Rankings

Best Mining Pals in Palworld

Aegidron is the only Pal with Mining at level 8, out of 57 that can do the job at all. Levels are the game's own; ties are broken by base work speed, then by how much the Pal eats — nothing here is a judgement call.

All 57 Mining Pals

ranked by level · work speed · food

Top 3 by Mining level

Best Mining Pal in the game
#1
Aegidron#184
DragonGround
Mining
Lv 8
Only job
Work speed
100
Food
9
Where
Not in the wild
#2
Astegon#158
DragonDark
Mining
Lv 7
Also Handiwork 3
Work speed
100
Food
7
Where
Wild from Lv 55
#3
Blazamut#137
Fire
Mining
Lv 7
Also Kindling 6
Work speed
100
Food
9
Where
Wild from Lv 46

#4
Blazamut RyuDragonFire
Lv 7· also Kindling 6
Work speed
100
Food
9
Where
Not in the wild
Mining
7
#5
KnocklemGround
Lv 7· also Transporting 7, Gathering 4
Work speed
100
Food
9
Where
Wild from Lv 55
Mining
7
#6
Knocklem IgnisFire
Lv 7· also Transporting 7, Kindling 5
Work speed
100
Food
9
Where
Wild from Lv 65
Mining
7
#7
Menasting TerraGround
Lv 6· also Lumbering 3
Work speed
100
Food
6
Where
Wild from Lv 48
Mining
6
#8
AnubisGround
Lv 6· also Handiwork 6, Transporting 4
Work speed
100
Food
8
Where
Wild from Lv 68
Mining
6
#9
DualithGroundGrass
Lv 6· also Transporting 6, Lumbering 5 +2
Work speed
100
Food
8
Where
Wild from Lv 46
Mining
6
#10
Dualith NoctGroundDark
Lv 6· also Transporting 6, Lumbering 5 +2
Work speed
100
Food
8
Where
Wild from Lv 70
Mining
6
#11
Tetroise PrimoNeutral
Lv 6· only job
Work speed
100
Food
8
Where
Wild from Lv 60
Mining
6
#12
NecromusDark
Lv 6· also Lumbering 6
Work speed
100
Food
9
Where
Not in the wild
Mining
6
#13
PaladiusNeutral
Lv 6· also Lumbering 6
Work speed
100
Food
9
Where
Not in the wild
Mining
6
#14
MenastingDarkGround
Lv 5· also Lumbering 3
Work speed
100
Food
6
Where
Wild from Lv 31
Mining
5
#15
PalumbaGrass
Lv 5· also Planting 4, Gathering 4
Work speed
100
Food
6
Where
Wild from Lv 32
Mining
5
#16
Warsect TerraGround
Lv 5· also Transporting 5, Handiwork 2
Work speed
100
Food
6
Where
Wild from Lv 53
Mining
5
#17
Cryolinx TerraGround
Lv 5· also Lumbering 6, Transporting 4 +1
Work speed
100
Food
7
Where
Wild from Lv 56
Mining
5
#18
ReptyroFireGround
Lv 5· also Kindling 5
Work speed
100
Food
7
Where
Wild from Lv 36
Mining
5
#19
Reptyro CrystIceGround
Lv 5· also Cooling 5
Work speed
100
Food
7
Where
Wild from Lv 42
Mining
5
#20
MoldronFireGround
Lv 5· also Kindling 5
Work speed
100
Food
8
Where
Wild from Lv 32
Mining
5
#21
Moldron CrystIceGround
Lv 5· also Cooling 5
Work speed
100
Food
8
Where
Not in the wild
Mining
5
#22
PierdonGround
Lv 5· only job
Work speed
100
Food
8
Where
Wild from Lv 42
Mining
5
#23
Pierdon CrystIce
Lv 5· also Cooling 6
Work speed
100
Food
8
Where
Wild from Lv 68
Mining
5
#24
BastigorIce
Lv 5· also Cooling 8, Lumbering 6
Work speed
100
Food
9
Where
Wild from Lv 75
Mining
5
#25
Polapup TerraIceGround
Lv 4· also Cooling 4
Work speed
100
Food
4
Where
Wild from Lv 55
Mining
4
#26
DigtoiseGround
Lv 4· only job
Work speed
100
Food
5
Where
Wild from Lv 17
Mining
4
#27
Incineram NoctDark
Lv 4· also Handiwork 3, Transporting 3
Work speed
100
Food
5
Where
Wild from Lv 37
Mining
4
#28
MaraithDark
Lv 4· also Gathering 4
Work speed
100
Food
5
Where
Wild from Lv 38
Mining
4
#29
BulldosuGround
Lv 4· also Transporting 3
Work speed
100
Food
6
Where
Wild from Lv 53
Mining
4
#30
MammorestGrassGround
Lv 4· also Planting 4, Lumbering 4
Work speed
100
Food
6
Where
Wild from Lv 26
Mining
4
#31
Mammorest CrystIceGround
Lv 4· also Lumbering 5, Cooling 5
Work speed
100
Food
6
Where
Wild from Lv 36
Mining
4
#32
QuivernDragon
Lv 4· also Transporting 5, Gathering 3 +1
Work speed
100
Food
6
Where
Wild from Lv 40
Mining
4
#33
XenogardDragon
Lv 4· only job
Work speed
100
Food
7
Where
Not in the wild
Mining
4
#34
TetroiseGround
Lv 4· only job
Work speed
100
Food
8
Where
Wild from Lv 48
Mining
4
#35
TombatDark
Lv 3· also Gathering 2, Transporting 2
Work speed
100
Food
2
Where
Wild from Lv 10
Mining
3
#36
Gorirat TerraGround
Lv 3· also Transporting 3, Handiwork 2
Work speed
100
Food
3
Where
Wild from Lv 35
Mining
3
#37
Turtacle TerraWaterGround
Lv 3· also Watering 2, Transporting 1
Work speed
100
Food
3
Where
Wild from Lv 40
Mining
3
#38
PenkingWaterIce
Lv 3· also Transporting 3, Watering 2 +2
Work speed
100
Food
4
Where
Wild from Lv 15
Mining
3
#39
Penking LuxWaterElectric
Lv 3· also Generating Electricity 3, Transporting 3 +2
Work speed
100
Food
4
Where
Not in the wild
Mining
3
#40
IncineramFireDark
Lv 3· also Kindling 3, Handiwork 2 +1
Work speed
100
Food
5
Where
Wild from Lv 30
Mining
3
#41
SnuglooIce
Lv 3· also Cooling 3, Handiwork 2 +1
Work speed
100
Food
5
Where
Wild from Lv 32
Mining
3
#42
Quivern BotanDragonGrass
Lv 3· also Planting 5, Gathering 4 +2
Work speed
100
Food
6
Where
Wild from Lv 45
Mining
3
#43
BralohaGrassGround
Lv 3· also Planting 5, Gathering 5
Work speed
100
Food
7
Where
Wild from Lv 33
Mining
3
#44
SekhmetGround
Lv 3· also Handiwork 6, Transporting 2
Work speed
100
Food
7
Where
Wild from Lv 37
Mining
3
#45
SootseerDarkFire
Lv 3· also Kindling 3, Handiwork 3 +2
Work speed
100
Food
7
Where
Wild from Lv 45
Mining
3
#46
Elgrove CrystIce
Lv 3· also Cooling 5, Lumbering 3 +1
Work speed
100
Food
8
Where
Wild from Lv 75
Mining
3
#47
DumudGroundWater
Lv 2· also Watering 2, Transporting 1 +1
Work speed
100
Food
3
Where
Wild from Lv 14
Mining
2
#48
Dumud GildGroundWater
Lv 2· also Farming 4, Watering 2 +1
Work speed
100
Food
3
Where
Wild from Lv 25
Mining
2
#49
LapironGround
Lv 2· also Gathering 4, Handiwork 3 +1
Work speed
100
Food
4
Where
Wild from Lv 63
Mining
2
#50
LovanderDark
Lv 2· also Handiwork 3, Medicine Production 3 +1
Work speed
100
Food
4
Where
Wild from Lv 30
Mining
2
#51
ElgroveGrass
Lv 2· also Planting 3, Lumbering 3 +2
Work speed
100
Food
8
Where
Wild from Lv 24
Mining
2
#52
CattivaNeutral
Lv 1· also Handiwork 1, Gathering 1 +1
Work speed
100
Food
1
Where
Wild from Lv 1
Mining
1
#53
DepressoDark
Lv 1· also Handiwork 1, Transporting 1 +1
Work speed
100
Food
1
Where
Wild from Lv 4
Mining
1
#54
RushoarGround
Lv 1· only job
Work speed
100
Food
1
Where
Wild from Lv 5
Mining
1
#55
FuddlerGround
Lv 1· also Handiwork 1, Transporting 1
Work speed
100
Food
2
Where
Wild from Lv 5
Mining
1
#56
KikitGround
Lv 1· only job
Work speed
100
Food
3
Where
Wild from Lv 40
Mining
1
#57
TurtacleWater
Lv 1· also Watering 2, Transporting 1
Work speed
100
Food
3
Where
Wild from Lv 5
Mining
1

The earliest you can get each level

For each Mining level, the Pal that appears in the wild at the lowest level — the one you can catch first rather than the one that is best on paper. Wild spawn levels are the game's spawner data; Pals that only come from breeding, eggs or alphas are not counted here.

Mining level	Earliest wild Pal	Wild from	Work speed	Food	Where
Lv 8	No Pal at this level spawns in the wild
Lv 7	Blazamut	Lv 46	100	9	Volcano, World Tree
Lv 6	Dualith	Lv 46	100	8	Snowfield, World Tree
Lv 5	Menasting	Lv 31	100	6	Desert
Lv 4	Digtoise	Lv 17	100	5	Desert
Lv 3	Tombat	Lv 10	100	2	Grasslands, Snowfield
Lv 2	Dumud	Lv 14	100	3	Grasslands, Volcano
Lv 1	Cattiva	Lv 1	100	1	Grasslands

A higher level is not automatically the better pick. A Pal that covers a second job you need frees a base slot, and base slots are the real constraint — which is why each row also lists the other jobs it does.

Mining research

19 pieces of Lab research improve Mining. Work amount is how much research effort each takes — the game’s own figure, not a time estimate, since how fast it completes depends entirely on the Pals you assign.

Research	Improves	Work amount
Mining Research 1	CraftSpeed_Mining	50,000
Mining Research 2	CraftSpeed_Mining	150,000
Mining Cart Development	TechnologyUnlock	150,000
Time-Saving Expedition 1	ExpeditionTimeCostRate	150,000
Mining Research Tips 1	LabResearchSpeed	150,000
Mining Research 3	CraftSpeed_Mining	300,000
Mastery of Expeditions 1	ExpeditionRewardRate	300,000
Mining Research Tips 2	LabResearchSpeed	300,000
Mining Research 4	CraftSpeed_Mining	750,000
Time-Saving Expedition 2	ExpeditionTimeCostRate	750,000
Crude Oil Extraction Efficiency 1	OilExtractionSpeedRate	750,000
Mastery of Expeditions 2	ExpeditionRewardRate	1,000,000
Base Pal Enhancement 1	DefenseRateBaseCampWorker	1,000,000
Crude Oil Extraction Efficiency 2	OilExtractionSpeedRate	1,000,000
Mining Research 5	CraftSpeed_Mining	1,500,000
Base Pal Enhancement 2	AttackRateBaseCampWorker	1,500,000
Crude Oil Extraction Efficiency 3	OilExtractionSpeedRate	1,500,000
Mining Research 6	CraftSpeed_Mining	3,000,000
Base Pal Enhancement 3	AttackRateBaseCampWorker	3,000,000

All work suitabilities

All “best Pal” rankings

A Pal’s Mining level is not fixed for life. One handbook raises it — Applied Mining Handbook I— so a Pal below the top of this list can be brought up to it.

Extracted from Palworld's game files on 15 September 2026 (build 4570950001).Methodology