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In short
- In AION 2, pets are mounts: they follow you, transform into rideable mounts and give benefits such as auto-looting — [Official].
- Your free first mount is a choice of Fossa, Armadon or Tog from a Lv. 10 quest — [Community ×2].
- Register a pet with 5 Souls of its monster; 105 Souls in total reach Insight Lv. 3, which unlocks Pet Transform — [Community ×2].
- Empathy Candy turns you into your equipped pet for 5 minutes — [Community ×2].
- Special pets such as the Black Dragon have no Souls and cannot be used to transform — [Community ×2].
NC describes pets as companions that follow you, transform into rideable mounts and give useful benefits such as auto-looting — [Official]. So in AION 2, collecting pets and collecting mounts is the same hobby.
Status labels: [Official], [Community ×N], [Single source].
How do you get your first mount?
- At Lv. 10, an episode quest lets you choose Fossa, Armadon or Tog for free — [Community ×2].
- Every pet you register can be ridden: unlock items are named “Pet:
” — [Community ×2]. - Duplicate unlock items turn into Souls — [Community ×2].
- All released mounts share the same speeds (run, sprint, glide) — [Single source].
How do pet Souls and Insight work?
| Step | Souls needed | Unlocks | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Register (Insight Lv. 1) | 5 | Pet and mount | [Community ×2] |
| Insight Lv. 2 | +25 | Mount glide, stronger owned effect | [Community ×2] |
| Insight Lv. 3 | +75 (105 total) | Pet Transform | [Community ×2]; one guide says Lv. 5 |
- Souls drop from the matching monster; the in-game “Source” tab shows where — [Community ×2].
- Farming spots named by one guide: Ellun River Midstream (Verteron) and Purifying Forest (Altgard) — [Single source].
Pet Transform and Empathy Candy
- Empathy Candy (Bound) turns you into your equipped pet for 5 minutes — [Community ×2].
- It costs 20 Centuryroot Tokens in the Shugo Festival shop — [Community ×2].
- Special pets (for example the Black Dragon) have no Souls and cannot be used for transformation — [Community ×2].
Pet types and collection rewards
- Count: 207 pets in 5 types (Fera, Natura, Varian, Cogni, Special) in client data; other guides say about 200 — disputed.
- Type bonuses (Genus Insight): each type levels separately and opens option slots; each option roll costs 4 Soul Crystals and 1,000 Kina — [Single source].
- Milestones: most collection milestones give 100 Soul Crystals (Bound); every 50th pet gives 10 Empathy Candy — [Single source].
- Titles: 200 pet types give “Rule All Creation” (Boss Damage Tolerance +4%); all types at Genus Insight 10 give “Unbound by Genus” — [Single source].
Where else do pets come from?
| Source | Detail | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pet chests | Mysterious Pet Chest, Growth Pet Chest, type chests, starter Pet Selection Chest | [Community ×2] |
| Events | Halloween 2026: Growth Pet Chest ×20 in Red Candy; 10,000 Pet Soul Crystals in the Special Halloween Chest | [Official] |
| Twitch Drops (past) | 10× Mysterious Pet Chest (Bound) | [Official] |
| Shops | Swift Lugi (Daeva Pass coin shop); Wandering Merchant Lugi (festival shop) | [Single source] |
| Dungeons, Hidden Cubes | Pet Souls from Draupnir Cave mid-bosses and Hidden Cubes | [Single source] / [Community ×3] |
| Cash shop | Pet: Pumpkin Carriage, Pet: Little Ghost — $19.99 each, once per server, until Nov 25, 2026 (CET) | [Official] |
| Newsletter promo | Bird mount Pagati plus one of four mounts, redeemable until Jan 1, 2027 | [Single source] |
All collections: Collections hub. Terms: Pet.
FAQ
How do I get a mount in AION 2?
At Lv. 10 an episode quest lets you pick Fossa, Armadon or Tog for free. After that, collect monster Souls to register more pets, which you can ride.
How does Pet Transform work?
Raise a pet to Insight Lv. 3 (105 Souls in total), then use Empathy Candy to turn into that pet for 5 minutes. One guide says level 5 is needed; most say 3.
How many pets are there?
Client data read by one site lists 207 pets in 5 types; other guides say about 200.
Are some mounts faster?
One site reading client data says all released mounts share the same speeds. Pick by look and by owned effects.
Are cash-shop pets better?
They are mostly cosmetic. Special pets cannot be used for transformation. NC sells some, like Pet: Pumpkin Carriage and Pet: Little Ghost ($19.99 each, Halloween 2026).
Sources
We rewrite facts from sources in our own words and link to the originals.
- About the Game — AION 2 Global official site (classes, dungeons, flight, pets) — pets follow you, transform into rideable mounts, auto-looting · accessed Oct 15, 2026
- Patch Notes Oct 13 (PDT) / Oct 14 (CEST) — Pet: Pumpkin Carriage, Pet: Little Ghost; Pet Soul Crystal; Growth Pet Chest · accessed Oct 15, 2026
- Steam announcement: Advanced Access & War for Atreia Series 1 Twitch Drops — Mysterious Pet Chest drops · accessed Oct 15, 2026
- metabot.gg — AION 2 mounts, pets and wings guide (client data) — mounts = pets, free mount, speeds, pet count, special pets, milestones · accessed Oct 15, 2026
- metabot.gg — AION 2 mount soul farming (client data) — soul farming zones, Genus Insight · accessed Oct 15, 2026
- KeenGamer — All pets and how to get them in AION 2 — free mount, souls 5/25/75, pet count, chests · accessed Oct 15, 2026
- Destructoid — How to pet transform in AION 2 — Insight levels, Empathy Candy, special pets · accessed Oct 15, 2026
- GAMES.GG — AION 2 pet list — pet list, transform level claim · accessed Oct 15, 2026
- metabot.gg — AION 2 titles guide (client data) — Rule All Creation, Unbound by Genus titles · accessed Oct 15, 2026
- Mein-MMO (EN) — First special mounts for AION 2 — newsletter mount Pagati · accessed Oct 15, 2026
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