AION 2 Pet Guide: Global Launch Basics, Pet Levels, Owned Effects and Where to Start

The AION 2 pet guide is the starting point for everything about companions in the game. NC's official PET page says pets follow you around, can be ridden as mounts and can provide benefits such as auto-looting. The global version went live on October 5, 2026, after Early Access began on September 30, 2026. Read this AION 2 pet guide first, then jump to the page that answers your question.

AION 2 Pet Guide Basics at Global Launch

The official facts are short. AION 2 is a free-to-play PC game from NC, released on Steam and on PURPLE, NC's own platform. The game supports English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Russian, with servers in North America, South America, Europe and Asia (Japan). The Korean launch came earlier, on November 19, 2025, and Korean announcements do not automatically describe the global client.

Pet text in the official material is general. The Japanese contents page says collectible companions transform into rideable mounts and provide benefits such as auto-looting. Soul costs, level caps and transform rules do not appear in the official text, so the pages in this AION 2 pet guide rely on video guides and one third-party community record, aion2pets.app. Each section names its source once so you know how far to trust it.

How the Three Pet Systems Fit Together

Most confusion about the AION 2 pet guide comes from mixing three systems. Keep them apart and the rest of the site makes sense.

Pet Insight is the pet's own progression. Two or more video guides report that the first unlock takes 5 souls, that level 2 needs 25 more duplicate souls and that level 3 needs 75 more. The aion2pets.app record gives the same 25 and 75 split for level 2 and level 3. Owned Effects come from owning pets, and Genus Insight is the separate system that takes pet EXP and crystals into five boards.

Where Pets Fit in Daily Play

Video guides of the global version say the pets tab opens with Alt+X, and that a pet can be equipped and ridden by pressing C. Two or more videos report this. An unridden mount follows you as a pet. Owned pets keep their Owned Effects even when they are not ridden, which is why many guides suggest keeping a wide collection rather than one favorite. One video warns that some mount animations can drop your character into the void, so ride with care.

Seven AION 2 Pet Guide Pages on This Site

Every AION 2 pet guide page on this site answers one question. Read them in order if you are starting from zero, or jump straight to the one you need.

• How to get pets: open-world monsters, the Black Cloud Merchant, events and the pet menu Sources tab.
• Best pets: which families to farm first, with no official tier list.
• Best pets by class: why pets are shared across classes while Genus Insight lines are not.
• Pet level up: souls for each level, the level cap and where souls come from.
• Pet transform: the level 3 requirement, soul costs and the Empathy Candy timer.
• Pet auto loot: the official auto-loot benefit, the shop voucher and the hide pets setting.
• Pet combat power: how owned pets change your stats and why Special pets add none.

Hub pages decide what to read next. The detailed numbers live on the linked pages, each with its own sources. Pets without a page of their own, such as Pagati and Agrint, are covered on the all pets page. For a broader view of the families, the pet types hub covers Cogni, Fera, Natura, Varian and Special.

What Players Still Debate and How to Verify It

Several details differ between sources. Treat them as open questions when you read any AION 2 pet guide, including this one.

The launch gift is two free mounts sent to in-game mail. The official text does not name the mounts, so this site does not name them either. For the official pet and contents details, read the NC pet contents page. For a video overview of the system, watch Pet and Mount System Overview on YouTube, a global early access video.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does the AION 2 pet guide include an official tier list?

No. NC has not published a tier list for pets. Pick a family by the stats you need, then by the source you can reach. The best pets page explains that approach in more detail.

Q: How many pets are there in AION 2?

More than 200. Community records do not agree on the exact count, so this site does not use a fixed number.

Q: Does Korea use the same pet system as the global version?

Korea announced server-wide sharing for pet ownership and Genus Insight in January 2026. Several global video guides say pet progress is shared across one server as well, but the official global text does not confirm every detail, so check your own game.

Q: Where should a new player start?

Start with How to get pets, then read Pet level up. Those two pages cover most early decisions.