Palworld
Ancient Civilization Core

Ancient Civilization Core

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Ancient Civilization Core is the late-game counterpart to Ancient Civilization Parts, feeding the top Ancient Technology recipes. Every raid boss drops it — Bellanoir, Bellanoir Libero, Blazamut Ryu, Xenolord, Hartalis and Moon Lord — and Silvance and Dandilord drop one each at 100%. Without a raid, the reliable routes are expeditions, which pay 1 from Snow up to 6-9 from the hard World Tree run, and the Oil Rig greater chests at 55% (Lv 55) and 44% (Lv 60). On the map itself the World Tree carries three smaller sources: its junk piles at 20%, its fishponds at 31% and its treasure boxes at 12%.

Core from technology that was lost long ago. Nearly impossible to find on the Palpagos Islands, it contains a wealth of forgotten knowledge.

Weight
1
Max stack
9,999

How to get this item

Drops from 2 Pals. Best rate is Dandilord at 100%.

Every source of Ancient Civilization Core

15 sources

Drop chances below are computed from Palworld’s own loot tables, so they are the game’s numbers rather than an estimate from play. Where a row names a grade, the chance is for a container of that grade — a snowfield chest holds four different pools and only one of them pays this item, so a figure averaged over all of them would be lower and would answer a different question.

Farm from these 2 Pals

Chance per kill.

Full farming guide: where to get Ancient Civilization Core fastest →

Containers you open

Chance per container opened. One container can pay out several of the listed items at once.

  • World Tree chest — Grade 3×1–3100%
  • Oil rig — Grade 5×1–555.0%
  • Oil rig×1–544.1%
  • World Tree junk pile×1–320.0%

Fishing

Chance per catch.

  • World Tree base fishing pond — Grade 3×1–344.4%
  • World Tree fishing spot — Grade 3×1–334.4%

Work you send Pals to do

Chance per reward roll, not per minute — an expedition rolls once when it returns.

  • Expedition (Feybreak)×2–3100%
  • Expedition (Sakurajima)×1–2100%
  • Expedition (Sky Island)×3–4100%
  • Expedition (snowfield)×1100%
  • Expedition (World Tree)×3–5100%
  • Hard expedition (World Tree)×6–950.0%
  • World Tree relic recycler5 tiers×1–1020.0%–41.5%

Used in 21 recipes

Ancient Civilization Core is used in 21 recipes across 7 groups — mostly pal gear (9), weapons (4), armor & shields (3). Notable products include Ancient Shield, Homing Module, Wing Pack.

Used to build 13 structures

Build cost, from the game's build table: Ancient Civilization Core is part of the materials of these structures (amount per structure).

Recipe explorer

Click to expand each branch. Depth capped at 4 levels so the tree stays readable — open any leaf's own page for its full sub-tree.

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Frequently asked questions

Where do you get Ancient Civilization Core in Palworld?
Ancient Civilization Core drops from 2 Pals, with the best rate from Dandilord at 100%. See the full Pal list with rates above.
What is Ancient Civilization Core used for in Palworld?
Ancient Civilization Core is used in 21 recipes spanning 2 categories — primarily misc (20), processed materials (1). Notable products include Ancient Shield, Homing Module, Wing Pack.