Verified against Palworld 1.0 (build 1.100.427, released July 10, 2026). Values may shift with future patches — check your Pal’s stat screen in-game if something here doesn’t match.[1]
Search “palworld anubis guide” right now and most results will tell you the same thing: Anubis has Level 4 Handiwork, the highest base crafting speed in the game, full stop. That was true for most of Early Access. It stopped being true on July 10, 2026, when Palworld’s 1.0 launch replaced the old 1-4 Work Suitability scale with a 1-10 scale and rebalanced every Pal’s numbers to fit it.[7] Anubis is still a strong Pal. It is no longer the uncontested best at anything.
Quick Start: Is Anubis Worth Your Time?
- Anubis’s Handiwork is Level 6 out of 10 in the current build — tied with a group of A-tier workers, not the solo leader it used to be.[5]
- It’s still one of the few Pals that covers Handiwork, Mining, and Transporting at a usable level simultaneously, so it’s a strong single-Pal base solution even if it’s not the ceiling anymore.[2][3]
- In combat, it sits in solid A-tier territory — well behind the legendary-tier ceiling (Frostallion, Frostallion Noct, Necromus) but ahead of most mid-game Pals, and it’s realistically farmable without a boss-tier fight.[10]
- You can catch it as a Level 55 field boss in the desert or breed it via Vanwyrm + Cinnamoth or several other documented pairs — breeding is safer and faster for most players.[4]
- Skip it if you already have Solenne or another Level 8+ Handiwork Pal on hand — Anubis is a strong stopgap, not an endgame upgrade.[5]
Anubis at a Glance
Anubis is a Ground-element Pal with a stat spread built for melee bruising rather than pure tankiness.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| HP | 120 |
| Melee / Shot Attack | 130 |
| Defense | 100 |
| Element | Ground |
| Rarity | 10 (highest tier) |
130 Attack against 100 Defense is a lopsided ratio for its rarity bracket — Anubis trades survivability for damage, which is why it works better as an aggressive striker paired with a tankier front-liner than as a solo tank.[2][3] Its Partner Skill, Guardian of the Desert, converts your own attacks to Ground element and adds roughly 30-50% attack while active, with occasional evasive sidesteps — genuinely useful for a human-led fight, not just a stat-stick.[2]
Where to Find Anubis in Palworld 1.0
Two routes get you an Anubis, and which one makes sense depends on how far into the game you are.
Catch it: Anubis spawns as a field boss in the desert region, roughly level 55, marked by a large statue of itself. Multiple independent trackers place the coordinates within a few units of each other (around -134, -94/-95), so treat the exact number as approximate and use your map’s Pal radar once you’re in the area. It’s Ground-typed and weak to Grass, so bring a Verdash or Lyleen if you’re fighting rather than breeding.[3][4] Regular (non-boss) Anubis also spawn in the wild at levels 68-80 across roughly 35 known points, active day and night.[3]
Breed it: Anubis doesn’t have one single “correct” breeding combo — Palworld’s rank-based breeding math means several parent pairs work. Vanwyrm + Cinnamoth is one of the more commonly cited combos post-1.0, and documented alternatives include Univolt Cryst + Selyne and Moldron + Frostallion.[4] Breeding skips the level-55 fight entirely and lets you pick which passive skills the egg inherits — check our Palworld breeding guide for how inheritance actually works before you commit eggs to it.
Anubis as a Handiwork Pal: Why “Level 4” Is No Longer the Full Story
Here’s the mechanism, because the level number alone undersells what changed. Palworld 1.0 didn’t just relabel the old levels — it rebuilt the underlying work-speed formula. Handiwork’s internal output value climbs from 400 at Level 5 to 5,400 at Level 10, a roughly 13.5x jump rather than a smooth doubling.[6] That non-linear curve means the gap between a Level 6 worker and a Level 8-10 worker is much larger in practice than the raw level numbers suggest — a Level 6 Pal isn’t “60% as good” as a Level 10 one, it’s producing a small fraction of the output.
Anubis’s base Handiwork now sits at Level 6, Mining at Level 6, and Transporting at Level 4 — confirmed independently across three separate Pal databases that have already updated for 1.0.[2][3][4] That puts it solidly in the A-tier bracket alongside Sekhmet, Silvance, Renjishi, Wistella, Lapure, Flaracle, and Venusa — not alone at the top the way it was pre-patch.[5] Solenne now holds the actual ceiling, starting at a wild Level 8 and reaching the new Level 10 cap once condensed, which makes it the fastest crafter in the game if you can make the trip to its World Tree spawn.[5]
| Pal | Base Handiwork Level (1.0) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Solenne | 8 (10 condensed) | New ceiling; remote World Tree spawn only |
| Anubis | 6 | Also Mining 6, Transporting 4 — best multi-role coverage in its bracket |
| Sekhmet | 6 | Desert night spawn; earlier-game alternative |
| Silvance / Renjishi / Wistella | 6 | Tied A-tier group |
| Verdash | 5 | Doubles as planter/harvester |
This is the actual reason to still use Anubis at your Handiwork bench: it’s not the single fastest crafter anymore, but it’s the only Pal in this bracket that also carries Mining 6 and Transporting 4, so one Pal covers three jobs instead of one. If you’d rather see the full ranked list across every job type, our best worker Pals ranking breaks down which single-role specialists beat Anubis at their one job.
For passives, stack Artisan (+50% work speed) with Lucky (+15% work speed, +15% attack) and either Workaholic or Diet Lover to keep it working through long shifts without needing food or sanity management.[7] Our passive skills guide covers how to reroll for these on a caught Pal instead of hoping for a lucky breed.
Can You Condense Anubis Past Level 6?
Yes, and this is where the 13.5x scaling curve actually matters for your decision. The Pal Essence Condenser now needs 48 duplicate Anubis for a full four-star condensation instead of the old 116 — each rank boosts one Work Suitability, and the fourth rank boosts all of them at once, which is how a base Level 8 Pal reaches the Level 10 cap.[6] Anubis starts at Level 6, not Level 8, so full condensation only pushes it to roughly Level 8 territory — still short of a naturally high-rolling Pal like Solenne that starts two levels ahead. Grinding 48 Anubis through breeding to close that gap is a real time investment for a Pal that a single Solenne catch matches without any condensing at all. Unless you’re already sitting on spare Anubis from repeated boss farming, condensing a different Level 7-8 base worker is the better use of your Condenser fuel.[6][5] Our base building guide covers how to slot condensed workers into a production line once you’ve settled on which Pal to invest in.
Anubis in Combat: Active Skills and Its Real DPS Ceiling
Anubis’s signature move is Ground Smash — a leaping ground-pound with 140 Power and a 35-second cooldown that’s fast enough to use almost twice as often as most Pals’ top-tier finishers.[8] It’s exclusive to Anubis and can’t be taught via Skill Fruit to anything else, which is the closest thing it has to a genuine identity in a crowded Ground-element field.
| Active Skill | Unlock Level | Power | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Blast | 1 | 55 | 10s |
| Power Bomb | 7 | 70 | 15s |
| Sand Tornado | 15 | 80 | 18s |
| Spinning Roundhouse | 22 | 100 | 21s |
| Forceful Charge | 30 | 120 | 28s |
| Ground Smash | 40 | 140 | 35s |
| Rock Lance | 50 | 150 | 55s |
Sand Tornado is the practical workhorse here — it’s an AoE crowd-control hit rather than a single-target burst, which matters more than raw Power against Palworld’s tower bosses and their adds.[9] For a party build, Musclehead (+30% attack) and Ferocious (+20% attack) push its damage output further than any speed passive would; add Swift or Runner if you’re using it as a mount as much as a fighter.[9]
Where does that actually land it? A combat-score comparison against the game’s top Pals puts Anubis at roughly 435, versus 512 for Frostallion Noct, 494 for Frostallion, and 492 for Necromus — the current legendary-tier ceiling.[10] So Anubis isn’t competing with those three for a top-tier raid slot. What it does have going for it: it’s a single, predictable field-boss fight at level 55, not a multi-phase legendary encounter, and its Ground typing hard-counters the game’s Electric Tower boss.[10] Treat it as your mid-game combat backbone, not your endgame answer — for the actual current legendary ranking above it, see our Palworld tier list.
Should You Bother With Anubis? By Player Type
| Player Type | Verdict |
|---|---|
| New player | Yes — breed it early. One Pal covering Handiwork, Mining, and Transporting means you don’t need three separate base assignments while you’re still learning the systems. |
| Casual player | Yes, via breeding. Skip the level-55 boss fight unless you’re already in the desert region for something else — Vanwyrm + Cinnamoth gets you there without the risk. |
| Hardcore / optimiser | Only as a stopgap. If you can reach Solenne’s World Tree spawn or already have a Level 8+ Handiwork Pal, replace Anubis at the bench — the 13.5x non-linear scaling means the gap is bigger than it looks. |
| Completionist | Catch the wild boss version for the Paldeck entry and the guaranteed Large Pal Soul drop, then breed a second copy for actual base use so you’re not risking your Paldeck original. |
FAQ
Is Anubis still the best Handiwork Pal in Palworld?
No — that claim is a holdover from before the July 10, 2026 1.0 update. Anubis sits at Level 6 Handiwork now, tied with several other A-tier Pals, and behind Solenne’s Level 8-10. It’s still worth having for its multi-role coverage (Handiwork, Mining, and Transporting all at once), just not as the single fastest crafter.[5]
Should I fight the level 55 Anubis boss or breed one instead?
Breed one unless you’re specifically after the Paldeck completion or enjoy the fight. The boss version doesn’t produce a mechanically better Pal than a bred one — the fight is just an alternate acquisition method, and breeding lets you control which passives the egg inherits, which the boss encounter doesn’t.[4]
Is Ground Smash actually Anubis’s best combat skill?
For raw single-target Power, yes — 140 is the highest number on its kit below the level-50 Rock Lance. But Sand Tornado’s AoE crowd control matters more in most real fights, particularly against boss adds, so pack both rather than leaning on Ground Smash alone.[8][9]
Does Anubis’s Ground typing still counter Electric bosses in 1.0?
Yes, this part hasn’t changed — Ground remains a hard counter to Electric, which is why Anubis stays relevant against the Electric Tower boss even outside its Handiwork role.[10]
Sources
- Game8, “All Patch Notes and Updates” — https://game8.co/games/Palworld/archives/440386
- PalDB.cc, “Anubis” — https://paldb.cc/en/Anubis
- Fextralife Palworld Wiki, “Anubis — Palworld Paldeck #139” — https://palworld.wiki.fextralife.com/Anubis
- PalMods.gg, “How to Get Anubis in Palworld 1.0” — https://www.palmods.gg/guides/pals/anubis
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- Nodecraft, “Palworld Work Suitability Level 10 Explained” — https://nodecraft.com/support/games/palworld/general/palworld-work-suitability-level-10-explained
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