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Evil Slash

Power 350CD 16sDPS 21.9Range 500–30001 Pal
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Evil Slash is a Dark-element shot skill in Palworld with power 350 and a 16-second cooldown. 1 Pal learns it on their own; there is no Skill Fruit for it. Effective range: 500–3000.

Xenovader's exclusive skill. Swiftly pounces and slashes with its left hand.

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

How to get Evil Slash

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

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

How Evil Slash stacks up

  • Power: #17 of 29 in Dark Shot
  • DPS: #90 of 308 across skills with this stat
  • Cooldown: #161 of 308 across skills with this stat
  • Range: #141 of 308 across skills with this stat

Pals that learn Evil Slash (1)

Effects

On hit, Evil Slash applies Blind (30 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 Evil Slash

Evil Slash is a long-range pick — out to 3000 units, comfortable for kiting flying targets and Tower bosses where staying mobile matters more than peak damage. It also applies darkness, so leading the rotation with it locks the target before your bigger hitters land.

Frequently asked questions

Is Evil Slash good in Palworld?
Evil Slash is a strong Dark shot skill — 350 power, 16s cooldown, 21.9 DPS-proxy. Dark hits hard against Neutral but is resisted by Dragon-type Pals. Only Xenovader learns it natively (level 40).
What is the Evil Slash skill in Palworld?
Xenovader's exclusive skill. Swiftly pounces and slashes with its left hand. It is a Dark-element shot skill with 350 base power and 16s cooldown, range 500–3000.
How does Evil Slash work?
Xenovader's exclusive skill. Swiftly pounces and slashes with its left hand. It runs on a long 16-second cooldown — used as a deliberate burst, not part of the rotation. On hit it applies Blind (30 of the 100 needed to trigger it).
What pals learn Evil Slash?
Only Xenovader learns it natively (level 40). It is an exclusive signature skill, so no other Pal can be taught it.
How do you get Evil Slash in Palworld?
Evil Slash has no Skill Fruit version — it is exclusive to Xenovader. Capturing or breeding for Xenovader is the only way to add it to your roster.