Pal Souls are one of the most reliable ways to make a favourite Pal permanently stronger in Palworld. By offering them at a Statue of Power, you can push a single Pal’s Health, Attack, Defense, or Work Speed well above its natural ceiling. This guide covers the soul tiers, where to farm each one, how the Statue of Power enhancement works, and the cap on how far you can take a Pal. Where the official wiki and database list exact figures, we use them; where a detail is version-dependent, we say so.
What Are Pal Souls?
Pal Souls are consumable items you offer at a Statue of Power to permanently enhance one of a Pal’s base stats. They come in escalating tiers, and each successive enhancement rank tends to demand more souls and, eventually, rarer varieties. The verified soul tiers are Small, Medium, Large, and Giant Pal Souls. You may see community references to a “King” soul, but the official Palworld wiki and database document only those four tiers, so we treat anything beyond them as unconfirmed.
Souls are a finite, farmable resource rather than something you craft from scratch, so most of the work in a soul-boosting project is gathering enough of them. The good news: lower tiers are common, and you can convert excess souls between tiers using a Crusher or Refrigerated Crusher.
Where to Find Each Pal Soul Tier
Pal Souls turn up in several places: lying on the ground as glowing, transparent crystals; inside treasure and golden chests; as drops from specific Pals when defeated or butchered; from dungeon bosses; and from raids. Here is how the tiers break down according to the wiki and Game8’s farming data.
- Small Pal Souls — the most common tier, found as ground-spawn crystals in lower-level regions and dropped by Pals such as Cawgnito, Daedream, Felbat, Maraith, Nox, and Tombat.
- Medium Pal Souls — primarily farmed from golden chests in higher-level zones (the large desert biome is a noted hotspot) and dropped by Pals including Helzephyr, Sootseer, and Wixen Noct.
- Large Pal Souls — found in chests in the snow and ice biome at higher levels, and dropped by powerful Pals such as Anubis, Frostallion Noct, and Necromus. Breeding and disassembling Anubis is a popular farming loop.
- Giant Pal Souls — the rarest tier, dropped by rampaging Predator Pals when you defeat them.
Dungeon bosses and defeated human enemies during base raids can also drop souls of various tiers, so dungeon runs and surviving raids both feed your soul stockpile. Exact drop pools shift between patches, so treat specific Pal-to-soul mappings as a strong guideline rather than a guarantee.
The Statue of Power: Your Enhancement Hub
The Statue of Power is the structure where souls become stat boosts. It unlocks at Technology tier 6 for 2 technology points and is crafted from 20 Stone and 10 Paldium Fragment. You can also find naturally occurring statues out in the world that function identically to one you build, so you don’t strictly need to craft your own to start enhancing.
The statue actually serves two purposes. Offering Lifmunk Effigies raises your own Capture Power (improving catch rates), while offering Pal Souls raises a Pal’s base stats. This guide focuses on the soul side, but it’s worth keeping effigies and souls straight since both go to the same statue.
How Stat Enhancement Works
At the Statue of Power, you select a Pal and choose which of four stats to enhance: Health, Attack, Defense, or Work Speed. Each enhancement rank grants a +3% boost to that stat. Every rank costs souls, and the cost climbs as you go — early ranks lean on Small souls, while later ranks pull in Medium, Large, and finally Giant souls.
The enhancement cap was raised to level 20 in patch 0.4.11.0, which means a fully maxed stat sits at +60%. Because the maximum rank is version-dependent, always double-check it against your game version — earlier versions capped lower, and future updates could change the ceiling again.
According to the wiki, fully enhancing a Pal costs a combined total of 40 Small, 24 Medium, 24 Large, and 120 Giant Pal Souls — 208 souls in total. The table below summarises the verified mechanics.
| Detail | Verified Value |
|---|---|
| Enhanceable stats | Health, Attack, Defense, Work Speed |
| Boost per rank | +3% |
| Maximum rank | Level 20 (since patch 0.4.11.0) |
| Maximum stat boost | +60% |
| Total souls to fully enhance a Pal | 40 Small + 24 Medium + 24 Large + 120 Giant = 208 |
| Statue of Power unlock | Technology tier 6, 2 points |
| Statue build cost | 20 Stone + 10 Paldium Fragment |
| Reset cost (fully enhanced Pal) | 848,000 Gold Coins (refunds souls) |
Resetting and Reallocating Souls
Enhancement choices aren’t permanent dead ends. You can reset a Pal’s enhancements by spending Gold Coins, and doing so refunds the souls you invested. Resetting a fully enhanced Pal costs 848,000 Gold — a steep bill, but it lets you recover the souls if you change your mind or want to repurpose a Pal. Note that resets are all-or-nothing per Pal rather than per individual stat, so plan your stat priorities before pouring in 200+ souls.
How to Prioritise Your Souls
- Combat Pals — favour Attack and Health, with Defense if you want a frontline tank that survives boss and raid damage.
- Work Pals — invest in Work Speed to clear crafting, mining, and base tasks faster.
- Don’t spread thin — because souls are finite and the bill per Pal is large, it’s usually better to fully build a few key Pals than to lightly enhance many.
- Stack with other systems — souls boost base stats, but they stack with condensing and good passive skills for a genuinely top-tier Pal.
If you’re chasing min-maxed Pals across both stat boosts and breeding, the deeper end of the system pairs souls with IVs, condensing, and passives — covered in our Palworld Perfect Pal Guide: IVs, Passives, Condensing & Souls. To work out which Pals to farm for souls and materials in the first place, see the Palworld Pal Drops Guide: Best Pals to Farm Materials.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does each enhancement rank boost a Pal’s stat?
Each rank gives a +3% boost to the chosen stat. With the cap currently at level 20, a fully maxed stat reaches +60%. Costs rise with each rank, shifting from Small souls toward Medium, Large, and Giant souls.
Is there a King Pal Soul?
The verified soul tiers are Small, Medium, Large, and Giant. The official Palworld wiki and database do not document a “King” Pal Soul, so we don’t list it as a confirmed tier. Soul tiers and sources can change between patches, so check current wiki data if you see new names in-game.
Can I undo a Pal’s enhancements?
Yes. You can reset a Pal’s enhancements at the Statue of Power by paying Gold Coins, which refunds the souls you used. A fully enhanced Pal costs 848,000 Gold to reset, and resets apply to the whole Pal rather than a single stat.
Boost Your Pals Together
Grinding Giant souls from Predator raids and dungeon bosses goes far faster with a crew — and an always-on world means your enhanced Pals and progress are there whenever friends jump in. If you’d rather farm souls and tackle raids as a team, spinning up a shared Palworld server for you and your friends keeps everyone in the same world around the clock. For setup steps and configuration, our Palworld server documentation walks through the details. New to the team side of things? Start with the Palworld Guild & Co-op Guide: Playing With Friends, and if you’re early on, the Palworld Progression Guide: What to Do in the Right Order helps you reach the Statue of Power efficiently.
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