Complete Manarion Pet Guide

Pets are one of Manarion’s most powerful progression systems, providing permanent percentage-based bonuses that compound over time. Unlike equipment that gets replaced or resources that get spent, pets level up continuously and provide ever-increasing benefits to your character.

This guide covers everything you need to know about the pet system: how pet slots work, all 24 available pets and their effects, optimal combinations for different builds, leveling strategies, and acquisition methods.

Understanding the Pet System

Pet Slots: Three Categories

Players can equip seven total pets across three categories:

Combat Pets (3 slots):

Gain full experience while battling
Gain half the experience while gathering
Provide combat-specific bonuses

Gathering Pets (2 slots):

Gain full experience while gathering
Gain half the experience while battling
Provide gathering-specific bonuses

Utility Pets (2 slots):

Gain full experience from ALL activities
Provide universal bonuses
Second utility slot unlocks at Tower Menagerie level 40

How Pet Experience Works

Pet leveling is straightforward but has important nuances:

Experience Rules:

Pets benefiting from your current activity gain 100% experience
Pets NOT benefiting from your current activity gain 50% experience
Utility pets ALWAYS gain 100% experience

The Compounding Effect:

Each pet level grants +2% bonus experience to all other active pets. Additionally, each Menagerie level from the Mage Tower grants +1% permanent pet bonus experience (additive with the pet level bonus). This compounds significantly as pets level up and your Menagerie building increases.

Example: If you have seven pets equipped, one pet reaches level 50, and your Menagerie is level 20, all other pets gain +120% experience (50 levels × 2% + 20 Menagerie levels × 1%). This accelerates pet progression dramatically.

Pet Acquisition

Pets are purchased using Pet Eggs, which are obtained through:

Elemental Rift Events:

Each participation guarantees 1 egg
Events occur regularly (check with /event command)
Simply queue for the event, and your character automatically participates

Egg Drop Pet:

Special utility pet that drops eggs from normal actions
Has a percentage chance to drop eggs while performing any activity
THIS SHOULD BE YOUR FIRST PET PURCHASE

Egg Costs:

1st pet: 1 egg
2nd pet: 2 eggs
3rd pet: 3 eggs
4th pet: 4 eggs
Pattern continues (each new pet costs 1 more egg than the previous)

Total cost for all 24 pets: 300 eggs

Pet Customization

Pet Skins: You can purchase cosmetic skins for any pet for 5 Crystallized Mana per pet. These change the visual appearance without affecting functionality.

Pet Renaming: All pets can be renamed to whatever you prefer. This is purely cosmetic and allows for personalization.

All 24 Pets: Complete List

Combat Pets (9 total)

Damage

Effect: Increases all damage dealt multiplicatively
Priority: High for battling players
Notes: Direct damage boost that scales with your build

Curse

Effect: Consumes a portion of your mana to reduce enemy health to a percentage at combat start
Priority: Very High (Top 3 meta)
Notes: One of the most powerful combat pets for advancing to higher enemy levels

Ward

Effect: Increases your ward (damage reduction) multiplicatively
Priority: High (Alternative to Curse in defensive builds)
Notes: Increases survivability against powerful enemies

Focus

Effect: Increases your focus (penetrates enemy ward) multiplicatively
Priority: Medium
Notes: More valuable against high-ward enemies

Haste

Effect: Increases attack speed multiplicatively
Priority: Very High (Top 3 meta)
Notes: More attacks per action means more damage and mana consumption

Immunity

Effect: Nullifies a number of initial enemy attacks
Priority: Low
Notes: Can be good early on but not an end-game pet

Resurrect

Effect: Restores your health to full after taking fatal damage (can trigger multiple times per battle)
Priority: Very High
Notes: Solid survivability option

Regeneration

Effect: Restores a percentage of health and mana after enemy attacks
Priority: Low-Medium
Notes: Less effective than Immunity or Resurrect for survivability

Resistance

Effect: Increases elemental resistances against all elements
Priority: Low-Medium
Notes: Situational value, other combat pets provide better returns

Poison

Effect: Enemy attacks deal a percentage of their current health as poison damage
Priority: Low-Medium
Notes: Niche use case for specific builds

Gathering Pets (6 total)

Woodcutting

Effect: Increases base Woodcutting experience
Priority: Very High (if Woodcutting is your main skill)
Notes: Direct experience multiplier for your gathering skill

Fishing

Effect: Increases base Fishing experience
Priority: Very High (if Fishing is your main skill)
Notes: Direct experience multiplier for your gathering skill

Mining

Effect: Increases base Mining experience
Priority: Very High (if Mining is your main skill)
Notes: Direct experience multiplier for your gathering skill

Versatility

Effect: Grants a percentage of your gathering experience to your other non-active gathering skills
Priority: Very High
Notes: Critical for Ironman players who need all three skills

Harvesting

Effect: Chance to find a random resource drop
Priority: Low-Medium
Notes: Provides variety but not as efficient as direct skill boosts

Magical Accounting

Effect: Boosts guild tax efficiency
Priority: Low
Notes: Guild benefits, but minimal personal gain

Utility Pets (9 total)

Egg Drop

Effect: Chance to drop eggs from normal actions
Priority: CRITICAL (Your first pet purchase)
Notes: Accelerates all future pet acquisition

Pet EXP

Effect: Increases experience gained by other active pets
Priority: High (second utility slot)
Notes: Compounds pet leveling across your entire roster

Multistat

Effect: Increases multistat effectiveness
Priority: Medium-High
Notes: More stats means more shards means more power

Drop Boost

Effect: Increases drop rates for items
Priority: Medium
Notes: Helps with equipment and material acquisition

Dungeon Idle

Effect: Chance per tick to gain extra idle dungeon progress
Priority: Medium
Notes: Valuable if you don’t run dungeons manually

Construction

Effect: Chance per tick to reduce build timer for Mage Tower buildings
Priority: Low-Medium
Notes: Only valuable if you’re actively investing in the Tower

Mana Dust

Effect: Increases base Mana Dust drops
Priority: Medium for combat players
Notes: Scales your primary currency generation

Group Dungeon

Effect: Increases group dungeon effectiveness
Priority: Low-Medium
Notes: Acquired during seasonal events (Halloween, Thanksgiving), can be used for guild dungeons outside of events

Optimal Pet Combinations

Standard Mode: Combat Players

Top Meta Build 1 (Most Popular):

Combat: Resurrection, Curse, Haste
Gathering: Two lowest-level gathering pets (rotate as they level)
Utility: Flexible choice

Top Meta Build 2 (Defensive Alternative):

Combat: Resurrection, Ward, Haste
Gathering: Two lowest-level gathering pets (rotate as they level)
Utility: Flexible choice

Standard Mode: Gathering Players

Optimal Gathering Build:

Combat: Three lowest-level combat pets (rotate as they level)
Gathering: Versatility, Your main skill (Woodcutting/Fishing/Mining)
Utility: Flexible choice

Why Versatility:

Total gathering levels (Woodcutting + Fishing + Mining) scale elemental shard drops. Versatility grants experience to non-active gathering skills, helping you level all three skills simultaneously. This increases your total gathering level more quickly, which directly enhances shard generation.

Ironman Mode: Pet Priority

Ironman has different priorities due to solo guild requirements and the need for self-sufficiency.

Ironman Pet Priority Order:

Egg Drop (Utility) – Accelerates all pet acquisition
Resurrect (Combat) – Critical for survivability without guild support
Versatility (Gathering) – Essential for leveling all three gathering skills
Your main gathering skill (Gathering) – Woodcutting, Fishing, or Mining
Pet EXP (Utility) – Compounds all other pet leveling
Damage (Combat) – Straightforward damage increase
Haste (Combat) – Increases attack speed

Why Resurrect in Ironman:

Ironman progression is slower without guild support, so having reliable survivability early matters more than optimal endgame pet choices. Resurrect provides consistent survivability.

Why Versatility is Critical:

Ironman players must level ALL three gathering skills to progress efficiently. You can’t buy resources from other players, so you need to gather Fish, Wood, AND Iron yourself. Versatility significantly accelerates this process by granting experience to non-active gathering skills.

Ironman Pet Rotation Strategy:

While Battling:

Combat: Resurrect, Damage, Haste
Gathering: Versatility, lowest-level gathering pet
Utility: Egg Drop, Pet EXP

While Gathering:

Combat: Three lowest-level combat pets (rotate for distribution)
Gathering: Versatility, current skill pet
Utility: Egg Drop, Pet EXP

This rotation ensures your combat pets gain half experience while gathering, and your gathering pets gain half experience while battling. Over time, this distributes experience across your entire pet roster.

For complete Ironman strategies, see our Complete Ironman Mode Guide (coming soon).

Pet Leveling Strategies

General Strategy: Focus on Compounding

Pet experience compounds through the +2% bonus per level mechanic, plus the Menagerie building bonus. Your strategy should focus on leveraging this compounding effect.

Phase 1: Accelerate Egg Drop

Your first pet should always be Egg Drop. Equip it immediately in a utility slot and let it level while you acquire more eggs from Elemental Rift events. As Egg Drop levels increase, it provides eggs faster, accelerating your entire pet acquisition timeline.

Phase 2: Core Pets

Once you have Egg Drop, purchase your core pets based on your path:

Combat players: Resurrect, Damage, Haste (early accessibility)
Gathering players: Versatility, main skill pet
All players: Pet EXP (second utility slot)

These pets provide direct performance benefits and should be leveled first.

Phase 3: Rotation System

As your core pets level up, they grant +2% experience to all other pets. This is when you start rotating lower-level pets through your empty slots to distribute experience efficiently.

For gatherers, this is easy since combat pets don’t affect gathering performance. Rotate your three combat slots freely.

For battlers, you’re more restricted since you need your core combat pets equipped for performance. Use your two gathering pet slots for rotation.

Phase 4: Maximize Compounding

As your entire pet roster levels, the compounding accelerates. A level 100 pet grants +200% experience to all other pets. Multiple high-level pets, combined with a high Menagerie level, create exponential growth.

Focus on getting your first few pets to level 50+, then the compounding effect takes over and the rest of your pets level faster automatically.

Pet System FAQ

Q: Should I buy all 24 pets eventually?

Yes, but prioritize. Your first 10-12 pets should follow the optimal build for your path. After that, you can expand your collection with lower-priority pets as eggs become more plentiful.

Q: Can I reset pets or get refunds?

No. Once you purchase a pet, it’s permanent. Plan your purchases carefully.

Q: Do inactive pets provide any benefits?

No. Only equipped (active) pets provide bonuses. However, inactive pets don’t lose levels, so you can swap them in later without penalty.

Q: How long does it take to get all 24 pets?

It depends on Elemental Rift participation and Egg Drop pet level. With consistent event participation and a high-level Egg Drop pet, expect 3-4 weeks to acquire all 24 pets.

Q: Can I have multiple of the same pet?

No. Each of the 24 pets is unique. You can’t buy Damage twice.

Q: Do gathering pets help while battling?

With the exception of Harvesting, which can provide random small resource drops, no. But they gain half the experience while you’re battling. This is why combat players should fill their gathering pet slots to level those pets passively.

Q: Should I prioritize pet levels or acquiring more pets?

Acquiring core pets first is more valuable than leveling a single pet to the highest levels. Set up your optimal 7-pet team, then let them level naturally through gameplay.

Q: How does the Group Dungeon pet work?

The Group Dungeon pet can be acquired during seasonal events (Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc.). Once acquired, it can be used outside of events, particularly for guild dungeons, where it increases effectiveness.

Conclusion

The pet system is one of Manarion’s most rewarding long-term investments. Unlike equipment that gets replaced or resources that get spent, pets provide permanent, ever-increasing bonuses that compound over time.

Key Takeaways:

Always buy Egg Drop first – Accelerates everything else
Follow path-specific priorities – Combat, gathering, and Ironman players have different optimal builds
Rotate pets strategically – Gatherers can rotate combat pets freely, battlers should rotate gathering pets
Leverage compounding – Each pet level grants +2% experience to all other pets, plus Menagerie bonuses
Participate in Elemental Rift events – Your primary source of eggs
Customize your pets – Rename them and buy skins for personalization

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Last Updated: November 18, 2025 – Manarion is actively developed, so some details are subject to change. Check the Manarion Discord for the latest information.

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