1.0 Endgame · Article 4

Star ranking in Palworld 1.0 — the fastest condenser loop

Star ranking multiplies HP, ATK and DEF for your top Pals. In 1.0 the Pal Essence Condenser costs fewer duplicates per star, so this loop matters more than ever.

Updated 2026-07-27

Key takeaways
  • How many duplicates you need
  • Cake farm baseline
  • Priority order

How many duplicates you need

1 star: 4 dupes. 2 stars: 16 dupes. 3 stars: 32 dupes. 4 stars: 64 dupes. 5 stars: 128 dupes. Numbers halved on Legendary Pals via the 1.0 patch.

Cake farm baseline

A dual-cake base with 4 Chikipi, 2 Mozzarina, 2 Mau Cryst and 1 Kingpaca produces 1 cake every 90 seconds — enough to sustain 3 breeding pens.

Priority order

Star-rank Jetragon first (mount uptime), then Selyne (raid healer), then Anubis (crit debuff), then Eidrolon once you have it.