AION 2 Pets Guide – How to Get and Upgrade All Pets

Pets in AION 2 aren’t just adorable sidekicks—they play a vital role in boosting your character’s stats and abilities. With a massive roster scattered across Atreia, gathering and enhancing your pets is a rewarding way to progress that adds depth to every adventure.

Pets in AION 2 are not only there to follow your character around. They are an important part of character progression because they provide passive stat bonuses and additional effects. With a large collection of pets available across Atreia, knowing where to find them can save a lot of time.

There are 200 pets divided into five groups: Special, Cogni, Fera, Natura, and Varian. Some can be obtained from monsters, while others require Reward Chests, Black Cloud Merchants, special shops, passes, or other late-game content.

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The quickest path to starting your pet collection is hunting monsters throughout Atreia. Defeating specific creatures drops Souls that, when collected, unlock these monsters as pets. Here’s how it breaks down:

One of the easiest ways to start collecting pets is by hunting monsters throughout Atreia. Certain monsters can drop their own Souls when defeated, allowing you to gradually register that creature as a pet. The basic process works like this:

• Locate and defeat the monster you want as a pet.
• Pick up its Soul dropped after defeat.
• Collect a total of 5 Souls from the same monster.
• Once five Souls are gathered, that pet joins your collection automatically.

Keep in mind that not all pets come from combat. Some show up in various Reward Chests—like Mysterios and Growth Chests—or are available for purchase through Black Cloud Merchants or special Pet Soul Chests, especially for non-Special categories.

How Pet Upgrades Work

Every pet starts at Level 1 when added to your collection. Their power grows by gathering more of their Souls, which upgrades their Genus Insight and unlocks new abilities.

The progression works as follows:

• Registering a pet requires 5 Souls.
• Level 2 is unlocked after 25 additional Souls.
• Collecting 75 more Souls caps the pet at Genus Insight Level 10.
• Pets gain the ability to Transform once they reach Level 3.

Expanding your pet collection also benefits your character broadly, boosting your overall Insight Level and granting Owned Effects that enhance your passive stats — making pets a genuine part of your growth strategy.

AION 2 Special Pets

Special Pets are a unique breed, not obtained from monster drops. Instead, they require specific methods like purchases, passes, or late-game content to unlock, adding an exclusive flair to your collection.

The current Special Pet list includes:

Current Special Pets include:

• Pagati: Buy from Tsenka Merchants for 2 million Bound Kina or from the Advance: Pet Chest.
• Black Dragon: Reachable through Daeva’s Chest of Might.
• Swift Lugi: Available via Daeva Pass Season 1.
• Wandering Merchant Lugi: Purchase from the Shugo Festival Pets Trade Shop.
• White Bunny: Sold at the Atelier Shop.
• Chonky Hamster: Also at the Atelier Shop.

Because of their special acquisition methods, these pets may take more planning to obtain compared with normal combat pets.

AION 2 Cogni Pets

Among regular pets, Cogni are a major group found through combat drops, Reward Chests, and rotating Black Cloud Merchant inventories. Some, however, come only from chests or merchants, making exploration and shop visits crucial.

The known Cogni pets include:

Cogni pets encompass creatures such as:

• Krall Laborer, Warrior, Warshaman
• Klaw, Klaw Scout, Elite Klaw
• Manduri Fighter and Elite Fighter
• Nagarant Guardian Warrior
• Aullaeu Shaman, Biruta
• Kuru Worker, Tinkerer, Overseer
• Enhanced Krall Combatant and Sentry
• Kerubar, Kerubian, Kerubiel
• Drakan Watcher and Dracuni Herbalist
• Naga Elite Priest, Modified and Decomposed Lupyllini

These pets can generally be targeted through normal exploration, chest openings, and rotating merchant inventories.

Some Cogni pets have more restricted sources:

Some Cogni pets are rarer, coming only from Reward Chests or Black Cloud Merchants, including:

• Elite Dratona, Varg Berserker, Aultross’s Doppelganger
• Mumu Warriors and Overseers
• Urugugu Brawler, Sentinel K’nash
• Phantasmal Lakshmi, Pretor Veil Administrator
• Biruta Herbalist, Dratona Tinkerer
• Furious Feruk, Addicted Shulak Cart Worker
• Predator Saraswati

These are obtained through Reward Chests and Black Cloud Merchants rather than normal combat drops.

AION 2 Fera Pets

The Fera category focuses on animals and creatures naturally roaming Atreia, many of which drop Souls upon defeat, making them a natural target for expanding your collection through exploration.
Fera pets include:

• Papis, Crestlich (Male), Sparkie, Giant Sparkie
• Fossa, Skama, Aberrant Skama, Aberrant Armadon
• Tog, Odyle Spider, Coradon, Starturtle
• Brax, Sylphen, Potcrab and Aberrant Potcrab
• Skyray, Drakan Guard Dog, Kailin (Young)
• Slink (Young), Crasaur, Lupyllini, Airon
• Cave Bat, Ursus (Young)
• Giant Bee, Aberrant Bee, Scorpion, Spider, Ashen and Unstable Spiders
• Karnif, Modified Karnif, Zaif, Aberrant Zaif
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• Papis
• Crestlich
• Male Crestlich
• Sparkie
• Giant Sparkie
• Fossa
• Skama
• Aberrant Skama
• Aberrant Armadon
• Tog
• Odyle Spider
• Coradon
• Starturtle
• Brax
• Sylphen
• Potcrab
• Aberrant Potcrab
• Skyray
• Drakan Guard Dog
• Kailin
• Young Kailin
• Slink
• Young Slink
• Crasaur
• Lupyllini
• Airon
• Cave Bat
• Ursus
• Young Ursus
• Giant Bee
• Aberrant Bee
• Scorpion
• Spider
• Ashen Spider
• Unstable Spider
• Karnif
• Modified Karnif
• Zaif
• Aberrant Zaif
• Vivel

There are also Fera pets that are limited to Reward Chests and Black Cloud Merchants:

Some Fera pets appear only in special Reward Chests and from Black Cloud Merchants, examples being:

• Elite Keneire, Kernon, Aberrant Odyle Spider
• Elite Ursus, Armadon, Grave Rat
• Coradon, Cadaver Insectoid, Tog, and Young Tog

AION 2 Natura Pets

Natura pets bring together elemental, plant, and spirit creatures tied closely to the world’s natural forces. Venturing through the wilds grants chances to encounter and collect them by combat.
The Natura collection comprises:

• Zelophi, Fungie, Fungen
• Forest Spirit, Mutated Forest Spirit, Gravi forms
• Forest Specter, Withered Agrint, Agrint
• Korutin Worker, Stone Spirit, Nepenthes
• Element Spirits at various strengths
• Forest Guardian, Odyle Store Spirit, Drana Spore, Rufflesia

• Zelophi
• Fungie
• Fungen
• Forest Spirit
• Mutated Forest Spirit
• Gravi
• Large Leaf Gravi
• Magic Gravi
• Forest Specter
• Withered Agrint
• Agrint
• Korutin Worker
• Stone Spirit
• Nepenthes
• Lesser Element Spirit
• Intermediate Element Spirit
• Superior Element Spirit
• Forest Guardian
• Odyle Store Spirit
• Drana Spore
• Rufflesia

Several higher-level or more unusual Natura pets are instead obtained through Reward Chests and Black Cloud Merchants:

Higher-tier Natura pets come from higher-end Reward Chests and Black Cloud Merchants, including:

• Black Smoke Murute, Ultimate Element Spirits (Wind, Fire, Water, Earth)
• Dionae and variants, Red Spark Ignus
• Dried Up and Mutated Forest Guardians
• Ancient Spirit, Spirit King’s Bodyguard Warrior
• Elite Poisonous Spore Fungen, Ashen Leaf Agrint
• Black Spirit and various Leaf Agrint

AION 2 Varian Pets

Varian pets cover the eerie and unusual—from mutants to golems and contaminated creatures—offering a diverse collection for those who seek the stranger corners of Atreia.
You’ll find these Varian pets from Reward Chests, Black Cloud Merchants, and regular combat drops:

• Kalgolem and Blue Kalgolem, Marsh Targon
• Swarm, Drana Swarm, Drakan Probe
• Oculazen and Vigilant Oculazen, Pino and Pino Worker
• Swamp and Forest Monsters, Drana Predator
• Silver Blade Rotan, Guardite and Elite Guardite, Watcher
• Dark Spirit

• Kalgolem
• Blue Kalgolem
• Marsh Targon
• Swarm
• Drana Swarm
• Drakan Probe
• Oculazen
• Vigilant Oculazen
• Pino
• Pino Worker
• Swamp Monster
• Forest Monster
• Drana Predator
• Silver Blade Rotan
• Guardite
• Watcher
• Elite Guardite
• Dark Spirit

Other Varian pets are currently limited to Reward Chests and Black Cloud Merchants:

Several Varian pets are rarities found exclusively in Reward Chests and Black Cloud Merchant inventories, such as:

• Drakana Kalgolem, Krao Mutant, Krao Test Subject, Krao Seal Guardian
• Slime variants including Drana and Contaminated Slimes
• Harcon, Distorted Mutant, Gatekeeper Pinopi
• Drana Mutant Brute (Fated), Cadaver Cleaner, Parasite Swarm
• Faded Drana and Drana Contaminant, Flame Stone Guardian Statue
• Duduka Worker and Trebuchet Worker, Faded Predator, Mudthorn
• Poison Blood, Elite Soulless Corpse Gnat
• Congealed and Faded Drana

Which Pets Should You Collect First?

There isn’t a single must-have pet that overshadows all others in AION 2. Because every pet adds to your Insight Level and offers passive boosts, expanding your collection steadily is more beneficial than chasing just one standout pet.
For newcomers, the best strategy is to hunt enemies during your normal leveling route. Combat drop pets are among the simplest to obtain and help you start building your collection early.
Don’t overlook Reward Chests and the Black Cloud Merchants’ ever-changing stock either. These sources unlock pets that combat alone won’t provide, so keep checking them regularly to fill gaps in your collection.
Collecting pets is more than cosmetic flair—each pet’s passive bonuses directly support your character’s growth. Increasing your Insight Level through diverse pet ownership stacks meaningful benefits that complement your playstyle.