Nitewing Palworld
#051“Wings of the Firmament”Nitewing has 81 recorded spawn points, 25 of them in the Windswept Hills region. Lv 18 alpha at Deep Bamboo Thicket.
- Element
- Neutral
- Tier
- C
- Top counter
- Frostallion Noct
- Top work
- GatheringLv 2
- Gender
- ♂50% ♀50%
- Combi
- #2560
- Egg
- Common Egg
- Windswept Hills
- 81 recorded spawn points
Where to find Nitewing — location in Palworld
Every Nitewing spawn area on the mapNitewing is a Neutral-element Pal in Palworld, ranked C-tier in our combat list.
How to get Nitewing in Palworld: it spawns in the wild — 81 recorded spawn points on Palpagos. See them on the Palpagos map. Or breed it from 116 parent combinations.
Notable: an alpha variant at Deep Bamboo Thicket (Lv. 18); unlocks Nitewing Saddle at the Pal Gear Workbench.
It carries newborn Pals to its nest and raises them as a surrogate parent. Once the baby Pal has fattened up, it hunts them.
Best skills for Nitewing
Tornado Attack is Nitewing's own skill and the one to build around. Here are the ones worth the slots, ranked by damage per second of cooldown — including the 20% bonus Nitewing gets for using its own element.
- Lv1
Air Cannon+20% elementNeutral · Shot402s - Lv7Tornado AttackSignature+20% elementNeutral · Melee804s
- Lv50Pal Blast+20% elementNeutral · Shot45020s
- Lv70Holy Burst+20% elementNeutral · Shot70030s
Ranked by power divided by cooldown, with the 20% bonus a Pal gets for using a skill of its own element, and Nitewing's signature skill pinned first. The full list in unlock order follows below. Same-element bonus: palworld.wiki.gg
Best passives for Nitewing
Passives are rolled or bred on, not learned, so these are the same picks for any Pal you plan to fight with — highest-ranked attack traits first.
No innate passives — relies on stat baseline + active skills.
- Twin-Edged Holy BladeAttack +50%; Defense -30%; World Tree resources will not vanish when approached.
- God of DestructionAttack +40%; Defense +20%; Max Health -50%; World Tree resources will not vanish when approached.
- Demon GodAttack +30% (ToSelf); Defense +5% (ToSelf)
- MuscleheadAttack +30% (ToSelf); Work Speed -50% (ToSelf)
Partner Skill: Travel Companion — compare all 291 →
Can be ridden as a flying mount.
| Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| Lv. 2 | Move Speed up 1 10 · Awakening: (Ride Speed Up: 10%) |
| Lv. 3 | Move Speed up 2 12 · Awakening: (Ride Speed Up: 12%) |
| Lv. 4 | Move Speed up 3 15 · Awakening: (Ride Speed Up: 15%) |
| Lv. 5 | Move Speed up 4 20 · Awakening: (Ride Speed Up: 20%) |
| Lv. 1 | — |
The “Awakening:” lines need the Pal awakened as well as condensed — they are blank at rank 1 for every Pal that has them. How awakening works →
Breeding
Get Nitewing: 116 parent combosPlan the breeding tree to Nitewing from the Pals you haveBred from (top 3 picks)
Active Skills
- Lv1Recommended
Air Cannon
NeutralShotQuickly fires a burst of highly pressurized air.
Pow 40CD 2sRange 500–4000 - Lv7Exclusive to Nitewing
Tornado Attack
NeutralMeleeNitewing's exclusive skill. Generates a tornado ahead before soaring towards its target.
Pow 80CD 4sRange 2500 - Lv15
Wind Cutter
GrassShotAggregate: Ivy-Covered 35 Fires a high speed blade of wind that flies straight at an enemy.
Pow 40CD 2sRange 500–5000 - Lv22
Power Bomb
NeutralShotCharges a massive amount of energy before firing a large destructive ball.
Pow 120CD 8sRange 1000–5000 - Lv30
Sand Tornado
GroundShotGenerates two sand tornadoes on either side before launching them at an enemy.
Pow 200CD 12sRange 100–3000- Muddy +65
- Lv40
Grass Tornado
GrassShotAggregate: Ivy-Covered 65 Generates two tornadoes on either side before launching them at an enemy.
Pow 200CD 12sRange 700–3000 - Lv50Recommended
Pal Blast
NeutralShotCharges destructive energy before firing a high-powered beam forward across a wide area.
Pow 450CD 20sRange 500–1800 - Lv70Recommended
Holy Burst
NeutralShotCreates a wide explosion of light at the enemy's location and around it.
Pow 700CD 30sRange 5000
Awakening
Awakened with a Neutral Awakening Crystal. Either way it costs 50 Radiant Gems of that element plus 10 World Tree Holy Water.
Its Partner Skill gains a line
Awakening any Pal raises its stats. Nitewing is one of 66 whose Partner Skill also gains an Ride Speed Up: 20% bonus at rank 5 — blank at rank 1, so it needs condensing too.