Game of Thrones: Legends launches The Brightflame summon with Aerion Targaryen
Game of Thrones: Legends brings Aerion Targaryen back in The Brightflame, a summon running from October 21 to November 18.
- The summon runs from October 21 through November 18.
- The announcement also names Egg, Osha, Walder Frey, and Rhaenyra Targaryen as Legendary Champions.
What happened
Game of Thrones: Legends is adding a new content drop called The Brightflame. The announcement puts Aerion Targaryen front and center, with the game explicitly tying the character to this new summon. The name matches Aerion’s Brightflame nickname from the A Song of Ice and Fire lore, which has long been associated with him. In other words, the game is using an established franchise nickname as the title for the new content.
The timing for The Brightflame is also set: the summon begins on October 21 and ends on November 18. That gives the game a defined window in which Aerion Targaryen takes the spotlight. The source material refers to the content period directly, though the excerpt does not make it fully clear whether the game is labeling this as a summon, an event, or both. What is clear is that the announcement ties Aerion’s content to that date range.
The announcement also mentions several other Legendary Champions. In the provided excerpt, Egg, Osha, Walder Frey, and Rhaenyra Targaryen are named, but the list appears to be cut off before the full roster is shown. That means it is clear The Brightflame includes more than just Aerion, but not which additional names follow after the truncated section. The source places those characters in the same context as the new summon, so they appear to be part of the same content drop.
Timeline
October 21: The Brightflame summon starts in Game of Thrones: Legends, with Aerion Targaryen as the featured character.
October 21 to November 18: The Brightflame is active during this period, according to the announcement.
November 18: The Brightflame period ends, based on the source.
Article publication window: the provided context places the coverage in 2026, but the in-game period itself is not confirmed with a year in the excerpt.
Background
Aerion Targaryen is known in the lore as Aerion Brightflame, a nickname that also fits the title of the new Game of Thrones: Legends content. That makes the reference to the character especially clear in-game. In A Wiki of Ice and Fire, Aerion is described as the second son of King Maekar I Targaryen, and the Fandom Wiki of Westeros likewise identifies him as Prince Aerion Targaryen with the Brightflame nickname. That makes The Brightflame a fitting title within the franchise’s existing history.
In the wider Game of Thrones universe, Aerion is also back in the spotlight thanks to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, where Finn Bennett plays the character. The source context mentions that casting as extra background for the Game of Thrones: Legends announcement. That gives the game reveal a direct link to a recent screen version of the same character. The combination of a lore nickname, a new mobile game summon, and a recent TV portrayal makes Aerion recognizable across multiple parts of the franchise.
The announcement also names Egg, Osha, Walder Frey, and Rhaenyra Targaryen as Legendary Champions. Egg is widely known in the broader franchise as Aegon Targaryen, while Rhaenyra Targaryen is a central figure from House of the Dragon. Walder Frey and Osha are also established names from the Game of Thrones world. However, the source does not provide the full list, since the excerpt cuts off after the named characters. So all that can be confirmed is that The Brightflame includes more than one familiar character and appears to draw from different corners of the franchise.