Palworld Card Game How to Play: step-by-step
The exact order to follow. Each step removes a mistake that costs real money or real games.
Updated 2026-08-26
Key takeaways
- ✓1. Set up both sides
- ✓2. Draw your opening hand
- ✓3. Place one energy per turn
- ✓4. Attack with a single Pal
1. Set up both sides
Shuffle the deck, set the life cards aside face down, and keep the energy area empty. Both players do this before the first turn.
2. Draw your opening hand
Draw the opening hand and check you have at least one cheap Pal. Without an early play the first two turns are wasted.
3. Place one energy per turn
Energy is the clock. One placement per turn means the cost printed on a card tells you exactly which turn it becomes castable.
4. Attack with a single Pal
Compare the attacker's power against the defender's. Damage that gets through removes a life card.
5. Use the Soul card at the swing turn
Soul cards are one-shot effects. Hold yours for the turn it flips a trade rather than playing it on curve.