Like most open-world survival crafting games, Palworld offers a ton of customizations for your build. You can upgrade stats, capture and assign pals, gain different Active and Passive Skills, build weapons, and more. However, if you’re determined to make a top-tier build instead of focusing on personalization, there are a few suggestions and upgrades you should prioritize first.
- Builds in Palworld mainly consist of player weapons, stats, and pals.
- For an ideal build, prioritize leveling up long-term stats like HP, Weight, and Stamina to enhance exploration.
- When it comes to pals, always check their Work Suitability traits – higher traits and trait levels show how good they are for tasks at your base.
- Boss Pals are ideal for combat, but if you can’t get them, I suggest breeding high-tier pals at the Breeding Farm to produce offspring with strong Active Skills in Palworld.
- Why Trust Us: After spending more than 100 hours grinding in Palworld, I’ve gotten almost every item and weapon in the game to make the perfect player build for you.
My Best Player Build In Palworld
Before I continue further, here’s a quick overview of the best in-game build, which covers aspects like pals, stats, and other pieces of gear:
| STATS | WEAPONS | ARMOR | WORK PALS | COMBAT PALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – HP – Stamina – Weight | – Rocket Launcher – Assault Rifle – Sword | Pal Metal Helm + Cold Resistant Pal Metal Armor | – Verdash – Blazamut | – Jetragon – Astegon – Paladius |
Best Stats
Picking the best stats for your build usually boils down to what you need. Combat and Defense are ideal against boss battles, while Weight and Stamina are generally great for exploring. However, based on what I’ve tested, some stats’ effects are much more noticeable than others.
Out of the six character stats, here are the ones I recommend investing in first:
- HP: Increases your character’s maximum Hit Points, helping them withstand enemy attacks and other damaging sources.
- Weight: Increases the maximum capacity of items your character can carry in their inventory. This is generally useful when farming resources and Large Eggs that are scattered across the world.
- Stamina: Increases the time taken to deplete your Stamina Meter fully. With more stamina, you can cover more distance when running, gliding, and riding your pal. You can also work and dodge more without taking a break.
Best Weapons
As you progress through Palworld, you can start crafting modern weapons like pistols and rifles instead of melee weapons, which you get in the early-game phase. Furthermore, you can only craft higher-tier weapons at high-level workbenches, so it’s important to reserve space for placing your future workbenches.
Rocket Launcher
- Why I Chose This: When it comes to dealing damage, no other weapon is as devastating as the Rocket Launcher.
- Incredible damage output.
- Amazing AoE damage.
- Great for boss fights.
- Impressive range.
- Unlocks extremely late.
- Weak reloading speed.
- Challenging to craft.
Assault Rifle
- Why I Chose This: If you want a weapon that’s great for any encounter, I assure you that this weapon is unmatched in reliability.
- Incredible Fire Rate.
- Reloading speed and range are top-notch.
- Balanced and versatile.
- Slightly underwhelming damage output.
Sword
- Why I Chose This: If you’re tired of repeatedly farming and crafting ammo for your weapons, the Sword is a perfect choice.
- Low crafting requirements.
- High durability.
- Strongest damage output.
- Doesn’t require ammunition.
- Weak range.
- Not great for boss fights.
Best Armor: Pal Metal Helm + Cold Resistant Pal Metal Armor
The Pal Metal set is unquestionably the strongest and most durable armor set in Palworld, so these are no-brainer choices. Both the Pal Metal Helm and Cold Resistant Pal Metal Armor have roughly 50% more Defense than their Refined Metal counterparts.
However, I picked the Cold Resistant Pal Metal Armor over its standard and Hot variant because it offers more Defense and helps against the Cold effect, which occurs much more frequently than Hot.
The Pal Metal Helm unlocks at Level 46 and can be crafted with:
- 20x Pal Metal Ingot
- 20x Paldium Fragment
On the other hand, you can craft the Cold Resistant Pal Metal Armor at Level 50 using:
- 30x Pal Metal Ingot
- 30x Leather
- 6x High Quality Cloth
- 16x Ice Organ
Best Work Pals
As you level up your Pal box, you can add more pals to your base for various tasks like gardening, mining, logging, crafting, and more. You can see what type of work a pal can do by looking at its Work Suitability traits at the Paldeck or Pal Box. As you’d guess, my list consists of pals that have several high-level Work Suitability traits for doing tons of work at a great pace.
Verdash
- Why I Chose This: Most work pals either lack Work Suitability traits or have low levels in each trait, but thankfully, Verdash doesn’t suffer from either problem.
- Diverse Work Suitability traits.
- High trait levels.
- Extremely versatile at base.
- Not suited to some basic tasks like kindling.
Blazamut
- Why I Chose This: Blazamut has a whopping 10 Breeding Power, which basically means it’ll create a rare pal when paired with anything else at the Breeding Farm.
- Great for breeding rare pals.
- One of the best pals for mining.
- Can be used for combat.
- Extremely challenging to obtain.
- Not as diverse as Verdash.
Best Combat Pals
Unlike work pals, you can only keep up to 5 pals for your team. The easiest way to find combat-worthy pals is by looking at their level. The rarer the pal, the higher Attack and Defense stats it’ll have at a high level, which is why most boss pals are considered some of the best.
Jetragon
- Why I Chose This: Jetragon’s flying abilities alone put it at the top of my list since it made battles and exploration so much easier.
- Amazing aerial speed and abilities.
- High damage output.
- Well-balanced stats.
- Strong against Dark Pals.
- Weak to Ice Pals.
- Low Capture Rate.
Astegon
- Why I Chose This: Astegon is the definition of a powerhouse, and if you want high damage, it’s among my top picks.
- Insanely high damage output.
- Comes equipped with strong Active Skills.
- Ideal for fighting Neutral Pals.
- Great for mining tasks.
- Weak to Dragon Pals.
- Challenging to beat.
Paladius
- Why I Chose This: This pal knows how to attack while being mindful of defense, making it extremely hard for enemies to kill it.
- Highly versatile and reliable.
- Great for long-range engagements.
- Exclusive Active Skills.
- Impressive range and mobility.
- Weak to Dark Pals.
- Challenging to obtain.
My Experience Using This Player Build
I’ve grinded through Palworld for just over 100 hours, and I’ve secured every armor, weapon, and pal that the title has to offer. Personally, this was my ideal build for going through areas like the Astral Mountains that are packed with Level 40+ pals. With Jetragon’s mobility, Astegon’s balanced stats, and the Rocket Launcher’s damage, I breezed through most boss fights.
I beat Necromus and Paladius, largely considered the toughest fight in Palworld, in just under 3 minutes. And thanks to my work pals, I built my Assembly Lines from scratch in under a day.
That wraps up my extensive guide on the best player build in Palworld, where I’ve gone over the weapons, stats, armor, and pals that I found the most useful. I encourage swapping out different high-tier pals to see if any one of them makes more sense to you or just adds more variety. However, if you’re looking for more options to swap in and out, try looking at this YouTube video that covers several useful pal replacements.
Besides your build, focus on expanding and preserving your resources by learning about the best storage items in Palworld. If your pal gets sick with Overfull, I have a brief guide that can help you get rid of that ailment. And while you’re here, visit Rabiya’s review on Palworld which extensively covers the title’s pros and cons.
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