How to Get Nightstar Sand in Palworld 1.0 — All Node Locations by Region
Nightstar Sand only surfaces in the desert after dark. Here is every node we have mapped, the areas holding the most, and the two Pals that drop it — plus what it actually builds.
- Nodes mapped271across 3 regions
- Densest areaScorched Ashland74 nodes
- Best dropperStarryon Primo1–2 per kill · 100%
- Pals that drop it2
The short answer
Nightstar Sand is a night-only desert material, and Feybreak holds the overwhelming majority of it — Scorched Ashland and Withered Seaside alone account for well over a hundred nodes between them. Twilight Dunes on the main map is the early alternative if you have not reached Feybreak. Two Pals also drop it at 100%: Starryon Primo and Wistella, 1-2 each. It is the material behind Palworld's movement accessories — jump boots, air dash boots, the Air Walker line — and the Metal Detector you need to find Chromite.
Nightstar Sand on the interactive map
The densest Nightstar Sand spots
Region tells you which island to fly to; the area tells you where to land. These are the 8 richest patches on the map, counted node by node.
- 1Scorched AshlandFeybreak74
- 2Withered SeasideFeybreak60
- 3Sandstone Gate IsletOutlying Isles25
- 4DuneshelterTwilight Dunes21
- 5Deserted Ash PlateauFeybreak19
- 6Loess PlainsFeybreak15
- 7Desiccated DunesTwilight Dunes15
- 8Feybreak ShipwreckFeybreak13
Every Nightstar Sand node, by region
Our map plots 271 Nightstar Sand nodes across 3 regions. Counts come straight from the map data, so they move when the map does.
| Region | Nodes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Feybreak | 197 | 73% |
| Twilight Dunes | 49 | 18% |
| Outlying Isles | 25 | 9% |
All 2 Pals that drop Nightstar Sand
Sorted by drop rate, then by how many you get per kill — which is what decides where you actually farm once two Pals both drop at 100%.
What you need to take Nightstar Sand
- Respawn20 min
Nightstar Sand is a pickup, not a mined node — paldb lists no work-suitability requirement for it, only a 20-minute cooldown before the same spot yields again. So no Pal helps here; the constraint is the clock and the darkness.
What Nightstar Sand is for
- Metal Detector×20
- Double Jump Boots×20
- Triple Jump Boots×50
- Air Dash Boots×30
- Double Air Dash Boots×40
- Triple Air Dash Boots×30
- Anti-Gravity Belt×10
- Air Walker Mk I–III×30–60
- Air Walker EX×60
- Beam Sword×20–40
- Advanced Bow×20–40
Source: paldb.cc/en/Nightstar_Sand. Palworld 1.0 added recipes that our item catalogue does not carry, so this list is quoted rather than derived.
Why your map looks empty
Nightstar Sand nodes are tied to night, so a daytime sweep of the right area finds nothing and reads like bad map data. Sleep to advance the clock, or set your base near one of the dense areas below and come back after dark. The node positions themselves do not move.
