Coal Nodes in Palworld
553 coal nodes mapped across 8 regions. 288 — densest in Twilight Dunes
553 mapped8 regionsResources
Densest regions
Recommended coal harvesters
Astegonmining Lv 4S-tier endgame miner. Mining Lv 4 + Dragon damage scales late-game node DPS.
Blazamutmining Lv 4S-tier alpha-only Pal. Mining Lv 4; bring once you can capture from Mt. Obsidian.
Anubismining Lv 3A-tier all-rounder. Mining Lv 3 + Handiwork Lv 4. Best generalist on a coal base.
Digtoisemining Lv 3Mid-game Mining Lv 3. Catchable at Lv 17-25 in Twilight Dunes — the same region with the densest coal cluster.
Reptyromining Lv 3Mining Lv 3 + Kindling Lv 2. Auto-smelts Coal into Refined Ingot when stationed with a Furnace nearby.
Pals that drop coal
- Blazamut10 Coal per kill
Mt. Obsidian alpha — endgame Fire-type miniboss. Drops a fixed stack of 10 Coal at 100% rate on top of the standard alpha loot.
Blazamut Ryu10 Coal per killDragon/Fire Blazamut variant, rarity 10 — the same guaranteed 10-Coal stack as base Blazamut.
Pierdon4-5 Coal per killThe accessible one: a rarity-6 Ground Pal dropping 4-5 Coal at 100%, farmable long before endgame. Menasting filled this slot until Palworld 1.0 removed Coal from its drop table.
coal is used for
Interactive coal nodes map
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View all on the map →Distribution by region
- Twilight Dunes288 · 52%
- Verdant Brook114 · 21%
- Mt. Obsidian57 · 10%
- Bamboo Grove39 · 7%
- Outlying Isles22 · 4%
- Sakurajima20 · 4%
- Windswept Hills12 · 2%
- Sea Breeze Archipelago1 · 0%
All locations by region
Twilight Dunes(288)
- Coal Node #1 — Twilight Dunes-173, -203
- Coal Node #2 — Twilight Dunes-192, -120
- Coal Node #3 — Twilight Dunes-97, -120
- Coal Node #4 — Twilight Dunes-94, -120
- Coal Cluster #5 — Twilight Dunes-96, -119
- Coal Node #6 — Twilight Dunes-97, -118
- Coal Node #7 — Twilight Dunes-95, -117
- Coal Node #8 — Twilight Dunes-96, -116
- Coal Node #9 — Twilight Dunes-93, -116
- Coal Node #10 — Twilight Dunes-139, -109
- Coal Node #11 — Twilight Dunes-159, -92
- Coal Node #12 — Twilight Dunes-157, -92
- Coal Node #13 — Twilight Dunes-161, -90
- Coal Node #14 — Twilight Dunes-158, -90
- Coal Node #15 — Twilight Dunes-155, -90
- Coal Node #16 — Twilight Dunes-146, -90
- Coal Cluster #17 — Twilight Dunes-157, -89
- Coal Node #18 — Twilight Dunes-156, -88
- Coal Node #19 — Twilight Dunes-198, -86
- Coal Node #20 — Twilight Dunes-126, -86
- Coal Node #21 — Twilight Dunes-123, -86
- Coal Node #22 — Twilight Dunes-124, -85
- Coal Node #23 — Twilight Dunes-126, -84
- Coal Node #24 — Twilight Dunes-126, -83
- Coal Cluster #25 — Twilight Dunes-125, -83
- Coal Node #26 — Twilight Dunes-125, -82
- Coal Node #27 — Twilight Dunes-221, -72
- Coal Node #28 — Twilight Dunes-136, -52
- Coal Node #16 — Arena625, 129
- Coal Node #18 — Arena658, 143
Verdant Brook(114)
- Coal Node #26 — Frostbound Mountains144, 161
- Coal Node #27 — Frostbound Mountains145, 162
- Coal Cluster #25 — Frostbound Mountains147, 159
- Coal Node #24 — Frostbound Mountains150, 158
- Coal Node #4 — Ancient Ritual Site-77, -306
- Coal Node #8 — Ancient Ritual Site-46, -269
- Coal Node #9 — Ancient Ritual Site-70, -262
- Coal Node #10 — Ancient Ritual Site-77, -245
- Coal Node #11 — Ancient Ritual Site-47, -232
- Coal Node #1 — Crescent Moon Shore71, -232
- Coal Node #2 — Crescent Moon Shore63, -217
- Coal Node #17 — Gobfin's Turf173, -207
- Coal Node #3 — Crescent Moon Shore-99, -204
- Coal Node #4 — Crescent Moon Shore-37, -169
- Coal Node #5 — Crescent Moon Shore23, -162
- Coal Node #6 — Crescent Moon Shore15, -160
- Coal Node #7 — Crescent Moon Shore15, -155
- Coal Node #8 — Crescent Moon Shore22, -154
- Coal Node #9 — Crescent Moon Shore1, -130
- Coal Node #19 — Gobfin's Turf113, -120
- Coal Node #28 — Gobfin's Turf76, -106
- Coal Node #29 — Gobfin's Turf90, -94
- Coal Node #5 — Ancient Ritual Site39, -285
- Coal Node #10 — Crescent Moon Shore18, -83
- Coal Node #5 — Verdant Brook158, -70
- Coal Node #6 — Verdant Brook154, -67
- Coal Cluster #7 — Verdant Brook155, -67
- Coal Node #8 — Verdant Brook158, -66
- Coal Node #9 — Verdant Brook155, -65
- Coal Node #6 — Ancient Ritual Site15, -279
Mt. Obsidian(57)
- Coal Node #3 — Foot of the Volcano-332, -278
- Coal Node #1 — Foot of the Volcano-261, -440
- Coal Node #2 — Foot of the Volcano-268, -406
- Coal Node #1 — Dry Sandy Beach-697, -735
- Coal Cluster #9 — Dry Sandy Beach-604, -724
- Coal Node #10 — Dry Sandy Beach-603, -724
- Coal Node #2 — Fisherman's Point-512, -724
- Coal Node #3 — Fisherman's Point-508, -724
- Coal Node #11 — Dry Sandy Beach-606, -723
- Coal Cluster #4 — Fisherman's Point-510, -722
- Coal Node #5 — Fisherman's Point-509, -722
- Coal Node #12 — Dry Sandy Beach-608, -721
- Coal Node #6 — Fisherman's Point-511, -719
- Coal Node #7 — Fisherman's Point-508, -719
- Coal Node #2 — Dry Sandy Beach-695, -735
- Coal Node #13 — Dry Sandy Beach-735, -696
- Coal Node #14 — Dry Sandy Beach-733, -696
- Coal Cluster #15 — Dry Sandy Beach-735, -695
- Coal Node #16 — Dry Sandy Beach-731, -695
- Coal Node #17 — Dry Sandy Beach-734, -694
- Coal Node #18 — Dry Sandy Beach-737, -693
- Coal Node #19 — Dry Sandy Beach-739, -692
- Coal Node #8 — Fisherman's Point-467, -678
- Coal Node #9 — Fisherman's Point-461, -678
- Coal Node #10 — Fisherman's Point-464, -677
- Coal Cluster #3 — Dry Sandy Beach-695, -733
- Coal Cluster #11 — Fisherman's Point-465, -676
- Coal Node #12 — Fisherman's Point-466, -675
- Coal Node #13 — Fisherman's Point-463, -675
- Coal Node #14 — Fisherman's Point-462, -673
Bamboo Grove(39)
- Coal Node #25 — Bamboo Groves-320, -257
- Coal Node #26 — Bamboo Groves-199, -247
- Coal Node #31 — Bamboo Groves-168, -220
- Coal Node #22 — Bamboo Groves-220, -303
- Coal Node #1 — Deep Bamboo Thicket-285, -177
- Coal Node #23 — Bamboo Groves-258, -296
- Coal Node #2 — Deep Bamboo Thicket-348, -137
- Coal Node #3 — Deep Bamboo Thicket-263, -117
- Coal Node #24 — Bamboo Groves-241, -292
- Coal Node #4 — Deep Bamboo Thicket-288, -87
- Coal Node #5 — Deep Bamboo Thicket-254, -80
- Coal Node #6 — Bamboo Groves-166, -381
- Coal Node #9 — Bamboo Groves-133, -373
- Coal Node #10 — Bamboo Groves-192, -352
- Coal Node #12 — Bamboo Groves-267, -333
- Coal Node #14 — Bamboo Groves-177, -331
- Coal Node #17 — Bamboo Groves-249, -330
- Coal Node #21 — Bamboo Groves-271, -317
- Coal Node #1 — Bamboo Groves-256, -385
- Coal Node #5 — Bamboo Groves-238, -381
- Coal Node #16 — Bamboo Groves-144, -331
- Coal Node #20 — Bamboo Groves-147, -329
- Coal Node #15 — Bamboo Groves-147, -331
- Coal Node #13 — Bamboo Groves-147, -333
- Coal Node #19 — Bamboo Groves-150, -329
- Coal Cluster #18 — Bamboo Groves-150, -330
- Coal Node #11 — Bamboo Groves-152, -335
- Coal Node #34 — Bamboo Groves-168, -217
- Coal Cluster #30 — Bamboo Groves-169, -220
- Coal Node #33 — Bamboo Groves-171, -218
Outlying Isles(22)
- Coal Node #1 — Phantom Isle-783, -328
- Coal Node #2 — Phantom Isle-782, -328
- Coal Node #1 — Oasis Isle715, 187
- Coal Node #2 — Oasis Isle707, 204
- Coal Node #1 — Flamepulse Islet673, 283
- Coal Node #3 — Isle of the Glacial Core378, 611
- Coal Node #4 — Isle of the Glacial Core300, 615
- Coal Node #5 — Isle of the Glacial Core355, 619
- Coal Node #6 — Isle of the Glacial Core371, 627
- Coal Node #7 — Isle of the Glacial Core310, 637
- Coal Node #8 — Isle of the Glacial Core270, 640
- Coal Node #9 — Isle of the Glacial Core364, 642
- Coal Node #10 — Isle of the Glacial Core324, 646
- Coal Node #11 — Isle of the Glacial Core379, 651
- Coal Node #12 — Isle of the Glacial Core340, 653
- Coal Node #13 — Isle of the Glacial Core372, 667
- Coal Node #14 — Isle of the Glacial Core388, 673
- Coal Node #15 — Isle of the Glacial Core350, 675
- Coal Node #16 — Isle of the Glacial Core404, 680
- Coal Node #17 — Isle of the Glacial Core365, 682
- Coal Node #1 — Isle of the Glacial Core288, 553
- Coal Node #2 — Isle of the Glacial Core321, 568
Sakurajima(20)
- Coal Node #4 — Sakurajima - Southern Sandbar-749, 147
- Coal Node #5 — Sakurajima - Southern Sandbar-756, 164
- Coal Node #1 — Sakurajima - Southern Sandbar-702, 99
- Coal Node #2 — Sakurajima - Southern Sandbar-668, 123
- Coal Node #4 — Dancing Sakura Shrine-652, 267
- Coal Node #1 — Sakurajima - Northern Rock Field-490, 267
- Coal Node #2 — Sakurajima - Northern Rock Field-516, 306
- Coal Node #3 — Sakurajima - Northern Rock Field-528, 310
- Coal Node #5 — Dancing Sakura Shrine-664, 311
- Coal Node #6 — Dancing Sakura Shrine-667, 319
- Coal Node #4 — Sakurajima - Northern Rock Field-628, 341
- Coal Node #5 — Sakurajima - Northern Rock Field-548, 354
- Coal Node #3 — Sakurajima - Southern Sandbar-678, 125
- Coal Node #1 — Sakurajima - Mushroom Wetlands-373, 131
- Coal Node #2 — Sakurajima - Mushroom Wetlands-519, 165
- Coal Node #3 — Sakurajima - Mushroom Wetlands-508, 167
- Coal Node #4 — Sakurajima - Mushroom Wetlands-505, 177
- Coal Node #1 — Dancing Sakura Shrine-552, 190
- Coal Node #2 — Dancing Sakura Shrine-542, 196
- Coal Node #3 — Dancing Sakura Shrine-639, 198
Windswept Hills(12)
- Coal Node #1 — No. 1 Wildlife Sanctuary25, -674
- Coal Node #4 — No. 1 Wildlife Sanctuary41, -662
- Coal Node #2 — No. 1 Wildlife Sanctuary55, -672
- Coal Cluster #3 — No. 1 Wildlife Sanctuary57, -668
- Coal Node #5 — No. 1 Wildlife Sanctuary60, -662
- Coal Node #2 — Autumn Rocks78, -249
- Coal Node #1 — Rayne Syndicate Test Drilling Rig117, -248
- Coal Node #1 — Autumn Rocks54, -280
- Coal Node #1 — Golden Hills-115, -441
- Coal Node #2 — Golden Hills-103, -421
- Coal Node #3 — Golden Hills-91, -400
- Coal Node #2 — Rayne Syndicate Test Drilling Rig197, -232
Sea Breeze Archipelago(1)
- Coal Node #1 — Sea Breeze Archipelago-177, -491
Strategy tips
- Coal nodes are gated on pickaxe tier, not character level — Stone Pickaxe (Tech Lv 2) is the minimum.
- Set up a base inside the densest region and assign 2-3 mining Pals; they refill the coal pile while you do other things.
- Pair a mining Pal (e.g. Digtoise) with a Kindling Pal (e.g. Reptyro) to auto-smelt Coal into Refined Ingot at the Furnace.
- Single-player nodes respawn roughly on a 1-in-game-day cycle; multiplayer servers vary by host settings.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the best place to farm coal in Palworld?
Twilight Dunes — the desert region in the south of Palpagos Islands. It holds the largest concentration of coal nodes by a wide margin, and the region's Lv 10-25 spawn band means you can start farming as early as mid-game. Astral Mountains is the next-best source for endgame players.
What level do you need to mine coal in Palworld?
Coal nodes are gated by your pickaxe tier, not your character level. A Stone Pickaxe (Tech Lv 2) can break coal nodes; higher pickaxe tiers (Metal Pickaxe at Tech Lv 14, Refined Metal Pickaxe at Tech Lv 27) just mine faster. A mining-capable Pal with Mining Lv 1+ can also break nodes hands-free at your base.
Which Pal is best for mining coal?
Astegon (Mining Lv 4) is the strongest endgame miner. For mid-game, Digtoise is the easiest catch — it spawns in Twilight Dunes (the same biome with the densest coal cluster) at Lv 17-25 and has Mining Lv 3. Reptyro is a popular base pick because it auto-smelts coal into Refined Ingot when a Furnace is nearby.
Does coal respawn in Palworld?
Yes — coal nodes regenerate over real-time. The respawn timer is roughly 1 in-game day per node; nodes in higher-level regions sometimes take longer. Build a base near a coal cluster (Twilight Dunes is the typical pick) and assign 2-3 mining Pals to keep the pile topped up without you visiting the nodes manually.
What is coal used for in Palworld?
Coal is a smelter ingredient for two intermediate materials: Refined Ingot (2× coal per craft) and Carbon Fiber (2× coal per craft). Those two materials then feed dozens of mid- to late-game recipes — high-tier weapons, armor, schematic crafting, building upgrades. If you're chasing endgame gear, every loop ends in needing more coal.
Can you buy coal from a merchant?
The Wandering Merchant stocks coal as a small-quantity purchase but the price-per-unit makes buying impractical at scale. For a single craft, a quick merchant top-off can save a trip; for long-term endgame production, mining your own coal at a Twilight Dunes base remains the only sustainable source.
Read the full guide
Where to Get Coal — Full Region Guide →
Optimal route, base placement, and the recipe chain that consumes coal.
