Olight 18th Anniversary Sale: New Flashlights Worth Your Money (and Ones to Skip)

Introduction

Olight is celebrating its 18th anniversary with a round of limited-release products, and the lineup mixes genuinely appealing upgrades with a few releases that feel like missed opportunities. The brand regularly runs sales with coupons and tiered rewards for members, and these anniversary releases tend to be limited runs that will not be repeated in the same finishes. If you have been eyeing a compact everyday-carry light or a new Warrior-series flashlight, this is a good moment to sort the must-haves from the passables.

What’s New in the Anniversary Sale

The anniversary release includes a new colorway for the iMini 2 keychain light, a brass 18th anniversary edition of the i1R 2 Pro, the new Oclip Ultra with a hard-coated OAL aluminum body, and the headline Warrior Ultra in three OAL colorways. Limited items are marked as such on the site, and an 18th anniversary i3E is reportedly offered with a first purchase.

As with most Olight sales, new members get coupons, and purchases build toward tiered rewards. Those perks vary by sale, so it is worth checking the current terms before buying.

Olight iMini 2

The iMini 2 remains one of the most likable keychain flashlights around. It charges via USB Type-A, and the moment you pull it off its small magnetic base, it turns on automatically. The new anniversary colorway is a genuinely cool addition to an already charming design.

The main caveat is durability: the iMini 2 is not fully waterproof. That is the one thing keeping it from being an everywhere, all-the-time light. Even so, it is still a great keychain flashlight, and the anniversary colorway is a nice excuse to pick one up if you have not yet.

Olight i1R 2 Pro 18th Anniversary

This is essentially the i1R 2 Pro in a striking brass finish that resembles a little rocket, and the finish work is genuinely well done. Output tops out around 180 lumens, with a low mode of about 5 lumens, which covers the typical keychain use cases nicely.

The one recurring critique applies here too: for a limited release, a 4,000K high-CRI emitter would have made this something special. As it stands, it is a beautiful collector-friendly keychain light with familiar output characteristics.

Olight Oclip Ultra

The Oclip Ultra is one of the first lights using OAL, a type of aluminum with a very hard coat finish. The appeal is real: hardness that reportedly exceeds titanium while keeping aluminum’s excellent heat conductivity. It is rated IP66, with the Type-C port designed to keep water out, though the button likely prevents a higher rating.

Functionally, it carries three emitters: a spot, a floody white light, and a UV light, selectable via a dial. Output is strong, the clip design works well, and there is a magnetic inclusion inside the clip. Build quality is high throughout.

There are two frustrations, though. The floody emitter is cool white rather than high CRI, which makes it less kind for close-up, long-duration tasks like reading. And pricing runs $10 above the Pro and $20 above the base model. If you liked the smaller Oclip or the Pro, you will probably like the Ultra even more, but a warm high-CRI flood would have elevated it considerably.

Olight Warrior Ultra

The Warrior Ultra is the headline release, and the fit and finish are almost unmatchable for the price. The body texture is outstanding, keeping the light from sliding out of a pocket, though aggressive pants that are not durable may suffer in exchange. The head lacks that same texture, which is a missed chance for grip where you actually grab the light. It comes in blue, gold, and gray OAL finishes.

Improvements over the Warrior 3S are meaningful in build terms: a much harder coating at around 67 HRC, hard enough to hone a knife on, a better deeper-pocket clip, a completely flush metal button, and lighting that indicates both battery level and current mode. The tail switch has added milling, and the proximity sensor that dims the light near objects feels well dialed in. A small Obulb USB-C is included, which softens the value math during the sale.

On performance, however, it gains only about 200 lumens or 300 candlepower over the 3S, and rivals beat it on output. Since it also relies on proprietary charging rather than a built-in Type-C port, it really should lead the pack to justify itself. During the sale, with the bundled Obulb, it is a decent value. After the sale, it is $20 more than the 3S for essentially no performance increase. If you own a 3S and are not a collector, skipping is reasonable; if you collect Warrior series colors, the finish alone will make this one hard to resist.

Olight Warrior 3S

The Warrior 3S, especially in the OD green finish, remains a favorite go-to in this category. It is now $20 less than the Warrior Ultra while delivering nearly the same performance, which makes it the sensible pick for buyers who care about output per dollar rather than the newest finish.

If you already own a 3S, the Ultra’s improvements are mostly cosmetic and build-related, so there is little pressure to upgrade. If you are choosing between the two at sale prices, the bundled Obulb narrows the gap; outside the sale, the 3S is the better pure value.

Olight Warrior X4

The Warrior X4 is the light that makes the Warrior Ultra hard to recommend on performance alone. It delivers significantly higher candlepower, and it offers both Olight’s proprietary charging tech and a built-in Type-C port. That charging flexibility is the single feature the Warrior series needs most, and smaller flashlights have already managed it with collar designs.

If charging convenience and raw output matter more than the anniversary finish, the X4 remains the stronger buy in the Warrior lineup.

AceBeam TAC AA 2.0

A useful reality check for the Warrior Ultra’s performance claims is the AceBeam TAC AA 2.0. It runs on a 14500 cell, puts out 900 lumens, and delivers higher candlepower than the Warrior Ultra: 31,000 versus 26,000. Candlepower and lumens each tell part of the story, but the fact that a much smaller, cheaper-format light out-throws it underlines the point that the Warrior Ultra is not leading its class on output.

For buyers who prioritize throw and output in a compact format, the TAC AA 2.0 deserves a look alongside the Olight options.

Buying Advice

If you want a keychain light, the iMini 2 and the brass i1R 2 Pro anniversary edition are the easiest recommendations, provided you accept the iMini 2’s water resistance limits and neither light’s cool-white emitter. If you want a clip light, the Oclip Ultra is well built and versatile, and fans of the smaller models will appreciate it more still.

For the Warrior series, the decision tree is simple: buy the Warrior Ultra during the sale if the finish and build details appeal to you or you collect the series; otherwise the Warrior 3S saves you money with nearly the same performance, and the Warrior X4 beats both on candlepower and charging convenience. If you want a matching pocket knife in the same OAL material, Olight also released a light aluminum frame lock design around $100, made with good action and nice milling, though at that price it faces stiff competition from more refined lock designs.

Conclusion

The anniversary sale delivers on finish and build quality, with the Warrior Ultra and the Oclip Ultra as the most ambitious hardware, and charming limited-edition keychain lights for collectors. The consistent trade-off is emitter choice: cool white across the board where a warm high-CRI option would have broadened the appeal. Buy the finishes you love while the limited runs last, and lean on the 3S, X4, or the TAC AA 2.0 if raw performance is your priority.