The fastest mounts in Palworld ranked

Here are the fastest ground, swimming, gliding and flying mounts in Palworld

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Want to know which are Palworld’s fastest mounts? Travelling across the extensive map in Palworld is much easier once you get yourself one of the fastest mounts in the game.

Mounts fall into the following categories: flying, swimming, ground and gliding. Each is equipped to shepherd you across the continents and allow you to find new farming, exploration and base locations .

Below, we’ve ranked all mounts in Palworld based on their sprint speeds and even suggested which mounts are the best for early, mid and late-game players.

In this guide:

• Fastest Palworld flying mounts
• Fastest Palworld ground mounts
• Fastest Palworld swimming mounts
• Fastest Palworld gliding mounts
• How to make mounts faster in Palworld

Fastest Palworld flying mounts

There are a total of 17 flying mounts in Palworld as of writing. Below, we’ve organised these into a tier list based on flying speed to determine which are the fastest flying mounts in the game.

Sky traversal opens up a whole new arena in Palworld, making the entire world of the Palpagos Islands your oyster. And these skies are dominated by Jetragon , a legendary pal who’s undoubtedly the game’s fastest flying mount, and indeed, the fastest Palworld mount altogether.

Defeating this beast is pure endgame content, and in order to ride Jetdragon properly, you technically won’t be looking for a saddle on the Technology tree - you’ll need Jetdragon’s Missile Launcher , which unlocks at Technology Level 50 . Get it for the chance to fire rockets from atop Jetdragon’s back, making you the equivalent of an endboss.

Your first flying saddle unlocks at Technology Level 15 with Nitewing , which is the speediest option in Palworld’s early hours. With their Tornado Attack and Wind Cutter abilities, Nitewings are also great at blasting away land-dwelling Pals, and will remain dependable and respectable steeds until your level reaches the mid-20s.

The Vanwyrm is a great flying mount in early Palworld saves |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

Once you hit Technology Level 21 , you’ll unlock a saddle for Vanwyrm , which beats Nitewing ever so slightly in the speed department and delivers a potent blend of Fire and Dark attacks to all contenders. Vanwyrm’s my personal favourite, but if you’re interested in increasing speed and power, go for the Helzephyr instead.

Fastest Palworld ground mounts

There are a total of 41 ground mounts in Palworld, each with different Partner Skill bonuses. Below is a tier list based on mount speed. Here, the S-tier mounts are the fastest ground mounts you can get in Palworld.

If you’re far into the game, then the Paladius and Necromus are worth capturing for both their speed and hypermobility. The Necromus is capable of a double jump skill and the Paladius is the only Pal in the game that can perform a triple jump (as of writing). Combined with their swift speeds, these Pals will make traversal across Palworld’s map a walk in the park.

The Eikthyrdeer is both fast and obtainable early on in Palworld |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

Out of the tier list, my favourite option for the early to mid-game is the Eikthyrdeer . You can build an Eikthyrdeer saddle at Technology Level 12 , and not only do these purple elk sport a striking design, but they also gallop through the overworld with the greatest of ease. Antler Uppercut, a superb skill that makes you run even faster, is also great for demolishing enemy Pals in your line of sight. Once you unlock Technology Level 25, you should capitalise on the opportunity to build the Eikthyrdeer Terra saddle. The Eikthyrdeer Terra is a Ground element variant that’s even faster than the regular Eikthydeer and can double jump, making your land traversals even swifter.

Surprisingly, the Direhowl is a great and speedy option for early-game beginners . The Pal is easy enough to take down (as long as you do not get caught in the middle of a pack) and the saddle to ride it is available at an obtainable level 9 .

Fastest Palworld swimming mounts

As of writing, there are only 3 water mounts in Palworld to help you cross the vast oceans of the map successfully and help you in combat. Below is a tier list based on speed with the S-tier entry being the fastest swimming mount in Palworld.

The king of Palworld swimmers is the Azurobe . This water serpent is not only extremely fast but also boasts stellar abilities, including Dragon Cannons that’ll wreck anything in your way. With both Dragon and Water attacks available, it will also apply water damage to player attacks when ridden. This means you can travel in safety knowing nothing will pose too much of a threat.

The Surfent Pal will get you safely across bodies of water |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

For Palworld’s early to mid game, the Surfent is obtainable and has an unlockable saddle at Technology Level 10 . It’s a floppy bag of slowness on land, but can cut through the water like butter and make the process of island-hopping much more enjoyable.

Fastest Palworld gliding mounts

The Killamari is one of the few gliding mount options in Palworld |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

There are currently 5 gliding mounts in Palworld that act as a glider if you wish to forgo a parachute. With these critters, you can gently glide down from heights without needing to arbitrarily climb down. Below, we’ve organised all the Pals that act as gliders when unlocked. See here for the fastest gliding mount in Palworld.

As you can see from the above table, within the limited glider choice, either the Galeclaw or Celaray are the fastest options. Out of these, the Celaray is much easier to obtain and its glider ability can be unlocked at just level 7 . Comparatively, the Galeclaw glider can only be unlocked at level 23 onwards. Due to this, we recommend the Celaray (which are plentiful across the coastal regions of the Palpagos Islands.

How to make mounts faster in Palworld

The Runner Passive Skill is particularly effective for mounts |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

In Palworld, Pals will be randomly assigned ’ Passive Skills’ . These give the Pals a passive buff or nerf and unlike Partner Skills, are not unique to the species of Pal.

Although these Passive Skills are allocated randomly, there are a few mount-specific skills you should keep an eye out for and prioritise if you have more than one species of Pal captured.

The best Passive Skills for mounts are as follows:

• Nimble: This grants the Pal a 10% increase in movement speed.
• Runner: This grants the Pal a 20% increase in movement speed.
• Swift: This grants the Pal a 30% increase in movement speed.
• Legend: This grants the Pal a 20% increase in both attack and defence and a 15% increase in movement speed.

If you’re lucky enough to have a Pal with any of the above Passive Skills, it’s worth noting that there is a chance for them to pass these on to their offspring. As such, check out our Palworld breeding guide for optimal breeding combinations and secure yourself powerful Pals in the meantime.

That finishes our rundown of the fastest Palworld mounts. If you’d like a more comprehensive list of Palpagos Islands residents, see our guide to the best Pals in Palworld ranked. If you’re just getting your feet wet in Palworld, we also have a guide to the best starter Pals and a list of tips and tricks to get you started on your monster-catching survival adventure.

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

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