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Storm Mau FAQ — Spawns, Stats, Breeding & Best Build

Answers to the most-searched questions about Storm Mau in Palworld — spawn location, capture rate, elemental weaknesses, base role, mount rating and breeding tips.

Updated 2026-07-29

Key takeaways
  • Where does Storm Mau spawn in Palworld?
  • What is Storm Mau's capture rate?
  • What element is Storm Mau weak to?
  • Is Storm Mau good for base work?

Where does Storm Mau spawn in Palworld?

Storm Mau spawns most reliably around the World Tree. Night and weather variants can shift its exact patrol path — expect roughly a steady stream of encounters.

What is Storm Mau's capture rate?

Storm Mau has a base capture rate of 42 out of 100 in Palworld 1.0. Weakening it below 30% HP and attacking from behind with a matching-tier Pal Sphere substantially improves the odds.

What element is Storm Mau weak to?

Storm Mau is a Water-type Pal. That means it takes extra damage from Grass or Electric and resists Fire. Bring a partner of that counter-element for the fastest weaken.

Is Storm Mau good for base work?

Storm Mau is tagged for Watering, Cooling. On the Pal Stars base tier list it rates 4/10 — an okay backup worker; specialists usually outperform it.

Is Storm Mau a good mount?

Storm Mau's ride speed is 900, earning it a 6/10 mount rating on Pal Stars. It's a competent traversal mount for its element.

What are Storm Mau's best passive skills?

For PvE damage, stack Musclehead + Ferocious + Lucky on Storm Mau. For a base role, swap in Workaholic + Serious + Artisan. Reroll unwanted traits with the Trait Extractor at the Ancient Tech bench.

How do you breed Storm Mau?

Storm Mau's breed power seat determines its parent pairings. Cross two parents whose combined breed power averages closest to Storm Mau's, put them at a Breeding Farm with a Grade S Cake, and incubate the egg for the best hatch rate. The Pal Stars breeding calculator lists every valid pairing.

Further reading
Palworld Wiki (Fandom)

Community-maintained wiki.