Last updated: May 10, 2026. This guide covers every resource type in Palworld, where to find it, how to farm it efficiently, and which Pals are best for gathering each material. See also: Base Building Guide, Pal Locations Guide.
Resource Categories#
Resources in Palworld fall into several categories:
| Category | Examples | Primary Use |
|---|
| Basic Building | Wood, Stone, Fiber | Structures, tools, early crafting |
| Ores and Metals | Ore, Coal, Refined Ingot, Pal Metal | Tools, weapons, armor, crafting stations |
| Spheres and Capture | Paldium Fragment, Pal Sphere | Capturing Pals (entire sphere line) |
| Fuel and Energy | Wood, Coal, High Quality Pal Oil | Powering furnaces, generators |
| Food and Farming | Berries, Wheat, Milk, Egg, Honey | Feeding Pals, crafting cakes, cooking |
| Mechanical | Polymer, Carbon Fiber, Circuit Board | Endgame weapons, armor, technology |
| Organic | Pal Fluids, Leather, Organ, Horn | Crafting, spheres, medicine |
| Ancient | Ancient Civilization Parts | Ancient Technology, high-tier items |
| Ranch | Wool, Milk, Egg, Honey, Pal Fluids | Passive production from Pals |
| Special | Lifmunk Effigy, Ruby, Technical Manual | Permanent upgrades, selling |
Basic Building Resources#
Wood#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Found by | Chopping trees (anywhere), Ranch (some Pals), Lumbering Pals at base |
| Best farming method | Assign a Lumbering Pal (Warsect, Mossanda, Wumpo, Gorirat) to your base |
| Best farming location | Any forested area – the base itself is the best farm |
| Uses | Structures, tools, campfire, charcoal production |
| Weight | 0.5 per unit |
| Stack size | 999 |
Optimal Wood farming: Assign a Pal with Lumbering level 3+ (Warsect, Wumpo, or Cryolinx) to a base in a forested area. A single lumbering Pal produces 500+ wood per hour passively.
Stone#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Found by | Mining rocks (anywhere), Mining Pals at base |
| Best farming method | Assign a Mining Pal (Cattiva, Dumud, Digtoise) to your base |
| Best farming location | Any base location with stone nodes |
| Uses | Foundations, walls, Pal Spheres, stone tools |
| Weight | 1.0 per unit |
| Stack size | 999 |
Fiber#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Found by | Harvesting bushes (hand), Gathering Pals, Lamball wool in Ranch |
| Best farming method | Ranch with Lamball (produces Wool, convert to Fiber via Cloth) |
| Best farming location | Base ranch |
| Uses | Cloth, Pal Spheres, saddles, armor |
| Weight | 0.1 per unit |
| Stack size | 999 |
Paldium Fragment#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Found by | Mining blue-glowing rocks, ground pickups |
| Best farming method | Mine blue rocks around the starting area; they respawn |
| Best farming location | Grasslands (around starting beach), cave walls |
| Uses | Pal Spheres (ALL tiers), Palbox, Egg Incubator |
| Weight | 0.2 per unit |
| Stack size | 999 |
Paldium farming route: Starting beach -> head west along the cliffs. Approximately 20+ blue rock deposits in a 5-minute loop. Each deposit gives 5-15 Paldium. Repeat every 15 minutes as they respawn.
Ore (Regular)#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Found by | Mining rocky ore deposits (gray-brown with golden veins) |
| Best farming method | Base near ore cluster with Digtoise/Astegon |
| Best farming location | Plateau south of Rayne Tower (5+ nodes), Grassy Behemoth Hills |
| Smelts into | 1 Ore -> 1 Ingot (via Furnace + Kindling Pal) |
| Uses | Ingots -> tools, weapons, spheres, structures |
| Weight | 2.0 per unit |
| Stack size | 999 |
Top 5 ore farming locations:
| Location | Coordinates | Ore Nodes | Nearby Threats |
|---|
| Plateau south of Rayne Tower | -180, -340 | 6 | Low (level 5-10 Pals) |
| Grassy Behemoth Hills | -127, -389 | 5 | Low (level 10-15) |
| Eastern Wild Island | 250, -200 | 4 | Medium (level 15-20) |
| Forgotten Island beach | -251, -422 | 4 | Low |
| Cliffside near Small Settlement | -10, -370 | 3 | Very low |
Coal#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Found by | Mining dark-colored rock deposits in desert/volcano/snow biomes |
| Best farming method | Build a base near coal nodes with Mining Pal |
| Best farming location | Icy Weald, Desert cliffs, Volcanic foothills |
| Uses | Refined Ingot (Coal + Ore), Carbon Fiber |
| Weight | 3.0 per unit |
| Stack size | 999 |
Coal + Ore base location: The Icy Weald in the northeast has overlapping coal and ore deposits. Build your second or third base here for Refined Ingot production.
Ingot#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Crafted at | Furnace (level 9) – 2 Ore -> 1 Ingot |
| With Kindling | Jormuntide Ignis (Kindling 4) produces ingots fastest |
| Uses | Tools, weapons, structures, spheres, nearly everything |
| Weight | 3.0 per unit |
| Stack size | 999 |
Production efficiency: Jormuntide Ignis (Kindling 4) smelts 2x faster than Foxsparks (Kindling 1). Prioritize getting a high-level Kindling Pal.
Refined Ingot#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Crafted at | Refined Furnace (level 18) – 2 Ore + 2 Coal -> 1 Refined Ingot |
| Unlock | Technology level 14 (Refined Furnace) |
| Uses | High-tier weapons, armor, tools, structures |
| Weight | 5.0 per unit |
| Stack size | 999 |
Production chain:
- Mine Ore (ore nodes)
- Mine Coal (coal deposits)
- Smelt in Refined Furnace with Kindling Pal
- Each cycle: 2 Ore + 2 Coal = 1 Refined Ingot
Tip: Build your Refined Furnace base near both coal and ore deposits (Icy Weald or Desert Plateau edges).
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Crafted at | Electric Furnace (level 36) – 5 Refined Ingot + 2 Paldium -> 1 Pal Metal Ingot |
| Unlock | Technology level 35 |
| Uses | Best endgame weapons and armor |
| Weight | 6.0 per unit |
| Stack size | 999 |
Rare Materials#
Sulfur#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Found by | Mining yellow crystalline deposits |
| Best farming location | Volcanic region, desert caves |
| Uses | Gunpowder -> ammunition for guns |
| Weight | 2.0 per unit |
| Stack size | 999 |
Best sulfur route: Enter the volcano interior from the eastern entrance. Yellow sulfur deposits line the cave walls. A 10-minute loop yields 100-200 sulfur.
Quartz#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Found by | Mining white crystal deposits in snow biome |
| Best farming location | Icy Weald, Frostbound Mountains |
| Uses | Circuit Boards, advanced technology |
| Weight | 3.0 per unit |
| Stack size | 999 |
Pure Quartz#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Crafted at | Crusher (level 34) – 5 Quartz -> 1 Pure Quartz |
| Uses | Endgame technology, high-tier electronics |
| Weight | 5.0 per unit |
| Stack size | 999 |
Carbon Fiber#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Crafted at | Electric Furnace (level 36) – 5 Coal -> 1 Carbon Fiber |
| Uses | Hyper Sphere, Ultra Sphere, high-tier armor |
| Weight | 3.0 per unit |
| Stack size | 999 |
Polymer#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Crafted at | Electric Furnace (level 40) – 5 High Quality Pal Oil -> 1 Polymer |
| Alternative | Some Pals drop it (e.g., Dumud) |
| Uses | Endgame weapons, armor, tech |
| Weight | 4.0 per unit |
| Stack size | 999 |
Circuit Board#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Crafted at | Production Assembly Line (level 44) – 2 Pure Quartz + 1 Polymer |
| Uses | Ultra Sphere, Legendary Sphere, high-end stations |
| Weight | 2.0 per unit |
| Stack size | 99 |
Ancient Civilization Parts#
For exact coordinates of all boss spawn locations, see the Pal Locations Guide.
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Found by | Defeating tower bosses, alpha bosses, dungeon bosses |
| Best farming method | Farm alpha Pals (respawn hourly) or run dungeons |
| Best farming location | Desert Plateau (Paladius/Necromus duo), Alpha Anubis |
| Uses | Ancient Technology items, high-end gear |
| Weight | 5.0 per unit |
| Stack size | 99 |
Ancient Parts per boss:
| Boss | Parts Dropped | Respawn Time |
|---|
| Zoe & Grizzbolt | 5+ (one time) | Never (one-time kill) |
| Lily & Lyleen | 5+ (one time) | Never |
| Axel & Orserk | 5+ (one time) | Never |
| Marcus & Faleris | 5+ (one time) | Never |
| Victor & Shadowbeak | 10+ (one time) | Never |
| Alpha Chillet | 2-3 | ~1 hour |
| Alpha Penking | 3-5 | ~1 hour |
| Alpha Mossanda | 3-5 | ~1 hour |
| Alpha Anubis | 8-12 | ~1 hour |
| Alpha Jormuntide | 6-10 | ~1 hour |
| Frostallion (Legendary) | 8-12 | ~1 hour |
| Jetragon (Legendary) | 8-12 | ~1 hour |
| Paladius/Necromus | 12-16 each | ~1 hour |
Ranch Production#
The Ranch (level 12 technology) enables passive resource generation. Assign a Pal to the ranch and it produces items automatically.
Ranch Pals and Their Products#
| Pal | Product | Production Rate | Use |
|---|
| Lamball | Wool | ~1 per 30 seconds | Cloth, Fiber |
| Chikipi | Egg | ~1 per 45 seconds | Cake, Omelet food |
| Mozzarina | Milk | ~1 per 60 seconds | Cake, Pizza |
| Beegarde | Honey | ~1 per 90 seconds | Cake |
| Vixy | Various (Coins, Arrows, Spheres) | ~1 per 60 seconds | Passive income, arrows |
| Mau | Coins | ~1 per 45 seconds | Money |
| Melpaca | Wool | ~1 per 40 seconds | Cloth (slower than Lamball) |
| Flambelle | High Quality Pal Oil | ~1 per 120 seconds | Polymer production |
| Sibelyx | High Quality Cloth | ~1 per 90 seconds | Endgame armor |
| Kelpsea | Pal Fluids | ~1 per 60 seconds | Spheres, medicine |
| Swee | Cotton Candy | ~1 per 120 seconds | Sanity recovery food |
| Woolipop | Cotton Candy | ~1 per 90 seconds | Sanity recovery food |
Optimal Ranch Setup#
For a self-sustaining cake production base:
| Ranch Slot | Pal | Product | Purpose |
|---|
| Ranch 1 | Chikipi | Egg | Cake ingredient (need 8 per cake) |
| Ranch 1 | Mozzarina | Milk | Cake ingredient (need 7 per cake) |
| Ranch 2 | Beegarde | Honey | Cake ingredient (need 2 per cake) |
| Ranch 3 | Lamball | Wool | Cloth -> Fiber for spheres |
| Ranch 4 | Vixy | Coins/Arrows | Passive income + ammo |
Resource Gathering Pals (Work Suitability)#
Mining#
| Pal | Mining Level | Notes |
|---|
| Astegon | 4 | Best miner – one-shots ore nodes |
| Digtoise | 3 | Fast ore miner, easy to obtain mid-game |
| Anubis | 3 | Great miner + handiwork combo |
| Reptyro | 3 | Mining + kindling hybrid |
| Cattiva | 1 | Early game mining |
| Dumud | 1 | Early game mining |
Lumbering#
| Pal | Lumbering Level | Notes |
|---|
| Wumpo | 3 | Best lumberjack + excellent transport |
| Warsect | 3 | Lumbering + planting hybrid |
| Cryolinx | 3 | Lumbering + cooling + combat |
| Mossanda | 3 | Solid lumber production |
| Gorirat | 2 | Easy to find, good early lumbering |
| Bushi | 2 | Lumbering + kindling hybrid |
Gathering (Harvesting Crops)#
| Pal | Gathering Level | Notes |
|---|
| Flopie | 3 | Best gatherer, surprisingly good |
| Petallia | 3 | Gathering + planting + medicine |
| Lyleen | 3 | Best all-around farm Pal |
| Verdash | 3 | Fast gatherer |
| Tanzee | 1 | Early game gathering |
Food and Farming Resources#
Crop Production#
| Crop | Seeds From | Growth Time | Plantation Size | Use |
|---|
| Red Berry | Berry bushes (wild), Merchants | ~60 seconds | Medium | Food, Cake |
| Wheat | Merchants, some Pals drop | ~90 seconds | Medium | Flour -> Bread, Cake, Pizza |
| Tomato | Sakurajima region | ~120 seconds | Large | Salad, Pizza |
| Lettuce | Sakurajima region | ~120 seconds | Large | Salad |
| Cotton Candy | Ranch (Swee/Woolipop) | Passive | N/A | Sanity food |
Best Food Items by Stage#
| Stage | Food | Materials | Benefits |
|---|
| Early (1-15) | Cooked Berries | Red Berry + Campfire | 25 hunger, minimal Sanity |
| Early+ (5-20) | Baked Berries | Red Berry + Cooking Pot | 30 hunger, +2 Sanity |
| Mid (15-30) | Bread | Wheat + Mill + Cooking Pot | 48 hunger, +3 Sanity |
| Mid+ (25-35) | Jam-filled Bun | Bread + Berries | 58 hunger, +5 Sanity |
| Late (30-45) | Salad | Lettuce + Tomato | 112 hunger, +15 Sanity (best worker food) |
| Endgame (40-50) | Pizza | Flour + Tomato + Milk | 140 hunger, +20 Sanity (best overall) |
| Sanity special | Cotton Candy | Ranch (Swee/Woolipop) | 15 hunger, +30 Sanity (best Sanity) |
Special Items#
Lifmunk Effigy#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Found by | Glowing green statues in the world (hard to miss at night – they glow) |
| Use | Upgrade capture power at Statue of Power |
| Total needed | ~50 for max capture power (exact number varies with upgrades) |
| Weight | 0.1 per unit |
Effigy farming tips:
- They glow green and are easiest to see at night.
- Check cliff edges, behind waterfalls, inside caves.
- Each region has 5-15 effigies.
- Use a flying mount to scan from above.
Technical Manual#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Found by | Dungeon chests, some boss drops |
| Use | Grants Technology Points (TP) without leveling |
| TP per manual | 1 |
| Weight | 0.1 per unit |
Ruby#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Found by | Alpha boss drops, chests, some Pals (Mau) |
| Use | Selling to merchants (high value) |
| Sell price | ~5,000-10,000 Gold |
| Weight | 0.5 per unit |
Dog Coin#
| Detail | Information |
|---|
| Found by | Fishing (Sakurajima update), some merchants |
| Use | Special merchant in Duneshelter |
| Exchange | Various rare items |
Resource Farming Progression Roadmap#
Level 1-10: Manual Gathering#
- Wood/Stone: Hand-punch or stone tools
- Fiber: Bush harvesting
- Paldium: Ground pickups + blue rocks
- Berries: Bushes
- Pals for base: Cattiva (transport/mining/handiwork)
Level 10-20: Basic Automation#
- Wood: First Lumbering Pal (Gorirat)
- Ore: Base near ore with Cattiva/Dumud
- Food: Berry Plantation + Watering Pal (Pengullet)
- Ranch: Chikipi (eggs), Lamball (wool)
- Pals for base: Digtoise (mining), Penking (watering)
Level 20-35: Industrial Scale#
- Refined Ingots: Coal + Ore base with Kindling Pal
- Cake production: Ranch (Chikipi, Mozzarina, Beegarde) + Wheat Farm
- Sulfur: Volcano runs with heat armor
- Spheres: Sphere Factory with Handiwork Pal
- Pals for base: Anubis (handiwork/bred), Jormuntide (watering), Jormuntide Ignis (kindling)
Level 35-50: Endgame Production#
- Pal Metal: Electric Furnace with Paldium + Refined Ingots
- Polymer: High Quality Pal Oil farming (Flambelle or ranch)
- Carbon Fiber: Coal in Electric Furnace
- Circuit Board: Pure Quartz + Polymer
- Ancient Parts: Alpha boss rotation farming
- Pals for base: Astegon (mining 4), Frostallion (cooling 4), Lyleen (medicine/planting)
Farming Routes for Rare Resources#
Daily Boss Rotation (Ancient Parts)#
- Teleport to Desert Plateau -> defeat Paladius + Necromus (24-32 Ancient Parts) – see the Boss & Tower Guide for detailed boss strategies
- Teleport to Frostbound Mountains -> defeat Frostallion (8-12 Ancient Parts)
- Teleport to Volcanic Crater -> defeat Jetragon (8-12 Ancient Parts)
- Fly to Desert Tomb -> defeat Alpha Anubis (8-12 Ancient Parts)
- Fly to Desert Oasis -> defeat Alpha Jormuntide (6-10 Ancient Parts)
Total per hour: ~60-80 Ancient Civilization Parts
Sulfur Run (Volcano)#
- Enter volcano from east entrance
- Follow the cave path counterclockwise
- Mine all yellow deposits (20-30 nodes)
- Exit and reset (deposits respawn in ~15 minutes)
- Yield per run: 100-200 Sulfur
Quartz Run (Snow Biome)#
- Teleport to Icy Weald fast travel
- Head northeast along the mountain ridge
- Mine all white crystal deposits (15-25 nodes)
- Drop down and loop back
- Yield per run: 80-150 Quartz
Ore Loop (Grassy Behemoth Hills)#
Best for early to mid-game, this location has 5+ ore nodes in close proximity. Build your second base here and assign a Digtoise or Astegon. It produces 200+ ore per hour passively.
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