Best Kindling Pals

Checked against Palworld v1.0.3 · verified 2026-08-25 · Data status

Base work ranking

Renjishi is the best kindling Pal in Palworld 1.0: it works at kindling suitability level 8, the highest level any Pal reaches at this job, and it is the only Pal that reaches it. 44 of the 299 Pals in the game can do kindling at all, and every one of them is ranked below — level first, base work speed second.

Pals with kindling
44 15% of the 299 in the Paldeck
Level ceiling
8 the highest level recorded at any base job
Pal at the ceiling
1 Renjishi
Fastest base work speed
100 Renjishi

All 44 kindling Pals in Palworld 1.0, ranked

Ordered by work suitability level, then base work speed, then Paldeck number.
# Pal Level Elements Work speed Rarity Paldeck
1 Renjishi 8 fire 100 7 183
2 Jormuntide Ignis 7 dragonfire 100 9 121B
3 Flaracle 7 fire 100 7 174
4 Dupin 7 fire 100 7 176
5 Blazamut 6 fire 100 9 137
6 Blazamut Ryu 6 dragonfire 100 10 137B
7 Eidrolon Ignis 6 dragonfire 100 8 171B
8 Faleris 6 fire 100 9 188
9 Ghangler Ignis 5 firewater 100 6 097B
10 Moldron 5 fireground 100 7 105
11 Blazehowl 5 fire 100 7 112
12 Suzaku 5 fire 100 8 122
13 Reptyro 5 fireground 100 6 129
14 Whalaska Ignis 5 fireice 100 8 151B
15 Knocklem Ignis 5 fire 100 10 159B
16 Wixen Noct 4 darkfire 100 6 078B
17 Petallia Ignis 4 firegrass 100 9 089B
18 Pyrin 4 fire 100 6 093
19 Pyrin Noct 4 darkfire 100 7 093B
20 Chillet Ignis 4 dragonfire 100 5 103B
21 Ragnahawk 4 fire 100 7 104
22 Kitsun Noct 4 dark 100 6 111B
23 Majex 4 darkfire 100 5 115
24 Loomen 4 darkfire 100 5 180
25 Arsox 3 fire 100 4 058
26 Wixen 3 fire 100 6 078
27 Katress Ignis 3 darkfire 100 6 079B
28 Incineram 3 darkfire 100 4 091
29 Kitsun 3 fire 100 6 111
30 Blazehowl Noct 3 darkfire 100 8 112B
31 Skutlass Ignis 3 firewater 100 5 128B
32 Sootseer 3 darkfire 100 7 135
33 Fuack Ignis 2 firewater 100 2 005B
34 Gobfin Ignis 2 fire 100 3 055B
35 Vanwyrm 2 darkfire 100 5 064
36 Leezpunk Ignis 2 fire 100 3 073B
37 Bushi 2 fire 100 7 085
38 Bushi Noct 2 darkfire 100 7 085B
39 Finsider Ignis 2 firewater 100 4 088B
40 Tanzee Ignis 1 fire 100 2 023B
41 Flambelle 1 fire 100 1 025
42 Rooby 1 fire 100 2 026
43 Foxparks 1 fire 100 1 029
44 Kelpsea Ignis 1 fire 100 2 043B

How the kindling list breaks down

44 of the 299 Pals in Palworld 1.0 can do kindling at a base, about 15% of them. The highest suitability level any of them reaches is 8, and 1 Pal reaches it.

The table below is every one of them, ordered by suitability level, then by base work speed, then by Paldeck number. Two Pals on the same level are separated by the stat that changes how much work gets done per unit of time, not by an opinion about which one to use.

Level distribution: 1 at level 8, 3 at level 7, 4 at level 6, 7 at level 5, 9 at level 4, 8 at level 3, 7 at level 2, 5 at level 1. A level is a capability, not a rate — a Pal with a higher level unlocks work a lower-level Pal cannot do at all, which is why the level column outranks the speed column here.

Every level here comes from the same dataset the build checker uses, so a number on this page and a number on a Pal's own page cannot disagree. Work suitability is a property of the species: it is not inherited, not rolled at hatch and not changed by a passive, which is why breeding for it means breeding for the species.

By element, the 44 kindling Pals break down as Fire 43, Dark 11, Dragon 4, Water 4, and others — Fire is the largest group at 98% of the list. Elements do not change work suitability; they are here because they decide what a Pal survives, which is the second question anyone picking a base worker asks. Rarity across the same group runs 1 to 10, so a high level does not by itself mean a hard Pal to obtain.

Data from Palworld v1.0.3, verified 2026-08-25.

Related questions

What kindling level do most Pals have in Palworld 1.0?

Level 4, which 9 of the 44 kindling Pals sit on. The full spread is 1 at level 8, 3 at level 7, 4 at level 6, 7 at level 5, 9 at level 4, 8 at level 3, 7 at level 2, 5 at level 1. A level is a capability rather than a rate: a higher level unlocks work a lower one cannot do at all.

Can breeding give a Pal kindling suitability it does not already have?

No. Work suitability is a property of the species: it is not inherited, not rolled at hatch and not granted by a passive skill. Breeding for a kindling worker means breeding for one of the 44 species on this list, not for the trait.

How current is this kindling ranking?

Every level and speed on this page comes from sourced Palworld data for 1.0, last verified 2026-08-25. It is the same data the build checker reads, so a number here and a number on a Pal's own page cannot disagree.

Where to go next

Picked a kindling worker from the table? Its profile carries the rest of its work suitability across all twelve base jobs, and its breeding page lists the parent pairs that produce it.

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