The best Pals by role in Palworld, split into combat, mounts, work suitability, and breeding value. This Eden of Gaming list reflects the current Early Access meta heading into the 1.0 release.
Reading this tier list
Pals are rated for the job they do, not on a single overall scale, because a great worker and a great fighter solve different problems. Combat covers boss and field damage, mounts covers travel and traversal, work suitability covers base output, and breeding value covers passing strong passives.
Combat (top tier)
- Pal
- Jetragon
- Note
- Elite flying DPS and the benchmark mount, top of most combat lists.
- Pal
- Frostallion
- Note
- Ice legendary, strong against the many fire and dragon threats.
- Pal
- Jormuntide Ignis
- Note
- Fire dragon, heavy sustained damage and a strong breeding parent.
- Pal
- Necromus
- Note
- Dark legendary, excellent ground combat and mount.
- Pal
- Paladius
- Note
- Necromus counterpart, durable bruiser and mount.
- Pal
- Grizzbolt
- Note
- Electric bruiser, also usable as a damage turret in your base.
Mounts
- Pal
- Jetragon
- Role
- Fastest flyer, best all-round travel mount.
- Pal
- Necromus
- Role
- Fastest ground mount.
- Pal
- Neptilius
- Role
- Best water mount for crossing and diving.
- Pal
- Paladius
- Role
- Strong ground mount with combat utility.
Work suitability (base)
- Pal
- Anubis
- Strength
- High-level Handiwork and Mining, one of the best all-round base Pals.
- Pal
- Beegarde
- Strength
- Covers a wide spread of work types, great generalist.
- Pal
- Verdash
- Strength
- Fast worker for planting and gathering.
Breeding value
Anubis, Jormuntide Ignis, and the legendaries are the most common breeding targets for passing strong passive skills down a line. The 1.0 Genetic Recombination system is expected to change breeding optimization significantly, so revisit your plans after launch.