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Become a 17th Upholder

Alina | Saturday, October 4, 2025

Support AQWorlds and Become a Legend!

Every October, we celebrate AdventureQuest Worlds’ birthday, and honor the heroes who help support the game by becoming Upholders. To show our appreciation, every Upholder instantly unlocks exclusive gifts, badges, an adventurezone, and more.

17th Upholder Dates & Details

Upholders are a core part of why we're able to create updates every week and can keep the game free to play. Become a 17th Upholder now to help keep AQWorlds growing and expanding!

There are two ways to unlock the 17th Upholder bonus:

  1. Upgrade your AQW account with any membership during the month of October
  2. Have an active membership that expires on or after 11:59 PM November 1st
    (If this is you... Grats! You are already a 17th Upholder!)

Important information:

  • 17th Upholder starts Wednesday, October 1 at 12:01 AM and ends Saturday, November 1 at 11:59 PM*
  • Only memberships count towards 17th Upholder.

Want to know if you're already an Upholder? That's easy! Just click the Manage Account link on the left under the ACCOUNT section. As soon as you sign in you'll see when your membership expires.

17th Upholder Rewards

In addition to bragging rights as one of Lore's elite heroes, all 17th Upholders will unlock access to the AdventureQuest Worlds: Infinity tech demos and tests, plus suprise bonus items over the course of the month.

Star Swords    Upholder Exclusives
- 17 exclusive Star Swords for 2025     - 17th Upholder Character Page Badge
- 13 Chaos Lord Star Swords   - Upholder Sentinel Class & Armor Set
- 12 Lord of Order Star Swords   - Access to the Star Sword: Origins zone
Access to the AdventureQuest Worlds: Infinity tech demos and tests!

2025 Star Swords

This year's Star Swords theme is: "Villains, Monsters, and How to Combat Them" them. Inspiration came from the the beasts, bosses, and bad guys you love to battle in-game... and this poll askingwhich you loved most>.

- Star Sword of Death                                  - Dreadhaven Star Sword
- Star Sword of Famine - Onyx Lava Dragon's Star Sword
- Star Sword of War - Nova Dragon's Star Sword
- Star Sword of Conquest   - Binky's Star Slasher
- Star Sword of the Warrior     - King Alteon's Echo Star Sword
- Star Sword of the Healer - Dark Caster Star Sword
- Star Sword of the Rogue - Mirror Gravelyn's Star Sword
- Star Sword of the Mage - Scarletta's Mirror Star Sword
- Gravefang's Star Sword  

DragonRoad Star Swords & Class For ALL Upholders

We wouldn't be here without your support, and we want to make sure you know it! The Sentinel Class will be available for ALL previous Upholders and Founders as our way of saying thanks for supporting us in the past! Over the last several years, we added new Star Swords available to every Upholder. You'll find them in the Star Sword Merge shop in /dragonroad.

Classic Lore Theme
- ShadowFlame Star Sword                        - Queen of Monsters Star Sword
- Oni Star Sword - DragonFable Memorial Star Sword
- Black Dragon Star Sword - MechQuest Memorial Star Sword
- Star Sword of Shadows - Star Sword of Awe
- Star Sword of Debris - EpicDuel Memorial Star Sword
- Twilly's Star Sword - BioBeasts Memorial Star Sword
- Twig's Star Sword - Zorbak's Star Sword
   
Chaos Lord Theme
- Imbalanced King's Star Sword                  - Escherion's Star Sword
- Kimberly's Star Sword - Kitsune's Star Sword
- Ledgermayne's Star Sword - Lionfang's Star Sword                 
- Vath's Star Sword - Alteon's Star Sword
- Iadoa's Star Sword - Khasaanda's Star Sword
- Tibicenas' Star Sword - Wolfwing's Star Sword
- Xiang's Star Sword - Eternal Dragon's Star Sword  
   
Mirror Realm Theme
- Mirrored King's Star Sword                      - Mirrored Chronomancer's Star Sword
- Mirrored Prophet's Star Sword    - Mirrored Bard's Star Sword   
- Mirrored Djinn's Star Sword    - Mirrored Samurai's Star Sword   
- Mirrored Werepyre's Star Sword    - Mirrored Mana Star Sword   
- Mirrored Twins'  Star Sword    - Mirrored Knight's Star Sword   
- Mirrored Mage's Star Sword    - Mirrored Drow's Star Sword   

Thank you, sincerely, for your support

It takes all kinds of Heroes to make a videogame world the kind of place to want to log into each week. But takes exceptional Heroes to create a community that's lasted as long as AdventureQuest Worlds. Because of you, AdventureQuest Worlds has been online and updating every week since 2008!

So if you’re reading this right now… thank you. The entire team is deeply glad you’re here. We are grateful for all of the time you’ve chosen to spend with us and the support you've shown. Those it possible for us to release new game updates every week and to ensure the majority of the game remains free for ALL heroes.

And of course, we will never forget the original AQWorlds Founders. You believed in us before there was even a game to log into! As always, Founders will receive a special upgraded version of your Platinum Dragon pet. This year’s pet will be revealed soon... keep an eye on the Design Notes for previews!

Note 1: All dates and times are written in GMT +5 / Eastern United States. This is timezone where the AdventureQuest Worlds game headquarters are located. Want to see what the current server time is? Log in and check the server clock in your Options Menu.

Note 2: The main image shows a set from this month's new Upgrade Bonus pack. It is available now from the Bonus Reward page in your Account Manager. The pack includestwo new color-customizable armor sets: the Lord of Exalted Light and Champion of Celestial Glory!

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