Palworld

Best Passive Skills and How to Get

Palworld - Best Passive Skills
Passive Skills boost specific aspects of your Pals, like Attack and Work Speed. Read on to learn the Best Passives and how to get them!

Best Passive Skills in Palworld

Best Early Game Passive Skills

Best Early Game Resource Gathering Passive Skills

Passive Skill Positive Effect Negative Effect Tier
Logging Foreman 25% increase to Player Logging Efficiency
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3
Mine Foreman 25% increase to Player Mining Efficiency
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3

Consider bringing Pals with either skills in your party to increase the stones and wood you can gather.

Best Early Game Work Passive Skills

Passive Skill Positive Effect Negative Effect Tier
Artisan Work Speed +50%
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3
Diet Lover Decrease in Hunger is less likely by +15%
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3
Workaholic SAN drops +15% slower
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3
Motivational Leader 25% increase to Player Work Speed.
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +2

Workaholic and Diet Lover helps your working Pals by lowering hunger and sanity drain, while Artisan increase their work speed.

A Pal with Motivational Leader buffs your Working Speed stat, allowing you to craft and build much faster.

Best Early Game Pal Catching Passive Skill

Passive Skill Positive Effect Negative Effect Tier
Mercy Hit Pacifist. Will not reduce the target's health below 1.
Palworld - Negative Tier One
Tier -1

The Mercy Hit passive is a useful skill for one of your party Pals to have as it gives you a better chance of catching Pals successfully by preventing wild Pals from being knocked out.

Best Combat Passive Skills

Passive Skill Effect Ranking
Palworld - Positive Tier One Legend Attack +20%, Defense +20%, and Movement Speed +15% ★★★★★
Palworld - Positive Tier One Musclehead Attack +30%
Work Speed -50%
★★★★★
Palworld - Positive Tier One Ferocious Attack +20% ★★★★☆
Palworld - Positive Tier One Burly Body Defense +20% ★★★☆☆
Palworld - Positive Tier One Lucky Work Speed +15% and Attack +15% ★★★☆☆
Palworld - Positive Tier One Hooligan Attack +15%
Work Speed -10%
★★☆☆☆
Palworld - Positive Tier One Brave Attack +10% ★☆☆☆☆

For Pals assigned for combat, it is recommended to have a Passive skill that increases a Pal's attack and defense.

Best Pals for Combat Tier

Best Passive Skill Combos for Combat Pals

Combat Pal Passive Skill Example
Total Stacked Effects
Attack +70%
Elemental Damage +70%
Defense +20%
Movement Speed +15%
Best Combat Pal Examples
Palworld - Frostallion Frostallion Palworld - Necromus Necromus Palworld - Paladius Paladius
Palworld - Astegon Astegon Palworld - Jetragon Jetragon

Best Work Pal Passive Skills

Passive Skill Effect Ranking
Palworld - Positive Tier One Artisan Work Speed +50% ★★★★★
Palworld - Positive Tier One Work Slave Work Speed +30%
Attack -30%
★★★★☆
Palworld - Positive Tier One Serious Work Speed +20% ★★★☆☆
Palworld - Positive Tier One Swift 30% increase to movement speed ★★★☆☆
Palworld - Positive Tier One Lucky Work Speed +15% and Attack +15% ★★☆☆☆
Palworld - Positive Tier One Conceited Work Speed +10%
Defense -10%
★☆☆☆☆

These passive skills increase your Pals' productivity by increasing work speed, or decreasing work downtime.

Best Passive Skill Combos for Work Pals

Work Pal Passive Skill Example
Total Stacked Effects
Work Speed +100%
Movement Speed +30%
Best Work Pal Examples
Palworld - Jormuntide Ignis Jormuntide Ignis Palworld - Jormuntide Jormuntide Palworld - Anubis Anubis
Palworld - Astegon Astegon Palworld - Frostallion Noct Frostallion Noct

The best Passive Skills to focus on should be boosting work speed and movement speed for Pals assigned to bases.

Best Base Pals

Best Mount Pal Movement Speed Passive Skills

Passive Skill Effect Ranking
Palworld - Positive Tier One Swift 30% increase to movement speed ★★★★★
Palworld - Positive Tier One Legend Attack +20%, Defense +20%, and Movement Speed +15% ★★★★★
Palworld - Positive Tier One Runner 20% increase to movement speed ★★★★☆
Palworld - Positive Tier One Nimble 10% increase to movement speed ★★★☆☆

Take note that Motivational Leader increases player Work speed, not Movement speed for the Player or Pals.

Passive Skills that increase Pal movement speed are recommended for Pals that can be mounted.

How to Mount and Ride Pals

Best Passive Skill Combo for Mounts

Mount Pal Passive Skill Example
Total Stacked Effects
Movement Speed +75%
Attack +20%
Defense +20%
Best Mount Pal Examples
Palworld - Suzaku Aqua Suzaku Aqua Palworld - Suzaku Suzaku Palworld - Helzephyr Helzephyr
Palworld - Ragnahawk Ragnahawk Palworld - Beakon Beakon

Best Versatile Passive Skills

Passive Skill Positive Effect Negative Effect Tier
Lucky Work Speed +15% and Attack +15%
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3
Legend Attack +20%, Defense +20%, and Movement Speed +15%
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3

Versatile and Lucky are good passive skills for Pals that you want to be generalists.

Legend provides a healthy balance of stats, and Lucky gives Pals boosts to combat and work.

Lucky Hunting Guide: How to Hunt Shiny Lucky Pals

Best Elemental Passive Skills

Passive Skill Effect Pals
Celestial Emperor 20% increase to Neutral attack damage Palworld - Paladius Paladius
Divine Dragon 20% increase to Dragon attack damage Palworld - Jetragon Jetragon
Earth Emperor 20% increase to Ground attack damage Palworld - Anubis Anubis
Eternal Flame 30% increase to Fire attack damage, 30% increase to Lightning attack damage Palworld - Blazamut Ryu Blazamut Ryu
Flame Emperor 20% increase to Fire attack damage Palworld - Blazamut Blazamut
Ice Emperor 20% increase to Ice attack damage Palworld - Frostallion Frostallion
Lord of Lightning 20% increase to Electric attack damage Palworld - Orserk Orserk
Lord of the Sea 20% increase to Water attack damage Palworld - Jormuntide Jormuntide
Lord of the Underworld 20% increase to Dark attack damage Palworld - Necromus Necromus
Siren of the Void 30% increase to Dark attack damage, 30% increase to Ice attack damage Palworld - Bellanoir Libero Bellanoir Libero
Spirit Emperor 20% increase to Grass attack damage Palworld - Lyleen Lyleen

Each of the 9 elemental types in Palworld has a passive skill that boosts the damage of that type by 20%. These are exclusive to certain Pals but can be passed on through breeding.

All Exclusive Elite Passive Skills

How to Get the Best Passive Skills

Keep Catching Pals

Palworld - Catching Pals

Early in the game, you can only 'choose' a particular Pal's passive skill by catching more copies of it.

As passive skills are randomized, you can keep catching until you get a desired passive skill for your Pal.

How to Catch Pals

Pals with Exclusive Elite Passive Skills

Passive Skill Effect Pals
Celestial Emperor 20% increase to Neutral attack damage Palworld - Paladius Paladius
Divine Dragon 20% increase to Dragon attack damage Palworld - Jetragon Jetragon
Earth Emperor 20% increase to Ground attack damage Palworld - Anubis Anubis
Eternal Flame 30% increase to Fire attack damage, 30% increase to Lightning attack damage Palworld - Blazamut Ryu Blazamut Ryu
Flame Emperor 20% increase to Fire attack damage Palworld - Blazamut Blazamut
Ice Emperor 20% increase to Ice attack damage Palworld - Frostallion Frostallion
Legend Attack +20%, Defense +20%, and Movement Speed +15% Palworld - Frostallion Frostallion Palworld - Jetragon Jetragon Palworld - Necromus Necromus Palworld - Paladius Paladius
Lord of Lightning 20% increase to Electric attack damage Palworld - Orserk Orserk
Lord of the Sea 20% increase to Water attack damage Palworld - Jormuntide Jormuntide
Lord of the Underworld 20% increase to Dark attack damage Palworld - Necromus Necromus
Siren of the Void 30% increase to Dark attack damage, 30% increase to Ice attack damage Palworld - Bellanoir Libero Bellanoir Libero
Spirit Emperor 20% increase to Grass attack damage Palworld - Lyleen Lyleen

Some Pals have exclusive Passive Skills that can't be found on other caught Pals. These skills can be passed on through breeding.

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Breed 2 Pals of the Opposite Gender

Child Pals Can Inherit Passive Skills

Palworld - Breeding Different Species

Child Pals can inherit passive skills from their parents. You can place two Pals in a Breeding Farm to pass one or more of their passive skills to a child Pal.

However, this is not a surefire way of passing the best skill to another Pal, and can take some time.

Child Pals Can Learn New Passive Skills

Aside from their inherited skills, child Pals can also learn new Passive Skills. Make sure to check what skills a child Pal gets when its newly hatched.

Palworld Breeding Combos Calculator

Chain Breed to Pass Rare Skills

Legend Inheritance Steps
Catch and prepare a Legendary Pal
② Breed the Legendary Pal Ⓐ with any Parent to make Legendary Pal Ⓑ
③ Breed Legendary Pal Ⓑ with another Parent to make Legendary Pal Ⓒ
Parent Ⓐ: Palworld - Paladius Paladius (Legend)
Parent Ⓑ: Palworld - Foxparks Foxparks

┗ Child Ⓐ: Palworld - Rayhound Rayhound
Child Ⓐ (as Parent): Palworld - Rayhound Rayhound (Legend)
Parent Ⓒ: Palworld - Mossanda Mossanda

┗ Child Ⓑ: Palworld - Grizzbolt Grizzbolt (Legend)

Above is an example of chain breeding Pals with the Legend Passive Skill.

You can control the pool of what skills get passed on to Pal children via chain breeding. This means selecting the child with the desired skill to be bred until you have obtained a Pal with the desired skills down the chain.

How to Chain Breed Passive Skills

Obtain from Pal Merchant or Black Marketeer

Palworld - Black Marketeer Stock Changes

You can examine Passive Skils of the Pals sold at the Pal Merchant or Black Marketeer, making it a convenient way to obtain skills for breeding.

Stocks change on every spawn or world load of the seller, meaning you can reroll its stocks by returning to the main menu or by respawning the caught merchant from the Pal Box.

All Black Marketeer Pals

How to Capture Merchants for the Base

Palworld - Black Marketeer Location

Human Capture Guide
① Capture a Pal Merchant or a Black Marketeer.
Spawn them at your base via the Pal Box.
③ Check their stocks for available Pals.
④ Determine if there is a Pal with a Passive Skill you want to obtain.
⑤ If not, recall the Pal Merchant or Black Marketeer to the Pal Box and restart from step ②.
└ This will refresh their Pal stocks.
⑥ Once you have found your desired Passive Skill, buy the Pal.

You make checking Pal Merchant and Black Marketeer stocks for new Pals easier by catching them and spawning them in your base via the Pal Box. Every respawn of these merchants via the Pal Box will cause their Pal stocks to change.

Take note that humans have a lower catch rate, and this is significantly apparent when trying to catch the Black Marketeer at a lower level (their minimum ioLevel 40)

How ot Catch and Sell Humans

Passive Skills Unavailable at Merchants

Passive Skill Positive Effect Negative Effect Tier
Lucky Work Speed +15% and Attack +15%
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3
Flame Emperor 20% increase to Fire attack damage
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3
Earth Emperor 20% increase to Ground attack damage
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3
Lord of the Sea 20% increase to Water attack damage
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3
Spirit Emperor 20% increase to Grass attack damage
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3
Lord of Lightning 20% increase to Electric attack damage
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3
Legend Attack +20%, Defense +20%, and Movement Speed +15%
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3
Celestial Emperor 20% increase to Neutral attack damage
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3
Ice Emperor 20% increase to Ice attack damage
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3
Divine Dragon 20% increase to Dragon attack damage
Palworld - Positive Tier One
Tier +3

The element-boosting Passive Skills listed above can also be passed down to the child via breeding.

Passive Skills exclusive to rare Pals, such as Legend or Lucky, cannot be found at merchants. Fortunately, they are passable via breeding once you have obtained a Pal with those skills.

You will have to look for them carefully out in the world, catch them, and then pair them with another parent Pal to have possibility of passing the rare Passive Skill to a child.

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