Where to get Nightstar Sand in Palworld
2 Pals drop Nightstar Sand, and they are not equal — Starryon Primo gives 1–2 at 100%, which is the best return per kill in the game. Every rate below is the game's own figure.
Pals that drop Nightstar Sand
| Pal | Rate | Amount | Avg per kill | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starryon Primo | 100% | 1–2 | 1.5 | |
 Wistella | 100% | 1–2 | 1.5 |
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.
What Nightstar Sand is used for
13 recipes use Nightstar Sand, and the heaviest is Air Walker EX at 60 per craft. Knowing what it feeds is usually the point — how much you need depends entirely on what you are building.
| Makes | Nightstar Sand needed |
|---|---|
| Air Walker EX | 60 |
| Air Walker Mk III | 50 |
| Triple Jump Boots | 50 |
| Air Walker Mk II | 40 |
| Triple Air Dash Boots | 40 |
| Air Walker Mk I | 30 |
| Double Air Dash Boots | 30 |
| Advanced Bow | 20 |
| Air Dash Boots | 20 |
| Beam Sword | 20 |
| Double Jump Boots | 20 |
| Metal Detector | 20 |
| Anti-Gravity Belt | 10 |
Nightstar Sand questions
- Which Pal is best to farm for Nightstar Sand in Palworld?
- Starryon Primo gives the most per kill: 1–2 at 100%, an average of 1.5 — the highest of the 2 Pals that drop it. It lives in World Tree at level 74–76. 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 Nightstar Sand for?
- 13 recipes use it, the heaviest being Air Walker EX at 60 per craft.
- Can you buy Nightstar Sand in Palworld?
- No. No merchant stocks it in the game files, so it has to be farmed.
Other materials
Where Nightstar Sand nodes cluster
The world itself is a source too: every Nightstar Sand node on the map — 271 exact positions read from the game’s own level data, not plotted by hand.
Extracted from Palworld's game files on (build 4570950001).Methodology