Lv 15-20
First flier. Slow but covers you until Vanwyrm.
Best Flying Mounts in Palworld
All 29 flying mounts ranked by ride sprint speed — from Jetragon at 3,300 down to Nitewing at 750. Saddle-unlock levels, variant callouts, and the passive picks that stack to +120% effective speed.
Tier list by sprint speed
Ride sprint speed is the only objective metric for "best mount" — anything else is editorial. Values below come live from pal-stats.json — stats.ride_sprint_speed and stats.stamina. The Sprint column is base speed: six of these flyers — Beakon, Beakon Cryst, Suzaku, Suzaku Aqua, Eidrolon and Eidrolon Ignis — raise their own Movement Speed further for each matching Pal in your party, so what you actually fly at depends on who else you bring.
Sprint is a ceiling; Stamina is how long you hold it, and the two columns disagree. Jetragon wins Sprint at 3,300 but carries 110 stamina, while Suzaku tops Stamina at 350 on 1,100 sprint — 20th in this table. Read the two columns together: the fastest mount is not the one that crosses the map without stopping.
| Tier | Mount | Sprint | Stamina | Saddle | Elements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S |  Jetragon | 3,300 | 110 | Lv 79 | Dragon |
| S |  Panthalus | 3,000 | 100 | — | Water |
| A |  Shaolong | 2,800 | 100 | Lv 77 | Dragon · Water |
| A |  Eidrolon | 2,750 | 130 | Lv 68 | Dragon · Dark |
| A |  Eidrolon Ignis | 2,750 | 130 | Lv 76 | Dragon · Fire |
| A |  Xenolord | 2,700 | 300 | Lv 66 | Dark · Dragon |
| A |  Selyne | 1,600 | 300 | Lv 53 | Dark · Neutral |
| A |  Frostallion | 1,500 | 300 | Lv 62 | Ice |
| A |  Frostallion Noct | 1,500 | 300 | Lv 62 | Dark |
| A |  Quivern Botan | 1,400 | 220 | Lv 45 | Dragon · Grass |
| A |  Faleris Aqua | 1,400 | 230 | Lv 60 | Water |
| A |  Faleris | 1,400 | 230 | Lv 60 | Fire |
| A |  Roujay | 1,350 | 200 | Lv 72 | Dark |
| A |  Ragnahawk | 1,300 | 150 | Lv 33 | Fire |
| B |  Beakon Cryst | 1,200 | 160 | Lv 71 | Ice |
| B |  Beakon | 1,200 | 160 | Lv 29 | Electric |
| B |  Shadowbeak | 1,200 | 250 | Lv 47 | Dark |
| B |  Helzephyr Lux | 1,100 | 170 | Lv 47 | Dark · Electric |
| B |  Helzephyr | 1,100 | 170 | Lv 25 | Dark |
| B |  Suzaku | 1,100 | 350 | Lv 43 | Fire |
| B |  Suzaku Aqua | 1,100 | 350 | Lv 44 | Water |
| C |  Dynamoff | 1,000 | 140 | Lv 66 | Electric |
| C |  Quivern | 950 | 220 | Lv 38 | Dragon |
| C |  Vanwyrm | 850 | 150 | Lv 21 | Fire · Dark |
| C |  Vanwyrm Cryst | 850 | 150 | Lv 22 | Ice · Dark |
| C |  Astegon | 800 | 300 | Lv 39 | Dragon · Dark |
| C |  Elphidran | 800 | 130 | Lv 20 | Dragon |
| C |  Elphidran Aqua | 800 | 130 | Lv 32 | Dragon · Water |
| C |  Nitewing | 750 | 100 | Lv 15 | Neutral |
S — Sprint ≥ 3,000 — endgame DPS-or-bust
A — Sprint 1,300–2,800 — 1.0 flyers + legendaries + Faleris/Ragnahawk
B — Sprint 1,100–1,200 — best mid-to-late flyers
C — Sprint 750–1,050 — early/budget picks
Stamina is read from the same pal-stats.json snapshot as Sprint. Every value in this column was re-checked against paldb and palworld.gg on 17 August 2026: 28 of the 29 matched exactly. The one that did not was Jetragon — the 1.0 patch notes say “Increased Jetragon’s maximum stamina” without publishing a figure, both sources read 110, and the 110 above is that correction.
Best flying mount by game stage
Best passive skills for flyers
A maxed mount carries four passive slots and speed passives stack additively, so the ceiling is +120% from four distinct passives: Dimensional Leap +50%, Swift +30%, Runner +20% and Legend +20%. Dimensional Leap is new in 1.0 and charges a 15% faster hunger drain for its +50%. Lightfooted, also new, adds no speed at all — it grants +1 jump while riding this Pal.
| Passive | Effect | Who carries it |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensional Leap | Move Speed +50%, Hunger drain +15% | Added in 1.0 — the biggest single speed passive in the game; the faster hunger drain is the price. |
| Swift | Move Speed +30% | Random roll on any wild Pal — high-priority breeding target. |
| Runner | Move Speed +20% | Common drop; stack with Swift for a +50% effective mount. |
| Nimble | Move Speed +10% | Low-tier filler — replace with Runner when you find one. |
| Legend | Attack +20%, Defense +20%, Move Speed +20% | Legendary-rarity Pals only (Jetragon, Frostallion, etc.). Cannot inherit through breeding. |
Element-buff flyers (combat mounts)
Most flyers above Lv 26 apply an element buff to the player's attacks while mounted. Use these when a Tower or alpha encounter needs a specific element.
What the (5~25)% ranges mean
Every percentage a partner skill quotes is a range because the skill scales with the Pal's rank. All 29 flying mounts carry a 5-step rankProgression in pal-stats.json, and for the 26 below the low number in the skill text is the rank-1 value and the high number is the rank-5 value. Reaching that top rank means condensing, and 1.0 cut the number of Pals required to reach the maximum rank from 116 to 48.
| Mount | Partner skill | Rank 1 → Rank 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Shaolong | Azure Sovereign | 4% → 8% |
| Eidrolon | Liberated Pterosaur | 2% → 6% |
| Eidrolon Ignis | Resentful Pterosaur | 2% → 6% |
| Xenolord | Meteor Wings | 20% → 50% |
| Selyne | Celestial Darkness | 15% → 30% |
| Frostallion | Icy Steed | 2 → 6 · 10% → 40% |
| Frostallion Noct | Black Steed | 2 → 6 · 10% → 40% |
| Quivern Botan | Grass Dragon Affection | 5% → 20% |
| Faleris Aqua | Tidal Predator | 40% → 80% |
| Faleris | Scorching Predator | 40% → 80% |
| Roujay | Dark-Nester | 50% → 65% |
| Ragnahawk | Flame Wing | 5% → 20% |
| Beakon Cryst | Coldsnap | 5% → 20% · 5% → 25% |
| Beakon | Thunderous | 5% → 20% · 5% → 25% |
| Shadowbeak | Modified DNA | 15% → 30% |
| Helzephyr Lux | Wings of Thunder | 5% → 20% |
| Helzephyr | Wings of Death | 5% → 20% |
| Suzaku | Wings of Flame | 5% → 25% |
| Suzaku Aqua | Wings of Water | 5% → 25% |
| Dynamoff | Electro-Massage Incubation | 20% → 40% |
| Quivern | Sky Dragon Affection | 15% → 30% |
| Vanwyrm | Aerial Marauder | 20% → 40% |
| Vanwyrm Cryst | Aerial Marauder | 30% → 50% |
| Astegon | Black Ankylosaur | 1100% → 3300% · 150% → 300% |
| Elphidran | Amicable Holy Dragon | 40% → 80% |
| Elphidran Aqua | Amicable Water Dragon | 15% → 30% |
What each percentage applies to differs per Pal — Astegon's is damage dealt to ore and extra Ore while mounted, Selyne's is Neutral and Dark attack damage — so open the Pal page for the full skill wording. Rows with two spans have two separately scaling effects.
How to ride a flying mount
- Reach the saddle's unlock level (Nitewing at 15, Elphidran at 20, Vanwyrm at 21, Jetragon at 79 — full list in the tier table above).
- Spend Technology Points at the Tech Menu to unlock the saddle recipe — typically 1-3 points each.
- Build the saddle at a Pal Gear Workbench. Costs scale by tier — Nitewing 5 Wood + 5 Leather, Jetragon 50 Carbon Fiber + 50 Refined Ingot.
- Equip the saddle on the matching Pal from the Pal Box, then summon and mount with F.
Saddle materials change per patch — check in-game tooltips for the current cost on your build.
Variants — Noct, Aqua, Cryst
Several flyers have a sub-species with the same speed but a different element buff. Pick by which boss you're prepping for — not by raw stats.
- Frostallion Noct — Dark variant of Frostallion. Same 1,500 sprint; swaps Ice buff for Dark.
- Suzaku Aqua — Water variant. Same 1,100 sprint; Wings of Water no longer buffs Water attacks — it raises this Pal's own Movement Speed by 5–25% for each other Water Pal in your party.
- Vanwyrm Cryst — Ice/Dark variant. Same 850 sprint; Ice resistance instead of Fire immunity.
- Elphidran Aqua — Water variant of Elphidran. Same 800 sprint; Amicable Water Dragon now cuts Fire damage taken by the player and party Pals by 15–30% and grants Burn immunity instead of boosting drops. The Fire-Pal drop boost moved to Faleris Aqua.
FAQ
What is the best flying mount in Palworld?
Jetragon. Ride sprint speed 3,300 — the fastest flying mount in the game, ahead of Panthalus at 3,000 and Shaolong at 2,800. Catch is a Lv 50 boss fight, and the saddle is the Lv 79 Missile Launcher saddle. Until you unlock Jetragon, the fastest saddled flier is Shaolong (2,800 sprint, Lv 77 saddle); earlier in progression Selyne (1,600, Lv 53) beats Faleris (1,400, Lv 60).
What's the first flying mount in Palworld?
Nitewing, unlocked with the Nitewing Saddle at Level 15. It's the slowest of the flying mounts (ride sprint speed 750) but it's the first one most players reach and it carries them through the entire mid-game until Vanwyrm or Helzephyr.
What are the best passive skills for flying mounts in Palworld?
Speed passives stack additively across four slots, and each one is a distinct passive: Dimensional Leap (+50% Move Speed), Swift (+30%), Runner (+20%) and Legend (+20% Move Speed) is the +120% ceiling. Nimble (+10%) is filler you replace as better rolls come in. Legend is innate on legendary-rarity flyers (Jetragon, Frostallion); Dimensional Leap arrived in 1.0 and also raises hunger drain by 15%.
What level do you unlock flying mounts in Palworld?
In 1.0 the saddle tech levels are: Nitewing 15 (first flying mount), Vanwyrm 21, Beakon 29, Ragnahawk 33, Quivern 38, Astegon 39, Suzaku 43/44, Shadowbeak 47, Faleris 60, Frostallion/Frostallion Noct 62, and Jetragon 79 — the level cap rose to 80 and the tech tree was rebuilt.
Which flying mount is best for combat?
Shadowbeak — highest combat score among rideable flyers below legendary rarity, plus its Modified DNA partner skill applies Dark damage to the player's attacks while mounted. Endgame option is Jetragon with the Missile Launcher saddle — flying gunship.
How do flying mount subspecies (Cryst, Noct, Aqua) differ?
Same base sprint frame, different element buff and resistance profile. Vanwyrm Cryst is Ice/Dark instead of Fire/Dark, so it tanks Ice attacks but the partner-skill buff still routes through Dark. Frostallion Noct swaps Ice for Dark; Suzaku Aqua swaps Fire for Water; Elphidran Aqua swaps Dark-drop boost for Fire-drop. Pick by which Tower or alpha you're prepping — variant choice is a tactical swap, not a stat upgrade.
Are there flying mounts in the Feybreak / Tides of Terraria expansion?
Yes — and our paldex now publishes their sprint speeds: Selyne (Dark/Neutral) rides at 1,600 with a Lv 53 saddle, Faleris Aqua (Water) at 1,400 with a Lv 60 saddle, and Helzephyr Lux (Dark/Electric) at 1,100 with a Lv 47 saddle. Selyne enhances Neutral and Dark attacks while mounted, Helzephyr Lux switches the player's attack type to Electric, and Faleris Aqua makes Fire Pals drop more items.
Sources: ride sprint speed, stamina, partner skills and their per-rank progression from games/palworld/data/pal-stats.json (via the isRideable helper in games/palworld/lib/paldex.ts). Saddle unlock levels cross-checked against in-game tech tree. The 116 → 48 condensation change and Jetragon's stamina increase are from the official Palworld 1.0 changelog.