Mau FAQ — Spawns, Stats, Breeding & Best Build
Answers to the most-searched questions about Mau in Palworld — spawn location, capture rate, elemental weaknesses, base role, mount rating and breeding tips.
Updated for the current Palworld patch
- ✓Where does Mau spawn in Palworld?
- ✓What is Mau's capture rate?
- ✓What element is Mau weak to?
- ✓Is Mau good for base work?
Where does Mau spawn in Palworld?
Mau spawns most reliably around the Tundra Ridge. Night and weather variants can shift its exact patrol path — expect roughly a steady stream of encounters.
What is Mau's capture rate?
Mau has a base capture rate of 73 out of 100 in Palworld 1.0. Weakening it below 30% HP and attacking from behind with a matching-tier Pal Sphere substantially improves the odds.
What element is Mau weak to?
Mau is a Water-type Pal. That means it takes extra damage from Grass or Electric and resists Fire. Bring a partner of that counter-element for the fastest weaken.
Is Mau good for base work?
Mau is tagged for Watering, Cooling. On the Pal Stars base tier list it rates 4/10 — an okay backup worker; specialists usually outperform it.
Is Mau a good mount?
Mau's ride speed is 734, earning it a 5/10 mount rating on Pal Stars. It's a competent traversal mount for its element.
What are Mau's best passive skills?
For PvE damage, stack Musclehead + Ferocious + Lucky on Mau. For a base role, swap in Workaholic + Serious + Artisan. Reroll unwanted traits with the Trait Extractor at the Ancient Tech bench.
How do you breed Mau?
Mau's breed power seat determines its parent pairings. Cross two parents whose combined breed power averages closest to Mau's, put them at a Breeding Farm with a Grade S Cake, and incubate the egg for the best hatch rate. The Pal Stars breeding calculator lists every valid pairing.
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