Palworld 1.0: Hard-mode tower boss drops and rates

Pocket Pair released Palworld 1.0 after a two-year early access period and recent legal developments. The full release climbed to the top of the Steam charts and moved a portion of the player base into endgame activities.

To access hard-mode tower bosses, players must defeat every tower boss in the game, including Astralym at the World Tree. Completing those fights unlocks hard mode for each tower.

The developer published the hard-mode drops and rates for the nine tower bosses. Auri and Shaolong drop the Legendary Beam Launcher at a 10% rate. Zoe and Grizzbolt drop the Legendary Beam Scatter at 10%. Victor and Shadowbeak drop the Legendary Cold-Resistant Ancient Armor at 10%. Axel and Orserk drop the Legendary Heat-Resistant Ancient Armor at 5%. Bjorn and Bastigor drop the Legendary Lightweight Ancient Armor at 10%. Lily and Lyleen drop the Legendary Drone Launcher at 10%. Saya and Selyne drop the Legendary Plasma Rifle at 10%. Astralym is listed as the final tower boss in the game.

Hard-mode tower encounters have higher difficulty than their normal counterparts and typically require condensed Pals with complementary passives and partner skills. Players report that bringing weapons and armor that match enemy resistances and team synergies improves the chance of success.

The schematics and armor dropped by hard-mode towers are used to equip teams for late-stage content, including ultra Raid bosses and other hard-mode fights. With the published drop rates, players can plan which bosses to target when farming for specific legendary schematics and armor pieces.