Sources and gaps

Reviewed 2026-10-15. The original list preserves 207 records. The source dates its EU client extract 11 Oct 2026; row checks and source discrepancies are described below. Canonical host: aion2petguide.com.

• aion2quest.pro pet soulsSingle source

  The 207-pet list: names, genus, soul item, drop monsters, and areas. Originally captured 14 Oct and rechecked row by row on 15 Oct 2026. The source dates its EU client extract 11 Oct 2026. Some "N more" monster lists are truncated; a few map areas remain absent. Per-pet links and source hashes are preserved in the evidence manifest.

• Wikily pets and Genus InsightCross-checked

  Genus counts (they publish 206 / Special 6), insight EXP, Cogni per-level owned effects, and the lock-cost table. Their pet index is https://wikily.gg/aion-2/pets.

• Daeva GuidesCross-checked

  Owned effects at insight 3 for all four combat genera, the 105-soul total, and the "no best species" rule. They cite Game8, Wikily, and MetaBot.

• AION2 BuildsSingle source

  Same soul split and owned-effect direction. Insight 4 at 5,000 EXP, which also appears on the Raid Relay curve.

• AION2 GuideSingle source

  Global insight cap of 3 versus reported Korean and Taiwanese level 5. Six crystal types. Advice to save wildcard crystals for Special and not to lock early.

• Aion 2 MapsSingle source

  Datamined grade odds by insight level, slot 4 priority, Smite as Double Chance, and the 1,000-crystal cube note. Treat as datamine, not a tooltip.

• Elite Grind LabSingle source

  207 pets and Special 7, which matches our extract. Grey-name soul rate from their playtest. Their collection list runs longer than the Wikily page we re-read, so the milestone section quotes Wikily.

• Aion 2 AtlasSingle source

  637 spawn pins and about 152 field species in Verteron and Altgard. Soul crystal overview at https://aion2atlas.app/soul-crystal/. We link it for pins. We do not copy the pin list.

• Fextralife Aion 2 wikiSingle source

  Ride at insight 1, glide at insight 2, Empathy Candy shop price, and the existence of a transform gallery. Pet index: https://aion2.wiki.fextralife.com/Pets.

• AION2 CodexSingle source

  Examples of slot 4 lines by genus, and the reminder that riding, owned effects, and the insight board are three different decisions.

• Aion 2 TimersSingle source

  A working in-browser roller. They publish level 10 grade odds (Heroic 5%, Unique 15%, Epic 30%, Rare 30%, Common 20%) from questlog.gg. We do not reproduce their per-slot pools.

• SenseOS class listCross-checked

  The eight global classes and the note that Elementalist is the Spiritmaster internal name, not a ninth class. Brawler is Korean-only.

• Raid Relay pet farming guideSingle source

  Global launcher 27, updated 14 Oct 2026. Genus Insight EXP curve through level 10, the ten densest camps by monsters within 50 m, the All Geared Up starter trio, and Pagati as a Kinah Special. Level 4 at 5,000 EXP is the only step also printed by AION2 Builds.

• AION 2 Tier ListSingle source

  Level-45+ boss, elite, and monster shares by genus, the nine Insight slots, and the pets summoned by their top 744 characters (100 per class, all Global regions), sample updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:00 AM. Article updated 12 Oct 2026. We did not collect that sample. Their pet count is 207 with Special 7, which matches this extract.

• Aion2Data best petsSingle source

  Souls to level 3 (105), soul-per-kill of the best monster, and the resulting kill count. Global client 2.0.6.0 hotfix 1, Steam build 25800038, files dated 9 Oct 2026. Field pets in our easiest-farm table are printed there at 100% and 105 kills. Special pets have no monster soul drop. We do not convert our own 1% reward-table figure into a kill count.

• Game8 best petsSingle source

  Updated 13 Oct 2026. The 5 + 25 + 75 soul split, the advice to defeat a pet 105 times if one soul drops per kill, and the early farms they name (Klaw, Krall Laborer, Decomposed Lupyllini, Fungie, Agrint, Rafflesia, Skyray, Sparkie, Crestlich, Papis, Kalgolem, Contaminated Slime, Swarm). Locations in our table still come from this ledger.

Game images and sources

Verified 2026-10-15: 207 of 207 pets have matching game images (206 have separate portraits); 0 use labelled reference images. Pets are matched by client ID. Missing-image and load-error references do not depict the named pet.

• AION 2 Quest · Wikily · The Hidden Gaming Lair: pet identities, icons and portraits.
• AION2 Guide: in-game class emblems and Soul Crystal icons.
• AION 2 / NCSOFT: official website artwork.
• Fextralife Pet Guide: pet menu, riding and insight screenshots.

Game assets belong to NCSOFT; guide screenshots retain their source credits. Main illustrations link to their sources. Regional pet galleries show collectible species, not terrain maps.

What we do not have

• No interactive pin map. Aion 2 Atlas plots about 152 field species. We link it instead of copying pins.
• No full per-slot stat pools. Aion 2 Timers publishes those from questlog.gg. We did not reproduce them.
• Source counts of 206 versus 207 pets, and Special 6 versus 7, remain unresolved. Two has real pet and unlock-item IDs and stays in the normal catalog; its short name is not evidence of a placeholder.
• The insight EXP curve through level 10 is Raid Relay's table (launcher 27, 14 Oct 2026). Only the 5,000 EXP step for level 4 is also in AION2 Builds. The calculator shows that curve and labels the rest single-source. Korean pet level 5 is not copied onto global costs.
• Special pets have no soul item in this extract. Shop and pack notes on a few of them are single-source and do not include a price.

Unofficial fan data. Patch updates can change these tables.