Palworld has a unique story and several challenges that eventually lead you into the late game, where your strongest Pals need to be perfected.
One of the items used for this is the Awakening Crystal, which provides a permanent upgrade to a Pal’s core stats once used.
Getting these crystals takes some preparation, but they can give your best Pals another boost when you are ready to take their builds further.
What Are Awakening Crystals?
Awakening Crystals are endgame consumables crafted at the Ancient Workbench to permanently increase a Pal’s Health, Attack, and Defense.
There are nine crystals, each tied to a specific element and usable only on Pals of the corresponding type, with Radiant Gems determining which crystal you craft.
Once used, the crystal is consumed and the Pal receives its permanent stat increase along with a distinctive golden aura.
How To Craft Awakening Crystals?
Awakening Crystals are crafted at an Ancient Workbench using 50 Radiant Gems aligned with the crystal’s element and 10 World Tree Holy Water.
Radiant Gems are available for every Pal element, allowing you to craft the specific crystal needed for the Pal you want to awaken.
Each crystal is consumed when used, so you will need to craft another one whenever you want to awaken an additional Pal.
Awakening Crystal Types
There are nine Awakening Crystals available, covering every elemental type found among Pals.
- Neutral Awakening Crystal
- Fire Awakening Crystal
- Water Awakening Crystal
- Grass Awakening Crystal
- Electric Awakening Crystal
- Ice Awakening Crystal
- Ground Awakening Crystal
- Dark Awakening Crystal
- Dragon Awakening Crystal
The crystal must match the Pal’s element, so choosing the Pal you want to awaken first will tell you which Radiant Gems you need to collect.
How To Use Awakening Crystals?
Select the Awakening Crystal from your inventory, then choose a Pal that matches the crystal’s element to begin the upgrade.
Once confirmed, the crystal is consumed and the Awakening is permanently applied to the selected Pal, so choose carefully before using it.
The awakened Pal immediately receives its increased Health, Attack, and Defense, along with the distinctive golden aura.
Awakening Effects
Awakening permanently increases a Pal’s Health, Attack, and Defense, giving it stronger overall stats without relying on a temporary effect.
The improvements remain active whenever the Pal is used, making Awakening a permanent part of that Pal’s progression.
The additional Attack and Defense can be particularly useful for combat Pals, while the extra Health gives them more room to survive powerful attacks.
The golden aura also gives awakened Pals a distinct appearance, making the upgrade visible rather than being limited to changes in their stats.
Awakening Dual-Type Pals
Dual-type Pals can be awakened using an Awakening Crystal matching either of their two elements, giving you more flexibility when preparing their upgrade.
For example, a Fire/Dragon Pal can use either a Fire Awakening Crystal or a Dragon Awakening Crystal to complete its Awakening.
This lets you choose the crystal based on the Radiant Gems you already have or whichever element is easier for you to farm.
How To Get Radiant Gems?
Radiant Gems are primarily obtained by defeating Pals throughout the World Tree, with different Pals providing different elemental gem types.
The Pal you want to awaken determines which Radiant Gems you need, so focus on World Tree Pals that provide the appropriate element.
You can also obtain Radiant Gems through other World Tree activities, giving you additional ways to build your supply while exploring the region.
How To Get World Tree Holy Water?
World Tree Holy Water can be obtained through several activities across the World Tree, giving you multiple ways to build a supply while exploring.
Teafant Springs, World Tree Pals, Expeditions, fishing, and the Ancient Relic Recycler can all provide Holy Water.
It is also used for other important World Tree recipes, so collecting it regularly will help keep you prepared for future crafting.
Which Pals Should You Awaken?
Awakening Crystals are best spent on Pals you have already developed and intend to keep using throughout the endgame.
Pals with strong passive skills, good stats, and important roles in your team are better investments than ones you may replace later.
Combat Pals are especially good candidates, as increased Health, Attack, and Defense can improve their performance during difficult encounters.
Awakening As A Final Upgrade
Awakening works alongside other Pal progression systems, including breeding, Condensation, and Soul enhancement.
These systems can be used to build a Pal’s overall strength before Awakening adds another permanent improvement to its core stats.
This makes Awakening particularly useful once you have already invested heavily in a Pal and want to push its performance even further.
Awakening Crystal Farming Tips
Radiant Gems are the key to Awakening Crystal production, so focus your World Tree farming around the gems you actually need.
When hunting Pals for gems, using Pals or passives that increase item drops can help you get more materials from each encounter.
The Subterranean City Ruins Expedition is also useful, as its rewards can include Radiant Gems and Ancient Relics that you can put to use.
Those Ancient Relics can then be processed through the Ancient Relic Recycler, giving you another chance to obtain Radiant Gems.
Verdict
Awakening Crystals are an important part of endgame progression, giving your strongest Pals the extra power needed for tougher challenges.
The permanent stat increases can make your main Pals more capable in difficult fights, helping you take on content you may have struggled with before.
Save your materials for the Pals you rely on most, allowing you to strengthen your main team and progress through the endgame more confidently.
