Palworld Paldium Fragment Locations: Every Node on the Map

Step-by-step guide

Palworld has 1,173 Paldium nodes. 290 (25%) are in Windswept Hills, 247 in Verdant Brook. The richest spot has 13 inside one base at map -628, 271 (Sakurajima · Dancing Sakura Shrine, wild Pals Lv 51–59). Each node comes back 30 min after you take it.

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Paldium in numbers

Paldium Fragments come from the blue crystal rocks, most of them on the starting islands and in Verdant Brook. They go into every Pal Sphere and hundreds of other recipes.

1,173nodes in all
11regions with any
25%in Windswept Hills
30 minto come back

The best Paldium spots

Ranked by how many nodes fit inside one base: a base reaches about 35 m from its Palbox, and its Pals mine what’s inside. “Within 100 m” is a short loop on foot. Coordinates are the game’s own map readout. The map can’t tell how flat the ground is, so look before you build.

#	Where	In one base	Within 100 m	Wild Pals	Fast travel	Map
1	Sakurajima · Dancing Sakura ShrineAlpha Lyleen (Lv 58) 140 m away	13	23	Lv 51–59	Secluded Cemetery, 180 m	-628, 271 Open on the map
2	Windswept Hills · Desolate Church	12	18	Lv 1–14	Rayne Syndicate Tower Entrance, 110 m	95, -414 Open on the map
3	Sakurajima · Dancing Sakura Shrine	7	14	Lv 46–65	Sakurajima: West Coast, 200 m	-684, 195 Open on the map
4	Windswept Hills · Sea Breeze Archipelago ChurchAlso in reach: 1 Sulfur	7	15	Lv 9–20	Sealed Realm of the Ardent, 160 m	-75, -468 Open on the map
5	Windswept Hills · Fortress RuinsAlpha Chillet (Lv 11) 110 m away	6	13	Lv 3–11	Fort Ruins, 60 m	168, -393 Open on the map
6	Windswept Hills · Flying Fish Coast	6	15	Lv 1–7	Hill of Beginnings, 140 m	221, -488 Open on the map
7	Sakurajima · Sakurajima - Mushroom Wetlands	6	7	Lv 46–49	Isle of Murmurs, 230 m	-343, 126 Open on the map
8	Windswept Hills · Autumn Rocks	5	10	Lv 9–28	Sealed Realm of the Frozen Wings, 170 m	109, -301 Open on the map
9	Windswept Hills · Flying Fish Coast	5	12	Lv 1–7	Small Settlement, 430 m	108, -572 Open on the map
10	Windswept Hills · Windswept Island	5	8	Lv 1–8	Small Settlement, 210 m	114, -506 Open on the map

Want two materials in one base? See the best base locations, ranked the same way for Ore with Coal, Sulfur, Quartz, Hexolite and oil.

Paldium by region

How many nodes each region has. Regions divide the islands; the Sunreach Sky Islands are counted on their own.

Windswept Hills290
Verdant Brook247
Sakurajima132
Sea Breeze Archipelago111
Marsh Island109
Outlying isles61
Forgotten Island61
Bamboo Groves51
Eastern Wild Island38
Twilight Dunes37
Astral Mountains36

What Paldium is used for

295 recipes use it; the 14 you unlock first. Technology level is when the recipe unlocks; the rest come from schematics or other unlocks.

Makes	Needs	Unlocks at
Pal Sphere	1 Paldium Fragment	Tech 2
Palbox	1 Paldium Fragment · 8 Wood · 3 Stone	Tech 2
Pal Dressing Facility	10 Stone · 10 Paldium Fragment	Tech 2
Global Palbox	3 Paldium Fragment · 5 Wood · 15 Stone	Tech 3
Common Shield	10 Paldium Fragment · 20 Wood · 20 Stone · 10 Fiber	Tech 4
Rushoar Saddle	3 Leather · 10 Stone · 5 Paldium Fragment	Tech 6
Foxparks' Harness	3 Leather · 5 Flame Organ · 5 Paldium Fragment	Tech 6
Pal Gear Workbench	10 Paldium Fragment · 30 Wood · 2 Cloth	Tech 6
Melpaca Saddle	3 Leather · 5 Wool · 5 Paldium Fragment	Tech 7
Stone Pit	50 Stone · 20 Wood · 10 Paldium Fragment	Tech 7
Logging Site	50 Wood · 20 Stone · 10 Paldium Fragment	Tech 7
Alarm Bell	5 Paldium Fragment · 20 Stone	Tech 7
Crusher	50 Wood · 20 Stone · 10 Paldium Fragment	Tech 8
Direhowl's Saddled Harness	10 Leather · 20 Wood · 15 Fiber · 10 Paldium Fragment	Tech 9

Made at a base by: Ancient Material Synthesizer.

Lab research that needs it: Sphere Duplication Technique 1, Sphere Duplication Technique 2, Paldium Crushing Technique 1, Paldium Crushing Technique 2.

Dropped by: Lunaris (2–3).

Every other way to get it, with drop rates, merchants and chests: how to get Paldium Fragment. Planning a build? The crafting calculator works out how much Paldium Fragment it takes.

Recipes, drops and node stats for Palworld 1.0.5.

Quick answers

Where is the most Paldium in Palworld?

In Windswept Hills: 290 of the 1,173 nodes (25%). Next come Verdant Brook (247) and Sakurajima (132). The single best spot is at map -628, 271, Sakurajima · Dancing Sakura Shrine, with 13 inside one base.

Where should I build a Paldium base?

Where the most nodes fit inside one base: a base reaches about 35 m from its Palbox. The top spot is -628, 271 (Sakurajima · Dancing Sakura Shrine, wild Pals Lv 51–59), 180 m from the Secluded Cemetery fast travel point. Next: 95, -414 in Windswept Hills (12) and -684, 195 in Sakurajima (7). Check the ground in the game: the map can’t tell how flat it is.

How long does Paldium take to respawn?

30 min after you take it. Nodes inside a base are mined again by its Pals as they come back.

What is Paldium used for?

Pal Sphere, Palbox, Pal Dressing Facility, Global Palbox, Common Shield, Rushoar Saddle, Foxparks' Harness, Pal Gear Workbench and 287 more recipes. Also research at the lab: Sphere Duplication Technique 1, Sphere Duplication Technique 2, Paldium Crushing Technique 1.

Which Pals drop Paldium?

Lunaris (2–3).

Can a base make Paldium without nodes?

Yes: Ancient Material Synthesizer produces it at a base once you unlock it.

Which version of Palworld is this Paldium map for?

Palworld 1.0.5. The map includes points, regions, area levels and item data; the map image and icons are the game’s own.