earn AP, just at a reduced rate. All of it resets on Wednesday.
No, not on current rules. A PvP death lowers your Rank Points, not the AP in your wallet. Korea made that change in February 2026, and the global client only describes Rank Point loss.
Older guides from before that patch still say you lose AP. Rank Points still matter for your season title and PvP buff, so dying is still worth avoiding.
The Trade Shop has 44 items. Most get pricier as you buy them, and many have weekly or lifetime limits.
What to buy first
No item needs a particular rank. More AP never buys past a weekly limit, though, so a bigger balance only helps if you'll spend it.
