Palworld Best Flying Mounts in 1.0: Jetragon and the Realistic Alternatives

Flying mounts in Palworld split into two questions. How fast does it move, and what does its partner skill do while you are on it. Most tier lists only answer the first. The ride sprint speed figures below come straight from the game tables, and the partner skills are what decide whether a slower flyer earns a permanent party slot anyway.

Ride sprint speed, from the top

• Jetragon: 3300. Not close to anything else, and the reason the discussion usually stops here.
• Eidrolon: 2750. The strongest realistic alternative if Jetragon is still out of reach.
• Frostallion and Frostallion Noct: 1800 each.
• Selyne: 1600.
• Faleris: 1400, with Faleris Aqua matching it.
• Roujay: 1350.
• Ragnahawk: 1300.
• Beakon and Shadowbeak: 1200 each.
• Suzaku, Astegon, and Helzephyr: 1100 each.
• Quivern 950, Vanwyrm 850, Elphidran 800, Nitewing 750.

Jetragon

Eidrolon

Frostallion

The practical read is that anything under about 1200 is a stopgap. Nitewing at 750 is a fine first flyer and a poor permanent one. If you are still riding it at endgame, almost any upgrade on this list will noticeably shorten every trip you take.

Jetragon got easier to reach in v1.0.3

The patch moved some Jetragon-related Technology unlocks from level 79 down to level 70, and reduced the materials for the Pal Gear used to ride it. If you have a captured Jetragon sitting behind a greyed-out saddle row, reopen Technology and check the 70 band, because the gate may have already moved for you.

Jetragon's Missile Launcher

Pal Gear

Makes Jetragon fire missiles when ridden.

When the partner skill beats the speed

Speed only matters between fights. Once you land, the partner skill is the whole value of the slot, and several mid-speed flyers carry skills that outclass raw travel time for specific builds.

• Jetragon, Aerial Missile: rapid-fire missile launcher while mounted. Fastest flyer and a genuine weapon platform.
• Frostallion, Icy Steed: changes your attack type to Ice, inflicts Freeze, and raises Attack by 10 to 40 percent. The best combat flyer for Ice builds.
• Ragnahawk, Flame Wing: switches your attack type to Fire and adds 5 to 20 percent Attack, which makes it the budget combat flyer.
• Xenolord, Meteor Wings: raises damage from weapon-wielding Pals' partner skills by 20 to 50 percent while in party.
• Selyne, Celestial Darkness: enhances Neutral and Dark attacks by 15 to 30 percent while mounted.
• Roujay, Dark-Nester: raises damage against Blind-afflicted enemies by 50 to 65 percent, which is enormous inside a status build.

Where flying gets you killed

Speed is a liability on Feybreak. The island's army camps mount anti-air missile turrets that automatically target fast-moving objects in the air, and in-game NPCs warn about them explicitly. Jetragon's 3300 makes you the most attractive target on the map. Approach camps low, on foot, or on a ground mount.

Practical picks by stage

• First flyer: Nitewing. Slow, cheap, and it ends the walking phase of the game.
• Mid game: Ragnahawk or Beakon, depending on whether you want the Fire attack conversion or the raw speed.
• Late game before Jetragon: Frostallion for combat or Eidrolon for travel.
• Endgame: Jetragon for travel, plus one combat flyer whose element matches your build.
• Feybreak laps: a ground mount, every time.