PvP Arena Guide: Location and How to Start

PvP is now finally available in Palworld as part of the Sakurajima Update! Read on to learn the arena location, how to start PvP, PvP rules, and more in this guide!

Palworld PvP Arena Release Date

PvP Update Now Live!

The Sakurajima Update is the long awaited Summer 2024 Update, featuring a new island, new Pals, and lots of new features, including PvP!

The new Pals and features has been added as part of the Sakurajima Update, which is now live!

Sakurajima Summer Update New Features Guide

Palworld Arena Teaser Trailer

Arena Location

South of the Desert Biome

To reach the Arena, head south of the Desert Biome. You should find a small island on the map.

You cannot go here by foot so have a flying pal ready.

Fastest Flying Mount Pals Tier List

Unlock the Arena Fast Travel Point

There is a fast travel point near the entrance to the arena. Be sure to unlock it first you can travel here easily via Waypoints.

All Fast Travel Point Locations

How to Start PvP

PvP is for Multiplayer Mode Only

To play PvP in the arena, you must have your World Settings set to Multiplayer Mode in order to play and fight with other players.

Palworld Multiplayer Guide

Enter the Arena

Once you reach the Arena, simply walk up to the Arena door and enter to wait for an opponent.

The Arena entrance works similarly to that of Tower Entrances, but it has no countdown timer while waiting for other players.

Wait for Your Opponent

After you interact with the Arena Door, a second Player must interact with the door as well to begin the PvP.

There is currently no way to get matched against a player in another World, so you and your opponent must be in the same server.

Arena Guide

4v4 Battles

Once inside, you will be allowed to choose 3 Pals to fight alongside you in combat.

One main Pal will serve as your partner in the Arena, which you can mount and use its skill actively, while the other two use their Skills independently.

Palworld Best Pals Tier List

Knock Out Pal Tamer to Win

To win an Arena Match, you need to knock out the opposing Pal Tamer.

Combine your own weapons with your Pal's Skills to deal damage and defeat your opponent!

Best Active Skills Tier List

You Can Also Knock Out All Pals

Alternatively, you can also defeat your opponent by beating all 3 of their Pals.

Defeating Pals may be easier depending on your opponent, since Pals are less likely to dodge, and they also have bigger hitboxes compared to players, making them easy targets.

Ammo and Consumables are Refunded

After an Arena Match, all Ammo and Consumables used during the fight are refunded, so you do not have to worry about wasting materials and resources for a friendly sparring match.

Best Weapons Tier List (June 2024)

Possible PvP Meta

Meta Legendary Weapons and Armor

To be competitive in a PvP game mode, you'll want to have the best weapons and armour that you can craft using Schematics. Legendary Weapon and Legendary Armor Schematics can rarely drop from defeating rare Alpha Pal Bosses!

All Legendary Weapon and Armor Schematics

Meta Pal Type Combinations

Type (Theoretical)	Super Effective	Resistant

Strategy for PvP as of this writing is speculative.

There are predictions on what may be good Pals to use in Pal vs Pal battles within PvP. Dual-Type Pals may be viable picks in the PvP scene, with Fire Type taking lead since they are strong against two other elements.

There are no known Fire-Electric Pals in the game, but having this Dual-Type can mean cancelling out its weakness to Water attacks and punishing them with Electric skills.

It is likely that Water Types will be in a high demand for PvP to counter the abundance of Fire Types in the game.

Best Type Combinations

Palworld Related Guides

Tips and Tricks

Sakurajima Update Tips

Sakurajima Island Tips
PvP Arena Guide	How to Find Meteorite Event
Oil Rig Stronghold Guide	Best Crude Oil Base Locations
How to Farm Dog Coins	Supply Drop Guide and All Items
Sakurajima Location and How to Get There	How to Unlock More Accessory Slots
Sakurajima Early Access Play Review	Junkyard Locations and All Items
Lockpicking Guide	All Pal Skins and How to Change
Best Sakurajima Base Locations

All Sakurajima Update Features

General Palworld Tips

General Palworld Tips
Best Starter Pal	How to Level Up Fast
Best Base Locations and How to Move Bases	Best Stats to Upgrade
Best Ancient Technology	Statue of Power Guide
How to Get a Gun Fast and Early in Palworld	Day/Night Cycle
How to Get Ancient Technology Points Fast	Pal Distillation Pod: How to Rank Up Pal
Base Building Guide	Raid Guide
How to Remove Wanted Status	List of Palworld Achievements
Best Palworld Team	How to Destroy and Move Structures
When Do Items and Resources Respawn?	Transferring Characters
Base Level Rewards and Requirements	How to Attack Enemies on Water
Best Structures for Your Base	How to Trade Pals
Best Type Combinations	What to Do in Palworld
Can Pals Evolve in Palworld	How to Mount and Ride Pals
How to Get More Base Storage	When Do Bosses Respawn?
Benefits to Killing Syndicate Thugs	All Black Marketeer Pals
How to Move Bases	How to Create and Join a Guild
Story Walkthrough Guide	Post Game Guide
Pal Buy and Sell Values Explained	Post Game Raid Boss
Choices, Missables, and One-Time Events	How to Fly
How to Handle Pals Not Working and Assign Pals to Jobs	How to Get a Level 5 Work Suitability Pal
List of the Best Palworld Mods	Rare Drops List and Best Rare Drops to Farm
How to Change Player and Pal Names	Stats and IVs Explained
How to Change Your Character's Appearance	How to Keep Items on Death
How Many Pals Are in Palworld	How to Refresh Vendor Stock
Feed Box Optimal Positioning	Pals That Don't Sleep
Level Cap	-

Pal Catching Tips

Pal Catching Tips
How to Catch Pals	How to Catch and Sell Humans
How to Get Lucky Pals	Pal Sphere Farming Guide
How to Reroll Dungeon Bosses	-

Survival and Exploration Tips

Survival and Exploration Tips
How to Cook Pals	How to Farm Paldium Fragments
How to Heal Pals and Player HP	How to Keep Pals Happy and Sane
How to Increase Carrying Capacity	How to Increase Stamina
How to Upgrade Palbox	How to Repair Tools
How to Fix Pal Injuries	How to Revive Pals
How to Cancel Arrows	How to Eat Food
How to Put Out and Avoid Fires	How to Increase Movement Speed
How to Cure Depressed Pals	How to Cure Weakened Pals
How to Cure Pals of Overfull	How to Get Keys
Night Guide: How to Survive the Night	How to Manage Food Expiration

Best Base Locations
Coal Base	Paldium Fragment Base
Ore Base	Sulfur Base
Skill Fruit Base	-

Settings and Multiplayer Tips

Settings and Multiplayer Tips
How to Play Palworld on Mobile Devices	Best World Settings for Palworld
How to Change World Settings	Multiplayer Guide
Does Palworld Have Crossplay?	Is There PvP in Palworld?
How to Save the Game	How to Set Up Dedicated Server
Which Difficulty Settings to Choose	How to Backup Save Data
All Controls and How to Change	How to Drop Items and Pals
All Console Commands and Cheats	Palworld PC System Requirements
How to Migrate Server Data	How to Change Death Penalty Settings
Is There Splitscreen Local Co-Op in Palworld	-

Glitches and Exploits

All Glitches and Exploits
Infinite Pal Sphere Exploit	Guild Save File Deletion Bug
Pal Pathfinding Bug Fix	How to Catch Tower Bosses
Refresh Food Expiration Glitch	Infinite Sweepa Boost Glitch
Carry Weight Glitch	Pal Sphere Gliding Glitch
Egg Duplication Glitch	Instant Pal Revive and Heal Glitch
Infinite Syndicate Thug Glitch	Black Marketeer Gold Glitch
Item Duplication Glitch	2 Combat Pals at A Time Glitch
Unraidable Base Glitch	Clipping Glitch
How to Fix World Save Bug	Infinite Loot Glitch
Infinite XP Glitch	Freeze and Rocket Launcher Glitch
Pal Skill Cooldown Reset Trick	Fierce Fang Glitch