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Dragonfire in Albion Online: the Ancient Lands, the dragons and the Azaryon raid

November 9, 2026 · 2 min read

What the Dragonfire update added to Albion Online: the Ancient Lands, four young dragons, the 20-player Azaryon raid and open-world dragon attacks, with the changes made since launch.

Dragonfire launched on August 31, 2026, on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Android and iOS. It is the first Albion Online update built around dragons, and it brought a new region, a raid and world events. If you are coming back to the game, here is the short version.

The Ancient Lands

The Ancient Lands are a new region reached through portals. They mix PvE and PvP, and the activities scale from solo play to parties of up to 20 players. Since the October 2026 update, the small portals in Yellow Zones stay open permanently, and an Item Freeze protects the gear you bring in: you can only lose what you picked up inside.

Young dragons and the Azaryon raid

Inside, four young dragons guard the way to the main event. Beat them and you unlock the raid against Azaryon, a pure PvE fight for a large group. The raid's dungeon, the Dragon Sanctuary, is also where Firewing Drake Eggs drop, and their drop chance was raised in Dragonfire Patch 4.

Dragons in the open world

Dragons also attack in the open world, on the Royal Continent and in the Outlands, as spontaneous encounters that solo players and guilds can both take on. Since October, the Outlands dragons drop significantly more loot and Might, which makes them worth a detour for small groups.

Changes since launch

Patch 3 (October): more frequent small Ancient Lands portals in Yellow Zones, part of the chest value moved to the central Fire Drake chest, an adjusted Maeve fight and new mobile targeting options.
October update: permanent small portals in Yellow Zones and Item Freeze.
Patch 4 (November): more Drake Eggs in the Dragon Sanctuary and a longer sleep on Drowsy Essence. See our Patch 4 summary.

Preparing a group for the raid

A 20-player raid lives or dies on roles: enough healing, a tank who holds, damage dealers who use the crowd control windows. Albion Overlay, a free Windows tool that reads the game's network traffic without touching the client, shows damage, healing and damage taken for your whole party in an overlay during the fight. It is a quick way to see who needs a different build before the next attempt. Download it here.

Sources: Sandbox Interactive's Dragonfire announcement and the patch notes summarized by Pocket Gamer, Inven Global and patched.gg.