Work suitability
Best Mining Pals
The best Mining Pals in Palworld 1.0.5 are Aegidron, Astegon and Blazamut, reaching Mining Lv 8. 57 Pals can do this job in total. Work levels in 1.0 go up to 10 with books and condensation, and passives like Artisan, Serious or Remarkable Craftsmanship speed the job up further.
Data: Palworld 1.0.5 game files (Steam build 25247047)Updated
Early on, Depresso is the most practical: it has Mining Lv 1 and is easy to catch.
All 57 Mining Pals, ranked
| 1 |  Aegidron | 8 | 100 |  Dragon Ground | |
| 2 |  Astegon | 7 | 100 | Dragon Dark | yes |
| 3 |  Blazamut | 7 | 100 |  Fire | |
| 4 |  Blazamut Ryu | 7 | 100 | DragonFire | |
| 5 |  Knocklem | 7 | 100 | Ground | |
| 6 |  Knocklem Ignis | 7 | 100 | Fire | |
| 7 |  Anubis | 6 | 100 | Ground | |
| 8 |  Dualith | 6 | 100 | Ground Grass | |
| 9 |  Dualith Noct | 6 | 100 | GroundDark | yes |
| 10 |  Menasting Terra | 6 | 100 | Ground | |
| 11 |  Necromus | 6 | 100 | Dark | yes |
| 12 |  Paladius | 6 | 100 |  Neutral | |
| 13 |  Tetroise Primo | 6 | 100 | Neutral | |
| 14 |  Bastigor | 5 | 100 |  Ice | |
| 15 |  Cryolinx Terra | 5 | 100 | Ground | |
| 16 |  Menasting | 5 | 100 | DarkGround | yes |
| 17 |  Moldron | 5 | 100 | FireGround | |
| 18 |  Moldron Cryst | 5 | 100 | IceGround | |
| 19 |  Palumba | 5 | 100 | Grass | |
| 20 |  Pierdon | 5 | 100 | Ground | |
| 21 |  Pierdon Cryst | 5 | 100 | Ice | |
| 22 |  Reptyro | 5 | 100 | FireGround | |
| 23 |  Reptyro Cryst | 5 | 100 | IceGround | |
| 24 |  Warsect Terra | 5 | 100 | Ground | |
| 25 |  Bulldosu | 4 | 100 | Ground | |
| 26 |  Digtoise | 4 | 100 | Ground | |
| 27 |  Incineram Noct | 4 | 100 | Dark | yes |
| 28 |  Mammorest | 4 | 100 | GrassGround | |
| 29 |  Mammorest Cryst | 4 | 100 | IceGround | |
| 30 |  Maraith | 4 | 100 | Dark | yes |
| 31 |  Polapup Terra | 4 | 100 | IceGround | |
| 32 |  Quivern | 4 | 100 | Dragon | |
| 33 |  Tetroise | 4 | 100 | Ground | |
| 34 |  Xenogard | 4 | 100 | Dragon | |
| 35 |  Braloha | 3 | 100 | GrassGround | |
| 36 |  Elgrove Cryst | 3 | 100 | Ice | |
| 37 |  Gorirat Terra | 3 | 100 | Ground | |
| 38 |  Incineram | 3 | 100 | FireDark | yes |
| 39 |  Penking | 3 | 100 |  WaterIce | |
| 40 |  Penking Lux | 3 | 100 | Water Electric | |
| 41 |  Quivern Botan | 3 | 100 | DragonGrass | |
| 42 |  Sekhmet | 3 | 100 | Ground | |
| 43 |  Snugloo | 3 | 100 | Ice | |
| 44 |  Sootseer | 3 | 100 | DarkFire | yes |
| 45 |  Tombat | 3 | 100 | Dark | yes |
| 46 |  Turtacle Terra | 3 | 100 | WaterGround | |
| 47 |  Dumud | 2 | 100 | GroundWater | |
| 48 |  Dumud Gild | 2 | 100 | GroundWater | |
| 49 |  Elgrove | 2 | 100 | Grass | |
| 50 |  Lapiron | 2 | 100 | Ground | |
| 51 |  Lovander | 2 | 100 | Dark | yes |
| 52 |  Cattiva | 1 | 100 | Neutral | |
| 53 |  Depresso | 1 | 100 | Dark | yes |
| 54 |  Fuddler | 1 | 100 | Ground | |
| 55 |  Kikit | 1 | 100 | Ground | |
| 56 |  Rushoar | 1 | 100 | Ground | |
| 57 |  Turtacle | 1 | 100 | Water |
Other base jobs
More rankings
See also the Palworld Mining tier list (the same Pals grouped into S to D tiers) and the best Pals by use (early game, nocturnal, Ranch).
Next step: get the child of any two Pals, every parent combo and the shortest breeding path in the Palworld breeding calculator.
Frequently asked questions
#What is the best Pal for Mining in Palworld?
How many Pals can do Mining?
57 Pals in Palworld 1.0.5 have Mining work suitability.
How do I make my Mining Pals work faster?
Use a Pal with a higher Mining level, give it work-speed passives (Artisan, Serious, Work Slave), keep it fed and its SAN up, and condense it for extra stars. See our work suitability guide for details.