Palworld's 1.0 update has changed how breeding works and has introduced a new endgame goal for tamers. If you want to get the strongest Pals in your team, you can now chase Mutation Pals. These pals are rare and will take a lot of time, patience, and baking. To help you out, here's a complete guide on Mutations in Palworld.
What are Mutations in Palworld 1.0
Mutations are a new breeding mechanic in the game, where breeding two Pals has a low chance of producing a Mutated Egg instead of a standard one. When the Mutated Egg hatches, it will produce a Mutated Pal. The mutated variants are significantly stronger than their regular counterparts. Here are some features of a Mutated Pal.
- Higher Base Stats: They boast superior IVs and stat growth compared to standard Pals.
- Unique Passive Skills: They are guaranteed to drop with exclusive "rainbow" passive skills that cannot be obtained through normal capturing or standard breeding.
- Alpha Status: Mutated Pals automatically hatch as Alpha variants.
- Innate Condensation: They typically hatch already possessing two stars of condensation, saving you the hassle of combining dozens of lower-level Pals.
How to Get Mutated Eggs in Palworld 1.0
There is no guaranteed method for breeding a Mutated Egg; it all comes down to RNG. With a normal cake, you can only have a 5% to 10% chance of getting a Mutated Egg. You can boost the odds by using a specialized cake that can be unlocked in the Technology Tree.
To increase your chances of getting a Mutation Pal, you'll need to bake either an Extravagant Vegetable Cake or a Deluxe Vegetable Cake. Attaching the cake to a breeding farm can directly increase the odds of a Mutated Egg appearing. Here's the crafting recipe for the cake.
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While the Extravagant Vegetable Cake can help you get a mutation, it usually limits the Pal to just one mutated passive skill. If you want the Pal to have multiple passive skills, you'll need to bake a Special Cake. Here's the recipe for the cake.
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All Mutations in Palworld 1.0
In Palworld, Mutations refer to the highly powerful passive skills a Mutated Pal can possess. Each Mutated Pal can receive one passive at random unless you've optimized your breeding with the Special Cake. Here are all the possible Mutations in Palworld 1.0 and how they work.
- Babysitter: Babysitter is a strictly utility-focused mutation that allows Pals to enjoy a much higher egg-laying and incubation speed when assigned to a Breeding Farm.
- Immortal: Immortal is a top-tier combat mutation that allows the Pal to automatically regenerate its lost HP at a massive rate, while also granting a slight life-steal effect and attack boost during combat.
- Heavily Armored: Heavily Armored is a tank-focused mutation that significantly raises the Pal's defense compared to its base version and makes it completely immune to explosion damage.
- Skymarcher: Skymarcher is an incredible exploration and defensive mutation that grants the Pal boosted defense, complete immunity to poison and burn status effects, and gives mounts extra jump charges.
- Idiosyncratic: Idiosyncratic is the ultimate survival mutation that regenerates HP for both you and the Pal simultaneously, keeping you alive through brutal boss encounters.
