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Palworld

Best Passive Skills

Base (work) passives

SkillRatingEffect
Artisan★★★★★Work Speed +50%
Work Slave★★★★Work Speed +30%, Ranged Attack -30%
Insomnia★★★★Nocturnal
Serious★★★☆☆Work Speed +20%
Workaholic★★★☆☆Sanity Drain -15%

For base Pals, prioritize work-speed passives like Artisan, or Nocturnal so they keep working at night. For naturally nocturnal Pals, ease SAN loss with passives like Workaholic.

Ranch passives

SkillEffect
WorkaholicSanity Drain -15%
Diet LoverHunger Drain -15%
Positive ThinkerSanity Drain -10%
Dainty EaterHunger Drain -10%

For ranch Pals, work-speed passives don't improve output. Prefer passives that slow SAN and hunger loss instead.

Party (held) passives

SkillRatingEffect
Vanguard★★★★★Player: Ranged Attack +10%
Stronghold Strategist★★★★★Player: Defense +10%
Noble★★★★Sell Price +5%, Buy Price -5%
Motivational Leader★★★★Player: Work Speed +25%
Logging Foreman★★☆☆☆Player: Logging +25%
Mine Foreman★★☆☆☆Player: Mining +25%

For party Pals, passives that buff the player (like Vanguard) are best. They trigger just by being in your party and stack across multiple Pals, so teach them to Pals you don't use in combat.

Mount (ride) passives

SkillRatingEffect
Swift★★★★★Move Speed +30%
Runner★★★★Move Speed +20%
Legend★★★★Ranged Attack +20%, Defense +20%, Move Speed +20%
Nimble★★★☆☆Move Speed +10%
Infinite Stamina☆☆☆☆Pal SP +50%

For mounts, movement-speed passives like Swift and Legend shine; filling all 4 slots with speed makes riding exploration smooth. Note: Pals that can glide don't benefit from movement-speed passives, so use combat or player-buff passives for them instead.

Combat passives

SkillRatingEffect
Legend★★★★★Ranged Attack +20%, Defense +20%, Move Speed +20%
Musclehead★★★★★Ranged Attack +30%, Work Speed -50%
Serenity★★★★★Skill Cooldown +30%, Ranged Attack +10%
各属性攻撃強化★★★★+20% damage of the matching element
Burly Body★★★☆☆Defense +20%
Ferocious★★★☆☆Ranged Attack +20%
Lucky☆☆☆☆Ranged Attack +15%, Defense +15%, Work Speed +20%
Hooligan☆☆☆☆Ranged Attack +15%, Work Speed -10%

For combat Pals, Legend is the staple—it raises attack, defense, and movement speed, so it's a must-have.