AION 2 Pet Types: Cogni, Fera, Natura, Varian and Special Explained

AION 2 pet types split the collection into five families: Cogni, Fera, Natura, Varian and Special. This hub compares them side by side, so you can decide which AION 2 pet types to chase first and which to leave for later. Every claim names its source. Video guides of the global version report most of the practical details. Guides recorded before the global launch, using Korea or Taiwan footage, report some extra numbers, and this page marks them as such. The aion2pets.app record gives library counts and level 3 effects for the common families. The official NC contents page confirms only the broad idea that pets transform into rideable mounts and can provide benefits such as auto-looting.

AION 2 Pet Types at a Glance

Each family has a crystal color on the Genus Insight boards, and each family has a different library count in the aion2pets.app record. The table gives the color most guides name and the count from that record. These counts are not an official total. Other sources report different overall numbers, so this site only says more than 200 for the whole collection. The table lists the five AION 2 pet types in the order this site uses.

Cogni, Fera, Natura and Varian are the common families. Special is the smallest group in the record, and guides describe its color with different words, so treat the exact shade as a loose label. Crystal color matters because each Genus Insight board uses its own color, and rainbow crystals work on any board, according to many videos. Guides recorded before the global launch also say each family gives a damage boost against its own genus.

Documented Level 3 Effects by Family

Level 3 is the top of the common pet ladder in the aion2pets.app record, and the record says each box shows the running total at that level, not the increase. Every common pet in a family follows the same level path, so the effects below apply across that family. Owned Effects are permanent and stack with other owned effects, according to several global-version videos, which is why the level 3 values matter even for pets you never ride. The level 3 bonuses are the main way the AION 2 pet types differ on paper, so the table names the source of each line.

Three guides list HP, critical hit, Might and intelligence as Cogni family effects, and other guides list evasion, Constitution, Willpower and mount stamina for Varian. So the families pick up more than one bonus type over time, even when the single level 3 line is short. One video says 41 Cogni pets at level 3 would give 41 Might in total. That is a single report, so read it as an example of how stacking works rather than a planning number.

Family Guides

Each of the five AION 2 pet types has its own page. The family pages go deeper than this overview. Each one lists the documented effects, the farming zones named in guides, and the attribution for every number. Start with the family that fits your build, then use the family page to check the details.

Fera

AION 2 fera pets covers the largest family in the record, its red crystals, its mount speed and Dexterity bonuses, and the Papis and Fossa records.

Varian

AION 2 varian pets covers the yellow crystal family, its evasion and Constitution effects, and the Varian options on the Genus Insight boards.

Cogni

AION 2 cogni pets covers the blue crystal family that several guides place first for offense, with its HP and Might effects and the farming zones they name.

Natura

AION 2 natura pets covers the green crystal family, its stamina and Precision bonuses, and the Fungie and Black Smoke Murute records.

Special

AION 2 special pets covers the turquoise family that several videos say gives no stats, along with its sources and the Special board rules.

Where to Farm Each Family

Guides name a small set of zones for each family. Treat them as reported spots rather than guaranteed spawns, because contested zones can be taken by other players. Verteron is the main Elyos farm map and Altgard is the main Asmodian farm map, according to a global-version farming video. The table shows the zones for each of the AION 2 pet types.

One global-version video says about half of the pets live in the other faction's territory. One global scale-test guide says you can reach the other faction's monsters through the space-time rift in PvE mode. Use the pet menu Sources tab to see a rough area and the nearest teleport before you travel, because it does not show exact monsters.

How to Plan Your Collection

Start with the family your build needs, then fill the others as you farm. Several global-version guides advise farming Cogni first for offense and Natura for Precision. Owned pets help even when they are not equipped, so a wide collection is useful before you ride everything. Most global-version videos say pet progress is shared by characters on the same server, while one video says account, so check how your own server behaves before you split your time across alts. The pet and mount system overview gives a quick tour of the system.

There is no official tier list for the five AION 2 pet types. "Best" therefore means the best family you can reach with your current zones, time and kina. The pets tab lists companions by family, so grouping your collection there makes it easy to see which family you still need.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How many AION 2 pet types are there?

There are five families: Cogni, Fera, Natura, Varian and Special. The aion2pets.app record counts more than 200 companions across them, but other sources report different totals, so this site does not print a hard number.

Q: Which AION 2 pet types should I farm first?

Several global-version guides advise Cogni first for offense and Natura for Precision. The right order depends on the zones you can reach and what your build needs, and no official tier list exists for the AION 2 pet types.

Q: Do Special pets give any stats?

Several videos say Special pets give no stats, and the aion2pets.app record does not list Owned Effect values for the Special pet it describes. One guide also says Special pets do not get the transform ability that regular pets gain at level 3.

Q: Are the level 3 numbers official?

No. The official NC contents page covers the broad pet system only. The level 3 numbers come from the aion2pets.app record or from named video guides, and each section says which source it uses.