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Astral Ray

Power 500CD 24sDPS 20.8Range 50001 Pal
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Astral Ray is a Dark-element shot skill in Palworld with power 500 and a 24-second cooldown. 1 Pal learns it on their own; there is no Skill Fruit for it. Effective range: up to 5000.

Xenolord's exclusive skill. Concentrates energy filled with darkness and releases it all at once in a straight line.

  • Long-range
  • High burst
  • Effect-bearing
  • Exclusive signature

How to get Astral Ray

Exclusive signature skill of Xenolord. There is no Skill Fruit for it — catch or breed Xenolord to get it.

Astral Ray cannot be bred down. The game marks it as not randomly inherited, so a child will never pick it up from a parent.

How Astral Ray stacks up

  • Power: #12 of 29 in Dark Shot
  • DPS: #126 of 308 across skills with this stat
  • Cooldown: #230 of 308 across skills with this stat
  • Range: #81 of 308 across skills with this stat

Pals that learn Astral Ray (1)

Effects

On hit, Astral Ray applies Burn (100 of the 100 needed to trigger it).

Closest comparable skills

SkillPowerCDDPSRange
Toxic Dance80030s26.72000
Psycho Gravity70030s23.35000
Dark Root70030s23.35000
Dark Nova70030s23.32000
Lantern Flame65030s21.74000

When to use Astral Ray

Astral Ray is a long-range pick — out to 5000 units, comfortable for kiting flying targets and Tower bosses where staying mobile matters more than peak damage. It also applies burn, so leading the rotation with it locks the target before your bigger hitters land.

Frequently asked questions

Is Astral Ray good in Palworld?
Astral Ray is a mid-tier Dark shot skill — 500 power, 24s cooldown, 20.8 DPS-proxy. Dark hits hard against Neutral but is resisted by Dragon-type Pals. Only Xenolord learns it natively (level 30).
What is the Astral Ray skill in Palworld?
Xenolord's exclusive skill. Concentrates energy filled with darkness and releases it all at once in a straight line. It is a Dark-element shot skill with 500 base power and 24s cooldown, range up to 5000.
How does Astral Ray work?
Xenolord's exclusive skill. Concentrates energy filled with darkness and releases it all at once in a straight line. It runs on a long 24-second cooldown — used as a deliberate burst, not part of the rotation. On hit it applies Burn (100 of the 100 needed to trigger it).
What pals learn Astral Ray?
Only Xenolord learns it natively (level 30). It is an exclusive signature skill, so no other Pal can be taught it.
How do you get Astral Ray in Palworld?
Astral Ray has no Skill Fruit version — it is exclusive to Xenolord. Capturing or breeding for Xenolord is the only way to add it to your roster.