Weapons play a big part in Palworld as these allow you to combat both Pals and hostile humans that you encounter on the many islands you explore.

When it comes to progressing in the game, you will eventually need to have good weapons so that you can fight alongside your Pals against certain enemies.

There are different kinds of weapons and some of them have different rarities (quality) that determine how good their stats are, making some extremely powerful.

How To Get Weapons in Palworld?

All weapons that you obtain in Palworld are crafted by your character but before you can craft weapons, you will need to unlock them in your Technology Menu.

As your level increases, you will be able to unlock more powerful weapons and may craft them once you have all the materials needed.

Other weapons, mainly ranged ones have schematics that can be found in certain ways, which will allow you to craft a specific weapon with better stats.

All Weapon/Tools in Palworld

Axes

While axes can be used to deal a bit of damage, they are mainly used for chopping down trees to provide you with Wood and Fiber.

Pickaxes

Pickaxes deal a small amount of damage but are mainly used for mining materials such as Stone, Paldium, Ore, Coal, Sulfur, Pure Quartz, Chromite, Hexite, and Meteorite Fragments.

Other Tools

Certain tools that are considered weapons exist mainly for their different functions rather than being used for combat.

All Melee Weapons in Palworld

Blunt Weapons

Spears/Staves

Swords

All Ranged Weapons in Palworld

Old Bow

A primitive long-ranged weapon that is used to deal damage from a distance is often the first ranged weapon players use.

Fire Bow

A variation of the bow that deals Fire Damage to your targets, which can burn your targets, making them easier to capture. (Burning enemies take damage over time)

Poison Bow

A variation of the bow that poisons your target, making it easier for you to capture them while they are affected by the poison. (Poisoned enemies take damage over time)

Three Shot Bow

An enhanced bow that consumes only a single arrow but simultaneously fires three projectiles with each shot.

Crossbow

Fires an Arrow with better accuracy and deals more damage but this ranged weapon takes some time to reload.

Fire Arrow Crossbow

A fire variation of the Crossbow, which fires projectiles that will burn enemies, making them easier to capture. (Burning enemies take damage over time)

Poison Arrow Crossbow

A variant of the Crossbow that fires projectiles that will inflict poison on the targets that are hit, making them easier to capture. (Poisoned enemies take damage over time)

Musket

An old-fashioned gun that fires a single but powerful shot to deal damage from long range but has a long reload time.

Makeshift Handgun

A handgun created from spare parts that is suitable for close to mid-range but only has a small magazine capacity.

Makeshift SMG

A submachine gun that has been crafted using scraps that trades off single-shot power for a high rate of fire.

Handgun

A handgun that has improved capacity and rapid-fire capabilities, which makes it an upgrade from the Makeshift Handgun.

Makeshift Shotgun

An improvised Shotgun that fires a single shot before reloading that deals a decent amount of damage at close range.

Makeshift Assault Rifle

An assault rifle made from scraps, which excels in rate of fire and long range but is lacking in single-shot power.

Compound Bow

A modernized bow that uses arrows made from stronger materials, is capable of firing more powerful shots.

Old Revolver

Similar to the Handgun but older when it comes to its make, this revolving handgun excels in single-shot power compared to other handguns.

Single-Shot Rifle

Similar to the Handgun but older when it comes to its make, this revolving handgun excels in single-shot power compared to other handguns.

SMG

Similar to the Handgun but older when it comes to its make, this revolving handgun excels in single-shot power compared to other handguns.

Meteor Launcher

One of the earliest “rocket launchers’ that you can unlock in Palworld, which fires ammo created using Meteorite Fragments.

Double-Barreled Shotgun

A shotgun with two barrels, which can be fired twice before reloading but this is a trade-off since it deals a lot of damage at close range.

Semi-Auto Rifle

A semi-automatic rifle that deals a high amount of damage per shot, which can be fired rapidly and is effective at mid-range.

Pump-Action Shotgun

A high-capacity and powerful shotgun that deals a decent amount of damage at close range, perfect for shooting the enemy up close or a few meters away.

Assault Rifle

A combination of decent damage, range, and rate of fire that makes it perfect for shredding enemies’ health within seconds.

Semi-Auto Shotgun

A semi-automatic shotgun that was built to have a high rate of fire, which excels at quickly dealing damage at close quarters.

Rocket Launcher

A powerful ranged weapon that fires a projectile that can travel across great distances, which results in a large explosion.

Laser Rifle

An advanced weapon that can fire energy rounds at your targets, perfect for attacking at mid-range and excellent at dealing high amounts of damage.

Flamethrower

A long-range flamethrower that shoots out jets of fire that burn your enemies, dealing continuous damage and setting them on fire.

Grenade Launcher

Fires grenades that create wide-range explosions on impact, perfect for when you need to deal with large groups of enemies.

Gatling Gun

A Gatling gun that features a high rate of fire and heavy damage, which is perfect for laying suppressive fire upon your enemies and quickly shredding their health.

Guided Missile Launcher

Fires out missiles that track enemies and follow them until they hit a target or surface, which results in a wide-range explosion.

Advanced Bow

A powerful bow reconstructed with advanced technology that is capable of firing extremely powerful arrows.

Laser Gatling Gun

An advanced version of the Gatling Gun that fires beam-like energy blasts with a high rate of fire, capable of taking down multiple enemies at once.

Plasma Cannon

Fires high-output energy projectiles that cause an energy explosion upon impact that deals a large amount of damage to your targets.

Multi Guided Missile Launcher

Fires high-output energy projectiles that cause an energy explosion upon impact that deals a large amount of damage to your targets.

Verdict

Crafting newer weapons is always a good way to ensure that you progress through the game as higher damage means you can take on more powerful enemies.

The better the weapon schematics you use when crafting, the better the stats of the weapon that you craft, whereas Legendary Weapons have the best quality.

Better weapons will cost you more valuable materials, which makes it important to progress to other areas to farm what you need.