Best Palworld Pals for Mining

uns may be the first thing that comes to mind when discussing what makes Palworld unique, but the ability to make your Pals work comes close second. Your base can only succeed if you have the right combination of Pals working there.

With 12 possible jobs, you’ll need to be careful when choosing which Pals to put to work. This guide focuses on Mining. 

What is Mining for

Mining is used to extract ores, stones, and other minerals from mineral formations, quarries, and mines. This is done in conjunction with Transportation, where a set of Pals help you gather valuable ores and stone while the other transfers it to your base, increasing your base’s overall mineral reserves.

The Best Pals for Mining: Ranked

These are all the Pals that feature the Mining Work suitability. Note that Pals don’t all have the same Kindling Level (the higher the level, the higher the efficiency):

#	Art	Name	Element	Skill	Work	Possible Drops	Type	Jobs	Tier Rank
109		Necromus	Dark	Dark Knight of the Abyss Can be ridden. Can double jump while mounted.	Lumbering Lv2 Mining Lv2	Pal Metal Ingot, Large Pal Soul	Dark	Lumbering Lv2, Mining Lv2	S › Best
108		Paladius	Neutral	Holy Knight of the Firmament Cant be ridden. Can triple jump while mounted.	Lumbering Lv2 Mining Lv2	Pal Metal Ingot, Diamond	Neutral	Lumbering Lv2, Mining Lv2	S › Best
100		Anubis	Ground	Guardian of the Desert When activated, makes the characters attacks apply Ground damage, and Anubis has a chance to dodge attacks in battle	Handiwork Lv4 Transporting Lv2 Mining Lv3	Bone, Large Pal Soul, Innovative Technical Manual	Ground	Handiwork Lv4, Transporting Lv2, Mining Lv3	S › Best
96		Blazamut	Fire	Magma Kaiser A ridden skill. Enhances fire attacks while ridden.	Kindling Lv3 Mining Lv4	Coal, Flame Organ	Fire	Kindling Lv3, Mining Lv4	S › Best
67		Digtoise	Ground	Drill Crusher When activated, performs Shell Spin, follows the player while spinning, and mines ores efficiently.	Mining Lv3	Ore, High-quality Pal Oil	Ground	Mining Lv3	S › Best
66		Maraith	Dark	Messenger of Death Can be ridden. Applies Dark damage to the player's attacks while mounted.	Gathering Lv2 Mining Lv1	Bone, Small Pal Soul	Dark	Gathering Lv2, Mining Lv1	S › Best
11		Penking	Water Ice	Brave Sailor When fighting together, Fire Pals drop more items when defeated.	Handiwork Lv2 Transporting Lv2 Watering Lv2 Mining Lv2 Cooling Lv2	Ice Organ, Penking Plume	Water, Ice	Handiwork Lv2, Transporting Lv2, Watering Lv2, Mining Lv2, Cooling Lv2	S › Best
99		Menasting	Dark Ground	Steel Scorpion When fighting together, increases the player's defense and Electric Pals drop more items when defeated.	Lumbering Lv2 Mining Lv3	Coal, Venom Gland	Dark, Ground	Lumbering Lv2, Mining Lv3	A › Strong
98		Astegon	Dragon Dark	Black Ankylosaur Can be ridden as a flying mount. Increases damage dealt to ore while mounted.	Handiwork Lv1 Mining Lv4	Pal Metal Ingot, Pure Quartz	Dragon, Dark	Handiwork Lv1, Mining Lv4	A › Strong
95		Quivern	Dragon	Sky Dragon’s Affection Can be ridden as a flying mount. Enhances Dragon attacks when mounted	Handiwork Lv1 Transporting Lv3 Gathering Lv2 Mining Lv2	High-quality Pal Oil	Dragon	Handiwork Lv1, Transporting Lv3, Gathering Lv2, Mining Lv2	A › Strong
43		Dumud	Ground	Soil Improver While in team, increases attack power of Ground Pals	Transporting Lv1 Watering Lv1 Mining Lv2	Raw Dumud, High Quality Pal Oil	Ground	Transporting Lv1, Watering Lv1, Mining Lv2	A › Strong
90b		Mammorest Cryst	Ice	Ice Crusher Can be ridden. Improves efficiency of cutting trees and mining ores while mounted.	Lumbering Lv2 Mining Lv2 Cooling Lv2	High-quality Pal Oil, Leather, Mammorest Meat	Ice	Lumbering Lv2, Mining Lv2, Cooling Lv2	B › Average
90		Mammorest	Grass	Gaia Crusher Can be ridden. Improves efficiency of cutting trees and mining ores while mounted.	Planting Lv2 Lumbering Lv2 Mining Lv2	High-quality Pal Oil, Leather, Mammorest Meat	Grass	Planting Lv2, Lumbering Lv2, Mining Lv2	B › Average
88b		Ice Reptyro	Ground Ice	Ice-loving Beast Can be ridden. Improves efficiency of mining ores while mounted.	Mining Lv3 Cooling Lv3	Ice Organ	Ground, Ice	Mining Lv3, Cooling Lv3	B › Average
88		Reptyro	Fire Ground	Ore-Loving Beast A ridden skill. Increases the efficiency of mining ores while riding.	Kindling Lv3 Mining Lv3	Flame Organ	Fire, Ground	Kindling Lv3, Mining Lv3	B › Average
68		Tombat	Dark	Ultrasonic Sensor When activated, uses ultrasonic waves to detect the location of nearby Pals.	Transporting Lv2 Gathering Lv2 Mining Lv2	Leather, Small Pal Soul	Dark	Transporting Lv2, Gathering Lv2, Mining Lv2	B › Average
40b		Incineram Noct	Dark	Darkclaw Hunter When activated, attacks targeted enemy with a powerful Swallow Kite.	Handiwork Lv2 Transporting Lv2 Mining Lv1	Horn, Leather	Dark	Handiwork Lv2, Transporting Lv2, Mining Lv1	B › Average
40		Incineram	Fire Dark	Flameclaw Hunter When activated, attacked targeted enemy with a powerful Hellfire Claw.	Kindling Lv1 Handiwork Lv2 Transporting Lv2 Mining Lv1	Horn, Leather	Fire, Dark	Kindling Lv1, Handiwork Lv2, Transporting Lv2, Mining Lv1	B › Average
20		Rushoar	Ground	Hard Head Can be ridden. Increases efficiency of destroying boulders while mounted	Mining Lv1	Rushoar Pork, Leather, Bone	Ground	Mining Lv1	B › Average
17		Depresso	Dark	Caffeine Inoculation When activated, Depresso drinks a massive amount of energy drinks, causing its movement speed to increase.	Handiwork Lv1 Transporting Lv1 Mining Lv1	Venom Gland	Dark	Handiwork Lv1, Transporting Lv1, Mining Lv1	C › Weak
69		Lovander	Neutral	Heart Drain While fighting together, grants the player and Lovander the life steal effect which absorbs some of the received damage and restores HP.	Handiwork Lv2 Medicine Production Lv2 Transporting Lv2 Mining Lv1	Mushroom, Cake, Suspicious Juice, Strange Juice	Neutral	Handiwork Lv2, Medicine Production Lv2, Transporting Lv2, Mining Lv1	D › Worst
22		Fuddler	Ground	Ore Detector When activated, generates subtle vibrations to detect nearby ore.	Handiwork Lv1 Transporting Lv1 Mining Lv1	Leather	Ground	Handiwork Lv1, Transporting Lv1, Mining Lv1	D › Worst
2		Cattiva	Neutral	Cat Helper While in team, Cattiva helps carry supplies, increasing the player's max carrying capacity.	Handiwork Lv1 Gathering Lv1 Mining Lv1 Transporting Lv1	Red Berries	Neutral	Handiwork Lv1, Gathering Lv1, Mining Lv1, Transporting Lv1	D › Worst

Needless to say, Pals with a Level 4 Mining will be the strongest at jobs that require Mining.

How to check which Pals have Mining?

You can easily check your Pals Level for any given Work suitability by inspecting it or bringing out the Paldeck:

Best Pals for Mining, Palworld

Before you go…

Are you looking for the best Pals with another Work Suitability? Check out our Best Pal for Lumbering guide.