I froze the moment the Pet Selection Chest blinked open. You hold four tiny icons and realize one of them will shape the next dozen hours of play. I picked wrong once — it cost me time I wasn’t getting back.
Which free pets should you pick in Aion 2
At a late-night grind session I watched a guildmate breeze past every obstacle because of their pet. You get a Pet Selection Chest the instant you create a character in Aion 2, and that chest forces a choice: four options, one slot, zero second chances.
Here’s the baseline: all choices share two mechanics that matter.
- Each pet grants Genus Insight which converts into extra stats.
- Pets start at Level 1 but can be raised with Soul Fragments.
| Pet | Effects |
|---|---|
| Papis | +1 Mount Ground Speed |
| Silver Blade Rotan | 0.1% Mount Stamina Sprint Cost Reduction |
| Konutin Worker | 3 Stamina |
| Black Smoke Murute | 3 Stamina |
Short advice: if you sprint a lot and hate running out of stamina, pick the pets that increase Stamina — Black Smoke Murute or Konutin Worker. If you care about getting places faster on foot, Papis adds +1 Ground Speed. If you’re economy-focused and your mount’s sprint bar is always empty, Silver Blade Rotan slightly reduces sprint cost.
Choosing a pet is like picking the right key for a lock: a tiny difference up front can keep a door open for hours.
How do I get free pets in Aion 2?
You get your first free pet package the moment you create a character — that Pet Selection Chest. Later, after finishing the All Geared Up (Episode 1) questline, speak with Kaidros and he hands out another choice of pets. If you follow NCSoft’s patch notes and the Aion 2 Discord, you’ll catch temporary promo pets or event swaps, but the starter chest is the guaranteed opening move.
What do Aion 2 pets do?
Pets act as small stat boosters and quality-of-life helpers. They provide Genus Insight for passive stats, can affect mount speed or stamina usage, and some double as mounted options. Reddit threads and Moyens I/O guides tend to focus on how a single +3 Stamina can save you from repeated trips back to town — that micro-advantage compounds fast.
Which free pets should you pick in Aion 2?
If you want my blunt opinion: take Stamina unless you have a specific mount-speed obsession. I grabbed the Black Smoke Murute because 3 Stamina turned travel from stop-and-go into smooth cruising; my friend took Papis and enjoyed the novelty of slightly faster ground movement, but stamina won more fights of attrition than speed did.
Picking the Episode 1 reward pets
Yesterday I watched Kaidros hand out choices like party favors to a line of players who had just finished Episode 1. After you complete All Geared Up, Kaidros offers three pets: Fossa, Armadon, and Tog — they all give +1 to Mount Ground Speed, but Fossa also functions as a grounded mount.
| Pet | Effects |
|---|---|
| Fossa | Works as a ground mount and +1 to Ground Speed |
| Armadon | +1 to Mount Ground Speed |
| Tog | +1 to Mount Ground Speed |
Fossa is my pick here. The ability to use it as a grounded mount is a small design choice that plays like a spare tire on a long road trip — when you need it, it saves the whole trip. Armadon and Tog are fine if you already stacked stamina elsewhere, but Fossa gives the most practical upside for general play.
Want a real-world test? Try both builds: stamina-first on one character, speed-first on another, and see which keeps you out of town the longest. Which pet are you taking first and why?
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