Palworld is chock-full of explorable biomes that can take players hours to discover if they decide to do so on foot. This is why unlocking mounts becomes a necessity, especially for discovering and activating all the fast travel points.
While Palworld provides players with a lot of mount options, some of them stand out among the others due to their utility, ease of acquisition, and other enhancements that make venturing out into the wilderness less harrowing. From hard-headed quadrupeds that can demolish rock formations with ease, to mythical beasts that bestow additional buffs to their allies, here are the best mount Pals players should use during their excursions around Palworld.
5.Rushoar
Pint-Sized Bulldozer
Rushoar can be encountered and captured once players have progressed through the first spawn location onto the first syndicate tower boss fight area. They are relatively easy to capture and are extremely helpful for harvesting rocks if they are chosen as helpers in players’ base camps.
Once players reach level 6 Technology, acquire, and craft the Rushoar Saddle, they can mount their Rushoar around the map. While Rushoars’ galloping speed is somewhat slower than usual mounts, they make up for it by giving players the ability to smash through rock and ore piles. Running through such piles greatly helps players gather rocks and ores that will become essential for later base-related machines and equipment.
Being a Ground-type Pal, Rushoar is a viable option to deal with Electric-type Pals. This becomes an advantage against the first major boss that players need to defeat if they are progressing the main quest line for the early game. For players who want to get an early mount to get around the map in the first few hours of their playthrough, getting a Rushoar is a good option.
4.Azurobe
Elegant Water Dragon
While Palworld has tons of islands waiting to be explored, getting there is a glaring issue, especially since the oceans are a huge obstacle for players to cross. Using conventional mounts can work, but once players reach the deeper parts of the sea areas, their Pal’s stamina will tick down, especially if players use the sprint button while in the water.
This is where Azurobe, a strong Water-Dragon Pal, comes in. There is a boss variant of this Pal that players can encounter and capture. Once captured, Azurobe can be mounted by unlocking its saddle at level 24 in Technology.Surfing the ocean and sea will become so much easier when using Azurobe as the mount. While Surfent is the superior choice when it comes to its mobility in the water, encountering Surfent is rarer compared to Azurobe. On top of that, its saddle is locked at the higher levels, unlike Azurobe. That said, while Azurobe is quick in the water, it mightily struggles when used as a mount on land.
Most Dragon-type Pals that can be mounted enhance their players’ attack with their corresponding elemental type. Azurobe adds Water-type damage to players’ weapons, which is useful when engaging Fire-type Pals. On the Defense side of things, Azurobe’s Dragon-type allows it to soak some damage from enemies without any issue, except for Ice-type Pals.
3.Chillet
Slender Icy Dragon-Ferret
Chillet is one of the early bosses players can encounter and potentially use as a riding mount; its dual typing of Dragon and Ice makes it a versatile Pal to have at any player’s party since Dragon types are particularly strong at inflicting and soaking damage. As the game opens up and more bosses become available to fight, Dragon-type Pals are easier to defeat and capture when using Chillet in battle. This is due to the Ice type that is effective against Dragon-type Pals, while Dragon-type Pals generally have good overall stats.
Players need to unlock Chillet’s Saddle at the Technology tab when they reach level 13. After crafting it, players can ride their Chillet. During combat, players who are mounted in their Chillet will have their attacks empowered with Dragon damage. This can be utilized to bolster players’ damage output, especially against enemy Pals who have a weakness to Dragon-type attacks.
When it comes to mobility, Chillet tends to be middle of the road as far as speed is concerned. However, it does have good jumping capability, which can be used to scale over terrain and some cliffs.
2.Direhowl
Dependable Canine Companion
Direhowls are the second-best mounts available for players who want to focus on traversal and unlocking new fast-travel locations, especially in the early game. These wolf-like Pals are part of the random invader groups alongside Leezpunks that will try to destroy players’ base camps as they progress through the game. Direhowls can be caught when they invade and are good grounded mounts that players can ride while navigating through the different areas.
One key element of Direhowls’ effectiveness for grounded mounts is that most of them have the Runner passive skill from the get-go. Direhowls can be mounted by purchasing the Direhowl’s Saddled Harness, which can be unlocked in the Technology tab at level 9. Once players can craft the Direhowl’s Saddled Harness, they can ride on their Direhowls after they send them out and hold the mount button.
Mobility-wise, Direhowls have decent speed. This is due to most Direhowls having the Runner passive skill available, which grants them 30% more movement speed. Their mounted attack sees them lunge forward a good distance: players can use this attack to gain a burst of speed while traversing.
1.Eikthydeer
Majestic Forest Overseer
As far as Pals players can use to explore the vast expanses of Palworld, the Eikthydeer is hands down the best choice. This quadruped can be encountered relatively early during a playthrough and can be captured when players reach level 10.
Before players can ride their captured Eikthydeer, they need to reach level 12 and unlock the Eikthydeer Saddle. After unlocking the Eikthydeer Saddle recipe, players can craft this item on the Pal Gear Workbench. Once the saddle is crafted, players can now ride on their Eikthydeer by sending them out, pressing and holding the Mount button.
What makes Eikthydeer the best mount for running around the map is its versatility in traversal. Unlike other mounts that only jump once, Eikthydeer can do a double jump, thanks to its partner skill, Guardian of the Forest. This allows players to scale cliffs and jump over crevices much better. Combat-wise, Eikthydeer can trample smaller Pals by simply pressing the run button while mounted or by using its primary charge attack and aiming for them. This method can also help players quickly gain experience by running over small Pals and attempting to capture them to get the first-caught and ten-of-a-kind bonus.
For players who want to get the most out of their Eikthydeer, breeding them to have the best traits that boost its movement speed will further improve their means to gallop around various locations. This includes breeding Eikthydeer with Swift and Runner passive skills to further increase its movement speed.
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