Palworld sanity recovery comparison table — Hot Spring vs Meds vs food
Compare every sanity recovery method in Palworld 1.0 side-by-side: cost, speed, uptime, and best use case. Use this table to build your morale pipeline.
Updated 2026-07-28
- ✓Recovery speed comparison
- ✓Cost comparison
- ✓Best use case
- ✓Ranked — best method by tier
Recovery speed comparison
Sanity Meds: +40 SAN instant (single use). Hot Spring (large): +15 SAN/min sustained. Hot Spring (small): +8 SAN/min. Sakurajima Sushi meal: +15 SAN per feeding. Passive Selyne aura: +5% party SAN/min while equipped.
Cost comparison
Hot Spring (large): 100 Stone + 50 Ingot + 10 Pal Fluids — one-time. Sanity Meds: 3 Red Berries + 2 Bones + 1 Pal Fluid per meds. Selyne: breed cost (~12 cakes). High-tier food: cook cost per meal (~50 gold equivalent).
Best use case
Base upkeep → Hot Spring + Selyne partner. Raid prep → 15 Sanity Meds pre-fight. Emergency (Pal on strike) → 2 Sanity Meds + High Grade Medical Supplies + park them in Hot Spring for 5 min.
Ranked — best method by tier
S-tier: Large Hot Spring + Selyne aura. A-tier: Sanity Meds (raid burst). B-tier: Sakurajima Sushi (base meal). C-tier: Katress partner (10% drain reduction, no direct recovery).
Related Pal Stars guides
Medicine crafting for Sanity Meds: /guides/medicine. Best base layout to prevent SAN drain: /guides/ore-coal-farming-bases. Top SAN partner Pal breeding: /guides/lyleen. Tech tree unlock order for Hot Springs (Tech 21): /technology-tree.
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