What Is Kinah in AION 2? The Core Currency Explained
Published 2026-09-293 min read
Kinah is AION 2's core currency — it buys gear, materials and shop items, and your earning rate is effectively your gearing rate.
Kinah is the lifeblood of AION 2's economy — the currency that moves through quests, dungeons and the marketplace, buying gear, materials and shop items. Free players earn it steadily; smart players earn it deliberately.
What Kinah Buys
Everything the endgame runs on: equipment, crafting materials, marketplace items, and the services that keep your gear improving. The auction house prices its rarities in Kinah — which makes your earning rate your gearing rate.
Can Free Players Keep Up?
Nothing in the Kinah economy is gated behind payment. The monetization overview breaks down what money actually buys — mostly convenience — and none of it is the currency itself.
Where the currency comes from is covered in the Kinah earning channels guide; the full economy runs through the original Kinah guide and the daily gold dungeon loop.