Palworld level bands by region
Palpagos is level-banded clockwise from the southern beaches. Following the bands in order keeps every fight inside a five-level window.
Updated for the current Palworld patch
- ✓Full band list
- ✓Why bands matter
- ✓Skipping ahead safely
- ✓Gear per band
Full band list
Sea Breeze Archipelago: Lv 1–10 · Windswept Hills: Lv 1–15 · Marsh Island: Lv 15–25 · Bamboo Groves: Lv 20–30 · Verdant Brook: Lv 30–40 · Eastern Wild Island: Lv 25–35 · Mount Obsidian: Lv 40–50 · Twilight Dunes: Lv 30–40 · Ice Wind Island: Lv 25–35 · Astral Mountains: Lv 45–50 · Sakurajima: Lv 45–55 · Feybreak: Lv 50–60 · Sunreach Sky Islands: Lv 50+ · World Tree: Lv 55+
Why bands matter
Palworld does not scale enemies to you. A level 50 alpha in Feybreak hits a level 35 player for most of their health bar per swing, so gear and level gates are real gates.
Skipping ahead safely
You can loot ahead of your level if you fly, glide and never land. Chest and effigy runs are viable ten levels early; fights are not.
Gear per band
Grade-1 armour to level 20, Grade-2 to 35, Grade-3 to 50, and Pal Metal or better for Feybreak. Match cold and heat resistance to the region rather than the level.
Boss checkpoints
Treat each Syndicate Tower as the exit exam for its band — if the tower is comfortable, the next region is safe.
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