What is the best combat Pal in Palworld?

Jetragon is widely cited as the top combat Pal for its flight speed and homing missile Partner Skill, alongside Necromus, Paladius, Frostallion, and Shadowbeak — though sources disagree on exact ordering.

Is the combat tier list the same as the work tier list?

No. Community sources explicitly treat these as separate rankings — many top combat Pals (Necromus, Jetragon, Shadowbeak) are mediocre workers, and vice versa. Jormuntide Ignis and Anubis are rare dual-threat Pals that rank highly on both lists.

What is the best Pal for raiding bosses in Palworld?

Neptilius is frequently called the best all-around raid Pal by the r/Palworld community, with Jormuntide Ignis, Ghangler Ignis, Necromus, Paladius, and Finsider Ignis as runners-up.

Palworld Tier List

Community-consensus rankings for Combat, Work/Base, and Mount roles — compiled from Game8, IGN, The Pal Professor, XGamingServer, Den of Geek, and r/Palworld. Where sources disagree, that disagreement is called out rather than papered over.

Research current as of July 2026 (pre/at the 1.0 "Home Sweet Home" launch — expect rebalancing).

Combat Tier List

Sources differ: some (Game8) score Pals across combat/mount/worker simultaneously, others (The Pal Professor, XGamingServer) rank pure end-game combat only.

S / SS (Consensus top combat Pals)

Jetragon

Legendary Celestial Dragon. Highest flight speed in the game, huge Shot Attack, homing-missile Partner Skill. Missiles can't stun bosses — pair with a stunner.

Necromus

Fastest ground mount in the game with brutal damage. Spawns with Paladius (Dark/Light legendary duo).

Paladius

Strong AoE, spawns alongside Necromus. Ranked lower by The Pal Professor than by XGamingServer — sources disagree.

Frostallion

Legendary Steed of Ice, top flying mount, devastating Ice damage that melts Dragon-types.

Frostallion Noct

Dark-element variant, different angle vs. Dragon bosses.

Shadowbeak

High base stats, flying Dark-element, "no fiddly mechanics" — easiest top-tier Pal to pilot well.

Jormuntide Ignis

Rare double-threat: SS combat (Fire/Dragon) AND the best Level 4 Kindling base worker.

Blazamut

Fire bruiser that doubles as the best Level 4 Miner.

Blazamut Ryu

Raid-boss-obtained later variant, pushes the combat ceiling even higher.

Bellanoir Libero

Dark caster from the Bellanoir raid line; strong magic damage.

Anubis

Also S-tier per The Pal Professor's v0.7.1 list.

Neptilius

S-tier per The Pal Professor; also called the best all-around raid Pal by r/Palworld.

Orserk

S-tier per The Pal Professor.

Knocklem

Primarily known as a worker Pal but called "the absolute best" by Reddit users in combat threads too.

Selyne, Wixen, Felbat, Hartalis

Rounding out The Pal Professor's S-tier (v0.7.1).

A (strong alternatives)

Astegon, Faleris, Suzaku, Ragnahawk

XGamingServer A-tier.

Bastigor, Finsider Ignis, Lovander, Bellanoir, Icelyn, Frostallion Noct, Omascul, Xenolord, Azurmane

The Pal Professor A-tier.

Grizzbolt, Warsect, Quivern, Elphidran, Univolt

XGamingServer B-tier.

Blazamut Ryu, Croajiro Noct, Jormuntide Ignis, Fenglope Lux, Eye of Cthulhu, Ghangler, Ghangler Ignis, Elizabee, Sweepa, Beakon, Splatterina

The Pal Professor B-tier.

Feybreak-era additions (Game8)

Xenolord, Azurmane, Bastigor

S-tier for Feybreak's newer Pals.

Celesdir, Cryolinx Terra, Warsect Terra

A-tier.

Silvegis, Omascul, Splatterina, Tarantriss, Gildane, Fenglope Lux

B-tier.

Work / Base Tier List

A DIFFERENT ranking from combat — factors are Work Suitability level, Work Speed stat, and Passive Skills.

Jormuntide Ignis

S-tier worker (Level 4 Kindling) despite being SS combat — a rare dual-role Pal.

Anubis

Level 4 Handiwork + Level 3 Mining — "the ace of Base production" (Inven Global).

Blazamut

Best Level 4 Miner in the game, in addition to strong combat.

Knocklem / Knocklem Ignis

Gathering, Mining, Transporting, Kindling — repeatedly named a top overall base Pal.

Dandilord

Planting, Handiwork, Gathering, Medicine Production, Transporting — palworld.gg top listing.

Renjishi

Kindling, Handiwork, Gathering, Transporting.

Lyleen / Lyleen Noct

Planting, Handiwork, Gathering, Medicine Production; Noct variant swaps focus for Dark-type worker teams.

Bastigor / Dualith / Dualith Noct

Deforesting, Mining, Cooling (Bastigor); Dualith line is a true all-rounder.

Mycora, Venusa

Planting/Handiwork/Gathering/Medicine Production/Transporting all-rounders.

Wumpo

Handiwork, Deforesting, Cooling, Transporting — classic early-to-mid worker still relevant late.

Hartalis, Bellanoir Libero

Top-end raid-boss-derived Pals that also carry solid work suitability.

DPJ's "Best Base Working Pals" (post-Tides-of-Terraria DLC)

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Best Mounts

Jetragon

Highest flight speed in the game — top aerial nuke/mount pick.

Necromus

Fastest ground mount in the game with brutal damage.

Frostallion

Top flying mount, Ice-element, melts Dragon-types.

Paladius

Mobile bruiser mount with strong AoE, spawns alongside Necromus.

Recommended Raid Boss Teams

Bellanoir (Lv 30, Dark, weak to Dragon)

Dragon Pals ~Lv 30: Astegon, Orserk, Jormuntide Ignis, Dinossum Lux, Relaxaraus Lux, Xenogard, Elphidran, Quivern, Azurobe, Relaxaurus, Chillet. Best counter-moves: Beam Slicer > Air Blade = Seed Mine = Flare Storm = Lightning Streak = Dragon Cannon.

General endgame raid all-rounder

Neptilius — called "the best all around raid pal" by r/Palworld. Runners-up: Jormuntide Ignis, Ghangler Ignis, Necromus, Paladius, Finsider Ignis.

General principle (tower bosses & dungeons)

Bring a flying nuker (Jetragon), an elemental counter-Pal matched to the boss's weakness, and a mobile ground bruiser (Necromus/Paladius).

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