Palworld: 6 BEST Skill Fruits [Battle-Tested 100 Hours]

Skill Fruits are a great way to help your pal learn new Active Skills in Palworld, which they can use on the battlefield. You can only obtain these fruits from a Skill Fruit Tree (usually three at a time) or from merchants scattered across the map. Of course, skill fruits have different rarities and levels and are element-specific, but you can still teach them to any pal. The only requirement is that a pal must have an Empty Slot in their Active Skills.

My Best Skill Fruits In Palworld Comparison

Here’s a quick overview of the strongest in-game skill fruits, detailing their type and stats:

1. Fire Ball

As you’d guess, Fire Ball is a Fire-type Skill Fruit that, at least in my experience, was the hardest one to find. However, the effort was definitely worth it, as the attack’s 150 Power coupled with incredible range makes it the ideal skill against bosses, at least in my opinion. Also, unlike other elements, Fire is strong against two types, Ice and Grass, making Fire Ball much more versatile than any other Skill Fruit in Palworld.

2. Dragon Meteor

This is among the rarest skills to naturally come with pals, which is why getting a Skill Fruit for it feels incredibly rewarding, in my opinion. With Dragon Meteor, your pal summons a cluster of meteors and shoots them at the enemy.

Like Dark Laser and Fire Ball, this has amazing damage output, but its major selling point is the attack’s longevity and range. Furthermore, Dragon Meteor is perfect against bosses since they are mostly Dark Pals or usually have Dark as one of their elements.  

3. Dark Laser

This is easily the strongest Dark-type Active Skill you can get since, like most Epic-rarity skills, it has a whopping 150 Power with a 55-second CT. This attack includes shooting a large laser blast at a specific target, which lasts roughly 3 seconds. The Laser is solid against Neutral Pals but weak against Dragon Pals, so you can ideally use the attack in most regions in the Windswept Hills.

4. Lightning Strike

Although it’s not the most damage-dealing Electric-based Skill Fruit in Palworld, Lightning Strike’s range, cooldown, and effectiveness are certainly worth considering. With a 40-second CT, it’s tied with Ignis Rage for the fastest cooldown out of any Epic Skill Fruit, and it outputs a circular blast so massive that it obliterates every nearby enemy.

As an electric-based attack, Lightning Strike works best against Water Pals, which you’ll find on beaches and other wet biomes. However, it’s weak against Ground Pals, located mainly at Mount Obsidian.

5. Blizzard Spike

Blizzard Spike is yet another Epic-tier Skill Fruit with a slight change – a noticeably better cooldown for slightly worse damage output. As the best Ice-based skill, this attack creates a large ice spike and hurls it at the enemy, damaging everything near the spike’s landing area.

Based on my experience, the only pal that gets Blizzard Spike naturally is Frostallion, which is why this attack’s Skill Fruit also has that exclusivity factor. You can see the Skill Fruit’s advantage against Dragon bosses like Jetragon and Astegon, but it’s worth mentioning that Fire Pals won’t be as susceptible to it.

6. Implode

Implode has the highest Power out of any Skill Fruit by far, but the reason it’s so low on my list is that it harms your pal. With this ability, your pal charges into the enemy and does a huge AoE blast, harming all nearby objects, including itself. Furthermore, as a Neutral-type Skill Fruit, it’s not strong against any specific element, a trait none of the other Epic Skill Fruits on my list lack.

Alternative Picks That I Considered

Here are some other Skill Fruits in Palworld that I thought were worth mentioning and you can use if you don’t have the skills mentioned above:

• Solar Blast: Best Grass-type Skill Fruit with solid Power output, but doesn’t do anything out of the box to put it above other Epic-tier fruits.
• Rock Lance: Another powerful Ground-type Skill Fruit, but just like Solar Blast, I wasn’t impressed with the attack itself and found it to be an inferior version of Tri-Lightning.
• Ignis Rage: A popular Fire-type Skill Fruit that’s common among high-tier pals, but I think it’s just too common to match Fire Ball.
• Pal Blast: Great range and damage output, but as a Neutral-type Skill Fruit, it’s not strong against any specific element.

My Take On The Best Skill Fruits

I’ve tested almost every Epic-tier Skill Fruit on my Incineram, and by far, my favorite skills were Lightning Strike and Fire Ball. Lightning Strike was great for clearing out nearby threats like humans, which often surrounded me in every direction. On the other hand, Fire Ball was a menace against boss pals due to the Burn effect it applied after it hit the ground.

For general usage, I’d also recommend going with Blizzard Spike since it’s viable in most circumstances. Dragon Pals are few and far between in Palworld, so I doubt there are many instances where this attack’s Skill Fruit becomes ineffective.

That wraps up my extensive guide on the best Skill Fruits for your pals in Palworld, where I’ve gone over each skill’s cooldown, type of attack, strengths, and weaknesses. In my experience, most Epic-tier fruits have similar damage output and cooldowns, so the ones suitable for you usually depend on your playstyle. If you’re struggling to find any Skill Fruits, here’s a YouTube video with an effective way to farm them in bulk. 

Besides hunting fruits, I recommend reading Ibrahim’s guide on the best Combat Passive Skills in Palworld, which will further boost your pals. For suggestions on high-tier pals for your team, here’s a quick guide on catching Grizzbolt, an extremely rare creature great for combat and base work. And while you’re here, don’t forget to visit Rabiya’s review on Palworld for more details regarding the title itself.

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