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Ranked staffing guide

Best Kindling Pals

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Palworld 1.0 work index

Use this ranking when cooking or smelting queues are stalling. Base Kindling level sets the overall order; at equal levels, the guide prefers the Pal with the lower food amount. The separate wild shortlist answers the earlier-game staffing question.

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01 / Performance ranking

Top 10 Kindling pals

Base suitability sets the order. Lower food amount and then name break ties between workers at the same level.

01
Renjishi
Ranked firstRenjishi
8Level
NoNight work
8Food
02
7Level
NoNight work
8Food
03
7Level
NoNight work
8Food
#PalBase levelFood amountNight work
1Renjishi88No
2Dupin78No
3Flaracle78No
4Jormuntide Ignis78No
5Blazamut69No
6Blazamut Ryu69No
7Eidrolon Ignis69No
8Faleris69No
9Blazehowl56No
10Blazehowl Noct56Yes

Base level and food amount come from the current Pal parameters. Night work reflects the canonical nocturnal trait. Condensation can redistribute additional work levels and is not projected as a blanket +1.

02 / Progression picks

Best workers before level 20

Strong, wild-catchable kindling workers you can put on the job before your base reaches the late game.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Kindling pal in Palworld 1.0?

Renjishi ranks first in this guide's base Kindling table at level 8; lower food amount and then name resolve equal-level ties.

What is the best early-game Kindling pal?

Arsox ranks first in this guide's wild level-20 shortlist, with a minimum mapped spawn level of 14 on the main island and base Kindling level 3.

Does condensing improve Kindling?

It can. In Palworld 1.0, each rank-up raises one of a pal's existing work suitability levels, and reaching maximum rank raises all of them. The job selected before maximum rank depends on that pal's work set, so this guide ranks base Kindling levels and does not project a blanket +1 final value.