What an episode is
An episode is a major update that moves the story of Midgard forward and changes its map and history: new towns, nations, dungeons, quests and systems. Many episodes are split into sub-episodes (for example 16.1 and 16.2). Because the game is made in South Korea, the Korean servers get each episode first, and the other official servers follow later, each on its own schedule. See the Timeline for the dates next to other events.
List of episodes (Korean dates)
Titles and dates come from the Ragnarok fandom wiki's list, which follows the Korean servers and counts the live (not test) release.
| No. | Episode | Korean date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start of the Adventure | 2002-08-03 |
| 2 | Lutie | 2002-12-17 |
| 3 | Comodo | 2003-02-04 |
| 4 | War of Emperium | 2003-04-12 |
| 5 | Juno ~ Forgotten Legacy of an Ancient Era | 2003-07-15 |
| 6 | Beyond Rune-Midgarts (The Global Project) | 2003-10-07 |
| 7 | Umbala ~ Village of the Utan Tribe | 2004-01-27 |
| 8 | Niflheim ~ City of the Dead | 2004-02-23 |
| 9 | Rebirth Job System | 2004-04-20 |
| 10 | The Republic of Schwarzwald: Einbroch, Lighthalzen, the Tower of Death and Abyss Lake, Hugel | 2005-03-29 |
| 11 | The Religious Nation, Arunafeltz: Rael, Veins, Nameless Cursed Abbey | 2006-07-11 |
| 12 | Nightmare of Midgard, Destruction of Morocc | 2007-10-17 |
| 13 | Ash Vacuum; Encounter With the Unknown; El Dicastes | 2008-06-25 |
| 14 | Bifrost; Eclage; Decisive Battle | 2010-06-30 |
| 15 | Fantasmagorica; Memory Record | 2013-07-02 |
| 16 | Banquet of Heroes; Terra Gloria | 2015-02-25 |
| 17 | Appear, Illusion!; Legacy of the Wise One | 2018-07-18 |
| 18 | Direction of Prayer | 2021-02-03 |
| 19 | Issgard, Land of Snow Flowers | 2022-01-19 |
| 20 | Undying | 2023-03-02 |
Episodes on iRO today
The iRO wiki lists Episodes 12 to 20 as the current story content of the international Renewal servers. Some English titles differ from the Korean list above:
- Episode 12 is called Nightmare of Midgard, Satan Morroc; it is the update in which Morroc is destroyed.
- Episode 15: To Phantasmagorika! and Memory Record.
- Episode 16: The Royal Banquet and Terra Gloria.
- Episode 17: Illusion and Legacy of the Wise One.
- Episode 19: Issgard, Land of Snow and Flowers.
Example, Episode 16.1 The Royal Banquet: the story is about which of the 7 royal families will crown the new king. It needs Base Level 100 and the New World access quest, and starts with a Royal Errand Boy in a major town who invites you to a banquet in Prontera Castle. The update added three instances (two of them repeatable), two dungeons, Noblesse equipment and a big graphical makeover of Prontera and its castle. The first quest gives 1,000,000 Base and 1,000,000 Job EXP plus 10 Honor Tokens.
Skipping with Episode Clear Tickets (iRO)
Since June 2024 iRO lets players skip the quests of Episodes 16 and 17, and since January 2026 also Episodes 15 and 18. The tickets are handled by the NPC Valkyrie in the library of Prontera Castle.
| Ticket | Clears | Base Level |
|---|---|---|
| Eps 15 Clear Ticket | All of Episode 15 (To Phantasmagorika! and Memory Record) | 100+ |
| Eps 16 Clear Ticket | All of Episode 16 (The Royal Banquet and Terra Gloria) | 100+ |
| Eps 17 Clear Ticket | One sub-episode per ticket: Illusion, or Legacy of the Wise One | 110+ / 130+ |
| Eps 18 Clear Ticket | All of Episode 18 (Direction of Prayer) | 110+ |
- A ticket only works for the character that uses it, not the whole account.
- Skipping gives no EXP or rewards; it only marks the quests as done. Episode 14 and earlier are not affected.
- Episode 16 must be cleared (by quest or ticket) before the Episode 17 tickets can be used.
Sources
- iRO Wiki: Episode
- Ragnarok Wiki (fandom): Episode Updates (RO)
- iRO Wiki: The Royal Banquet (Episode 16.1)
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