Dragon Breath
Dragon Breath is a Dragon-element shot skill in Palworld with power 160 and an 8-second cooldown. 19 Pals learn it on their own, and the Dragon Skill Fruit: Dragon Breath teaches it to any Pal. Effective range: 500–1500.
Exhales breath imbued with draconic energy, dealing continuous damage to those in front of it.
- Long-range
- Effect-bearing
How to get Dragon Breath
Teachable via Dragon Skill Fruit: Dragon Breath. Feed the fruit to any Pal — see all Skill Fruit Tree locations for where it spawns. 19 Pals also learn it natively (see list below).
Dragon Skill Fruit: Dragon Breath turns up in 18 loot tables — 6 chests, 5 fishing spots, 5 Skill Fruit trees — with the best odds at a Desert skill-fruit tree, 5.3% a roll.
Dragon Breath can be inherited through breeding. Breeding gives a 50% chance to pass down one active skill from either parent, and it can be any skill they know — not just the four they have equipped. Plan a pair in the breeding calculator.
How Dragon Breath stacks up
- Power: #16 of 19 in Dragon Shot
- DPS: #183 of 308 across skills with this stat
- Cooldown: #92 of 308 across skills with this stat
- Range: #222 of 308 across skills with this stat
Best Pals for Dragon Breath (by SAtk)
- 1
JetragonSAtk 140Lv 22 - 2
OrserkSAtk 130Lv 22 - 3
EidrolonSAtk 125Lv 7 - 4
AstegonSAtk 125Lv 30 - 5
JormuntideSAtk 120Lv 15
Ranked by shot attack — the stat that scales ranged/breath skill damage. Full learner roster below.
Pals that learn Dragon Breath (19)
Effects
- Burn100 / 100
On hit, Dragon Breath applies Burn (100 of the 100 needed to trigger it).
Closest comparable skills
| Skill | Power | CD | DPS | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beam Comet | 700 | 30s | 23.3 | 5000 |
| Meteorain | 700 | 30s | 23.3 | 5000 |
| Blazing Beam | 700 | 30s | 23.3 | 2500 |
| Omega Laser | 700 | 30s | 23.3 | 3500 |
| Dragon Meteor | 600 | 30s | 20.0 | 5000 |
When to use Dragon Breath
Dragon Breath is a long-range pick — out to 1500 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.