Palworld Ancient Relics and Ancient Relic Recycler Guide

Ancient Relics are World Tree junk with a purpose. Pick them up on subspecies farms, Alpha clears, expeditions, treasure, and fishing, then feed them into the Ancient Relic Recycler. The machine is the scalable sink for Radiant Gems, Ancient Civilization Cores, late schematics, Applied Work Suitability Handbooks, Lotuses, Mythical Wood, and Paloxite.

Ancient Relic Recycler

Structures

An ancient civilization device that converts materials using repurposed technology from a lost civilization. It deciphers the technology left within Ancient Relics and refines them into new forms. A highly specialized facility designed for the efficient use of relics without waste.

Mythical Wood

Materials

Rare wood imbued with the power of the World Tree. Only skilled craftsmen are able to process it.

Paloxite

Materials

Energy leaking from the World Tree that has crystallized after many years. Those without protection who touch it will instantly rust and decay. Only those who can master its delicacy can reach the pinnacle of ancient technology.

Ancient Civilization Core

Materials

Core from technology that was lost long ago. Nearly impossible to find on the Palpagos Islands, it contains a wealth of forgotten knowledge.

Unlock the Ancient Relic Recycler

• Ancient Relic Recycler unlocks on the regular tech track at level 74 for 3 technology points.
• Build it at base, then feed any of the five Ancient Relic tiers. Higher tiers spend fewer relics for better bonus odds.

The five Ancient Relic tiers

Same family, five qualities. Always write the full name so you know which recycle table you are feeding.

Decayed Ancient Relic

Materials

Fragments of structures and tools from an ancient civilization. Completely decayed, with no energy remaining.

Dormant Ancient Relic

Materials

Fragments of structures and tools from an ancient civilization. In decent condition, but almost no energy remains.

Gorgeous Ancient Relic

Materials

Fragments of structures and tools from an ancient civilization. In good condition, and you can feel the energy flowing.

Glowing Ancient Relic

Materials

Fragments of structures and tools from an ancient civilization. In very good condition, light is leaking from within.

Glistening Ancient Relic

Materials

Fragments of structures and tools from an ancient civilization. In very good condition, light is leaking from within. It is overflowing with energy and emitting a glow.

Where to get Ancient Relics

Subspecies that live on the World Tree loop are the volume farm. They drop every relic tier together, with Decayed and Dormant in bulk and Glistening as the rare cap.

• Decayed Ancient Relic: 100% for 30-50 on those subspecies.
• Dormant Ancient Relic: 100% for 10-20.
• Gorgeous Ancient Relic: 100% for 4-8.
• Glowing Ancient Relic: 50% for 2-3.
• Glistening Ancient Relic: 25% for 1.

Other subspecies on the same relic table include Azurobe Cryst, Broncherry Aqua, Chillet Ignis, Elphidran Aqua, Fenglope Lux, Helzephyr Lux, Jormuntide Ignis, Lyleen Noct, Mammorest Cryst, Mossanda Lux, Pyrin Noct, Quivern Botan, Relaxaurus Lux, Suzaku Aqua, and Whalaska Ignis.

• Alpha Selyne, Faleris, Shaolong, Lyleen, Grizzbolt, Bastigor, Shadowbeak, and Orserk also drop relic tiers (Decayed is guaranteed in bulk; Glistening is about 20% for 1).
• Foot of the World Tree expeditions, treasure, junk, and fishing all roll Ancient Relics. Hard expeditions lean harder into Gorgeous and above.
• Drink World Tree Holy Water before you sweep Mythical Wood and Paloxite nodes on the same circuit.

What every recycle always pays

• Decayed Ancient Relic: 1-3 Mythical Wood and 1-3 Paloxite.
• Dormant Ancient Relic: 3-5 of each.
• Gorgeous Ancient Relic: 5-7 of each.
• Glowing Ancient Relic: 7-9 of each.
• Glistening Ancient Relic: 9-11 of each.

Cores, Radiant Gems, and Lotuses

Bonus odds climb with relic tier. Treat Decayed as volume fuel and Glistening as the jackpot ticket.

• Ancient Civilization Core: Decayed 20% for 1. Dormant 24% for 5-10. Gorgeous 28.8% for 5-10. Glowing 34.56% for 5-10. Glistening about 41.5% for 5-10.
• Radiant Gems: one chance per element. Decayed about 1.1% each (about 10% any gem). Glistening about 2.3% each (about 21% any gem).
• Lotuses: every Power, Life, Stamina, Carrying, and Speed Lotus (S) and Lotus (L) can appear. Per-color odds stay under 1%, so this is a long drain next to Oil Rig Lotus farms.

Schematics from the recycler

Seven late weapon and armor schematic lines sit on every relic table: Beam Launcher, Beam Scatter, Plasma Rifle, Drone Launcher, Cold-resistant Ancient Armor, Heat-resistant Ancient Armor, and Lightweight Ancient Armor. Each line rolls separately at several quality tiers. Odds climb hard on Glistening Ancient Relic.

• Common-tier schematic of each line: Decayed about 0.015%, Dormant about 0.07%, Gorgeous about 0.23%, Glowing about 0.61%, Glistening about 2.3%.
• On Glistening, any one of those seven common schematics is about 2.3%. Across all seven, you are looking at roughly a 16% shot at some common schematic per Glistening recycle.
• Higher schematic tiers exist on the same tables at much lower rates (about 0.46%, 0.09%, and 0.03% per line on Glistening). Feed Glistening when you are hunting upgrades, not Decayed.

Beam Launcher Schematic

Schematics

Learn this schematic to permanently unlock the Beam Launcher.

Beam Scatter Schematic

Schematics

Learn this schematic to permanently unlock the Beam Scatter.

Plasma Rifle Schematic

Schematics

Learn this schematic to permanently unlock the Plasma Rifle.

Drone Launcher Schematic

Schematics

Learn this schematic to permanently unlock the Drone Launcher.

Cold-resistant Ancient Armor Schematic

Schematics

Learn this schematic to permanently unlock the Cold-resistant Ancient Armor.

Heat-resistant Ancient Armor Schematic

Schematics

Learn this schematic to permanently unlock the Heat-resistant Ancient Armor.

Lightweight Ancient Armor Schematic

Schematics

Learn this schematic to permanently unlock the Lightweight Ancient Armor.

Work Suitability Handbooks

The recycler prints Applied Work Suitability Handbook I for every base job. Use one on a Pal to permanently raise that suitability by +1 toward the Level 10 cap. All twelve jobs share the same per-book rate.

• Jobs covered: Kindling, Watering, Planting, Generating Electricity, Handiwork, Gathering, Lumbering, Mining, Medicine Production, Cooling, Transporting, and Ranching.
• Per handbook: Decayed about 0.024%, Dormant about 0.029%, Gorgeous about 0.035%, Glowing about 0.042%, Glistening about 0.051%.
• Any handbook on one recycle: about 0.29% on Decayed up to about 0.61% on Glistening. Slow, but free while you farm Cores and schematics.
• Only Handbook I appears on these tables. Higher handbook tiers come from other farms.

Applied Handiwork Handbook I

Enhancement

A rare book written about the secrets of Handiwork. Allowing a Pal to read it permanently increases their Handiwork affinity by +1.

Applied Mining Handbook I

Enhancement

A rare book written about the secrets of Mining. Allowing a Pal to read it permanently increases their Mining affinity by +1.

Applied Lumbering Handbook I

Enhancement

A rare book written about the secrets of Lumbering. Allowing a Pal to read it permanently increases their Lumbering affinity by +1.

Applied Kindling Handbook I

Enhancement

A rare book written about the secrets of Kindling. Allowing a Pal to read it permanently increases their Kindling affinity by +1.

Applied Transporting Handbook I

Enhancement

A rare book written about the secrets of Transporting. Allowing a Pal to read it permanently increases their Transporting affinity by +1.

Applied Watering Handbook I

Enhancement

A rare book written about the secrets of Watering. Allowing a Pal to read it permanently increases their Watering affinity by +1.

Disposable Implants

World Tree style Disposable Implants ride the same bonus table. Common combat and craft implants (Demon God, Demonic Grasp, Dimensional Leap, Sacred Flesh, and friends) sit around 0.05% on Decayed and climb to about 0.81% each on Glistening. A few mutation-only implants (Babysitter, Immortality, Idiosyncratic, Heavily Armored, Skymarcher) appear only on Glistening at about 3.9% each.

Other useful side loot

• Training Manual (S) through (Xl) and Training Crystal for Pal XP.
• Technical Manuals (Advanced, Innovative, Futuristic) plus Ancient Technical Manual for tech points.
• Skill Fruits across elements at tiny rates (about 0.007% to 0.014% each).
• Starfruit, Ripe Starfruit, Life Fruit, Power Fruit, Stout Fruit, Kinship Peach, and Pal Reverser can also appear.