Verified Palworld 1.0ByYurii LuzhkoUpdated October 23, 2026

Tier list · ranked by max damage

Best Weapons in Palworld

The 38 weapons in our per-tier weapon table, ranked by the damage of their highest tier. A weapon our item data lists with a single attack value and no Common → Legendary tiers is not ranked here — its item page carries the number. Five of the ranked ones — Fire Arrow Crossbow, Fire Bow, Five Shot Bow, Poison Arrow Crossbow and Poison Bow — are flagged as no longer obtainable in the game's item table and have no Technology entry, so they can no longer be crafted. 1.0 pulled the dedicated fire and poison arrow weapons out of the Technology tree and lets you switch arrow types on compatible weapons instead. We list Common → Legendary attack values per tier so the ranking matches what you'll actually wield, not a tier you don't have the schematic for yet.

38 weapons covered
1–5 rarity tiers per weapon
Verified from extracted game files
Updated for 1.0

Best weapons in Palworld — assault rifle, rocket launcher, pump-action shotgun and legendary bow laid out on a workbench

Burst damage

Best alpha-burst

Beam Launcher

16,800 ATK Legendary · Tech 80, large-area blast — overheats under sustained fire

Sustained DPS

Best ranged

Plasma Rifle

2,232 ATK Legendary · Tech 78, arcs chain between enemies

Melee main

Best craftable melee

Laser Sword

2,400 ATK Legendary · Soralite beam sword — the highest-damage melee weapon you can craft in 1.0

Crowd control

Best throwable

Frag Grenade

750 ATK · stacks 9,999, opens boss fights

Best Weapons in Palworld (Top 3 — Tier List) — our own walkthrough of this guide.

Top 10 by Legendary damage

Damage shown is the Legendary-tier attack value when available; otherwise the highest tier the weapon ships at. Weapons with a single attack value in our item data, and no per-tier stats, are not in this ranking. Per-tier progression appears below.

1
Mechanical BowRanged
COM 20000UNC 21000RAR 22000EPI 23000LEG 24000
24,000
max ATK
2
Beam LauncherLauncher
COM 14000UNC 14700RAR 15400EPI 16100LEG 16800
16,800
max ATK
3
Charge RifleRanged
COM 12500UNC 13125RAR 13750EPI 14375LEG 15000
15,000
max ATK
4
Rocket LauncherLauncher
COM 10000UNC 11000RAR 12000EPI 13000LEG 14000
14,000
max ATK
5
Plasma CannonRanged
COM 10000UNC 11000RAR 11500EPI 12000LEG 13000
13,000
max ATK
6
Advanced BowRanged
COM 5800UNC 6670RAR 7250EPI 7830LEG 8700
8,700
max ATK
7
Tactical Grenade LauncherLauncher
COM 6722UNC 7058RAR 7394EPI 7730LEG 8066
8,066
max ATK
8
Laser SwordMelee
COM 2000UNC 2100RAR 2200EPI 2300LEG 2400
2,400
max ATK
9
Plasma RifleRanged
COM 1860UNC 1953RAR 2046EPI 2139LEG 2232
2,232
max ATK
10
MusketRanged
COM 1000UNC 1400RAR 1600EPI 1800LEG 2000
2,000
max ATK

Best ranged weapons

Ranged covers rifles, handguns, shotguns, and bow variants — the workhorses of mid-to-late-game encounter damage. Pick by the ammo type you already farm + tech tier you've unlocked. Guns without per-tier stats in our data are not ranked here; their item pages list their attack.

1
Mechanical BowRanged
COM 20000UNC 21000RAR 22000EPI 23000LEG 24000
24,000
max ATK
2
Charge RifleRanged
COM 12500UNC 13125RAR 13750EPI 14375LEG 15000
15,000
max ATK
3
Plasma CannonRanged
COM 10000UNC 11000RAR 11500EPI 12000LEG 13000
13,000
max ATK
4
Advanced BowRanged
COM 5800UNC 6670RAR 7250EPI 7830LEG 8700
8,700
max ATK
5
Plasma RifleRanged
COM 1860UNC 1953RAR 2046EPI 2139LEG 2232
2,232
max ATK
6
MusketRanged
COM 1000UNC 1400RAR 1600EPI 1800LEG 2000
2,000
max ATK

Best launchers (burst)

Launcher-class weapons trade DPS for raw single-shot damage. Each round consumes its own ammo — rockets, beam cells or grenades — so keep one slotted for alpha openers, not for clearing trash.

1
Beam LauncherLauncher
COM 14000UNC 14700RAR 15400EPI 16100LEG 16800
16,800
max ATK
2
Rocket LauncherLauncher
COM 10000UNC 11000RAR 12000EPI 13000LEG 14000
14,000
max ATK
3
Tactical Grenade LauncherLauncher
COM 6722UNC 7058RAR 7394EPI 7730LEG 8066
8,066
max ATK
4
Drone LauncherLauncher
COM 200UNC 210RAR 220EPI 230LEG 240
240
max ATK

Best melee weapons

Melee trails ranged late-game, but 1.0's Soralite Laser Sword (2,400) now tops the class, with the Metal Bat and new Spear line behind it. The old Sword (360 → 540) stays the accessible all-game pick. Blades without per-tier stats in our data are not ranked here; their item pages list their attack.

1
Laser SwordMelee
COM 2000UNC 2100RAR 2200EPI 2300LEG 2400
2,400
max ATK
2
Metal BatMelee
COM 500UNC 550RAR 600EPI 650LEG 750
750
max ATK
3
SwordMelee
COM 360UNC 396RAR 432EPI 468LEG 540
540
max ATK

Throwables

The four grenades below all hit for 750 ATK, so between these you pick by the effect on the blast area: Ice freezes it, Incendiary sets it on fire, Shock electrocutes it, Frag is pure damage. Damage is not flat across the whole family, though — nine grenades sit at 750 ATK (Frag at Tech 25, Shock 27, Ice 29, Incendiary 31, Water 33, Grass 35, Ground 38, Dark 40, Dragon 42), and the Frag Grenade Mk2 at Tech 53 hits for 4,000.

1
Frag GrenadeThrowable
COM 750
750
max ATK
2
Ice GrenadeThrowable
COM 750
750
max ATK
3
Incendiary GrenadeThrowable
COM 750
750
max ATK
4
Shock GrenadeThrowable
COM 750
750
max ATK

Pals that boost a weapon class

Every ranking above is the weapon on its own numbers. 9 Partner Skills act on one weapon class specifically, so which Pal rides along changes which of these weapons performs best for you. The two figures are the game's own low and high values for the skill. 1.0 reworked the Partner Skills of over 200 Pals and made almost all of them non-stacking, so a second Pal of the same kind adds nothing.

Pal	Partner Skill	What it boosts	Boost
Bushi Noct	Void Blade	Melee weapon damage — but only when not in combat	30–65%
Nyafia	Shot-Nyan Mode	Shotgun damage	10–35%
Pupperai	Best Boy	Melee weapon damage	10–35%
Robinquill	Grounded Archer	Bow damage	10–35%
Xenogard	Unknown Intruder	Energy weapon damage	10–35%
Loomen	Lantern Enchantment	Arrows explode on contact — the bonus is this share of your attack damage	15–30%
Loupmoon	Dark Gleam Strike	Melee weapon attack speed	15–30%
Loupmoon Cryst	Frozen Gleam Strike	Melee weapon attack speed	15–30%
Robinquill Terra	Master Archer	Bow charge speed	15–30%

Each skill levels up on its own track — see All Partner Skills for the per-rank progression of each one.

Pals that boost weak-point damage

A separate group of 11 Partner Skills keys off weak points or elemental weaknesses rather than off a weapon class, so the right one pays out whichever weapon from the tables above you are carrying. Vanwyrm and Vanwyrm Cryst are the unconditional pair — they raise any damage you land on a weak point. Cryolinx Terra works differently: hitting a weak point loads the next weak-point attack instead. The remaining 8 are element-gated: in the game's own wording they raise the damage you and your Pals deal with that element's attacks when you hit an enemy's elemental weakness, not its body weak points.

Pal	Partner Skill	Applies to	Boost
Cryolinx Terra	Explosive Strength	Your next weak-point attack	30–60%
Vanwyrm Cryst	Aerial Marauder	Any damage you deal	30–50%
Blazamut Ryu	Dragon Kaiser	Dragon damage — yours and your Pals', against an enemy's elemental weakness	25–40%
Croajiro Noct	Shadow Stance	Dark damage — yours and your Pals', against an enemy's elemental weakness	25–40%
Finsider Ignis	Ember Chamber	Fire damage — yours and your Pals', against an enemy's elemental weakness	25–40%
Moldron Cryst	Ice Overload	Ice damage — yours and your Pals', against an enemy's elemental weakness	25–40%
Penking Lux	Unyielding Storm Commander	Water damage — yours and your Pals', against an enemy's elemental weakness	25–40%
Ribbuny Botan	Ground 'n' Pound	Grass damage — yours and your Pals', against an enemy's elemental weakness	25–40%
Turtacle Terra	Shiny Hauler	Ground damage — yours and your Pals', against an enemy's elemental weakness	25–40%
Univolt	Swift Deity	Electric damage — yours and your Pals', against an enemy's elemental weakness	25–40%
Vanwyrm	Aerial Marauder	Any damage you deal	20–40%

Tech progression — what to craft when

Each weapon unlocks at a specific Technology level in the tech tree. Skip the wooden-club stage as soon as you can — the Crossbow at Tech 13 is the first ranged weapon worth building, and the Makeshift Handgun follows at Tech 24 and carries through to the early bosses; jump to the Assault Rifle at Tech 45, which paldb builds at the Weapon Assembly Line II. 1.0 raised the level cap from 65 to 80 and re-reviewed technology unlock levels, so the tree now runs well past the Assault Rifle. Primitive Sword (Tech 17) and Metal Bat (Tech 40) craft at the Weapon Assembly Line; the Soralite and Paloxite weapons craft at the Ancient Workbench — Mechanical Bow 67, Combat SMG 68, Prototype Shotgun 69, Heavy Assault Rifle 70, Tactical Grenade Launcher 72, Laser Sword 73, Beam Scatter 75, Drone Launcher 77, Plasma Rifle 78 and the Beam Launcher at Tech 80. Higher tiers require their matching Schematic (Uncommon → Legendary) in your inventory or a base storage container — see All Schematics for where each one drops.

Full weapon reference — A to Z

The 38 ranked weapons plus 6 axes and pickaxes, alphabetically, with Common and Legendary attack values for quick comparison.

Weapon	Class	Common ATK	Legendary ATK	Tiers
Advanced Bow	Ranged	5,800	8,700	5
Assault Rifle	Ranged	320	560	5
Beam Launcher	Launcher	14,000	16,800	5
Beam Scatter	Ranged	508	609	5
Charge Rifle	Ranged	12,500	15,000	5
Combat SMG	Ranged	907	1,587	5
Crossbow	Ranged	280	490	5
Drone Launcher	Launcher	200	240	5
Fire Arrow Crossbowno longer obtainable	Ranged	280	490	5
Fire Bowno longer obtainable	Ranged	65	65	1
Five Shot Bowno longer obtainable	Ranged	30	30	1
Frag Grenade	Throwable	750	750	1
Handgun	Ranged	250	625	5
Heavy Assault Rifle	Ranged	1,615	1,938	5
Ice Grenade	Throwable	750	750	1
Incendiary Grenade	Throwable	750	750	1
Laser Sword	Melee	2,000	2,400	5
Makeshift Handgun	Ranged	320	800	5
Mechanical Bow	Ranged	20,000	24,000	5
Metal Axe	Tool	30	30	1
Metal Bat	Melee	500	750	5
Metal Pickaxe	Tool	30	30	1
Metal Spear	Melee	80	80	1
Musket	Ranged	1,000	2,000	5
Old Bow	Ranged	65	247	5
Plasma Cannon	Ranged	10,000	13,000	5
Plasma Rifle	Ranged	1,860	2,232	5
Poison Arrow Crossbowno longer obtainable	Ranged	280	490	5
Poison Bowno longer obtainable	Ranged	65	65	1
Primitive Sword	Melee	180	180	1
Prototype Shotgun	Ranged	1,167	1,400	5
Refined Metal Axe	Tool	60	60	1
Refined Metal Pickaxe	Tool	60	60	1
Refined Metal Spear	Melee	310	310	1
Rocket Launcher	Launcher	10,000	14,000	5
Shock Grenade	Throwable	750	750	1
Stone Axe	Tool	20	20	1
Stone Pickaxe	Tool	20	20	1
Stone Spear	Melee	35	35	1
Stun Baton	Melee	10	10	1
Sword	Melee	360	540	5
Tactical Grenade Launcher	Launcher	6,722	8,066	5
Three Shot Bow	Ranged	40	40	1
Wooden Club	Melee	25	25	1

Frequently asked questions

What is the best weapon in Palworld?

Palworld 1.0 added the Soralite-Ingot weapons, and the Mechanical Bow now hits hardest at 24,000 Legendary attack — followed by the Beam Launcher (16,800), the Charge Rifle (15,000) and the Rocket Launcher (14,000). Those are burst tools with long cooldowns and costly ammo. For sustained fire the Soralite guns — Heavy Assault Rifle (1,938) and Combat SMG (1,587) — plus the Paloxite-built Plasma Rifle (2,232) outclass the old Assault Rifle (560), which is still the easiest mid-game gun to reach.

What's the best melee weapon in Palworld?

The Laser Sword, a Soralite beam sword added in 1.0, is the best craftable melee weapon at 2,400 Legendary attack — far above the old Sword's full Common → Legendary progression (360 → 540). The Metal Bat (750), added in 1.0, sits between them, while the plain craftable spears top out at 310 (Refined Metal Spear); Lily's Spear (1,075) and the Enhanced Lily's Spear (1,500) are craftable too and beat the old Sword; the Wooden Club (25) and Stun Baton (10) are early-game placeholders. Nothing you craft beats the Laser Sword, but a Pal does: Skutlass's Fish Fillet partner skill turns it into your katana at 2,600–3,900 attack, and Skutlass Ignis's Seared Fish Fillet reaches 2,900–4,200 — the trade-off is that the Pal is the weapon, so it can't fight beside you, and it goes down if it doesn't revert to its normal form quickly. For mining you'll want the Pal Metal Pickaxe (120 attack, Mining Yield Up Lv 4) but it's a tool, not a combat option.

Which gun should I craft first in Palworld?

Craft the Crossbow first: it unlocks at Technology 13 with 280 base attack (490 at Legendary), well before any firearm. The Musket at Tech 21 is the first gun you can unlock; the Makeshift Handgun follows at Tech 24 — 320 base attack (800 at Legendary), and it takes Coarse Ammo, not handgun ammo. Its recipe is 35 Ingot, 10 High Quality Pal Oil and 30 Fiber; between them they'll carry you through the Sea Breeze and Twilight Dunes regions until the Assault Rifle (Tech 45) takes over.

Are Pal weapons better than regular weapons?

Pal weapons (Tanzee's Assault Rifle, Pengullet's Rocket Launcher, etc.) are Partner Skill activations — only fire while that Pal is in your party and not on its own cooldown. They complement regular weapons; they don't replace them. 1.0 reworked the Partner Skills of over 200 Pals, so check the skill before you build around it: Anubis raises the player's Attack by 30–50%, Beakon's +5–20% Attack only applies while you're mounted, and Faleris doesn't buff damage at all — its skill makes Ice Pals drop 40–80% more items. For Pal weapons specifically, pair them with Xenolord: Meteor Wings increases the damage done by Partner Skills of weapon-wielding Pals by 20–50%.

How do I get Legendary-tier weapons in Palworld?

Weapons that have schematics top out at a Schematic Lv 4 (Legendary), which unlocks the highest-rarity recipe; 20 of the weapons listed here have no schematic at all, and 1.0's Soralite and Paloxite weapons craft at the Ancient Workbench. Legendary Schematics drop from Alpha bosses such as Cursed Tyrant Blazamut (~3% per kill), end-game dungeon chests, and oilrig chests. 1.0 also added Ancient Ruins across the world, where exploration and minigames reward schematics, and it rebalanced treasure chests, dungeon rewards and item drops — so treat older drop rates as a guide, not a guarantee. Predator Pals no longer appear at fixed locations either; they now spawn at a low rate across the whole map. See our /palworld/schematics index for the full schematic family + tier roadmap.

Do throwable grenades count as weapons?

Yes — Frag, Ice, Incendiary, and Shock Grenades each carry 750 attack and the game describes them as damaging, freezing, setting on fire and electrocuting the blast area, and they stack to 9,999 in one slot. They're not a primary DPS option but excellent for boss openers (Frag for raw damage, Ice for crowd control).