Where to get Plasteel
2 Pals drop Plasteel, and they are not equal — Astegon gives 2–3 at 100%, which is the best return per kill in the game. Every rate below is the game's own figure.
Best farm
Astegon
2–3 per kill at 100% — Wildlife Sanctuary, World Tree, level 55–80
Pals that drop Plasteel
| Pal | Rate | Amount | Avg per kill | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astegon | 100% | 2–3 | 2.5 | |
 Shadowbeak | 100% | 2–3 | 2.5 |
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.
Making it instead
Plasteel has a recipe, so past a certain point it is cheaper to build than to hunt.
| Makes | From | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Plasteel | 2× Crude Oil, 5× Ore | 200,000 |
What Plasteel is used for
35 recipes use Plasteel, and the heaviest is Plasma Cannon at 150 per craft. Knowing what it feeds is usually the point — how much you need depends entirely on what you are building.
| Makes | Plasteel needed |
|---|---|
| Plasma Cannon | 150 |
| Laser Gatling Gun | 110 |
| Multi Guided Missile Launcher | 80 |
| Gatling Gun | 70 |
| Core Eject Shotgun | 65 |
| Grenade Launcher | 60 |
| Guided Missile Launcher | 50 |
| Plasma Multicutter | 50 |
| Blazamut Ryu Saddle | 43 |
| Advanced Bow | 40 |
| Laser Rifle | 40 |
| V2 Armor | 40 |
| Beam Sword | 30 |
| Bulldosu Saddle | 30 |
| Cold Resistant Plasteel Armor | 30 |
| Double Air Dash Boots | 30 |
| Flamethrower | 30 |
| Heat Resistant Plasteel Armor | 30 |
| Lightweight Plasteel Armor | 30 |
| Metal Detector | 30 |
| Plasteel Armor | 30 |
| Polapup Terra Saddle | 30 |
| Selyne Saddle | 30 |
| Cold Resistant Hexolite Armor | 20 |
| Heat Resistant Hexolite Armor | 20 |
| Hexolite Armor | 20 |
| Lightweight Hexolite Armor | 20 |
| Plasteel Helmet | 20 |
| Hexolite Helmet | 15 |
| Phantom Ring | 10 |
Showing the 30 heaviest of 35 recipes.
Plasteel questions
- What is the fastest way to farm Plasteel in Palworld?
- Hunt Astegon. It drops 2–3 at 100%, which works out at 2.5 per kill — the best return of the 2 Pals that drop it. It lives in Wildlife Sanctuary, World Tree.
- What do you need Plasteel for?
- 35 recipes use it, the heaviest being Plasma Cannon at 150 per craft.
- Can you buy Plasteel in Palworld?
- No. No merchant stocks it in the game files, so it has to be farmed.
- Can you craft Plasteel?
- Yes — 1 at a time, from 2× Crude Oil, 5× Ore.
Other materials
Extracted from Palworld’s game files on (build 4797106687).