Swarm Varian mount · 5 souls

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Swarm is a Varian mount in AION 2. You need 5 souls to unlock it, and Contaminated Swarm drops them at 100% per kill. 19 monsters drop its souls in total.

Where to find Swarm

19 monsters drop Swarm. The best farm is Giant Ore Insectoid (100%) in Fafnite Deposit, Altgard.

You can also get it from dungeons, boxes, and other sources.

Giant Ore Insectoid100%
Lv. 35
Fafnite Deposit · Altgard · 60 spawns
Abyss Swarm100%
Lv. 45
Devastated Remnants - Dusk Battlefield, Devastated Remnants - Shade Island, and Devastated Remnants - Weathered Outcrop · Chaotic Lower Reshanta · 63 spawns
Nearest Kibelisk: Latesran Western Root · 415 m
Abyss Aberrant Swarn100%
Lv. 45
Black Fragments Area - Kration Conflict Zone, Black Fragments Area - Lonely Island, and Black Fragments Area - Kibelium Fragment · Chaotic Lower Reshanta · 63 spawns
Nearest Kibelisk: Latesran Eastern Root · 458 m
Abyss Swarm Mutant100%
Lv. 46
Sulfur Tree Island - Branding Island, Sulfur Tree Island - River of Rotten Sap, and Sulfur Tree Island - Sulfur Swamp · Chaotic Lower Reshanta · 83 spawns
Nearest Kibelisk: Latesran Eastern Root · 813 m
Abyss Swarm100%
Lv. 52
Steel Titan's Grave · Chaotic Middle Reshanta · 60 spawns
Contaminated Swarm100%
Lv. 11
Calderon Canyon · Altgard · 8 spawns
Abyss Swarm100%
Lv. 43
No open-world spawn: found inside dungeons or instances.
Odyle-eating Abyss Insectoid100%
Lv. 45
No open-world spawn: found inside dungeons or instances.

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Where to find Swarm on the Chaotic Lower Reshanta map – AION 2

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Where to farm Swarm souls

Every monster that can drop a Swarm soul, best chance first. Kills for 90% is how many kills give a 90% chance of at least one soul.

Unlocked by: Soul: Swarm (Bound)

Soul drops (19 monsters)

Monsters	Level	Chance	Kills for 90%
Contaminated Swarm	Lv. 11	100%	1
Giant Ore Insectoid	Lv. 35	100%	1
Abyss Swarm	Lv. 43	100%	1
Odyle-eating Abyss Insectoid	Lv. 45	100%	1
Odyle-eating Abyss Insectoid	Lv. 45	100%	1
Abyss Swarm	Lv. 45	100%	1
Abyss Aberrant Swarn	Lv. 45	100%	1
Abyss Swarm	Lv. 45	100%	1
Abyss Swarm	Lv. 45	100%	1
Abyss Swarm	Lv. 45	100%	1
Abyss Swarm	Lv. 45	100%	1
Abyss Swarm Mutant	Lv. 46	100%	1
Abyss Swarm	Lv. 50	100%	1
Abyss Swarm	Lv. 52	100%	1
Abyss Swarm	Lv. 52	100%	1
Odyle-eating Abyss Insectoid	Lv. 68	100%	1
Subspace Swarm	Lv. 70	100%	1
Subspace Swarm	Lv. 70	100%	1
Subspace Swarm	Lv. 76	100%	1

Found in: Calderon Canyon, Fafnite Deposit, Devastated Remnants, Black Fragments Area, Sulfur Tree Island, La Miren Fortress Northern Remnants, La Miren Fortress Southern Remnants, and Fractured Southern Crash Site

Dungeon loot: Draupnir, Cradle of Nihility

Inside: Pet Soul Chest: Varian (Bound) (2.17%)

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How many kills to collect Swarm

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Swarm needs 5 souls. Expected kills for each monster that drops them, fastest first.

Name	Level	Chance	Souls per kill	Expected kills
Contaminated Swarm	Lv. 11	100%	1	5
Giant Ore Insectoid	Lv. 35	100%	1	5
Abyss Swarm	Lv. 43	100%	1	5
Odyle-eating Abyss Insectoid	Lv. 45	100%	1	5
Odyle-eating Abyss Insectoid	Lv. 45	100%	1	5
Abyss Swarm	Lv. 45	100%	1	5
Abyss Aberrant Swarn	Lv. 45	100%	1	5
Abyss Swarm	Lv. 45	100%	1	5

Souls per kill is the drop chance times the average stack. Expected kills is 5 divided by that, rounded up; real runs vary.

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Souls you already have

5 souls to goAbout 1 kills of Contaminated SwarmAbout 1 kills of Giant Ore InsectoidAbout 1 kills of Abyss SwarmAbout 1 kills of Odyle-eating Abyss Insectoid

Expected kills from each spot's drop chance and stack size. Luck varies: a long dry streak is normal.

How to get Swarm

Items that unlock Swarm and where they come from.

Unlocked by: Pet: Swarm

Inside: Mysterious Pet Chest (Bound) (3.93%), Pet Chest: Varian (Bound) (2.17%), Growth Pet Chest (Bound) (0.5%)

Other sources: Random shop

Swarm: used by top players

Share of tracked top players of each class (level 45, highest combat power) who use Swarm.

Chanter13 of 2,077avg. Lv. 2.80.6%
Assassin13 of 2,516avg. Lv. 2.80.5%
Spiritmaster8 of 2,337avg. Lv. 30.3%
Cleric5 of 1,956avg. Lv. 30.3%
Gladiator10 of 4,245avg. Lv. 30.2%
Sorcerer3 of 1,562avg. Lv. 2.30.2%
Ranger5 of 3,817avg. Lv. 30.1%
Templar4 of 3,952avg. Lv. 30.1%

Pick rates, not a strength rating. Recomputed every 6 hours from the characters MetaBot tracks.

Varian creature bonuses

All Varian mounts share one type bonus that grows with the type level: Mount Sprint Stamina Cost Reduction Rate +0.1% at level 1, up to Mount Sprint Stamina Cost Reduction Rate +0.3%, Evasion Bonus +2, Constitution +1 at level 3.

Varian mounts open 9 option slots (at type levels 1–9); each roll costs 4 soul crystals and 1,000 Kina. Options can roll Varian Defense, Varian Critical Hit Resist, Varian Evasion, Varian Block, HP, MP, Varian Attack, Varian Accuracy, Varian Critical Hit, and Front Attack and 40 more.

Full Varian bonus and option slot table on the mounts list →

Varian mounts level up to 10 (250,000 EXP in total), and higher levels raise the odds of better option grades: at level 10, Heroic options roll 5% of the time. Level and odds tables for every mount type →

Other Varian mounts

45 other Varian mounts count toward the same type level.

Mount collection rewards

Owning more mounts pays out 51 milestone rewards, from 5 up to 500 mounts collected, and Swarm counts toward every one of them.

Every released mount shares the same movement speeds: run 900, sprint 1,200, boosted glide 800.

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Data read from the AION 2 global client (build 0.0.4387.0). Updated for the Nov 4, 2026 patch. How we read the game files

Swarm summary

Swarm is a Varian mount that needs 5 souls. 19 monsters drop its souls; Contaminated Swarm (level 11) has the best chance at 100% per kill, so expect about 1 kills for a 90% chance of one soul. Its run speed is 900 and its sprint speed 1,200. It is one of 211 mounts in the collection.

Swarm FAQ

How do I get the Swarm mount in AION 2?

Collect 5 Swarm souls. The best farm is Contaminated Swarm (level 11) at 100% per kill — about 1 kills for a 90% chance of a soul. 19 monsters drop them in total; the table on this page lists them all.

How many souls does Swarm need?

Swarm needs 5 souls to unlock.

Where is the best place to farm Swarm souls?

Contaminated Swarm has the highest soul chance at 100% per kill. At that rate you need about 1 kills for a 90% chance of at least one soul.

How many kills does it take to get Swarm?

On average about 5 kills of Contaminated Swarm, the best soul source, collect all 5 souls. The next best is Giant Ore Insectoid at about 5 kills.

What does the Varian creature type give?

Varian creatures share a type bonus that grows with the type's level; at the top listed level it is Mount Sprint Stamina Cost Reduction Rate +0.3%, Evasion Bonus +2, Constitution +1.

Which classes use Swarm the most?

Chanter players use Swarm the most: 0.6% of tracked top Chanter players (13 of 2,077). Next is Assassin at 0.5%.

How fast is Swarm?

Swarm has a run speed of 900, a sprint speed of 1,200 and a boosted glide speed of 800 (game units).

Can I mark Swarm as collected?

Yes. Use the Collected toggle at the top of this page. It counts towards your progress on the collection hub, is saved in this browser and syncs to your MetaBot account when you sign in.