Best Dark Pals in Palworld: Tier List Ranking

With 25+ Dark Pals at your disposal, there’s something for everyone. Having said that, not all Dark-type Pals were created well. While some can be easily discarded as mediocre, a few of them sit at the top of our Palworld Pals Tier list.

This guide ranks every Dark Pal in Palworld, covering their strengths, weaknesses, work suitabilities, and more.

Parlworld Best Dark Pal: Necromus

Necromus is, hands down, the best Dark Pal in Palworld right now. It has the highest stats amongst Dark Pals, including Attack and HP, making it one of the strongest Pals in the game. It also has an extremely powerful ability, Dark Laser, that can deal 150 attack damage. What more could we ask?

• Location: Coordinates 446, 680, North of the Deep Sand Dunes.
• Possible Drops: Pal Metal Ingot, Large Pal Soul
• Skills: Shadow Burst, Spirit Fire, Spirit Flame, Nightmare Ball, Rock Lance, Twin Spears, Dark Laser

Best Dark Pal, Palworld

But what about the rest? Are there any other Pals that come close? These are the strongest Dark Pals for Combat:

#	Art	Name	Element	Combat Rank	HP	Attack	Defense	Total	Combat Tier	Type
110b		Frostallion Noct	Dark	Best ❘ S	140	140	135	415	S › Best	Dark
109		Necromus	Dark	Best ❘ S	130	145	120	395	S › Best	Dark
107		Shadowbeak	Dark	Best ❘ S	120	120	140	380	S › Best	Dark
98		Astegon	Dragon Dark	Best ❘ S	100	125	125	350	S › Best	Dragon, Dark

Palworld Dark Pals: The Complete List

These are all the Pals that feature the Dark Element:

#	Art	Name	Element	Rank	Skill	Work	Mount Type	Boss?	Type	Jobs	Tier Rank
107		Shadowbeak	Dark	Best ❘ S	Modified DNA Can be ridden as a flying mount. Enhances Dark attacks while mounted.	Gathering Lv1	Flying Mount		Dark	Gathering Lv1	S › Best
109		Necromus	Dark	Best ❘ S	Dark Knight of the Abyss Can be ridden. Can double jump while mounted.	Lumbering Lv2 Mining Lv2	Ground Mount	Alpha Boss	Dark	Lumbering Lv2, Mining Lv2	S › Best
110b		Frostallion Noct	Dark	Best ❘ S	Black Steed Can be ridden as an flying mount. Changes the player's attack type to Dark and enhances Dark attacks while mounted.	Gathering Lv4	Flying Mount		Dark	Gathering Lv4	S › Best
98		Astegon	Dragon Dark	Best ❘ S	Black Ankylosaur Can be ridden as a flying mount. Increases damage dealt to ore while mounted.	Handiwork Lv1 Mining Lv4	Flying Mount	Alpha Boss	Dragon, Dark	Handiwork Lv1, Mining Lv4	S › Best
71b		Vanwyrm Cryst	Dark Ice	Strong ❘ A	Aerial Marauder Can be ridden as an flying mount. Increases damage player deals to enemy weak points while mounted.	Transporting Lv3 Cooling Lv2	Flying Mount		Dark, Ice	Transporting Lv3, Cooling Lv2	A › Strong
71		Vanwyrm	Fire Dark	Strong ❘ A	Aerial Marauder Can be ridden as an flying mount. Increases damage player deals to enemy weak points while mounted.	Kindling Lv1 Transporting Lv3	Flying Mount		Fire, Dark	Kindling Lv1, Transporting Lv3	A › Strong
58b		Pyrin Noct	Fire Dark	Strong ❘ A	Black Hare Can be ridden. Applies Dark damage to the player's attacks while mounted.	Kindling Lv2 Lumbering Lv1	Ground Mount		Fire, Dark	Kindling Lv2, Lumbering Lv1	A › Strong
99		Menasting	Dark Ground	Strong ❘ A	Steel Scorpion When fighting together, increases the player's defense and Electric Pals drop more items when defeated.	Lumbering Lv2 Mining Lv3		Alpha Boss	Dark, Ground	Lumbering Lv2, Mining Lv3	A › Strong
104b		Lyleen Noct	Dark	Strong ❘ A	Goddess of the Tranquil Light When activated, the queen's soothing graces greatly restore the player's Health.	Handiwork Lv3 Gathering Lv2 Medicine Production Lv3			Dark	Handiwork Lv3, Gathering Lv2, Medicine Production Lv3	A › Strong
84		Blazehowl Noct	Fire Dark	Strong ❘ A	Darkflame Lion Can be ridden. While fighting together, Normal Pals drop more items when defeated.	Kindling Lv3 Lumbering Lv2	Ground Mount		Fire, Dark	Kindling Lv3, Lumbering Lv2	A › Strong
68		Tombat	Dark	Average ❘ B	Ultrasonic Sensor When activated, uses ultrasonic waves to detect the location of nearby Pals.	Transporting Lv2 Gathering Lv2 Mining Lv2		Boss	Dark	Transporting Lv2, Gathering Lv2, Mining Lv2	B › Average
66		Maraith	Dark	Average ❘ B	Messenger of Death Can be ridden. Applies Dark damage to the player's attacks while mounted.	Gathering Lv2 Mining Lv1	Ground Mount		Dark	Gathering Lv2, Mining Lv1	B › Average
46		Loupmoon	Dark	Average ❘ B	Claws Glistening in the Dark When activated, attacks targeted enemy with a powerful Jumping Claw.	Handiwork Lv2			Dark	Handiwork Lv2	B › Average
75		Katress	Dark	Average ❘ B	Grimoire Collector When fighting together, increases dropped items from defeated Neutral Pals.	Handiwork Lv2 Medicine Production Lv2 Transporting Lv2		Alpha Boss	Dark	Handiwork Lv2, Medicine Production Lv2, Transporting Lv2	B › Average
40b		Incineram Noct	Dark	Average ❘ B	Darkclaw Hunter When activated, attacks targeted enemy with a powerful Swallow Kite.	Handiwork Lv2 Transporting Lv2 Mining Lv1			Dark	Handiwork Lv2, Transporting Lv2, Mining Lv1	B › Average
40		Incineram	Fire Dark	Average ❘ B	Flameclaw Hunter When activated, attacked targeted enemy with a powerful Hellfire Claw.	Kindling Lv1 Handiwork Lv2 Transporting Lv2 Mining Lv1			Fire, Dark	Kindling Lv1, Handiwork Lv2, Transporting Lv2, Mining Lv1	B › Average
97		Helzephyr	Dark	Average ❘ B	Wings of Death Can be ridden as a flying mount. Applies Dark damage to the player's attacks while mounted.	Transporting Lv3	Flying Mount		Dark	Transporting Lv3	B › Average
94		Felbat	Dark	Average ❘ B	Life Steal While fighting together, grants the player and Felbat the life steal effect which absorbs some of the received damage and restores HP.	Medicine Production Lv3		Alpha Boss	Dark	Medicine Production Lv3	B › Average
80		Elphidran	Dragon	Average ❘ B	Amicable Holy Dragon Can be ridden as a flying mount. While fighting together, Dark Pals drop more items when defeated.	Lumbering Lv2	Flying Mount	Alpha Boss	Dragon	Lumbering Lv2	B › Average
21		Nox	Dark	Weak ❘ C	Kuudere When fighting together, applies Dark damage to the player's attacks.	Gathering Lv1			Dark	Gathering Lv1	C › Weak
23		Killamari	Dark	Weak ❘ C	Fried Squid While in team, can be summoned and used instead of a glider. Can float for long periods of time while gliding.	Transporting Lv2 Gathering Lv1			Dark	Transporting Lv2, Gathering Lv1	C › Weak
15		Hoocrates	Dark	Weak ❘ C	Dark Knowledge While in team, increases attack power of Dark Pals.	Gathering Lv1		Boss	Dark	Gathering Lv1	C › Weak
44		Cawgnito	Dark	Weak ❘ C	Telepeck When activated, attacks targeted enemy with a powerful Phantom Peck.	Lumbering Lv1			Dark	Lumbering Lv1	C › Weak
24		Mau	Dark	Worst ❘ D	Gold Digger Sometimes digs up Gold Coins when assigned to Ranch.	Farming Lv1		Boss	Dark	Farming Lv1	D › Worst
45		Leezpunk	Dark	Worst ❘ D	Sixth Sense When activated, utilizes its sixth sense to detect nearby dungeons.	Handiwork Lv1 Transporting Lv1 Gathering Lv1			Dark	Handiwork Lv1, Transporting Lv1, Gathering Lv1	D › Worst
17		Depresso	Dark	Worst ❘ D	Caffeine Inoculation When activated, Depresso drinks a massive amount of energy drinks, causing its movement speed to increase.	Handiwork Lv1 Transporting Lv1 Mining Lv1		Boss	Dark	Handiwork Lv1, Transporting Lv1, Mining Lv1	D › Worst
19		Daedream	Dark	Worst ❘ D	Dream Chaser While in team, appears near the player. Follows up player attacks with magic bullets.	Handiwork Lv1 Transporting Lv1 Gathering Lv1			Dark	Handiwork Lv1, Transporting Lv1, Gathering Lv1	D › Worst

About our Tier Ranks

Our Tier Rank takes into account a Pal’s Combat stats, Partner Skill, Work suitabilities, and, for those that can be used as mounts, their Speed. While Combat stats are the main criteria, Pals with exceptionally high Work Suitability levels or fast mount speeds will be ranked higher than Pals with slightly higher stats but mediocre Work suitabilities, for example. 

Best Dark Type Palworld: Strengths and Weaknesses

Keep in mind that Elements play a crucial role and will lead to substantial advantages (or disadvantages) depending on the Element of the Pals that are fighting. Make sure you always use the proper Element based on your enemy. In this case:

Dark Pals are strong against Neutral Pals and weak against Dragon Pals.

The TL;DR

• Pal attacks are super effective against the types shown. When attacked with the corresponding element, the numbers will be shown in red, similar to a headshot, to indicate super effective damage.
• Pals are also RESISTANT against the same elements they are super effective against and their own element. Numbers will be shown in grey to indicate not very effective damage.
• Dual-type pals will follow these same rules for both of their elements. This can cancel out a weakness. For example, a Penking (Ice and Water) will take normal damage from fire attacks, indicated by white numbers.
• Stab stands for Same Type Attack Bonus. This is a small bonus to attack damage if your Pal shares a type with that attack. A Fire pal will deal more damage with a fire attack than a pal of a different type using the same attack. The community has calculated this bonus to be about 20%.

Using Ground Pals for Work

Unlike Water, Ice, or Fire Pals, which all have exclusive Work Suitabilities, Dark Pals feature a variety of Working Suitabilities. Some can mine, some can gather, others can produce medicine, etc. If you’re interested in Lumbering, we cover the Best Lumbering Pals here.

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