Palworld Technology Tree

Name: Palworld Technology Tree
Creator: Pal Stars
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Every Palworld Tech and Ancient Tech unlock from level 1 to 60. Filter by tier, category, or search — each row shows the level gate, point cost and what it enables.

See also the Palworld Tech Tree Guide for build-order strategy.

Showing 40 unlocks · Tech Points needed: 61 · Ancient Tech Points needed: 87

Lvl	Unlock	Tier	Category	Cost	Requires	Why it matters
2	Primitive Workbench	Tech	Crafting	1	—	Craft weapons, tools and structures. Prereq for almost everything.
2	Pal Sphere	Tech	Utility	1	—	Basic capture sphere. Required for any Pal catching progress.
3	Wooden Club	Tech	Combat	1	—	Starter melee weapon; keep until Stone Spear.
4	Campfire	Tech	Base	1	Primitive Workbench	Cooks meat, boosts Kindling Pals early.
6	Bow	Tech	Combat	2	—	First ranged weapon. Pair with Arrows unlock.
7	Pal Box	Tech	Base	2	—	Establishes a new base; you can own up to 3.
8	Stone Pickaxe	Tech	Utility	1	—	Mines ore. Combine with a Mining Pal for throughput.
10	Mega Sphere	Tech	Utility	2	—	Better catch rates for mid-tier Pals.
11	Feed Box	Tech	Base	2	Pal Box	Feed base Pals; SAN drops without it.
12	Nail	Tech	Crafting	1	—	Enables higher-tier structures and weapons.
13	Handgun	Tech	Combat	3	—	Consumes Ammunition; strong mid-game DPS.
14	Cooking Pot	Tech	Base	2	Campfire	Recipes with buffs; core for base Pal SAN.
15	Giga Sphere	Tech	Utility	2	—	Stronger sphere; needed to catch Alpha Pals reliably.
16	Ranch	Tech	Farming	2	Pal Box	Passive item production from Chikipi, Mozzarina, Vixy.
17	Assembly Line	Tech	Crafting	3	Primitive Workbench	Faster crafting when assigned Handiwork Pals.
19	Berry Plantation	Tech	Farming	2	—	First reliable food source for a big base.
21	Hyper Sphere	Tech	Utility	3	—	Reliable catches into the mid-30s level range.
21	Electric Furnace	Tech	Crafting	3	—	Smelts refined ingots; requires power.
22	Grappling Gun	Tech	Utility	2	—	Traversal upgrade; huge quality-of-life boost.
24	Assault Rifle	Tech	Combat	5	—	First full-auto weapon; tower boss killer.
25	Wheat Plantation	Tech	Farming	3	Berry Plantation	Enables bread and higher-SAN meals.
28	Ultra Sphere	Tech	Utility	3	—	High-tier sphere; strong on Sakurajima Pals.
29	Refined Metal Ingot	Tech	Crafting	3	Electric Furnace	Gate for late-game weapons and armor.
33	Pal Metal Armor	Tech	Combat	5	—	Best pre-legendary armor. Cold + Heat resist variants.
34	Rocket Launcher	Tech	Combat	6	—	AoE for raid mobs and towers.
36	Legendary Sphere	Ancient	Utility	5	—	Best possible sphere; effectively required to catch Jetragon.
40	Pal Essence Condenser	Ancient	Utility	3	—	Star-rank Pals by feeding duplicates. Core endgame loop.
42	Structural Condenser	Ancient	Base	5	—	Increases base build height; needed for tall factories.
43	Missile Launcher	Ancient	Combat	6	—	Homing missiles; strong on flying raid bosses.
44	Homing Sphere Launcher	Ancient	Utility	6	—	Fires spheres at range; makes flying Pal capture trivial.
46	Legendary Assault Rifle	Ancient	Combat	7	—	Top-tier gun; needs Refined Ingots + Ancient Civ Parts.
47	Legendary Shield	Ancient	Combat	5	—	Highest-HP shield; stacks with Pal Metal armor.
48	Pal Gear Workbench	Ancient	Crafting	4	—	Crafts saddles for Jetragon, Frostallion, Necromus, Paladius.
49	Jetragon Saddle	Ancient	Mount	6	Pal Gear Workbench	Unlocks Palworld's fastest flying mount.
50	Legendary Rocket Launcher	Ancient	Combat	8	—	Top-tier AoE; melts raid bosses in <60s.
51	Frostallion Saddle	Ancient	Mount	6	Pal Gear Workbench	Ice legendary flyer; ignores heatstroke biomes.
52	Legendary Bow	Ancient	Combat	6	—	Highest-damage bow; silent boss cheese.
53	Necromus Saddle	Ancient	Mount	6	Pal Gear Workbench	Ground legendary; fastest non-flying mount.
55	Paladius Saddle	Ancient	Mount	6	Pal Gear Workbench	Holy ground legendary; heavy CC on charge.
60	Ancient Civilization Parts Bench	Ancient	Crafting	8	—	Endgame crafting hub; converts parts to modules for legendary gear.