Why the Advance: Pet Selection Chest Matters
A pet selection chest can improve your character even if you never ride the pet you choose. In AION 2, collected pets provide passive bonuses called Owned Effects, making your collection part of character progression. The useful choice depends on which rewards your chest offers and which pets you already own.
The Advance: Pet Selection Chest has a named entry on Fextralife and an item listing on Questlog. These details identify the item:
| Detail | Item information |
|---|---|
| Name | Advance: Pet Selection Chest |
| Game | AION 2 |
| Questlog item ID | 503700056 |
Its complete selection list and acquisition requirements have not been officially confirmed. Avoid assuming that recommendations for a launch gift, Founder's Pack chest, or tutorial reward describe this exact item's contents.
There is also a naming distinction worth checking. PlayerAuctions lists Pagati as obtainable through an Advance: Pet Chest. That wording resembles the selection chest's name, but it does not establish that both names refer to the same item. Treat Pagati as a candidate only if your chest actually lists it.
The practical priority is to examine the available rewards, compare their ownership bonuses, and decide whether a new unlock or progress toward an existing pet better serves your character.
How to Check and Open Your Chest
Start by reading the full item name in your inventory. AION 2 has several pet rewards, and the chest's identity matters more than a general recommendation for the “best free pet.”
For the launch-gift Pet Selection Chest, GameRant describes claiming the package through the Mailbox, then opening the chest from inventory. This is a documented route for that giveaway; it does not establish how every Advance: Pet Selection Chest is distributed.
Before confirming a selection:
- Read the available choices. Compare the actual reward list with any recommendation you intend to follow.
- Check your collection. Determine whether each candidate would unlock a new pet or contribute to one you already own.
- Inspect Owned Effects. Look for the specific stat each pet contributes, rather than judging only its appearance.
- Check acquisition information. The pet menu's Source information can help you compare how accessible the alternatives are.
- Confirm the reward you want. Base the decision on the displayed item and pet details.
If you cannot find a recommended pet among the choices, use the options shown by your chest. A recommendation about a different reward pool cannot identify the best selection for yours.
Which Pet Should You Choose?
For progression, compare the ownership bonus you would gain now with the progress a duplicate could provide. A new pet can add another collection effect, while additional copies or souls can advance a pet you already have. Neither option is automatically superior in every collection.
If your chest offers the four launch-gift pets described by GameRant, their reported starting bonuses are:
| Pet | Reported bonus | Relevant benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Papis | Mount Ground Speed +1 | Mounted travel |
| Silver Blade Rotan | Mount Stamina Sprint Cost Reduction +0.1% | Sprint stamina efficiency |
| Konutin Worker | Stamina +3 | Additional stamina |
| Black Smoke Murute | Stamina +3 | Additional stamina |
Konutin Worker and Black Smoke Murute are reasonable stamina picks when those rewards and bonuses match your game. Their listed starting benefit is identical, so appearance can break the tie if neither choice has a collection advantage.
Papis offers a different benefit: mount ground speed. Silver Blade Rotan instead reduces the stamina cost of mounted sprinting. These bonuses serve different purposes, so compare them against the benefit you actually want rather than treating all four as direct upgrades over one another.
Published recommendations differ. GameRant favors the stamina options, while Game8 recommends choosing by appearance and emphasizes collection-based stats. Inspecting the candidate's Owned Effect helps resolve the practical decision without assuming that every chest or pet has an identical benefit.
The tutorial selection is another distinct reward. GameRant lists these options after the Episode 1 mission All Geared Up:
| Tutorial pet | Reported starting bonus | Additional detail |
|---|---|---|
| Fossa | Mount Ground Speed +1 | Identified as usable as a ground mount |
| Armadon | Mount Ground Speed +1 | Listed among the tutorial choices |
| Tog | Mount Ground Speed +1 | Listed among the tutorial choices |
GameRant recommends Fossa for its ground-mount use. Game8 identifies All Geared Up as the Elyos pet quest and Gathering Essentials as the Asmodian equivalent. Keep those tutorial choices separate from the Advance chest unless its reward list explicitly includes them.
How Pet Ownership Improves Your Character
Owned Effects make pet collecting useful beyond choosing a companion's appearance. Once a pet is registered, its ownership benefit contributes to your collection's bonuses. You do not need to keep that particular pet equipped to receive its Owned Effect.
This distinction lets you choose a preferred companion while continuing to develop other pets for their stats. The pet menu includes an overall ownership-effects display, which helps you see the bonuses accumulated across your collection.
For pets unlocked through monster souls, the pet-leveling walkthrough describes the following early requirements:
| Milestone | Souls needed for that step | Total from an unregistered pet |
|---|---|---|
| Unlock at level 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Reach level 2 | 25 additional | 30 |
| Reach level 3 | 75 additional | 105 |
These are soul requirements, not guaranteed monster-kill counts. Loot the relevant souls and check your progress instead of assuming each defeated enemy advances the pet by exactly one.
GameRant describes transformation becoming available at level 3 and gives a maximum pet level of 10. The 105-soul total above covers the early progression through level 3; it should not be treated as the cost of reaching level 10.
When choosing a duplicate from a chest, first check what reward it grants and how that reward contributes to your existing pet. The early soul milestones do not establish how many souls this particular chest supplies.
Building Your Collection After the Chest
A selection chest is one step in pet progression. Continuing to unlock and improve pets adds further Owned Effects, so your long-term gains extend beyond the first reward you choose.
For pets available through combat, open the pet menu and inspect Source information. The acquisition display can point you toward the relevant monsters and their locations. Map guidance may lead to a general area, so expect to search nearby rather than finding the target directly beside the destination marker.
A practical collection routine is:
- Pick a pet with an ownership bonus you want.
- Check whether its souls come from monsters you can reach and defeat.
- Use its acquisition information to locate an appropriate hunting area.
- Collect the dropped souls and monitor the next unlock or level milestone.
- Check another listed location if competition makes progress slow.
Not every pet comes from ordinary monster drops. PlayerAuctions also identifies reward chests, Pet Soul Chests, and rotating Black Cloud Merchant stock as acquisition routes for various pets. Check each pet's own acquisition information before committing to a farming route.
That information can also help with chest selection. If one candidate is easy for you to obtain through nearby enemies while another requires a less accessible route, choosing the latter may save effort. This is a collection-planning consideration, not a confirmed ranking of the Advance chest's rewards.
FAQ
What is the aion 2 advance pet selection chest?
It is an AION 2 item listed as Advance: Pet Selection Chest, with Questlog item ID 503700056. Its full reward pool and acquisition requirements have not been officially confirmed. Check the item's displayed choices before applying recommendations for other pet chests.
Is Pagati included in this chest?
Pagati is associated with an item called Advance: Pet Chest in PlayerAuctions' pet guide. Its inclusion in the specifically named Advance: Pet Selection Chest has not been officially confirmed. Check whether Pagati appears among your item's selectable rewards.
Should I choose stamina or mount speed?
If the listed launch-gift options match your chest, Konutin Worker and Black Smoke Murute offer stamina, while Papis offers mount ground speed. Choose according to the bonus you want and your existing collection. Those recommendations do not establish the Advance chest's contents.
Do I need to equip a pet to receive its Owned Effect?
No. Owned Effects come from registered pets in your collection, including pets you are not currently using. Improving those pets can increase their contribution, allowing you to develop collection bonuses while using the companion you prefer.
How many souls unlock a pet?
For pets obtained through monster souls, five matching souls unlock the pet at level 1. The early leveling walkthrough lists another 25 souls for level 2 and another 75 for level 3, totaling 105. These requirements do not describe Special pets with separate acquisition methods.
