Pet Souls sit at the center of Aion 2's companion system. Kill a monster that a pet is based on, and it has a chance to drop that pet's soul. Stack enough of them and the pet unlocks, levels up, and starts feeding you permanent passive bonuses through Genus Insight. The catch is that the drop rate is not flat — it collapses the moment your character level pulls too far ahead of the mob you are farming, and most players never figure out why their soul count stalls.
How do you unlock the pet system in Aion 2?
The pet system does not open up the moment you log in. You need to push through the main story until you hit the quest All Geared Up, which appears around level 11 as part of Episode 2: Dreaming of Paradise in Verteron. Completing it hands you your first pet and opens the Pets menu from the main side panel.
Once you are inside the Pets menu, you will see the full collection split into five categories: Cogni, Fera, Natura, Varian, and Special. The four main types progress through the standard soul system. Special pets arrive through unique acquisition paths, including quest rewards, in-game shop purchases, and pet selection chests.
Aion 2 Guide: Best Ways to Farm Pet Soul Fast
How many souls does each pet level require?
Every pet has three levels on the global version. The soul counts are cumulative, so you are always building toward the next threshold.
| Pet level | Total souls needed | What unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 5 | Pet becomes equippable |
| Level 2 | 25 | New stats and abilities |
| Level 3 | 75 | Max level; unlocks Pet Transformation |
Reaching Level 3 also lets you transform into the pet yourself once you have an Empathy Candy. The Korean version of the game runs pets up to Level 5, but the global cap at Level 3 still delivers the full stat bonus package, so you are not missing out on power by farming to 75 souls.
A smart approach is to spread your farming across the collection rather than sinking everything into one pet. Get your entire roster to Level 1 first, then cycle back for Level 2, and finally push the most useful pets to Level 3. That way you are unlocking Genus Insight EXP from multiple pets simultaneously instead of waiting on a single grind to pay off. For a deeper look at how Fera pets factor into transformation, check the Aion 2 Pet Transform Guide.
Aion 2 Guide: Best Ways to Farm Pet Soul Fast
What kills pet soul drop rates and how do you fix it?
This is the mechanic that trips up almost every new player. Soul drops are not a flat percentage — they scale based on how close your character level is to the mob's level. Stay within 10 levels of the monster and souls drop at a normal rate, meaning nearly every kill produces one. Push past that 10-level gap and the rate collapses to roughly one soul every 20 to 30 kills.
A concrete example: a level 30 character farming a level 10 mob will barely see any souls at all. That same level 30 character hitting a level 23 mob gets a soul from almost every kill. Nothing changed except the level gap.
Aion 2 Guide: Best Ways to Farm Pet Soul Fast
After level 45, your character keeps scaling through Gear Score, skills, and stigmas while mobs stay fixed. Pushing your Gear Score above 1,000 before a serious farming session lets you clear targets faster without any drop rate downside.
How do you find which monster drops a specific soul?
You never have to guess. Open the Pets menu, select the pet you want, and tap Source in the pop-up. The game names the exact monster, shows its level, and marks the spawn location on the map.
For example, the Elite Manduri Fighter pet points to the level 27 Wandering Manduri Fighter at Pilgrim's Ridge in Verteron. Check that mob level against your own before committing to the spot. If the gap is under 10 levels, you are good to go. If not, plan around the level 45 scaling instead.
How do you farm bulk souls fast in Odylium Repository?
Odylium Repository is the fastest way to pile up souls in volume. It is a daily dungeon inside the Unknown Fissure with a minimum entry level of 30. A single run can drop up to 80 chests, each containing 5 souls, which works out to roughly 400 souls per completion.
Entry requires Unknown Fissure Challenge Tickets, purchasable from the in-game Shop under Wind Breeze Merch > Special for 100,000 Kina each. Purchases are capped at 5 tickets per character per week and 8 per server per week. Before spending Kina on tickets, check your Journal — Repeatable Duty missions also hand them out for free.
If Kina is your bottleneck for buying tickets, the Aion 2 Kina farming guide covers every reliable method for building your currency reserves.
What about faction-locked and rare souls?
Some monster types only exist inside one faction's territory, which puts a chunk of the pet list out of reach from your home zones. The Spacetime Rift is how you get around that.
- Set your mode to PvE before crossing into enemy territory. You can then clear the zone without being forced into PvP.
- Your time on the other side is limited, so plan your route before entering.
- While you are there, complete the zone's dailies and clear its strongholds to get extra value from each trip.
For souls that are contested or simply inconvenient to reach, the Black Cloud Merchant is worth checking. Its stock refreshes every hour and sells pets and skins directly for Kina. Open it through the Shop interface and check back regularly when chasing something specific.
Some rare pets skip the overworld entirely. Their souls only drop from elite enemies in dungeons and expedition instances. When hunting one, target the mid-bosses and side elites rather than rushing the final boss.
Should you buy the Pet Auto-Loot Voucher?
By default, picking up a dropped soul requires pressing F on each corpse. The Pet Auto-Loot Voucher from the Wind Breeze Merchants removes that step, automatically collecting any soul that drops from a wild mob the moment it dies. It costs 500,000 Kina and lasts 30 days, applying only to the character that purchases it.
It is a quality-of-life purchase, not a progression requirement. If you are already in the habit of looting corpses, skip it. If you are running fast clear routes through dense spawn areas, the time saved adds up over a month.
Why do Pet Souls matter beyond unlocking pets?
Every soul you collect feeds two systems at once. First, it pushes pets toward Level 3, unlocking owned effects — permanent passive bonuses that stay active whether or not the pet is currently equipped as a mount. Second, farming souls generates Soul Crystals, which fuel Genus Insight and convert your collection progress into permanent character stats.
The practical takeaway: soul farming done alongside dailies, dungeons, and Spacetime Rift content is far more efficient than grinding a single target in isolation. You want the activity to layer on top of things you are already doing, not replace them.
For everything else you need on the companion system, the full Aion 2 guides collection covers pet lists, selection chests, and progression systems in detail.
