Palworld: Best Pals for Base Defense

This list will go through the best Pals for base defense in Palworld to help you protect your base from raids more consistently.

While there are various options to choose from, I recommend selecting Pals with solid work traits, high attack and defense, and strong passive abilities for combat. Overall, your best bet is Warsect, but there are many more solid options.

Let’s go through your best options in further detail and explain where to find them.

Warsect – The Best Pal for Base Defense in Palworld

Palworld Warsect location - where to find it - image source: Map Genie. — Warsect map location. Image source: Palworld Interactive Map | Map Genie

Overall, your best option for defending your base is Warsect. It’s a Ground and Grass-type Pal and stands out for its exceptionally high attack and defense.

Additionally, when fighting by your side, it will increase your defense and apply Fire to your attacks.

You can find Warsect at the Sanctuary island on the far West side. It’s a small island located right above the Volcano area.

Fenglope

Fenglope is a neutral element Pal. Other than its great offensive and defensive stats, Fenglope has various AoE attacks (Acid Rain, Blizzard Spike, Pal Blast) that will help you take down raiding enemies quickly.

You can find Fenglope on the west side of the map, just before the Volcano area as well as in the northeast sanctuary (No. 3).

Penking

Penking is a highly durable Water and Ice-type Pal. It stands out due to its high stats and amazing work traits since it can do almost anything. Its partner skill causes defeated Fire Pals to drop more resources, which is always helpful.

With its high work traits, Penking is also considered one of the best Pals for base building in Palworld.

You can find Penking in the desert above the spawn area as a Field boss and in the far south sanctuary.

Grizzbolt

Grizzbolt is an Electric-type Pal which can be mounted and players can use its minigun ability to take down multiple enemies easily. Combined with its high HP and great work traits, it’s a must-have for any base defense in Palworld.

You can find Grizzbolt as the first main boss north of the spawn and on the sanctuary on the south side of the map.

Lyleen

Last but not least, Lyleen is a Grass-type Pal with amazing Planting, Handiwork, and Medicine Production traits. Combined with its exceptionally high attack and defense and its passive that restores your HP passively, it’s a great addition to your team.

You can find Lyleen on the northeast sanctuary easily. Just make sure to bring a flying Pal alongside as you won’t be able to access the area otherwise. And that’s all!

Keep in mind that while using the right Pals is important, it’s not the only thing that matters. Here’s our guide on the best tips and tricks for base defense in Palworld.

Wrapping up

To summarize, the best Pals for base defense in Palworld feature high stats, great passive abilities, and useful work traits.

With these in your base, you’ll be able to defend any raid while also making sure you have the most efficient base setup.

What’s your favorite Pal for base defense? Have you had trouble with raids so far? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.

Before leaving, if you’re looking for the absolute best Pals, here is our Palworld tier list.

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