Palworld Passive Skills List (1.0)
All 92 passive skills with effects and ratings. Skills marked with a Pal name are species-exclusive innates; the rest can be bred onto any Pal.
Quick Answers
What are passive skills in Palworld?
Passive skills are innate attributes that buff or debuff a Pal — attack, defense, work speed, movement, and more. A Pal can hold up to 4 passive skills at once, obtained randomly in the wild or inherited through breeding.
What is the best passive skill in Palworld 1.0?
Legend is the strongest overall: Attack +20%, Defense +20%, and Movement Speed +15%. For base workers, Artisan (Work Speed +50%) is the top pick; for attackers, Musclehead (Attack +30%) and Ferocious (Attack +20%) lead.
How do you get exclusive innate passives?
Species-exclusive passives like Earth Emperor (Anubis) or Divine Dragon (Jetragon) come guaranteed on that species. You can then breed them onto other Pals of the same element to boost matching attack damage by 20%.
92 skill(s) found
Attack +30%.; Defense +5%.
Defense +30%.
Max Stamina +75% ; This effect is only valid for Rideable Pals.
30% increase to Fire attack damage.; 30% increase to Lightning attack damage.
SAN drops +20% slower.
30% increase in Dark attack damage.; 30% increase in Dragon attack damage.
Attack +20% ; Defense +20% ; Movement Speed increases 15%
Work Speed +15%, Attack +15%
20% increase to Water attack damage.; 20% increase to Ice attack damage.; Defense +20%
Hunger decreases +20% slower.
Farming Work Suitability +2
Work Speed +75%.
30% increase to Dark attack damage.; 30% increase to Ice attack damage.
30% increase to movement speed.
Absorbs a portion of the damage dealt to restore Health.; Does not sleep at night and continues to work.
Work Speed +50%
Defense +20%
Hunger decreases +15% slower
Attack +20%
Max Stamina +50% ; This effect is only valid for Rideable Pals.
25% increase to Player Logging Efficiency.
25% increase to Player Mining Efficiency.
25% increase to Player Work Speed.
Sale price +5%
When assigned to a Breeding Farm, breeding speed is increased by 100%.
Player Reload Speed +4%
Active skill cooldown reduction 30%; Attack +10%
Your Dropped Items +50%
10% increase to Player Defense.
10% increase to Player Attack.
SAN drops +15% slower.
Attack +30%, Work Speed -50%
20% increase to Movement Speed.
Attack +10%, Defense -10%
10% increase to Dragon attack damage.
10% decrease to incoming Grass damage.
Attack +10%
10% increase to Lightning attack damage.
10% decrease to incoming Dark damage.
10% increase to Ice attack damage.
Work Speed +10%, Defense -10%
Hunger decreases +10% slower.
10% decrease to incoming Dragon damage.
10% decrease to incoming Ground damage.
Sale price +3%
Max Stamina +25% ; This effect is only valid for Rideable Pals.
10% increase to Grass attack damage.
10% decrease to incoming Ice damage.
Defense +10%; Movement Speed -10%
10% increase to Water attack damage.
Active skill cooldown reduction 15%
10% decrease to incoming Lightning damage.
Defense +15%, Attack -15%
10% increase to Movement Speed.
Does not sleep and continues to work even at night.
Attack +10% ; Fire damage reduction 15% ; Lightning damage reduction 15%
SAN drops +10% slower.
10% increase to Earth attack damage.
10% increase to Fire attack damage.
Work Speed +20%
10% decrease to incoming Fire damage.
10% increase to Dark attack damage.
10% decrease to incoming Water damage.
Work Speed +30%, Attack -30%
10% increase to Neutral attack damage.
Work Speed -10%
Defense -10%
Active Skill Cooldown extension -15%.
Sale price -10%
Max Stamina -25% ; This effect is only valid for Rideable Pals.
SAN drops +10% faster.
Hunger decreases +15% faster.
SAN drops +15% faster.
Defense -20%
Attack -20%
Work Speed -30%
How Passive Skills Work in Palworld 1.0
Every Pal can hold up to 4 passive skill slots. Wild Pals roll their passives randomly — including negatives like Coward and Slacker — while breeding lets you control inheritance: offspring randomly pick up to 2 passives from both parents' combined pool. The 1.0 Special Cake raises the odds of passing down multiple desirable passives, making selective breeding the core endgame loop.
Top Passive Skills by Goal
- Base workers: Artisan (+50% work speed), Serious (+20%), Lucky (+15% work speed, +15% attack)
- Attackers: Legend (+20% atk/def, +15% speed), Musclehead (+30% attack), Ferocious (+20% attack)
- Tanks: Burly Body (+20% defense), Diamond Body (+30% defense), Masochist (+15% defense)
- Elemental builds: the Emperor passives (Flame, Ice, Earth, Lord of the Sea…) add +20% matching-element damage and come guaranteed on their species
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Pal have duplicate passive skills?
No. A Pal cannot hold two copies of the same passive skill, but multiple skills that boost the same stat stack additively — for example Ferocious + Musclehead gives +50% Attack total.
How are passive skills inherited through breeding?
Offspring randomly inherit up to 2 passives from the combined pool of both parents. Using a Special Cake in Palworld 1.0 increases the chance of inheriting multiple parent passives.
Do negative passives matter?
Yes — wild Pals often roll negatives like Coward (Attack -10%) or Slacker (Work Speed -30%). Breeders typically chain-breed to replace negative slots with positive ones before investing in a Pal.