Pal Souls in Palworld 1.0: Every Tier and What They're For
Pal Souls come in four tiers, and all of them do the same job: offered at the Statue of Power, they unlock hidden abilities and raise an individual Pal's stats. What most players miss is that the tiers convert into each other at a Crusher for ten Gold Coins — so a pile of Medium Souls you were ignoring is a Giant Soul waiting to happen. Here is the full system.
The Four Tiers
| Tier | Role |
|---|---|
| Small Pal Soul | Entry tier |
| Medium Pal Soul | Second tier |
| Large Pal Soul | Third tier — also used for soul ranks 8 – 10 |
| Giant Pal Soul | Top tier |
All four are offered to a Statue of Power to unlock hidden abilities in your Pals. Large Pal Souls have an additional role: they are what the highest soul ranks (8 – 10) consume.
Converting Between Tiers
This is the mechanic worth knowing, and it runs at a Crusher or Refrigerated Crusher:
| Input | Output | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Medium Pal Souls | 1 Large Pal Soul | 10 Gold Coins |
| 2 Large Pal Souls | 1 Giant Pal Soul | 10 Gold Coins |
Ten Gold Coins is nothing — for scale, a single Coralum Ore sells for 2,000. The conversion cost is irrelevant; the souls themselves are the constraint.
The practical consequence is that no soul is ever wasted. Small and Medium Souls that pile up from ordinary kills are not junk — they are Giant Souls at a 4:1 ratio. If a Statue of Power upgrade wants Giant Souls and you only have Mediums, feed the Crusher rather than going hunting.
Note that Giant Pal Soul also has a direct recipe: Large Pal Soul x2 + Gold Coin x1,000 at the same station.
Where Souls Drop
Giant Pal Soul — among Palworld 1.0's new roster:
- Panthalus — also drops Diamond
- Aegidron — also drops Thermal Cores and Dragon Radiant Gems
- Silvance — also drops Ancient Civilization Core
- Dandilord — also drops Ancient Civilization Core and Venom Gland
Large Pal Soul — from the 1.0 roster:
- Ophydia, Sekhmet, Dualith, Shaolong, Tetroise, Dualith Noct, Tetroise Primo
Legacy sources drop Large Pal Souls at a 100% rate: Anubis, Necromus, Shadowbeak and Astegon, among others.
Other routes: treasure boxes across many locations and expeditions, fishing in designated areas, and NPC interactions.
The best passive source by a wide margin is the World Tree expedition, which awards 8 – 12x Giant Pal Souls at a guaranteed 100% rate — far better than the Sakurajima expedition's roughly 50%. Queue those before you log off.
Souls vs Effigies: Two Currencies, One Statue
The Statue of Power has two functions, and they use different materials:
| Pal Souls | Lifmunk Effigies | |
|---|---|---|
| What they raise | An individual Pal's stats and hidden abilities | Your Capture Power |
| Cap | No cap — keep feeding | Level 15, 100 effigies total |
| Source | Pal drops, expeditions, chests, fishing | One-time world collectibles |
| Convertible? | Yes — 2 lower = 1 higher | No |
Confusing the two is a common mistake. If your spheres keep breaking, you need effigies. If a specific Pal feels weak, you need souls.
Souls in the Wider Power System
Souls are one of four ways to make a Pal stronger in Palworld 1.0, and they stack with all of the others:
- Pal Souls at the Statue of Power — individual stat upgrades.
- Condensing — 4, 8, 12 and 24 duplicates for +5% per star up to +20% Health, Attack and Defense.
- Awakening with Radiant Gems from the World Tree.
- Passive skills — up to four per Pal, stacking, with the new World Tree Tier 5 passives at the top.
A Pal that has been condensed to four stars, Awakened, soul-upgraded and carrying Twin-Edged Holy Blade (Attack +50%) is a completely different animal from the same species freshly caught. Shaolong at the top of its range with all four systems applied is the strongest thing you can field in 1.0.
Practical tips
- Never discard Small or Medium Souls. Two Mediums become a Large for 10 gold; four become a Giant.
- World Tree expeditions award 8 – 12 Giant Pal Souls at 100% — the best passive source in the game.
- Souls ≠ Effigies. Souls upgrade a Pal; Lifmunk Effigies upgrade your Capture Power.
- Large Pal Souls are specifically what soul ranks 8 – 10 consume, so bank those rather than converting everything upward.
- Souls stack with condensing, Awakening and passives. Concentrate all four on one carry rather than spreading them thin.
Running your own Palworld 1.0 server
Expeditions are the best soul source in the game, and expeditions only complete if the world is running. On a dedicated Palworld 1.0 server your expedition queue keeps returning Giant Pal Souls whether or not anyone is logged in, and your Crushers keep converting the lower tiers upward. Full crossplay lets a group run parallel expedition slots, and one-click backups and automatic updates protect a roster you have spent weeks upgrading.
Conclusion
Pal Souls come in four tiers — Small, Medium, Large and Giant — and all of them are offered at the Statue of Power to unlock hidden abilities and raise a Pal's stats. The mechanic that matters most is conversion: 2 Medium = 1 Large and 2 Large = 1 Giant, each for just 10 Gold Coins at a Crusher, which means no soul is ever wasted. Among Palworld 1.0's roster, Panthalus, Aegidron, Silvance and Dandilord drop Giant Souls, and World Tree expeditions award 8 – 12 at a guaranteed 100%. Keep them separate in your head from Lifmunk Effigies, which upgrade your Capture Power instead.
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