Fifteen years ago, heroes and villains first stepped into DC Universe Online to defend or conquer the DC Multiverse. Beginning January 6, 2026, we are celebrating this milestone with a limited-time anniversary event that confronts players with one of the greatest threats in DC history, the Anti-Monitor.

January 6th through February 3, 2026, the 15th Anniversary Event invites players to relive the legacy of DCUO while earning powerful rewards, exciting anniversary styles, and boosting Artifact progression through the Bonus Nth Metal Fortification Event! Whether you have been with us since launch or just joined the fight, this celebration honors every chapter of our shared history.

To celebrate 15 years of DC Universe Online, we are giving players some fun anniversary gifts as a thank you for being part of the journey. These gifts can be claimed by logging into the game from January 6 through February 3, 2026.

*To receive the gifts, characters must have completed the Tutorial mission. Each gift can only be claimed once per account.

15th Anniversary Gift (All Players)All players who log in during the anniversary period will receive a special anniversary grant celebrating this milestone.

• x15 15th Anniversary Fireworks

• Shepherd of Adara CR 455 Gear Box

The Shepherd of Adara CR 455 Gear Box allows players to choose a role-specific gear box that grants a full set of level 396 gear, enabling characters to reach Combat Rating 455. This item is Account Bound and cannot be deleted or sold.

15th Anniversary Member GiftMembers will receive an additional thank-you gift for their continued support of DC Universe Online.

• 100 Replay Badges

• 50 Source Marks

Log in during the anniversary celebration to claim these limited-time rewards and celebrate 15 incredible years with us.

January 6 to February 3, 2026

The multiverse is under siege. Anti-Matter forces have overrun Metropolis, Flashpoint realities are colliding, and Shadow Demons threaten to erase what remains. Throughout the anniversary event, players must push back the invasion and stop the Anti-Monitor before reality collapses entirely.

The following content can be completed daily or weekly throughout the event to advance progress and earn rewards.

Open World Dailies (3 per day)

• Anti-Matter Matters (Daily)

  • Help Oracle or Calculator repel Qwardian and Shadow Demon invaders in the Metropolis Anti-Matter Invasion Zone.

• Flashpoint Foes (Daily)

  • Assist Lieutenant Wallis as she coordinates defenses against Flashpoint Atlanteans and Amazons.

• Paradoxical Punch-Up (Daily)

  • Aid Researcher Mueller in pushing back invading Paradox Demons.

• Beast Taming (Daily)

  • Support Nurse Maxwell in defeating monsters accompanying Flashpoint and Paradox forces.

• A World Past Hope and Fear (Daily)

  • Help Gloria Infantino of Earth-3 attempt to rescue Alexander Luthor.

Open World Weeklies (Bounties)

• Purge the Merge (Weekly)

  • Prevent Shadow Demons from fusing into Archons or destroy them if they form.

• Beasts of War (Weekly)

  • Assist Flashpoint Lois Lane in eliminating powerful invading creatures.

Raids

• Anniv: Centennial Collapse (Weekly)

  • Face the Anti-Monitor himself and stop him from devouring the Multiverse.

• Anniv: Speed Force Flux (Weekly)

  • Help The Flash stabilize a dangerous Speed Force rupture.

Available January 6 to March 3, 2026
Players who prefer to unlock rewards immediately can choose to buy out the event.

• Buyout cost is prorated based on remaining uncompleted progress days.

• Completing daily progress reduces the total cost.

• Members receive 10% off the final buyout price.

Players who participate throughout the event can earn:

• White Lantern Ring  (Once per Character)

• Skill Point Token  (Once per Character)

• Flawless Nth Metal x25 (Once per Account)

• 20,000 Ally Favor (Once per Account)

• 100 Stabilizer Fragments (Once per Account)

• Mogo Acorn Supply Box x40 (Once per Account)

• Source Mark Supply Box x40 (Once per Account)

The White Lantern Ring is the first Power Array Augment to arrive in DC Universe Online. Fueled by the entire emotional spectrum, this powerful ring represents balance, unity, and the combined strength of all Lantern Corps, channeling life light into a versatile set of abilities that adapt to multiple roles and playstyles.

By gathering Nth Metal and fortifying the White Lantern Ring, players unlock new abilities that become available directly in the Loadouts screen while the augment is equipped. These abilities include ranged light-based attacks, crowd control effects, defensive shielding, and powerful finishing moves, with several abilities gaining additional effects when interacting with dazed enemies or specific combat conditions.

As the ring ranks up, new abilities are unlocked that support different roles:

• Offensive abilities that deal heavy damage at range and reward smart timing against weakened or high-health targets.

• Control-focused abilities that stun enemies, apply debuffs, and set up power interactions

• Defensive options that create protective barriers, including group shielding and healing effects.

• Role-enhanced functionality, such as strong taunts for Tanks, group protection for Healers, defense reduction for Controllers, and bonus interactions for Damage roles.

The White Lantern Ring sets the foundation for the Power Array Augment system, introducing a flexible, ability-focused progression path. It rewards experimentation, supports multiple roles, and provides meaningful new features without replacing or disrupting existing artifact builds.

Power Array Augments are a brand-new progression system that expands how players access and customize abilities through upgradeable items. Designed to complement existing systems, Power Array Augments provide meaningful power choices without replacing or disrupting Artifacts.

These augments function similarly to Artifacts, but with a significantly lower commitment, making them accessible to a wider range of playstyles. They offer new, flexible paths for ability-based progression while preserving the investment players have already made in their Artifacts.

Power Array Augments live in their own dedicated category within the Augments tab and use familiar upgrade systems such as Nth Metal XP, Catalysts, and Breakthroughs. Artifacts remain completely untouched, allowing players to explore this new system independently.

How Power Array Augments Work

• Function similarly to Artifacts, with reduced progression commitment

• Provide new, customizable routes for ability-based progression

• Appear in a dedicated Power Array category within the Augments tab

• Use Nth Metal XP, Catalysts, and Breakthroughs without impacting Artifacts

Each Power Array Augment follows a clear and straightforward progression path:

• Starts at Rank 0 with one unlocked ability

• Has four total ranks, unlocking one additional ability per rank

• Uses Nth Metal XP to level up

• Requires Dionesium, Quantum Field Energy, and Paradox Energy for breakthroughs

• Breakthroughs cannot fail

• Must be equipped to access its abilities

• Allows abilities to be freely slotted into any loadout slot

The Additional Ability Tray is a major quality-of-life and combat flexibility upgrade that significantly expands how players build and use their loadouts. This new system introduces a second, fully functional ability tray, giving players more room to adapt, specialize, and react during combat.

With the Additional Ability Tray, players gain access to a second full set of abilities that can be configured independently from their primary tray. While only one tray is active at a time, players can instantly swap between trays with no cooldown and no delay, allowing combat to flow seamlessly without interruption.

Expanded Loadout Options

The Additional Ability Tray provides:

• Six additional ability slots

• Independent ability configurations on each tray

• Full compatibility with Roles, Tactics, and Forms

This system enables players to prepare multiple tactical setups, such as offensive and defensive rotations, crowd control and single-target options, or role-specific responses, all within a single encounter.

Seamless Tray Switching

Switching between trays is immediate and intuitive:

• Hotkey swap using Left ALT on keyboard

• Controller swap using L2 or R2 (LT or RT, ZL or ZR) plus D-Pad Up or Down

• No cooldown or animation lock when swapping trays

A new HUD segment clearly displays which tray is currently active and provides a visual reminder that tray swapping is available, ensuring players always know their current configuration in the heat of battle.

Loadout Customization Rules

The Loadout UI has been updated to display both ability trays at once, making it easy to customize and fine-tune each setup.

• The same ability cannot appear twice on the same tray

• An ability may appear once per tray, allowing strategic duplication across trays

• All standard loadout rules and restrictions continue to apply

The Additional Ability Tray opens the door to deeper build variety and faster on-the-fly decision-making, giving players more control, more options, and more ways to play.

Exclusive anniversary items are available from the event vendor from January 6 to February 3, 2026.

Featured Vendor Items

• 15th Anniversary Fireworks

• See below!

Life Light Chroma Pack: Includes Life Light Chroma 1, 2, and 3 Materials (Account Bound).

Dark Keeper Cape & Gloves:

Enhanced 15th Anniversary Emblem:

The Reckoning Painting (Base):

Posters (Base): Harley Quinn vs Apokolips, Day of Reckoning, Fearful Day, and Raging Night

Statues of Triumph: Luzia's Loss (Left), Reckoning (Center), Lyssa Drak (Right)

*Statues of Triumph require defeating specific chapter bosses before they can be purchased.

• Glow Hard or Go Home

  • Fortify the White Lantern Ring to Rank 4

• Lighten Up!

  • Open the Life Light Chroma Pack

• Triumph 2026

  • Collect all Statues of Triumph

• Darkest Just Before the Dawn

  • Collect 5 Anniversary base items

• Back In Black

  • Collect Dark Keeper styles

• Fifteen Candles

  • Collect the Enhanced 15th Anniversary Emblem

• Sweet Fifteen Celebration

  • Use 25 Anniversary Fireworks

Anniversary Vendor DiscountTo kick off the celebration, all Anniversary Vendor items are discounted by 25% during the first week of the event. This discount applies to event currency costs only and includes both new and returning anniversary items.

Passive Event: Bonus Nth Metal Fortification
During the first week of the anniversary celebration, a Bonus Nth Metal Fortification Event will be active.

• Using Nth Metal to fortify Artifacts grants 100% XP

• XP bonuses apply only to Nth Metal

• Feeding Artifacts into other Artifacts does not receive the bonus

• Wolf Pack Artifacts and Power Array Augments are excluded

For fifteen years, you have helped shape DC Universe Online into what it is today. Beginning with the earliest battles in Metropolis and continuing through multiverse-shattering showdowns, this anniversary is a celebration of every hero, villain, and memory along the way.

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