Palworld Horn: How to Get It (Drops, Shops, Farm Spots)
Every source of Horn in the game files, with the amount and the chance: pal drops, merchants, ranch, expedition.
The short answer
The most direct route to Horn in Palworld 1.0 is to kill Elgrove (2–3 per kill, 100%). It has 4 sources in the game files: pal drops, merchants, ranch, expedition. 34 recipes use it.
4 ways to get Horn
All 20 Pals that drop Horn
From the game's drop table (DT_PalDropItem, Palworld 1.0.5). Best first: chance multiplied by the average amount per kill. Each Pal links to its spawn map.
Elgrove2–3 per kill · spawn map100%
Elgrove Cryst2–3 per kill · spawn map100%
Hartalis2–3 per kill · spawn map100%
Bakemi2 per kill · spawn map100%
Celesdir2 per kill · spawn map100%
Celesdir Noct2 per kill · spawn map100%
Eikthyrdeer2 per kill · spawn map100%
Eikthyrdeer Terra2 per kill · spawn map100%
Fenglope2 per kill · spawn map100%
Fenglope Lux2 per kill · spawn map100%
Reindrix2 per kill · spawn map100%
Caprity1–2 per kill · spawn map100%
Caprity Noct1–2 per kill · spawn map100%
Hoodle1–2 per kill · spawn map100%
Arsox1 per kill · spawn map100%
Incineram1 per kill · spawn map100%
Incineram Noct1 per kill · spawn map100%
Shaolong1 per kill · spawn map100%
Univolt1 per kill · spawn map50%
Univolt Cryst1 per kill · spawn map50%
Buy Horn from a merchant
10 shop tables in the game's client files stock it. Listed price: 200 gold (the item's own Price in the item table). Who stands at each counter:
| Merchant | Where | Shop |
|---|---|---|
| Caravan Merchant | Caravan Leader (visits your base) | Caravan Shop 1 |
| Caravan Merchant | Foraging Merchant (visits your base) | Caravan Shop 22 |
| Caravan Merchant | Authorized Materials Merchant (visits your base) | Caravan Shop 23 |
| Caravan Merchant | Element Merchant (visits your base) | Caravan Shop 24 |
| Caravan Merchant | Legendary Materials Merchant (visits your base) | Caravan Shop 25 |
| Wandering Merchant | Duneshelter | Desert Shop 1 |
| Wandering Merchant | Small Settlement | Village Shop 1 |
| Wandering Merchant | Fisherman's Point | Volcano Shop 1 |
| Wandering Merchant | Roams | Wander Shop 1 |
| Not placed in our data | In the client tables only | Dungeon Shop 01 |
Expeditions that pay Horn
- Expedition Grass Hard10–20 · 100%
Every place that pays Horn
Read from the game's own loot tables (Palworld 1.0.5), merged so one thing to go and do is one row. Chance is per container, catch or reward roll as each group says.
Work you send Pals to do
Chance per reward roll, not per minute — an expedition rolls once when it returns.
| Source | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Horn ranch | 1–10 | 100% |
What Horn is for
34 recipes consume it (DT_ItemRecipeDataTable).
palgear 23
Attack Support Whistle×20
Celestial Emperor's Baton×30
Dark Support Whistle×20
Defense Support Whistle×20
Dragon Support Whistle×20
Earth Emperor's Baton×30
Eikthyrdeer Saddle×3
Eikthyrdeer Terra Saddle×3
Electric Support Whistle×20
Fire Support Whistle×20
Flame Emperor's Baton×30
Grass Support Whistle×20
Ground Support Whistle×20
Hartalis's Talisman×30
Ice Emperor's Baton×30
Ice Support Whistle×20
Lord of Lightning's Baton×30
Lord of the Sea's Baton×30
Lord of the Underworld's Baton×30
Neutral Support Whistle×20
Reindrix Saddle×20
Spirit Emperor's Baton×30
Water Support Whistle×20
consumables 8
accessories 2
weapons 1
What the game says
The in-game description reads: "Horn collected from Pals. Used to create medicines and more."
