AION 2 Pet Souls Guide: Drops, Pickup, Duplicate Costs and Other Sources

AION 2 Pet Souls: How Drops Work

AION 2 pet souls are the items you collect from kills to unlock and level pets. Video guides of the global version report that each kill gives one soul of that monster, and the soul lands on the ground and needs pickup with F. This AION 2 pet souls page covers the drop rules, the level costs, the other soul sources guides name, and the mistakes that waste souls.

Once auto-loot is active, pets pick up ground drops instead of you pressing F, according to one Korea and Taiwan footage guide. The official PET section on the NC contents page says pets can provide benefits such as auto-looting, and the AION 2 pet auto loot page covers that option on its own.

AION 2 Pet Souls: Costs for Each Level

Several global guides agree on the unlock cost and on the duplicate costs for levels 2 and 3. The aion2pets.app record gives the same levels and says the level 2 and level 3 costs are duplicate souls from a pet you already unlocked. The initial unlock is a separate step.

Adding the three steps gives 105 souls in total, as several guides also state. The soul costs are the part that most guides repeat, while other details such as the gliding unlock still differ between videos. The AION 2 pet level up page explains what each level unlocks, including the guides that disagree about gliding.

AION 2 Pet Souls: Other Sources

Most souls come from monsters, but guides name several other sources. The table shows each one and how strongly the guides support it. Soul counts from pre-launch guides are the least reliable, because those guides used Korea or Taiwan footage.

One global video says a growth pet chest may contain a pet worth 5 souls, so growth chests are a possible route rather than a reliable one. The AION 2 black cloud merchant page explains what the merchant sells, including pets that have no current monster source.

AION 2 Pet Souls and Soul Crystals

Pet souls are not the same as soul crystals. Several global videos say extra souls turn into Genus Insight crystals after a pet reaches max level, and duty missions and command scrolls also give crystals. Read the AION 2 insight crystals page before you spend souls on a pet you have already maxed.

AION 2 Pet Souls: Mistakes to Avoid

Most soul losses come from a few avoidable habits. The table lists the common ones and what the guides suggest instead. Use it as a checklist before a long session, and pair it with the AION 2 pet farming hub for the wider plan.

Guides also advise farming Cogni first for offense and Natura for Precision, then the rest, since owned pets help even when they are not equipped. That order decides which souls you chase first. Before each session, check the pet menu for the source of every pet on your list, because the Sources tab is the quickest way to confirm a route before you travel.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How many AION 2 pet souls does a pet need to reach level 3?

A: Several global videos say five souls unlock the pet, 25 more duplicate souls reach level 2 and 75 more reach level 3, for a total of 105. The aion2pets.app record gives the same level 2 and level 3 costs.

Q: Do AION 2 pet souls come only from monsters?

A: No. According to several guides, hidden cubes, the Black Cloud Merchant, daily dungeon chests and some growth pet chests can also give souls, although the amounts differ between videos.

Q: Are AION 2 pet souls the same as Genus Insight crystals?

A: No. Several global videos say crystals come from extra souls after max level and from duty rewards, so souls and crystals are separate resources.