Where to get Dark Fragment in Palworld
9 Pals drop Dark Fragment, and they are not equal — Splatterina gives 2–3 at 100%, which is the best return per kill in the game. Every rate below is the game's own figure.
Each Pal here gives more Dark Fragment per kill than every Pal that spawns earlier — hunt the highest one you can reach.
| From level | Pal | Avg per kill | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 |  Starryon | 1.5 | |
| 52 | Splatterina | 2.5 |
Not a speed ranking: spawn density and kill time are not in the game files, so “fastest” is not something this page can prove.
Pals that drop Dark Fragment
| Pal | Rate | Amount | Avg per kill | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splatterina | 100% | 2–3 | 2.5 | |
 Celesdir Noct | 100% | 2–3 | 2.5 | |
 Solenne | 100% | 2–3 | 2.5 | |
 Bellanoir | 100% | 2–3 | 2.5 | |
 Bellanoir Libero | 100% | 2–3 | 2.5 | |
 Kitsun Noct | 100% | 1–2 | 1.5 | |
| Starryon | 100% | 1–2 | 1.5 | |
 Omascul | 100% | 1–2 | 1.5 | |
 Dazzi Noct | 100% | 1 | 1 |
Rate and amount are stated by the game. “Avg per kill” is ours — the rate multiplied by the mean of the amount range — so you can compare a rare big drop against a reliable small one without doing it in your head.
Chests, expeditions, nodes and other sources
The game stores these as weights rather than percentages — an item’s chance is its weight against everything else in the same grade. The odds below are that division done, so you can compare a route against hunting.
| Source | Type | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feybreak gathering nodes | 15.2% | 1 | |
| Sky Islands gathering nodes | 14.9% | 1 |
What Dark Fragment is used for
16 recipes use Dark Fragment, and the heaviest is Homing Module at 50 per craft. Knowing what it feeds is usually the point — how much you need depends entirely on what you are building.
| Makes | Dark Fragment needed |
|---|---|
| Homing Module | 50 |
| Triple Air Dash Boots | 50 |
| Triple Jump Boots | 50 |
| Xenolord Saddle | 50 |
| Air Walker EX | 45 |
| Air Walker Mk III | 35 |
| Double Air Dash Boots | 30 |
| Nyafia's Shotgun | 30 |
| Air Walker Mk II | 25 |
| Starryon Primo Saddle | 24 |
| Celesdir Noct Saddle | 20 |
| Dualith Noct Saddle | 20 |
| Starryon Saddle | 20 |
| Air Walker Mk I | 15 |
| Dazzi Noct's Necklace | 10 |
| Smokie's Harness | 5 |
Dark Fragment questions
- Which Pal is best to farm for Dark Fragment in Palworld?
- Splatterina gives the most per kill: 2–3 at 100%, an average of 2.5 — the highest of the 9 Pals that drop it. It lives in Feybreak, World Tree at level 52–80. Before you can reach it: Starryon from level 42 (1.5 a kill). How fast any of these farms is depends on spawn density and kill time, which the game files do not state.
- What do you need Dark Fragment for?
- 16 recipes use it, the heaviest being Homing Module at 50 per craft.
- Can you buy Dark Fragment in Palworld?
- No. No merchant stocks it in the game files, so it has to be farmed.
Other materials
Extracted from Palworld's game files on (build 4570950001).Methodology