BDO Pets & Pet Food (Black Desert Online)

BDO Pets are little companions that automatically follow your character around and loot corpses for you. You don’t lift a finger! Of course, with anything Black Desert Online, that doesn’t mean BDO Pets are simple or boring. The Pet system is filled with wonderful complexity. You may even find their high expense worth it, as you encounter their cute munchkin faces and watch their moody antics!

IMHO pets are necessary in order to enjoy the game. They do more than just pick up loot.

BDO Pet Notes:

• Pet Food: gain max pet level 10 by feeding your darlings Pet Food
• Pet Exchange: up to 4 Tiers obtained via Pet Exchange (AKA Pet Breeding)
• Pet Buffs: A long list of passive buffs that help you with Life Skills, Knowledge, and Combat
• Loot Speed: pets start at 10 seconds and loot up to every 2.5 seconds for highest Tier and Level (Tier 4 + Level 10)

You can have up to 5 pets out at the same time. Pets are bought at the Pearl Shop. A limited amount of free pets can be obtained via Quest/Attendance/Challenge Rewards. Pets pick up your loot for you and give you added buffs. The higher your pet’s Tier and Level, the faster it will loot and the more buffs it will give. Pets gain Tiers from Pet Exchange (aka Pet Breeding). Pets gain Levels after being fed with Pet Food. To level pets faster, switch them to Agile mode, which makes their Hunger level decrease faster. If your pet’s Hunger Level reaches 0%, it will no longer loot or use its Special Ability. It’s Talent and Skills, however, will still work, as long as the Pet is out of the Stable.

Pet Food

Pet Food enables your pet to keep looting for you. A full pet will continue to Loot and use their Special Ability. However, hungry pets at 0% Hunger Level will only give you Talents and Skills and will stop looting and using their Special Ability.

Cheap Feed is the easiest to obtain because it’s readily available at every <Stable Keeper> for 3,000 silver. Unfortunately, it only restores 12 Hunger and is heavy to carry. Better pet food that restores much more Hunger, can be cooked or bought at the Marketplace.

Pet Food	Recovers * Hunger	Acquired By	Pet Food Recipe
Cheap Feed	12	Stable Keeper
Good Feed	80	Cooking Apprentice 1 or 50 Loyalties in Pearl Shop for 5 Feed	Recipe: 6 Meat 1 Fish (or 2 Dried Fish) 3 Mineral Water 4 Flour
Organic Feed	140	Cooking Apprentice 6	Recipe: 2 Oatmeal 5 Meat 4 Bird Meat 1 Fish (or 2 Dried Fish)
Balanced Feed	80 +Growth Speed	Quest, Simple Cooking	Acquire the quest Food For Hungry Pets from Melissa Brady in Heidel. Give her Good Feed x5. She will give you 30 Silk Honey Grass Supplement. Use Simple Cooking to mix the supplement with good feed. Quest also gives knowledge Pet-Cat and Pet-Dog.
Brady’s Nutritious Feed	140 +Growth Speed	Quest, Simple Cooking	Acquire the quest Nutritious Organic Feed from Melissa Brady in Heidel. Give her Organic Feed x3. She will give you 30 Brady’s Supplement Powder. Use Simple Cooking to mix the supplement with organic feed. Quest also gives knowledge Pet-Sheep and Pet-Hawk.
Nutritious Feed	60	Pearl Shop

Pet Food NPC: Melissa Brady

Melissa Brady sells Silk Honey Grass Supplement and Brady’s Supplement Powder that add a growth speed buff to your Pet Food. She is sometimes called a Pet Trainer, although her name doesn’t show the title yet. Note: after completing the quests from Melissa Brady, she will also have available Knowledge Pet – Stoneback Crab, and Pet – Desert Fox for 5 energy each.

Pet Skills, Talents, and Special Abilities (Basic)

Passive pet buffs have 3 different categories:

• Pet Skills: Each pet can have up to 3 Pet Skills depending upon Level and Tier.
• Tier 1: 1 Pet Skill at Level 10
• Tier 2: 1 Pet Skill
• Tier 3: 2 Pet Skills
• Tier 4: 3 Pet Skills
• Pet Talents: Each pet has 1 Talent.
• Pet Special: Each pet has 1 Special Ability.

Tier 1 pets come with a Talent and a Special Ability but don’t receive a Skill until they mature to level 10. Skills are randomly given. Skills and Talents from more than one pet will stack. If you have two pets, both with Combat Experience +5%, your total bonus to Combat Experience will be +10%. When your pet’s hunger gauge reaches zero, it will no longer use its Special Ability or loot. Its Skills and Talents will still work however. Skills and special abilities do not improve or increase with higher levels or Tiers like Talents do.

Pet Types	Pet Description	BDO Pet List
Classic	Mostly Dogs & Cats costing 900 Pearls	Fluffy (rabbit), Flondor Duck, Striped Cat, Haetae, Orange Brindle Cat, Black Mask Cat, White Valencian Cat, Grey Moon Cat, Tabby Cat, Gray Thin Cat, Black Valencian Cat, Black Thin Cat, Junaid Cat, Calpheon Chubby Dog, Brown Fighting Dog, Snow Wolfdog Naughty Dog, Mediah Guard Dog, Brown Cream Puppy, Kaia Jackal, Kaia Racing Dog, Batian Dog, Shaggy Dog, Curly Dog, Shepherd, Fluffy Puppy
Limited	Pets only sold during limited times	Borrum Wolf, Sylvian Wolf, Shadow Wolf, Jojo, Arctic Fox, Snowlight Lynx, Midnight Lynx, Twilight Lynx, Young Black Dragon, Young Gold Dragon, Black Cloaked Dog, Black Cloaked Cat, Ribbon Cat, Winter Rosefinch Set, Lost Penguin, Snowkid, Hedgehog, Polar Bear, Neurotic Cabby, Witch Hat Charlotte, Cushy Mallowmerz, Helter-Skelter Ceros, Cursed Looney, Drifty Ghosphy, Newborn Crimson Dragon, Newborn Golden Dragon, Emperor Hawk, Kunid’s Search Dog
Premium	Pets costing 1100 Pearls	Otter, Marmot, Brown Guide Hawk, Sky Hawk, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Scarlet Macaw, Desert Fox, Red Panda, Stoneback Crab, Carmadun Owl, Panda, Choppy, Young Griffon, Pila Fe Naughty Dog, Karlstein Cat, Turtle, Little Lamb, Crow, Ferret
Event	Pets that are obtained from events	[Event] Kuku
Wizard Gosphy can be exchanged with all pet Types. Other pets can only Exchange with the same Type.

BDO Best Pet?

• Hedgehog (Gathering Life Skill)
• Combat Skill Pets (Dogs, etc)
• Life Skill Pets (Cats, Hedgehog, Otter, etc)
• Knowledge Pets (Birds, etc)
• Free Pets! 🙂 Quest/Attendance/Challenge Rewards (Kuku, Dog/Cat, Dragon, Bird) Free Pet Guide

The best pet in BDO is determined by how you like to play. The Hedgehog pet is very powerful for people who like the Life Skill of Gathering and want to progress into other Life Skills. The Hedgehog has a chance to gather twice for the same amount of Energy. Desert Resistance is a great Talent if you enjoy hunting in the Great Desert of Valencia. (There are many great hunting areas there.) Polar Bears increase your weight limit by up to +50LT. It’s a pricey way to purchase additional weight, but may come in handy for a character that already has the maximum weight purchased.

Keep in mind, some pets have limited availability, so you will need patience if you want a seasonal or holiday pet.

Event Pack and Seasonal “Limited” Pets
Packs can get expensive, but they do usually come with other useful things like value packs, weight, inventory, etc. If you’re exchanging pets using packs then the cost can really mount up fast. Sometimes they will have “Rare Critter Box” event that gives a chance for a Limited pet, but doesn’t have extras for 2200 Pearls. It’s a gamble, having a chance to give pets like 2x Reindeer or 2x Finch or rarely, Tier 2+ Limited Type pets.

Wizard Ghosphy is a very unique pet. He cannot be Exchanged to increase his Tier and always stays at Tier 1. However, this Wizard will increase the chances of getting a higher Tier pet more than other Tier 1 pets. (giving 20% instead of 15%) Ghosphy can be exchanged with any pet, even Limited pets. Gosphy might be useful, depending upon how much he costs. (Last cost was 1650 Pearls… not cheap by any stretch, but Wizard Gosphy is cheaper than buying a Pet Bundle to get another Limited pet, for example. For details on how Gosphy Exchanges with other pets and the costs, please see details in the Exchange section.)

Wizard Gosphy Comparison:
Normal Exchange: (T3main) + T3 + T2 + T2 + T1 = 35% + 25% + 25% + 15% = 100% T4 pet exchange chance
Wizard Exchange: (T3main) + T3 + T2 + Wiz + Wiz = 100% T4 pet exchange chance

Gosphy allows you to use one less T2 pet in Exchange. (Which means it’s not cheaper, when compared to Premium pet exchanges, but would be cheaper in some Limited pet exchanges. See T4 Exchange section below.)

Best Pet Special Ability

The Special Ability that I find the most useful is Gathering Amount Increase from Hedgehog and Auto Fishing Time Reduced.

• Gathering Amount Increase: Only available from the Hedgehog pets.

• Item Collection Increase: Arctic Fox (Limited time pet) 1% up to 4%.

• Auto-fishing Time Reduced: Pets like Marmot and Otter are Premium and available all the time, costing 1100 Pearls. (Also in Limited pets: Penguin and Polar Bear.)

• Finds Resources: Alerts to 1 gatherable resource every few seconds like herbs, trees, etc. I haven’t found this very useful. After a while you get to know what they look like. Detection also feels slow.

• Hostility Detection: Alerts to hostile guild and PVP flagged players in range.

• Finds Rare Monsters: Alerts to nearby elite mobs.

• Taunt Monster: Your pet will run out and draw 1 monster to you. I don’t see this as being very useful and can actually mess up the timing on your pulls.

• Desert Disease Resistance: Reduces the chance that you will gain one of the Valencia Desert DoT debuffs. The resistance only goes up to 35%, so it will negate 1/3 of the DoTs. However, you will still need to carry water and tea anyway to cure the 65% that land on you while in the Great Desert.

Best Pet Talents

Pet Talents are very useful, especially the experience Talents.

• Reduced Durability Loss: This is a convenient Talent, so that you don’t have to stop as often to repair. It even works on Life Skill tools like fishing poles and axes. Repair becomes less of an issue if you have the Naphart Camping Set.

• Knowledge Pets: Knowledge Increase 5-20%, and Higher-Grade Knowledge Increase 1-4%
  
  Chance to Gain Knowledge: Increases the frequency of Knowledge rolls when you kill etc. You may gain a lower grade than the one you currently have, but lower grades will not lower your rank. Only higher ranks are applied.
  Chance to Gain Higher-grade Knowledge: Increases the chance that the Knowledge learned will be a higher rank/grade than the Knowledge you currently know.
  Knowledge pets are a good choice for beginners, but loose some of their usefulness after you have obtained all Knowledge. They are useful for both grinding and Life Skills. Knowledge increases Max energy, which is required for Gathering and leveling up Nodes. Knowledge also gives buffs to mobs drops. Knowledge does have a cap as long as no new Knowledge content is added.

• Experience Talents: Life Skill Experience Gain 1-4%, Combat Skill Experience Gain 1-4%. These are probably the most useful buffs to obtain. 4% doesn’t sound like much, but with 5 pets, you could increase your experience by 20%. Most cats give Life Skill buff and most dogs give Combat Skill Exp.

• Other Unique Talents: Weight Limit Increase 20-50 LT (Polar Bear), Hit Point Bonus 25-100 HP (Young Crimson Dragon), Gathering bonus (Hedgehog).

Example Pets in Each Tier

Tier 1 Level 10:

1 Special Ability, 1 Skill, rank 1 Talent

NOTE: the Tier 1 Level 9 pet does not have a Skill yet. He will receive a random Skill at level 10.

Tier 2 Level 10:

1 Special Ability, 1 Skill, rank 2 Talent

Tier 3 Level 10:

1 Special Ability, 2 Skills, rank 3 Talent

Tier 4 Level 10:

1 Special Ability, 3 Skills, rank 4 Talent

Pet Skills List

Skill percentages do not increase by increasing Pet Level or Pet Tier. However, all pet buffs stack, when you have more than one pet out of the Stable. Pets have 3 Skills at Tier 4, 2 Skills at Tier 3, and 1 Skill at Tier 2.

Notice all Life Skills are covered, except for Sailing. Um, poor Sailors! 🙁

Pet List with Talents & Special Abilities

Classic Pet Type

Pet Name	Special Ability	Talent	Sellable	Acquired By
Most Cats, Flondor Duck	Finds Resources	Life Skill EXP +1-4%	YES	900 Pearls
Haetae	Hostility Detection	Mount EXP +1-4%	YES	900 Pearls
Most Dogs	Hostility Detection	Combat Skill EXP +1-4%	YES	900 Pearls
Fluffy (rabbit)	Finds Resources	Death Penalty Resistance +1-4%	YES	900 Pearls

Premium Pet Type

Pet Name	Special Ability	Talent	Sellable	Acquired By
Ferret	Finds Resources	Life Skill EXP +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls
Carmadun Owl	Finds Rare Monsters	Knowledge +5-20% and Higher-grade Knowledge Gain Chance Increase +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls
Marmot	Auto-fishing Time Reduced 10%-30%	Life Skill EXP +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls
Otter	Auto-fishing Time Reduced 10%-30%	Life Skill EXP +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls
Little Lamb	Hostility Detection	Life Skill EXP +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls
Young Griffon	Hostility Detection	Durability Reduction Resistance	YES	1100 Pearls
Crow	Finds Rare Monsters	Knowledge +5-20% and Higher-grade Knowledge Gain Chance Increase +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls
Karlstein Cat	Finds Resources	Life Skill EXP +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls
Turtle	Hostility Detection	Durability Reduction Resistance	YES	1100 Pearls
Pila Fe Naughty Dog	Hostility Detection	Combat Skill EXP +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls
Scarlet Macaw	Finds Rare Monsters	Knowledge +5-20% and Higher-grade Knowledge Gain Chance Increase +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls
Choppy	Finds Resources	Life Skill EXP +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls
Panda	Taunt Monster	Combat Skill EXP +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls
Stoneback Crab	Finds Resources	Durability Reduction Resistance	YES	1100 Pearls
Red Panda	Taunt Monster	Combat Skill EXP +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls
Desert Fox	Resistant to Desert Diseases	Durability Reduction Resistance	YES	Heatstroke and Hypothermia Resistance (up to 35%)
Long-tailed Rosefinch	Finds Rare Monsters	Knowledge +5-20% and Higher-grade Knowledge Gain Chance Increase +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls
Sky Hawk	Finds Rare Monsters	Knowledge +5-20% and Higher-grade Knowledge Gain Chance Increase +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls
Brown Guide Hawk	Finds Rare Monsters	Knowledge +5-20% and Higher-grade Knowledge Gain Chance Increase +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls

Event Pet Type

Pet Name	Special Ability	Talent	Sellable	Acquired By	Notes
[Event] Kuku	Hostility Detection	Knowledge +5-20% and Higher-grade Knowledge Gain Chance Increase +1-4%	NO	Attendance Reward	Can only have 1 Kuku summoned at once

Limited Pet Type

Limited pets are only available for a limited time, frequently seasonal and during holidays.

Pet Name	Special Ability	Talent	Sellable	Acquired By	Notes
Kunid’s Search Dog	Hostility Detection	Combat Skill EXP +1-4%	NO	1100 Pearls
Emperor Hawk	Finds Rare Monsters	Knowledge +5-20% and Higher-grade Knowledge Gain Chance Increase +1-4%	YES	Sold separately 1100 Pearls.	Grows in size with higher Tier
Snowlight Lynx	Finds Resources	Durability Reduction Resistance	NO	Sold separately 1100 Pearls. Various Packages costing 2800 to 6200 Pearls	Grows in size with higher Tier
Midnight Lynx	Finds Resources	Skill Exp	NO	Sold separately 1100 Pearls. Various Packages costing 2800 to 6200 Pearls	Grows in size with higher Tier
Twilight Lynx	Finds Resources	Life Exp	NO	Sold separately 1100 Pearls. Various Packages costing 2800 to 6200 Pearls	Grows in size with higher Tier
Young Black Dragon Young Gold Dragon	Hostility Detection	Combat Skill EXP +1-4%	NO	[Event] Fantastic Young Dragon Box – 2200 Pearls or [Event] Midnight Pet Pack included Fantastic Young Dragon Box – 4400 Pearls
Black Cloaked Dog	Hostility Detection	Combat Skill EXP +1-4%	NO	[Event] Shadow Chaser Pack	4250 Pearls (with 33% off sale)
Jojo	Hostility Detection	Life Skill EXP +1-4%	NO	1100 Pearls	Picks up items from double the distance compared to other pets. Prioritizes picking up items that are the furthest away.
Black Cloaked Cat	Finds Resources	Life Skill EXP +1-4%	NO	[Event] Shadow Chaser Pack	4250 Pearls (with 33% off sale)
Hedgehog	Gathering Amount Increase	Life Skill EXP +1-4%	NO	Pearl Shop Specialty Packs and through Gift Package, Vanacil’s Adventurer Pack: 5100, Kina’s Adventurer Pack: 4400 Pearls	BDO Hedgehog Guide
Golden Hedgehog	Gathering Amount Increase	Life Skill EXP +1-4%	NO	Pearl Shop Specialty Packs	BDO Hedgehog Guide
Snowflake Rosefinch	Finds Rare Monsters	Knowledge +5-20% and Higher-grade Knowledge Gain Chance Increase +1-4%	YES	Pearl Shop Specialty Packs	Sold as a pair with Snowball Rosefinch
Snowball Rosefinch	Finds Rare Monsters	Knowledge +5-20% and Higher-grade Knowledge Gain Chance Increase +1-4%	YES	Pearl Shop Specialty Packs	Sold as a pair with Snowflake Rosefinch
Snowflake Reindeer	Resistant to Desert Diseases	Combat Skill EXP +1-4%	YES	1100 Pearls	Heatstroke and Hypothermia Resistance (up to 35%)
Arctic Fox	Resistant to Desert Diseases	Item Collection Increase +1-4%	YES	1800 Pearls	Heatstroke and Hypothermia Resistance (up to 35%)
Newborn Crimson Dragon Newborn Golden Dragon	Buyer’s Choice: Resistant to Desert Diseases, Auto-fishing Time Reduced 10%-30%, Hostility Detection	Buyer’s Choice: Life Skill EXP +1-4%, Combat Skill EXP +1-4%, Knowledge and Higher-grade Knowledge Gain Chance Increase, Durability Reduction Resistance	NO	1650 Pearls
Polar Bear	Auto-fishing Time Reduced 10%-30%	Weight Limit Increase Tier 1: 20LT Tier 2: 30LT Tier 3: 40LT Tier 4: 50LT	NO	Gift Package (see Hedgehog Guide), Kina’s Adventurer Pack: 4400 Pearls, Vanacil’s Adventurer Pack: 5100	Purchase Restriction on Packs: 1 Per Character
Penguin	Auto-fishing Time Reduced 10%-30%	Life EXP Boost	NO	Previous Attendance/Loyalty Reward [Event] Penguin Pack – 2200 Pearls for 2 Penguins
Snowkid	Resistant to Desert Diseases	Durability Reduction Resistance	YES	Noel Holiday Bundle: 8300 Pearls, Event Winter Pet Pack: 2200 Pearls (includes 1 Reindeer)
Borrum Wolf	Hostility Detection	Durability Reduction Resistance	NO	1100 Pearls	Wolf’s size increases with higher Tiers
Sylvian Wolf	Hostility Detection	Combat Skill EXP +1-4%	NO	1100 Pearls	Wolf’s size increases with higher Tiers
Shadow Wolf	Hostility Detection	Life Skill EXP +1-4%	NO	1100 Pearls	Wolf’s size increases with higher Tiers

Other Pets

Pet Name	Special Ability	Talent	Sellable	Acquired By	Notes
Wizard Gosphy	Taunt Monster	Knowledge +5-20% and Higher-grade Knowledge Gain Chance Increase +1-4%	NO	1650 Pearls	Gosphy gives a slight increase in Exchange Chance Upgrade. (+20% – Example: T3 + T3 + T2 + Wiz + Wiz = 100% T4 pet result) Wizard Ghosphy Exchanges with all Types, even “Limited” and “Event”. Goshpy’s Appearance can’t be carried over in Pet Exchange. Gosphy can’t learn any more Skills and doesn’t increase beyond Tier 1.

Special Pets (Garmoth’s Horn Drop)

Pet Name	Special Ability	Talent	Sellable	Acquired By	Notes
Young Crimson Dragon	One Random: Heat Stroke/Hypothermia Resistance, or Auto-fishing Time Reduced 10%-30%, or Taunt Monster, or Hostility Detection, or Finds Rare Monsters	HP Buff: Tier 1: 25hp Tier 2: 50HP Tier 3: 75hp Tier 4: 100hp	YES	Defeat Garmoth, Obtain rare Garmoth’s Horn. Exchange horn to Gerson in Duvencrune (Gerson is near Trade Manager Tikara)	Special Pet Type. Currently, it can only be Exchanged with another Young Crimson Dragon. Can only have 1 Dragon summoned at once.

Pet Loot Speeds

Tier 1 Level 1	10 seconds
Tier 1 Level 8	4.5 seconds
Tier 1 Level 10	4 seconds
Tier 2 Level 10	4 seconds
Tier 3 Level 10	3 seconds
Tier 4 Level 10	2.5 seconds

Pet Exchange (aka Pet Breeding)

Pet Exchange is used to produce a higher Tier pet, which picks up loot faster, acquires extra Skills, and increases the Talent strength. If you have two pets of the same Type, you can Exchange both for 1 new pet and possibly obtaining a higher Tier pet. The more pets you add, the greater your chances that the new pet will be a higher Tier than the Main pet. Pet Tier never decreases. It doesn’t matter if the parent pets are the same species, as long as they are the same Type. For example, I exchanged a Premium red panda and a Premium macaw.

Pet Exchange Tips:

• Pets must be checked in to add them to the Exchange Window.
• Pets can be Exchanged, regardless of their Tier or Level difference.
• Pet Levels do not impact Exchange Success Chances.
• Pets of different species can be Exchanged as long as they are the same Type. (Limited, Classic, Premium, or Event)
• Click Exchange button to view Pet Types.
• Main Pet slot is the first large slot. Highest Tier goes here.
• Main Pet’s Level will be transferred to the created pet.
• Inherit the Appearance + Special Ability + Talent of any pet in the Exchange. If you don’t choose, the created pet will inherit from the Main Pet. IMPORTANT: Appearance + Special Ability + Talent is tied to pet Appearance! You cannot put a Penguin’s “Auto-fishing Time Reduced” Special on a Dog.
• Pet Skill sets are transferred from your choice of one of the pets in the Pet Exchange. NOTE: You cannot pick and choose one Skill from one pet and another skill from a different pet. You get all the Pet Skills from ONE pet. Or have the game randomly reroll all Pet Skills.

Choose Pet Appearance
After you have added your parent pets, the Appearance button will let you choose which parent you want your new pet to resemble. Your new pet will have the Appearance, Talent, and Special Ability of the main pet if another Appearance is not chosen. Choose the question mark if you feel like gambling and want the game to choose for you!

Special Abilities and Talents that pets have are tied to their Appearance! Example: A cat has the Special Skill Resource Detection + Life Skill Exp. However, if a dog Appearance is selected, then the created pet will have Hostility Detection + Combat Skill EXP Boost.

Choose Pet Skills
The Skill Button will allow you to choose which of your pet’s Skill sets you want to keep. The Main pet’s Skills are shown in the first row. Choose which parent’s Skills you want to pass on to your new pet. You are not able to choose Skills from both parents. If you don’t want to keep either pet’s Skills, choose the row of question marks to let the game select your new pet’s Skills randomly.

Example Pet Exchange
So what happens if you have a pet with 2 Skills and a pet with 1 Skill?

A Tier 3 pet with 2 Skills and a Tier 2 pet with 1 Skill will allow you to pick either pet’s Skill set. If you choose the Tier 2 pet’s Skill set and end up with a Tier 3 baby, your new baby will have the Skill set you chose plus one random Skill.

If you need to remove a pet from the Exchange Window, simply right click its icon, or use the removal button located under the pet’s Talent icon.

Lastly, enter a name for your new pet, then hit the confirm button when you are certain of your choices.

Pet levels no longer influence the percentage chance of increasing the Main pet’s Tier, as shown by the pictures below.

Tier 1 Level 1 exchanged with a Tier 1 Level 1

Tier 2 Level 7 exchanged with a Tier 1 Level 9

Pet Exchange (Breeding) Success Percentages Chart

Main Pet	2nd Pet	Tier Increase Chance	Tier Increase Chance
Tier 1	Tier 1	Tier 3: 55%	Tier 2: 45%
Tier 2	Tier 1	Tier 3: 65%	Tier 2: 35%
Tier 2	Tier 2	Tier 3: 80%	Tier 2: 20%
Tier 3	Tier 1	Tier 4: 15%	Tier 3: 85%
Tier 3	Tier 2	Tier 4: 25%	Tier 3: 75%
Tier 3	Tier 3	Tier 4: 35%	Tier 3: 65%
Tier 4	any	Don’t Exchange (unless you need to reroll Skills.)

Tier 4 Pet Cost & How-To

Normal Pet Exchange:
(T3main) + T3 + T3 + T1 + T1 = 35% + 35% + 15% + 15% = 100% T4 pet exchange chance
(T3main) + T3 + T2 + T2 + T1 = 35% + 25% + 25% + 15% = 100% T4 pet exchange chance

Wizard Exchange: (T3main) + T3 + T2 + Wiz + Wiz = 35% + 25% + 20% + 20% = 100% T4 pet exchange chance

1 Tier 4 Pet = Max Price $121
Creating one T4 pet costs $121 Max price. (With Unlucky Exchanges, not buying Pearl Boxes in bulk, and purchasing pets that cost 1100 Pearls.) Buying expensive pet bundles that have extras will raise the cost even higher. Limited pets are often found in these types of bundles. If you buy Pearl Boxes in $100 increments, you get 1,500 extra Pearls. If you buy $600 worth of Pearl Boxes, it will give you 69,000 Pearls, which is enough to make 5 T4 pets.

Using Wizard Gosphy in Exchanges does not save money over normal Exchange with Premium pets, but he may help save you money, if you use him to upgrade Limited pets.

How to Save Money on T4 Pets:

• There is a 55% chance to obtain a T3 by Exchanging two Tier 1 pets. So if you are lucky, you can save some by mashing all your Tier 1 pets together and THEN try to put together T4 pets.
• When buying Pearl Boxes with Kakao Cash in $100 bundles, the price of an 1100 Pearl pet is $9.56. Total cost for really bad luck during T4 Exchange, (using 11 pets to make 1 Tier 4) would be $105.23
• You can also stick with the 900 Pearl pets, which are the basic cats and dogs. This would reduce your bad luck Exchange to $86.09
• Wait for pet sales (normally 20% off, very rarely up to 50% off)
• Stop at Tier 3, which gives 3 second loot speed. (Tier 4 only gives 0.5 extra loot speed)

Tier 4 Pet Breeding Best Combinations – In-depth Analysis

Thank you to Aldodzb, who made the following detailed Tier 4 Pet Exchange Analysis! View Aldodzb’s original reddit post.

BDO Pet Appearance Change Coupons

You can get the appearance of any tier, by using a Pet Appearance Change Coupon. Purchasing a Pet Appearance Change Coupon for 250 Pearls or 1400 Loyalties.

Right click the Pet Appearance Change Coupon in your Pearl Inventory. It will open a window where you can change the Appearance of any pet you own. When you have decided on a new look for one of your pets, click the Change button. That’s all there is to it.

Example Pet Appearance Change for each Tier:

Pet House

Pet houses have no function. They are housing decorations.