Where to get Plasteel in Palworld
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.
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
- Which Pal is best to farm for Plasteel in Palworld?
- Astegon gives the most per kill: 2–3 at 100%, an average of 2.5 — the highest of the 2 Pals that drop it. It lives in Wildlife Sanctuary, World Tree at level 55–80. 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 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 4570950001).Methodology