Base Building · Article 2

Best coal farming base locations in Palworld

Coal fuels every Refined Ingot, Carbon Fiber and Legendary weapon recipe in Palworld 1.0. These three coordinates sit on the densest coal-node clusters in the game and are the fastest way to stockpile coal for endgame gear.

Updated 2026-07-28

Key takeaways
  • Coal Cluster 1 — Mount Obsidian west face (-260, -510)
  • Coal Cluster 2 — Volcano north crater (200, -540)
  • Coal Cluster 3 — Sealed Realm of the Swordmaster ridge (-350, -450)
  • Recommended coal Pals

Coal Cluster 1 — Mount Obsidian west face (-260, -510)

Five coal nodes in a heat-safe pocket just above the lava rivers. Best late-game coal base once you have Heat-Resistant Pal Metal Armor.

Coal Cluster 2 — Volcano north crater (200, -540)

Four coal nodes plus two ore nodes. Slightly harder to defend from Alpha Blazamut patrols but doubles as an ore side-farm.

Coal Cluster 3 — Sealed Realm of the Swordmaster ridge (-350, -450)

Three coal nodes with the highest node-density-per-Palbox-radius on the map. Cold biome — bring Foxparks or Arsox for warmth.

Recommended coal Pals

Digtoise stays the top swing-per-second miner. Astegon (Mining 4) is the endgame king — best coal Pal in the game, but requires level 47. Blazamut (Mining 3 + Kindling 4) doubles for the Furnace loop right next to the base.

Yield per hour

A 2-Astegon + 1-Digtoise loadout on Cluster 1 clears the five coal nodes every 6 minutes, netting roughly 250 coal per real-time hour.

Further reading
r/Palworld

Community datamined spreadsheets.