Best Active Skills Tier List (May 2024)

Here is our list for the best Pal Active Skills in Palworld. Read on to learn more about the best Active Skills, including the best ones against bosses or regular enemies, a tier list for each element, our criteria for the list, plus how to change and learn active skills in this guide!

Best Active Skills in Palworld

Blizzard Spike

Active skill	Effect	Pals
Blizzard Spike	CT: 45 Power: 130	Frostallion Paladius Kingpaca Cryst Mammorest Cryst Wumpo

We recommend Blizzard Spike as your go-to active skill for fights. It causes AoE damage and hits multiple times on impact. This can also freeze pals or enemies, which is especially useful when exploiting the weakness of the Dragon-type pal, Jetragon.

Use Fire Ball or Hydro Laser for Enemies Not Affected by Ice

Active skill	Effect	Pals
Fire Ball	CT: 55 Power: 150	Jetragon Jormuntide Ignis Suzaku Pyrin Kitsun
Hydro Laser	CT: 55 Power: 150	Broncherry Aqua Jormuntide Suzaku Aqua Dumud Azurobe

For bosses or enemies that cannot be affected by any Ice-type skills, we recommend using Fire Ball or Hydro Laser. These moves are as powerful as Blizzard Spike, so be sure to have these as back up!

Beam Comet (Jetragon Exclusive)

Active skill	Effect	Pals
Beam Comet	CT: 50 Power: 140	Jetragon

Beam Comet is Jetragon's exclusive Active Skill, which fires off multiple Dragon-element missiles that accurately track enemies and deal damage on impact.

Multiple missiles can hit the same target and deal devastating damage, especially against Dark Pals.

Jetragon Location

Best Active Skills Against Bosses

Best Damage-Over-Time Skills

Active skill	Effect	Pals
Poison Blast	CT: 2 Power: 30	Lovander Vaelet Felbat Menasting Depresso
Spirit Fire	CT: 7 Power: 45	Jetragon Necromus Suzaku Pyrin Kitsun
Ignis Blast	CT: 2 Power: 30	Jormuntide Ignis Suzaku Pyrin Pyrin Noct Kitsun
Flare Arrow	CT: 10 Power: 55	Suzaku Pyrin Elphidran Blazehowl Blazehowl Noct
Fire Ball	CT: 55 Power: 150	Jetragon Jormuntide Ignis Suzaku Pyrin Kitsun
Spirit Flame	CT: 16 Power: 75	Frostallion Noct Bellanoir Necromus Shadowbeak Pyrin Noct

Burn and Poison are both status effects that deal a percentage of the enemy's health as damage, making them effective against bosses with high a HP pool such the Lv. 50 Legendary Pals.

Most Fire skills apply burn while Poison Blast is the only Active Skill tha can inflict poison.

Tornado-Type Active Skills

Active skill	Effect	Pals
Grass Tornado	CT: 18 Power: 80	Broncherry Mammorest Wumpo Botan Caprity Nitewing
Sand Tornado	CT: 18 Power: 80	Anubis Nitewing Beakon Chikipi Gumoss
Flare Storm	CT: 18 Power: 80	Jetragon Jormuntide Ignis Suzaku Kitsun Helzephyr
Mystic Whirlwind	CT: 10 Power: 70	Elphidran Elphidran Aqua

Tornado moves such as Grass Tornado push two elemental hurricanes at a target location and can hit multiple times, especially against larger enemies. With a large enough target, being hit in the right spot, these skills can deal massive damage for how relatively short their cooldowns are.

Best Active Skills Against Regular Enemies

Best AoE Active Skills

Active skill	Effect	Pals
Seed Mine	CT: 13 Power: 65	Broncherry Broncherry Aqua Wumpo Botan Mossanda Dinossom
Blizzard Spike	CT: 45 Power: 130	Frostallion Paladius Kingpaca Cryst Mammorest Cryst Wumpo
Ignis Rage	CT: 40 Power: 120	Pyrin Pyrin Noct Kitsun Blazehowl Blazehowl Noct
Lightning Strike	CT: 40 Power: 120	Mossanda Lux Dinossom Lux Relaxaurus Lux Grizzbolt Orserk

These skills are the best when dealing Area of Effect, or AoE, damage! We recommend equipping these skills for going into Hunting Areas or enemy camps!

Best Low-Cooldown Skills

Active skill	Effect	Pals
Wind Cutter	CT: 2 Power: 30	Broncherry Wumpo Wumpo Botan Warsect Caprity
Air Cannon	CT: 2 Power: 25	Frostallion Frostallion Noct Suzaku Shadowbeak Caprity
Stone Blast	CT: 10 Power: 55	Warsect Anubis Dumud Grintale Reptyro
Hydro Jet	CT: 2 Power: 30	Suzaku Aqua Fuack Pengullet Teafant Killamari
Icicle Cutter	CT: 10 Power: 55	Frostallion Kingpaca Cryst Mammorest Cryst Wumpo Sweepa
Dragon Cannon	CT: 2 Power: 30	Jormuntide Jormuntide Ignis Elphidran Azurobe Relaxaurus

These Active Skills are effective for farming weaker Pals or adjusting a Boss' HP to capture it.

Stone Blast and Ice Cutter are Good Against Bosses

Stone Blast fires multiple projectiles that spread out, which can deal a lot of damage to larger enemies such as bosses. On the other hand, Icicle Cutter deals a good chunk of damage, freezes enemies, and can be effective against bosses.

Active Skills Tier List Per Element

Best Fire Active Skills Tier List

Jump to Element
Fire	Water	Grass
Ice	Electric	Ground
Dark	Dragon	Neutral

Tier	Skills
	Fire Ball Ignis Rage Volcanic Burst Phoenix Flare
	Ignis Breath Hellfire Claw Flare Storm Ignis Slam Daring Flames
	Flare Arrow Blazing Horn Iaigiri
	Spirit Fire Ignis Blast

Skills like Fire Ball, Ignis Rage, Volcanic Burst, and Phoenix Flare are some of the best Active Skills you should look for when catching Fire-type pals. We recommend looking out for Jormuntide Ignis as your Fire-type!

List of Fire Element Type Pals

Best Water Active Skills Tier List

Jump to Element
Fire	Water	Grass
Ice	Electric	Ground
Dark	Dragon	Neutral

Tier	Skills
	Aqua Burst Hydro Laser
	Acid Rain
	Bubble Blast
	Aqua Gun Hydro Jet

Drown enemies with active skills such as Aqua Burst and Hydro Laser! Catch powerful Water-type pals like Jormuntide and include them in your team!

List of Water Element Type Pals

Best Grass Active Skills Tier List

Jump to Element
Fire	Water	Grass
Ice	Electric	Ground
Dark	Dragon	Neutral

Tier	Skills
	Spine Vine Solar Blast
	Grass Tornado Crushing Punch Spinning Lance
	Botanical Smash Seed Mine Focus Shot
	Seed Machine Gun Wind Cutter

Spine Vine and Solar Blast are great Active Skills to equip for Grass-type pals, which can easily overpower the Ground Type ones. Catch powerful Grass-types like Lyleen and include them in your party!

List of Grass Element Type Pals

Best Ice Active Skills Tier List

Jump to Element
Fire	Water	Grass
Ice	Electric	Ground
Dark	Dragon	Neutral

Tier	Skills
	Blizzard Spike Frost Burst Crystal Wing
	Iceberg Emperor Slide Cryst Breath
	Icicle Cutter Freezing Charge
	Ice Missile

Freeze Dragon-types to death with skills such as Blizzard Spike, Frost Burst, and Crystal Wing. Catch powerful Ice-type pals that can equip these skills! We recommend catching Frostallion and including this pal in your party!

List of Ice Element Type Pals

Best Electric Active Skills Tier List

Jump to Element
Fire	Water	Grass
Ice	Electric	Ground
Dark	Dragon	Neutral

Tier	Skills
	Tri-Lightning Lightning Claw Kerauno Lightning Strike
	Blast Punch Lock-On Laser Lightning Bolt
	Electric Ball Lightning Streak Plasma Tornado
	Spark Blast Shockwave

Zap your way into victory with Active Skills such as Tri-Lightning, Lightining Claw, Kerauno, and Lightning Strike! Catch Electric-type pals that can equip these skills. We recommend the pal, Orserk, for your Electric-type Pal needs!

List of Electric Element Type Pals

Best Ground Active Skills Tier List

Jump to Element
Fire	Water	Grass
Ice	Electric	Ground
Dark	Dragon	Neutral

Tier	Skills
	Earth Impact Rock Lance Ground Smash Forceful Charge Spinning Roundhouse
	Stone Cannon Giga Horn
	Sand Tornado Shell Spin
	Sand Blast Stone Blast

Shake the roots off of the ground with active skills such as Earth Impact, Rock Lance, and Ground Smash! Catch the best Ground-type pals, like Anubis or Warsect, to access these skills!

List of Ground Element Type Pals

Best Dark Active Skills Tier List

Jump to Element
Fire	Water	Grass
Ice	Electric	Ground
Dark	Dragon	Neutral

Tier	Skills
	Dark Laser Nightmare Ball Divine Disaster Twin Spears
	Spirit Flame Dark Charge
	Shadow Burst Phantom Peck Jumping Claw
	Poison Fog Poison Blast Dark Ball

Engulf your enemies in darkness with powerful Dark active skills such as Dark Laser or Nightmare Ball! Catch the best Dark-type Pals to access these skills, such as Shadowbeak or Necromus!

List of Dark Element Type Pals

Best Dragon Active Skills Tier List

Jump to Element
Fire	Water	Grass
Ice	Electric	Ground
Dark	Dragon	Neutral

Tier	Skills
	Dragon Meteor Beam Comet
	Draconic Breath Mystic Whirlwind
	Dragon Burst
	Dragon Cannon

Tame the world using the might of the Dragons! Using powerful skills like Dragon Meteor and Beam Comet on your enemies will surely grant you the win! To access these skills, catch powerful Dragon-type pals, like Jetragon!

List of Dragon Element Type Pals

Best Neutral Active Skills Tier List

Jump to Element
Fire	Water	Grass
Ice	Electric	Ground
Dark	Dragon	Neutral

Tier	Skills
	Kingly Slam Pal Blast Spear Thrust
	Ground Pound Power Bomb Tornado Attack Gale Claw Cat Press Muscle Slam Cloud Tempest
	Punch Flurry Reckless Charge Antler Uppercut Fluffy Tackle Fierce Fang Megaton Implode
	Air Cannon Power Shot Roly Poly Chicken Rush Implode Bee Quiet

If elements are not your thing, Neutral-type pals will definitely color the way you explore the world of Palworld! Catch powerful Neutral pals like Paladius to access these active skills!

List of Neutral Element Type Pals

While Bee Quiet and Implode are two of the most powerful active skills in Palworld, they incapacitate your Pals in return.

Palworld Tier List Criteria

Criteria Explanation

Tier	Criteria
	SS Tier Active Skills include the most powerful skills in the game, and are usually found in the later parts of the game.
	S Tier Active Skills are solid additions to your Pal's active skill list, and will help you transition to end game.
	A Tier Active Skills are great upgrades over B Tier's active skills.
	B Tier Active Skills help you progress early, but will usually fall off as more powerful come up.

SS and S Tier skills are great your pal's most powerful moves. Pals usually open in combat with these moves.

A Tier skills are your 'mid' level skills, to fill in the downtime when your big skills are on cooldown.

B Tier skills serve as filler skills - skills to be used when your big and mid-level skills are on cooldown.

List of Active Skills

How to Change Active Skills

Change Skills in Pal Tab

You can change Pal Active Skills in the Party tab. To do this, select a Pal, go to its skills, and select the active skill you want to equip. This can be done multiple times, so don't worry about it being limited.

Can Also Be Changed in the Pal Box

Changing active skills can also be done in the Pal Box, including the skills of the pals that are working in your base!

How to Learn Active Skills

Level Up

Active Skills are naturally learned by leveling up Pals! So gather as much as you can, explore the world, or bring pals out in fights to level up!

How to Level Up Fast

Use Skill Fruits

You can also get Active Skills by consuming Skill Fruits from Skill Fruit Trees scattered around the world! Do note that you can only consume these fruits once.

All Skill Fruit Tree Locations

Palworld Related Guides

List of All Skills

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Best Skills per Type

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Skill Related Guides

• All Exclusive Elite Passive Skills
• All Drop Rate Boosting Partner Skills
• All Player Attack Boosting Partner Skills
• All Pal Attack Boosting Partner Skills
• All Player Defense Boosting Partner Skills
• All Pal Defense Boosting Partner Skills
• All Element Type Changing Partner Skills
• List of Skills Not Available as Skill Fruits
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