List of All Missions in Palworld: Rewards and Objectives

Missions are Palworld's quest system: a main story chain that walks you from the beach to the World Tree, plus a pile of optional sub missions handed out by named islanders scattered across Palpagos. This is every mission in the game with the objective, the EXP payout and the reward attached to each one, so you can see at a glance which detours are worth the trip.

All Missions at a Glance

There are 31 main missions and 45 one-off sub missions, plus four repeatable request lines that keep paying out as you play. Clearing everything once is worth just under 1.63 million EXP, and the split is almost dead even between the story and the optional stuff — the sub missions are not filler, they are half the total.

The payout curve is brutal at both ends. The first twelve main missions hand out 348 EXP between them, which is a rounding error, while the last nine are worth 698,145 on their own. Sub missions follow the same shape: the farmers pay a few hundred EXP each, and the World Tree delivery pays six figures. Save the optional chains for when you actually need the levels.

All Main Missions in Order

The main chain runs in a fixed order and gates the whole game — fast travel, the Palbox, the towers and the World Tree all come out of it. Missions unlock one after the other, so you cannot skip ahead, but the tower fights in the middle can be delayed as long as you like while you build up. Below is every step with what triggers completion.

Opening Missions: The First Islander to Crafting Pal Gear

The first twelve missions are the tutorial, and they are worth 348 EXP in total — you will out-earn all of them with a single alpha kill later. Do them anyway, because they unlock the Pal Sphere tech, the Palbox and the base system in the right order. The only one that can slow you down is The Weakest Pal, which wants three Lamball rather than one, and Crafting Pal Gear, which needs you to actually catch a Foxparks before you can craft its harness.

Tower Missions: The Rayne Syndicate to Hope Springs Eternal

This is the spine of the game — eight tower bosses, one mission each, worth 117,525 EXP across the block. Three of them bolt an extra objective onto the fight: Ruler of the Sands makes you talk to two desert villagers first, Interspecies Experiments wants five Syndicate scientists taken out, A Fine Night for a Drink wants five ninjas, and Hope Springs Eternal locks the Sunreach fight behind six area barriers. Full fight breakdowns live in the Palworld tower boss guide, and the rematches are covered in How to Unlock Hard Mode Towers.

Endgame Missions: The Sunreacher to Awakening

The last nine missions carry 698,145 EXP, which is 86% of everything the main story pays. Gathering the Key Spheres is the big collection job — all eight spheres, from the Key Sphere of Envy through to the Key Sphere of Original Sin. Panthalus is the other multi-stage one: four Marine Echobone fragments, craft the Echoing Flute, then fight the whale, and it is the only main mission that hands over an item — the Applied Watering Handbook I.

All Sub Missions and Their Rewards

Sub missions come from named islanders, and most of them run as four or five mission chains with one giver each. They are optional, they never expire, and between them they hold every free schematic, every Applied Handbook outside the Panthalus fight, and all of the Ripe Starfruit you can get without grinding. Each chain is listed below with its giver, its objective and exactly what it pays.

Farmer Missions

The four farmers are the cheapest chain in the game — 1,380 EXP total — but they are also the earliest, and the payouts are stat fruit you would otherwise be hunting in the wild. Pal's Blessing only needs any Pal with the Watering work suitability, so a starter Pengullet clears it. Medical Bills asks for 5,000 Gold Coin flat, which stings early — do it after your first merchant run.

Mission	Given by	What it asks	EXP	Rewards
Pal's Blessing	Desperate Farmer	Hand over a Pal that can do Watering	240	Stout Fruit Mega Sphere x5 2,000 Gold
Hungry for Recruits	Foodie Farmer	Show a Pal with Glutton or Bottomless Stomach	330	Cake x3 Power Fruit
A Special Dish	Worrywart Farmer	Deliver the Farmer's Special Dish	280	Cheeseburger x5 2,500 Gold
Medical Bills	Pal-Loving Farmer	Hand over 5,000 Gold	530	Life Fruit Mega Sphere x5

Researcher Missions

The best-value chain in the game. Four missions, 63,810 EXP, and every single one pays an Applied Handbook — the items that add a work suitability to a Pal that was never born with it. Prove the Legend! wants a Pal carrying the Legend passive, which usually means a captured tower boss or a lucky breed, and Lock In is the fussiest: a Cryolinx that specifically has Motivational Leader on it.

Mission	Given by	What it asks	EXP	Rewards
Prove the Legend!	Legend-Loving Researcher	Show a Pal with the Legend passive	25,350	Applied Handiwork Handbook I
Lock In	Archaeological Society Researcher	Hand over a Cryolinx with Motivational Leader	12,170	Applied Cooling Handbook I
Give a Fuack	Fuack Fanatic Researcher	Hand over a Fuack	940	Applied Gathering Handbook I Homeward x3 3,500 Gold
Metal on Your Mind	Rock-Obsessed Researcher	Deliver 5 Chromite	25,350	Applied Mining Handbook I

Breeder Missions

The breeders pay in Starfruit, which is the shortcut past the Pal Condenser — one fruit is worth a pile of duplicate Pals. The chain is worth 74,935 EXP and hands you a ☆1, a ☆2 and a ☆3 fruit across three of its four missions. Operation: Splatterina Spree is the grind of the set at ten Splatterina handed over, so start collecting them the moment the mission appears.

Mission	Given by	What it asks	EXP	Rewards
Breeding Basics	Rookie Pal Breeder	Deliver 5 Cake	1,925	Starfruit ☆1 Medical Supplies x5
Farewell Under the Sakura Tree	Loyal-Hearted Breeder	Deliver 1 Advanced Recovery Meds	25,350	Starfruit ☆3
No Mercy for Pal Thieves	Vertigo-Stricken Breeder	Recover the Breeder's Precious Pal from a Syndicate thug	12,170	Starfruit ☆2 Recovery Meds x10
Operation: Splatterina Spree	Passionate Pal Breeder	Hand over 10 Splatterina	35,490	Vegetable Cake x10 Special Cake x5

Hunter Missions

The hunters pay in elixirs and high-tier spheres, so this is the chain to run right before a legendary capture attempt — Formidable Faleris Aqua alone hands over five Ultimate Sphere. Two of the four are straight fights, and the two hand-over missions want specific passives: Serenity on a Surfent Terra for Hunting Essentials, which usually means breeding for it.

Mission	Given by	What it asks	EXP	Rewards
Hunting Essentials	Ever-Eager Hunter	Hand over a Surfent Terra with Serenity	17,745	Speed Elixir Legendary Sphere x5
The Fugitive	Righteous Hunter	Take down a flamethrower-wielding Syndicate Cleaner	12,170	Vital Elixir Legendary Sphere x5
Formidable Faleris Aqua	Big Game Hunter	Defeat the Faleris Aqua alpha	35,490	Might Elixir Ultimate Sphere x5
A Sweet Deal	Sweet-Smelling Hunter	Hand over 3 Elizabee or Beegarde	3,550	Stamina Elixir Giga Sphere x5

Wanderer Missions

Four missions, eight free schematics — this is the only chain that hands over gear blueprints, and every one of them is a rank 2 version rather than the base recipe. Dungeon Hunt is almost free at one Tombat, and Sparkly and Smooth only wants ten Nightstar Sand, so both are worth doing the moment they show up. Push the schematics further at the drafting table with How to Upgrade Schematics to Legendary.

Mission	Given by	What it asks	EXP	Rewards
A True Ascent Ends in Descent	One-Way Wanderer	Hand over a Wumpo	17,745	Grenade Launcher 2 Plasteel Helmet 2
Sparkly and Smooth	Sparkle-Seeking Wanderer	Deliver 10 Nightstar Sand	25,350	Flamethrower 2 Pal Metal Helm 2
Dungeon Hunt	Journey-Junkie Wanderer	Hand over a Tombat	940	Mega Sphere x5 Pelt Armor 2
Easygoing Adventures	Restless Wanderer	Hand over a Yakumo with Easygoing	25,350	Semi-Auto Shotgun 2 Rocket Launcher 2

Harold's Missions

Harold's five-mission chain is the longest in the game and the richest — 180,315 EXP and 110,000 Gold Coin across it, which is more cash than any other quest line. The back half is a predator hunt: The Proxy puts you against a predator Flopie and The Knight's Last Stand against a predator Silvegis, so bring endgame gear. The finale pays a Ripe Starfruit and a Kinship Peach.

Mission	Given by	What it asks	EXP	Rewards
Captured Adventurer	Harold	Take out 5 Syndicate hunters	330	Starfruit ☆1 Medical Supplies x5
Taking Down a Bounty	Harold	Take down a Syndicate Crusher boss	17,745	80,000 Gold
The Proxy	Harold	Defeat a predator Flopie	48,165	30,000 Gold Might Elixir
The Past	Harold	Hear Harold out	48,165	—
The Knight's Last Stand	Harold	Defeat a predator Silvegis	65,910	Kinship Peach Power Fruit x3 Ripe Starfruit

Rookie Expedition Team Missions

Fia, Cara and Gadel run a four-mission story chain worth 53,565 EXP that turns into a predator hunt halfway through — a predator Direhowl first, then a predator Lovander. Growth is a breather that only wants one Might Remedy handed in. A Sterile Flower closes it out and pays the same three-item bundle the other chain finales do.

Mission	Given by	What it asks	EXP	Rewards
The Rookie Expedition Team	Fia, Cara and Gadel	Defeat a predator Direhowl	330	—
Budding	Fia, Cara and Gadel	Defeat a predator Lovander	5,575	—
Growth	Fia, Cara and Gadel	Deliver 1 Might Remedy	12,170	—
A Sterile Flower	Fia	Settle things with Fia	35,490	Kinship Peach Life Fruit x3 Ripe Starfruit

Lone Wolf Missions

A three-mission chain worth 96,330 EXP, which is the best EXP-per-mission rate of any sub line outside the World Tree. Both fights are late-game: a predator Jormuntide Ignis and then a Kitsun Noct. The Unsheathed Katana is the third of the three chain finales that pays a Ripe Starfruit, so it is worth clearing all three back to back once you can handle predators.

Mission	Given by	What it asks	EXP	Rewards
The Sable Loner	Lone wolf	Start the chain	25,350	—
Reminiscent Wandering	Lone wolf	Defeat a predator Jormuntide Ignis	35,490	—
The Unsheathed Katana	Lone wolf	Defeat a Kitsun Noct	35,490	Kinship Peach Stout Fruit x3 Ripe Starfruit

Stockpiling Missions

Five material deliveries, ten units each, paid in cash. They scale with how late the material appears: sulfur and hardwood are worth 3,000 Gold, Soralite is worth 20,000 plus 48,165 EXP. If your Pals are already mining these on a schedule, this is 92,785 EXP and 41,000 Gold for materials you were stockpiling anyway — pair it with How to Farm Gold Fast for the rest of your income.

Mission	What it asks	EXP	Reward
Stockpiling Sulfur	Deliver 10 Sulfur	3,550	3,000 Gold
Stockpiling Hardwood	Deliver 10 Hardwood	3,550	3,000 Gold
Stockpiling Pure Quartz	Deliver 10 Pure Quartz	12,170	5,000 Gold
Stockpiling Hexolite Quartz	Deliver 10 Hexolite Quartz	25,350	10,000 Gold
Stockpiling Soralite	Deliver 10 Soralite	48,165	20,000 Gold

Zoe's Missions and One-Offs

Zoe hands out three story missions after her tower plus a repeatable Free Pal Alliance hunt, and there is a handful of standalone missions on top. Surviving the World Tree is the outlier of the whole game: it only asks for one Mythical Wood and one Paloxite, and pays 106,470 EXP — more than any main mission except the finale. That's the World Tree's own material, so you cannot cheese it early, but it is free levels the first time you set foot in there.

Mission	Given by	What it asks	EXP	Rewards
Don't Get Cocky	Zoe	Show her a Grizzbolt	940	—
I Still Don't Trust You	Zoe	Defeat 5 Free Pal Alliance members	1,015	—
A Warm Memory	Zoe	Recover Zoe's Tattered Memento	1,090	—
Zoe's Sphere	Zoe	Defeat 30 Free Pal Alliance members	—	—
Happy Halloween!	Zoe	Seasonal delivery	1,031	—
A Fine Day for Fishing	Laid-Back Angler	Deliver 3 Jelliette Bell Flesh	940	Simple Bait x15
That's That Me, Depresso!	Wannabe Depresso Islander	Deliver 20 High Quality Cloth and 100 Venom Gland	1,031	Depresso Helmet Depresso Armor
Surviving the World Tree	—	Deliver Mythical Wood and Paloxite	106,470	—

Repeatable Requests

Four islanders run request lines that never close. The Wise Hunter pays out as your capture count climbs, the Veteran Hunter tracks bosses you have beaten, the Pal Ecological Researcher rewards Paldeck progress, and the Arrogant Gourmet wants cooked dishes handed over one at a time. None of them show a fixed EXP value because the payout scales with the milestone you hit.

Every Dish the Arrogant Gourmet Asks For

The gourmet asks for one dish at a time and pays a fixed item for each. Ten dishes are on his list, and the standout is the Mammorest Steak — it is the only source of an Applied Kindling Handbook I outside of loot, which means a free Kindling slot on a Pal that cannot normally light a furnace. The Pancake request is the sleeper: eighteen Giga Sphere for one plate of pancakes.

Dish he wants	What he pays
Mammorest Steak	Applied Kindling Handbook I
Pancake	Giga Sphere x18
Grilled Lamball	Hyper Sphere x8
Broiled Dumud	Silver Key x5
Rushoar Gyoza	Training Manual (L) x3
Omelet	Training Manual (XL) x2
Fried Gloopie Balls	Kinship Peach
Broncherry Rib Roast	Treasure Map
Reindrix Stew	Stamina Remedy
Salad	High Grade Medical Supplies

Best Missions for EXP

If you are missing a level before a raid or a tower rematch, these are the twelve biggest single payouts in the game. Five of them are sub missions, which is why the optional content matters so much at the top end — Surviving the World Tree beats every main mission except the final boss, and it is a two-item delivery. Stack a Training Manual (XL) before you turn any of these in.

Mission Rewards Worth Detouring For

Most missions pay EXP and consumables, but a handful hand over items you cannot craft. Applied Handbooks add a work suitability to a Pal that was never born with it, and Starfruit skips condenser grinding entirely. Between them, the missions below are the reason to clear the optional chains even after you have finished the story.

Every Mission That Gives an Applied Handbook

Six handbooks come out of missions, and five of those are sub missions. The researchers cover Handiwork, Cooling, Gathering and Mining, the Panthalus story fight covers Watering, and the gourmet's Mammorest Steak request covers Kindling. Which Pal to burn each one on is covered in All Handbooks and the Best Pals to Use Them On.

Handbook	Mission	Type
Applied Handiwork Handbook I	Prove the Legend!	Sub
Applied Cooling Handbook I	Lock In	Sub
Applied Gathering Handbook I	Give a Fuack	Sub
Applied Mining Handbook I	Metal on Your Mind	Sub
Applied Watering Handbook I	Panthalus	Main
Applied Kindling Handbook I	Arrogant Gourmet's Mammorest Steak request	Request

Every Mission That Gives Starfruit

Seven missions pay Starfruit, and the three chain finales all pay the Ripe Starfruit — the one that ranks up any Pal regardless of species. Clear Harold's chain, the expedition team's chain and the lone wolf's chain and you walk away with three free rank-ups plus three Kinship Peach. The rest of the ranking system is in How to Rank Up Pals.

Starfruit	Mission	Chain
Starfruit ☆1	Breeding Basics	Breeders
Starfruit ☆1	Captured Adventurer	Harold
Starfruit ☆2	No Mercy for Pal Thieves	Breeders
Starfruit ☆3	Farewell Under the Sakura Tree	Breeders
Ripe Starfruit	The Knight's Last Stand	Harold
Ripe Starfruit	A Sterile Flower	Rookie Expedition Team
Ripe Starfruit	The Unsheathed Katana	Lone Wolf

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