What Kinah is
- Kinah is the standard in-game currency of AION 2, earned through play.
- NC writes it two ways. Patch notes mostly say "Kina". The official warning about buying currency says "Kinah". Same currency.
- It comes in two forms. Bound Kinah is paid out by content and events. Unbound Kinah is the tradable form, used on the player Market and exchanged for Quna. This split is described in press reviews and guides. NC's own notices confirm the "Kina (Bound)" label on rewards.
- Quna is the premium currency, bought with real money. It is a different thing.
How to get Kinah
What NC's patch notes confirm:
| Source | What it pays | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Expedition dungeons | Kinah (Bound) | Hard mode pays more than Normal |
| Chaotic Outer Reshanta | Kinah (Bound) | PvP zone, from level 45 |
| Login events | Kinah (Bound) | The Ludra Awakens check-in paid 500,000 and 1,000,000 |
| Twitch Drops | Kinah (Bound) | During drop campaigns |
What press guides add: quests, weekly quests, selling or dismantling drops, crafting, and Market sales. According to those guides, only Market and exchange sales produce tradable Kinah.
Limits NC has published
- Expedition rewards shrink with repeats. The patch notes of November 3 and 4, 2026 list 100% for runs 0 to 40, 80% for 41 to 50, 60% for 51 to 60, 40% for 61 to 70 and 20% from run 71. We read this through a summary of the notice, so check the in-game tooltip for the counting period.
- Gathering is capped at 1,000 uses per server per day and needs level 45 since the patch of October 27 and 28, 2026. The cap resets at 12:00 AM Pacific time.
- Shop items have weekly purchase limits per server or per character.
- We found no official cap on total Kinah earned per day or week.
What Kinah buys
Official examples from the Wind Breeze Merchants shop:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Instant Clear Ticket | 30,000 Kinah each |
| Resurrection Spiritstone (Season 1) | 25,000 Kinah |
| Lower Abyss Rift Stone (7 Days), event item | 50,000 Kinah |
Press guides list the bigger sinks: gear enhancement, teleports, NPC purchases, crafting fees and Market purchases. Enhancement cost rises with each level, and a failed attempt still uses up the Kinah.
Trading Kinah needs the membership
- The paid subscription is the Special Quai Membership. NC lists Market access, Personal Trading, the Quna Exchange Shop and Remote Storage among its perks.
- It lasts 30 days and is reported at $15. Some guides quote $14.99. Check the in-game Subscribe menu.
- Fan summaries of NC's notice say it applies only to the server where you bought it, and that Personal Trading is limited to 5 trades a day with both players subscribed.
- Without it you earn and spend Kinah, but you can't sell to other players.
Kinah stays on its server
- Kinah is held per server.
- In a server transfer, only Kinah in the character's Cube inventory and Character Storage moves. Kinah in Server Storage stays behind.
- Transfers are allowed only within the same region and faction. See servers and factions.
Short on Kinah?
- Run Expeditions on Hard up to the point where rewards start to shrink.
- Claim every login event and Twitch Drop. They pay hundreds of thousands at a time.
- With the membership, sell materials and drops on the Market for tradable Kinah.
Some players buy Kinah from sellers. 1M costs about $0.466 (November 9, 2026, Triniel (Europe, Asmodian)). It breaks NC's rules and accounts get suspended for it. Read is buying Kinah safe before you consider it.
FAQ
How do I get Kinah fast in AION 2?
Run Expedition dungeons on Hard, claim login events and Twitch Drops, and sell on the Market if you have the membership. Expedition rewards shrink after 40 runs.
What is Bound Kinah?
Kinah paid by content and events. Guides report that it can't be used to buy from other players. Tradable Kinah comes from Market and exchange sales.
Is it Kina or Kinah?
NC uses both spellings in official global notices. Patch notes mostly write "Kina". The warning about buying currency writes "Kinah".
Can I trade Kinah to another player?
Personal Trading is a perk of the Special Quai Membership. Fan summaries of NC's notice report a limit of 5 trades a day, with both players subscribed.
Does Kinah move with a server transfer?
Only the Kinah in the character's Cube inventory and Character Storage. Kinah in Server Storage stays on the old server.
Is there a daily Kinah cap?
We found no official cap on total Kinah. Specific content has limits: Expedition rewards shrink after 40 runs and gathering stops at 1,000 uses per server per day.