Palworld Tier List: Best Pals for Combat, Work, and More

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In Palworld, there are more than 200 Pals to capture, train, put to work at your base, or add to your party. Naturally, with so many different creatures running around, it is perfectly normal to wonder which ones are the best and most worth obtaining first. That is why, in this section of our guide, we have put together a tier list divided into different categories, showing you the best Pals according to several important criteria.

If you are unsure which Pals are most worth having in your game for specific purposes, look no further. Check out our recommendations below.

Palworld best Pals tier list

Below, you can check out a tier list featuring the best Pals in Palworld overall, ranked from SS+ Tier to B Tier. In other words, these are the best all-round Pals in the entire game:

Pal	Element	Tier
Knocklem Ignis	Fire	SS+
Eidrolon Ignis	Dragon and Fire	SS+
Bellanoir Libero	Dark	SS+
Jetragon	Dragon	SS+
Jormuntide Ignis	Fire and Dragon	SS+
Frostallion	Ice	SS+
Shaolong	Dragon and Water	SS+
Dandilord	Grass and Dark	SS+
Lyleen Noct	Dark	SS+
Blazamut Ryu	Fire and Dragon	SS+
Xenolord	Dark and Dragon	SS+
Paladius	Neutral	SS+
Necromus	Dark	SS+
Hartalis	Neutral	SS+
Neptilius	Water	SS+
Moldron	Fire and Ground	SS+
Gildane	Ground	S+
Anubis	Ground	S+
Blazamut	Fire	S+
Chillet	Dragon and Ice	S+
Jormuntide	Dragon and Water	S+
Lovander	Neutral	S+
Digtoise	Ground	S+
Kitsun	Fire	S+
Lunaris	Neutral	S+
Orserk	Dragon and Electric	S+
Dualith	Ground and Grass	S+
Maraith	Dark	S+
Shadowbeak	Dark	S+
Renjishi	Fire	S+
Nitewing	Neutral	S
Mossanda	Grass	S
Ragnahawk	Fire	S
Rayhound	Electric	S
Surfent	Neutral	S
Warsect	Grass and Ground	S
Penking	Water and Ice	S
Grizzbolt	Electric	A
Dumud	Ground	A
Eikthyrdeer	Neutral	A
Astegon	Dragon and Dark	A
Elphidran	Dragon	A
Faleris	Fire	A
Fenglope	Neutral	A
Felbat	Dark	A
Gumoss	Grass and Ground	A
Grintale	Neutral	A
Menasting	Dark and Ground	B
Helzephyr	Dark	B
Lyleen	Grass	B
Pyrin	Fire	B
Sibelyx	Ice	B
Wumpo	Ice	B
Suzaku	Fire	B
Quivern	Dragon	B

To create this list, we considered some of the Pals' most important gameplay stats, including each creature's damage output, its versatility across different environments, its survivability, and its potential abilities.

Of course, each Pal's effectiveness also depends heavily on its level, the combat strategies you use, your equipment, and your party composition. You should not treat our recommendations as absolute, but they are a good starting point for getting an idea of which Pals stand out the most, especially if you have only recently started playing. Bear in mind, however, that obtaining most of them may take quite a few hours, as they are found during the later stages of the game.

Best Pals for combat by element

When it comes to combat, many Pals stand out for how well they perform when defeating other enemies, although you should always take the game's element chart into account, of course. Below, you can find lists featuring the best Pals for each of the 9 available elements, including Fire, Ice, Water, and Grass:

Best Water Pals

• Shaolong
• Neptilius
• Jormuntide
• Suzaku Aqua
• Penking
• Azurobe
• Pengullet
• Relaxaurus

Best Dragon Pals

• Eidrolon
• Jetragon
• Xenolord
• Blazamut Ryu
• Jormuntide Ignis
• Chillet
• Jormuntide
• Orserk
• Astegon

Best Fire Pals

• Knocklem Ignis
• Eidrolon Ignis
• Moldron
• Jormuntide Ignis
• Blazamut
• Blazamut Ryu
• Incineram
• Kitsun
• Ragnahawk

Best Ice Pals

• Moldron Cryst
• Frostallion
• Cryolinx
• Chillet
• Vanwyrm Cryst
• Bastigor
• Penking
• Sibelyx
• Wumpo

Best Neutral Pals

• Hartalis
• Paladius
• Selyne
• Lunaris
• Nitewing
• Eikthyrdeer
• Fenglope
• Gorirat

Best Dark Pals

• Frostallion Noct
• Bellanoir Libero
• Maraith
• Necromus
• Shadowbeak
• Dandilord
• Astegon
• Felbat

Best Grass Pals

• Dandilord
• Dualith
• Quivern Botan
• Lyleen
• Mossanda
• Warsect
• Gumoss
• Beegarde
• Verdash

Best Electric Pals

• Orserk
• Helzephyr Lux
• Azurmane
• Rayhound
• Grizzbolt
• Beakon
• Univolt

Best Ground Pals

• Anubis
• Knocklem
• Moldron
• Aegidron
• Menasting Terra
• Digtoise
• Warsect
• Dumud
• Gumoss

Best Pals for base work

As you probably already know, every Pal in Palworld has different Work Suitabilities, such as Gathering, Transporting, Farming, and Watering. These determine which tasks each Pal can perform at your base, and the higher its level in a particular Work Suitability, the more efficiently it will perform that job.

If you are looking for the best Pals for your base, below you can find the best Pal for each specific Work Suitability. Capture them and assign them to the appropriate jobs at your base to see just how effective they can be:

• Best Pal for Kindling: Jormuntide Ignis
• Best Pal for Watering: Jormuntide
• Best Pal for Planting: Ophydia
• Best Pal for Generating Electricity: Orserk
• Best Pal for Handiwork: Solenne
• Best Pal for Gathering: Starryion Primo
• Best Pal for Lumbering: Celesdir
• Best Pal for Mining: Blazamut
• Best Pal for Medicine Production: Silvance
• Best Pal for Cooling: Bastigor
• Best Pal for Transporting: Mimog

As for the Farming Work Suitability, there is no single Pal that is better than the rest, as every Pal suited to this type of work can produce unique resources. For example, Lamballs produce Wool, while Chikipis lay Eggs.

Therefore, the best Pal for Farming will always be the one that produces the resource you need most at any given time. Simply decide which Pal is most useful to you and assign it to your base to make the most of its abilities.

Best Pal mounts

If you want to know which are the best Pals to ride, meaning the creatures you can use to travel around the world or perform special attacks, below you will find the most notable options in this category:

• Jetragon: The fastest mount in the game and the best overall. It can use a missile launcher and is effective against Dark-type Pals.
• Kitsun: Protects you from both cold and heat when ridden, even in the most extreme climates, making it extremely useful for exploration.
• Necromus: The fastest ground mount in the game and capable of performing a double jump.
• Frostallion: The second-fastest flying mount and boosts Ice-type attacks while mounted.
• Neptilius: The fastest swimming mount and capable of making huge jumps out of the water.
• Galeclaw: The fastest gliding Pal mount.