Explosive Tricks for Palworld: Stun, Damage, and Raids

Trick Explanation: Explosions

To delve into the core concept here, let's talk about explosions. Explosive assaults within Palworld share a common trait: they knock down adversaries, prompting those familiar stars to briefly grace their heads. Initially, when foes are floored, they enjoy a moment of invincibility, but once they begin to rise, that's your cue to unleash damage or knock them down anew.

Certainly, exercising this strategy in confined spaces or against prospective captures may not be advisable. The game doesn't seamlessly handle the act of 'blasting foes away' with explosions. Often, adversaries are propelled backward by the explosion's force, only for the game to grapple with where to 'return' them for their recovery animation. Consequently, many enemies find themselves ensnared in walls or vanishing altogether. Moreover, this tactic proves ineffective against Tower Bosses, immune to all forms of stun save for electricity. Nevertheless, in every other scenario, this technique undeniably upends the game's equilibrium.

Trick 1: Tocotoco Eggbomb Launcher

A Vibrant Grenade-Launching Companion

Companion Skill	Unlocked at Level	Components Required For Pal Gear
Eggbomb Launcher	18	10x Cloth, 10x Leather, 15x Fiber, 10x Flame Organ, & 15 Paldium Fragments

Let's kick off with the most accessible option: the Tocotoco's Eggbomb Launcher. Despite being the least impactful choice, lacking the stun effect of its counterparts below, it still launches enemies skyward (even if they remain upright), inflicts considerable damage, and occasionally disrupts enemy actions.

Engaging this skill summons the Tocotoco, positioning them in your hands, with their... rear facing the enemies. Then, with each click, you unleash an explosive egg at said adversaries. It's a Companion Skill that evokes memories of some of Kazooie's maneuvers in the classic Banjo & Kazooie titles. However, compared to the subsequent options, it's the least potent.

Trick 2: Mossanda Grenade Launcher

A Genuine Explosive Arsenal

Companion Skill	Unlocked at Level	Components Required For Pal Gear
Grenadier Panda	24	50x Ingots, 20x High Quality Pal Oil, & 40 Paldium Fragments
Grenadier Panda (Mossanda Lux)	25	60x Ingots, 24x High Quality Pal Oil, & 48 Paldium Fragments

Now, onto the crux of this guide: the Grenade Launcher Companion Skills wielded by both Mossanda and its elemental variant, Mossanda Lux. You won't gain access to crafting this Pal Gear until level 24, a significant milestone in Palworld. Yet, considering the potency of this Pal Gear, its availability should arguably be gated even further along the Technology Tree.

Once crafted, this Pal Gear allows you to mount any Mossanda (including the electric Mossanda Lux), granting you access to their handheld grenade launchers. These devices boast expansive explosion radii and devastating damage (especially once you've used the Essence Condenser to enhance the Companion Skill). However, the true allure lies in their ability to keep adversaries grounded and incapacitated. With this Pal Gear alone, you can practically trivialize Raids for the remainder of the game, provided you position your shots strategically. And, if that weren't game-breaking enough, you can 'reset' the cooldown for this Companion Skill by either stowing the Mossanda in your Palbox and retrieving them or simply dropping and retrieving their Pal Sphere.

Trick 3: Relaxaurus' Voracious Missiles & Jetragon's Missile Launcher {#trick-3-relaxaurus-hungry-missiles-jetragons-missile-launcher}

Undoubtedly the Most Outlandish Choice

Companion Skill	Unlocked at Level	Components Required For Pal Gear
Hungry Missile	44	100x Refined Ingots, 35x Polymer, 100x Ingots, & 85x Paldium Fragments
Hungry Missile (Relaxaurus Lux)	46	120x Refined Ingots, 42x Polymer, 120x Ingots, & 102x Paldium Fragments
Aerial Missile	50	100x Leather, 200x Refined Ingots, 50x Circuit Boards, & 140x Paldium Fragments

For the ultimate Pal-based spectacle, let's examine the Missile Launchers wielded by Relaxaurus and Jetragon. For Relaxaurus and its deluxe variant, Relaxaurus Lux, the Missile Launcher represents a significant breakthrough. Not only does it enable you to mount these peculiar-looking dinosaurs, likely captured hours ago, but it also grants you the ability to unleash a barrage of homing rockets upon any chosen target. Upon impact, these rockets floor and stun enemies akin to Mossanda's Grenade Launcher. However, maintaining space between your shots is paramount to avoid wasting ammunition on already incapacitated foes in their invulnerability frames.

While these Hungry Missiles are generally inferior to Mossanda's Grenade Launcher, despite their later unlock, their homing functionality makes them considerably more enjoyable to use. As for Jetragon's Missile Launcher, it's nearly identical to Relaxaurus', albeit trickier to aim due to the erratic camera movement while mounted on Jetragon's back. Most players acquire this solely to utilize Jetragon as a swift flying mount.

Honorable Mentions: Rocket Launchers

Including Pengullet's & a Handheld Variant {#both-pengullets-a-handheld-one}

Companion Skill	Unlocked at Level	Components Required For Pal Gear
Pengullet Cannon	17	20x Ingots, 20x Stone, 30x Wood, & 20x Paldium Fragments
Rocket Launcher	49	75 Pal Metal Ingots, 30x Polymer, & 50x Carbon Fiber

Lastly, let's acknowledge a couple of honorable mentions that also utilize explosions to stun enemies but aren't as viable as the aforementioned options. Firstly, we have the water Pal Pengullet's Cannon, the earliest explosive Pal Gear available in Palworld. While its explosion radius is substantial and the damage potential noteworthy, it earns an honorable mention due to its single-use limitation per Pengullet, somewhat negating the purpose of possessing a weapon to 'stunlock' foes.

Next, we have an actual weapon not employed by a Pal: the Rocket Launcher. The sheer damage output of this armament is staggering, and it provides ample amusement. However, it receives honorable mention status due to its excessively late-game unlock, the challenge of consistently acquiring ammunition, and the protracted reload animation (even if you can mitigate it with a well-timed roll).

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