AION 2 Hidden Cube Locations, Keys & RewardsHow to find cubes and how respawns work

What are Hidden Cubes in AION 2?

• They are glowing red boxes placed around the world. Walk up and press F to open one.
• Each cube needs one "Key: Hidden Cube". Without a key, the game tells you it cannot be opened.
• They are not shown on the map or minimap, so you have to spot or hear them yourself.
• Cubes are shared across the server. If someone opens one first, it is gone.

Some players also report gold cubes that open without a key but give fewer rewards.

AION 2 Hidden Cube locations

Each map has a large pool of possible spawn spots, and a cube appears at a random spot from that pool. Rather than checking one exact place, sweep the areas with the most spots.

Spot counts come from guide sites that read the game client data (number of spots in brackets). The game data also lists about 450 spots each in Eltnen and Morheim, but those maps are not open on the Global servers yet. For individual spots, community cube maps are a good reference. In Verteron, the cliffs west of Ellun River Midstream, past Pamos Farm, are a popular route, and many of those spots are underwater.

How to find Hidden Cubes

1. Listen: cubes make a distinct sound nearby, and you will often hear one before you see it. Stop, turn the camera and follow the sound (see the sound settings below).
2. Check places nobody walks: cliff ledges, rocky hollows, ruins, stone bridges, mushroom tops and floating islets. Flying low along cliff faces works well.
3. Look underwater: Verteron has many underwater spots.
4. Go when it is quiet: it is first come, first served, so weekday mornings, late night and right after maintenance are the best times. Players report about one cube an hour on a busy server, but 10 or more in a few quiet early-morning hours.
5. Search the enemy faction's map: while a rift is open you can cross over and hunt cubes there too.

Best sound settings for finding cubes

Cubes give off a soft chime when you are close. It sounds a lot like a Divine Trace, so learn to tell the two apart. Turn other sounds down so the chime is not drowned out:

Just turning off the music and your own wing sound makes a big difference. Headphones help you tell which direction the chime is coming from.

How Hidden Cube respawns work

• When someone opens a cube, it disappears.
• After a while, a new cube spawns at a random candidate spot, not necessarily the same one.
• There is no official respawn time. Korean-server players report roughly 30 minutes to 3 hours.

Because cubes do not spawn on a fixed clock, this site has no cube timer. For events that do run on a schedule, see the AION 2 rift timer.

How to get Hidden Cube keys

Each cube uses one key. Carry a few before you go hunting, because you cannot open a cube you find without one.

• Keys are Bound and cannot be traded, but they can go in your warehouse. There are also timed keys (7, 10 and 30 days); use those first.
• Grab every quest and achievement key first. Plenty of players sit on unused keys because they cannot find cubes, so fix how you search before buying keys.

Amounts and prices are those reported by Global-version guides and may change with updates.

Hidden Cube rewards and drop rates

Every key opening gives these five items. Verteron and Altgard cubes have the same rewards.

Each of the following also rolls independently:

In the 1% skin roll, Apple Candy (helm skin) is the most likely at about 26%. The rest are helm skins such as Saam Laurel and Windmancer Mask, plus White Petal Sigh, Sweet Whisper, Moonlight Blossom and Spring Blossom Whisper earrings and necklaces. Rates come from guide sites that read the game data.

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