Tier 5 Pet Training/Alpha Appointment
Last Edited on : Jul 25, 2025, 12:45 (UTC)
Tier 4 pets can be upgraded to Tier 5 in order to unlock new capabilities. Tier 5 pets can be appointed as Alpha Pets, serving as the Pack Leader. The Pack Leader provides a unique bonus, increasing the looting speed of all other pets (Tier 1-5) that are checked out. This feature enhances pet efficiency, allowing for faster and more effective looting during adventures.
Tier 5 Pet Training
Tier 5 Pet Training can be done without completing any prerequisite quests
Simply visit Obi Bellen at Old Wisdom Tree, and click the option "Tier 5 Pet Training", which lets you train Tier 4 pets to Tier 5.
Important
Please note that once a pet has been upgraded to Tier 5, it cannot be changed back to Tier 4. Choose wisely which pet you will upgrade because Tier 5 cannot be used later to upgrade other pets.
Please note that once a pet has been upgraded to Tier 5, it cannot be changed back to Tier 4. Choose wisely which pet you will upgrade because Tier 5 cannot be used later to upgrade other pets.
Craft the Training Materials
To train a Tier 5 pet, you will need a "Royal Plume" which can be crafted via Simple Alchemy (L) with the following items: Growth Reagent x10, Magical Shard x40 and Fine Lightweight Plume x800
| Item | How to Obtain |
 Growth Reagent
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Purchase from an Old Moon shop for 60 million Silver each.
※ You can find the nearest Old Moon shop by looking for "Old Moon Manager" via Function (F8) - Find NPC in the menu. |
 Magical Shard
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Use Heating (L) on "Sealed Black Magic Crystal" or other Black Magic Crystals of yellow item grade.
※ You can find where Sealed Black Magic Crystals drop via Adventure (F5) - Monster Zone Info in the menu. |
 Fine Lightweight Plume
|
Use Filtering (L) with items such as Lightweight Plume, Soft Ferri Feather, and Soft Kuku Bird Plume.
※ You can gather Lightweight Plume and Soft Ferri Feather by skinning Ferris and Ferricas of Navarn Steppe. |
Once you acquire a Royal Plume and have your Tier 4 pet checked in, you can use the Tier 5 Pet Training menu to train it to a Tier 5.
※ Once training is complete, said pet will no longer be able to use the "Exchange" function. Make sure to change a pet's appearance or skills via Exchange before attempting the Tier 5 Pet Training.
※ Tier 5 pets do not gain a special appearance or skill after training is complete. (You can still use Pet Appearance Change Coupons and Pet Skill Change Coupons.)
Appoint the Alpha
You can appoint a Tier 5 pet from the Pet window. First check in your pet and press the crown-shaped icon.
Only one alpha can be appointed at a time. You can choose another pet as your alpha through the same method mentioned above.
Alpha Pet Effects
Alpha pets grant the following effects:
- When the Alpha Pet is checked out, all other active pets nearby will see a 15% reduction in loot cooldown.
- The Alpha Pet's Talent gains one additional level.
* e.g.) Combat EXP +4% → +5%
* e.g.) HP +100 → +125
※ Special skills (Fishing cooldown reduced, gathering amount increase, etc.) are not affected.
- Tier 5 pets do not gain a special appearance or skill after training is complete. (You can still use Pet Appearance Change Coupons and Pet Skill Change Coupons.)
* e.g.) You cannot Exchange a Tier 5 Arctic Fox to gain a Tier 5 Polar Bear's appearance.
* e.g.) You can Exchange a Tier 4 Arctic Fox to gain a Tier 1 Arctic Fox's appearance.
- You can only have one Alpha Pet checked out at a time. Other Tier 5 pets who have not been appointed as the alpha will share the same stats as a Tier 4 pet.
* The content of the game guide may differ from the actual game content, depending on the update and content changes.