Handiwork decides how fast your Pals repair gear and pump out spheres, ammunition, and research at your base. The 1.0 update rewrote the whole pecking order. Work Suitabilities now climb all the way to Level 10, so the old habit of breeding one Anubis and calling your factory done no longer holds up. Here is who belongs on your assembly lines and who should stay in the Palbox.
Quick answer: Solenne is the single best Handiwork Pal in 1.0, starting at Level 8 and reaching the Level 10 cap once condensed to four stars. If you can’t reach Solenne yet, fill the line with the Level 6 crafters led by Anubis and Sekhmet.
Handiwork tier list for Palworld 1.0
The base Handiwork level is the number that matters most, because a higher level directly shortens crafting and repair times. The tiers below group every notable crafter by that base value.
| Tier | Base Handiwork | Pals |
|---|---|---|
| S | Level 8 | Solenne |
| A | Level 6 | Anubis, Sekhmet, Lapure, Flaracle, Venusa, Wistella, Renjishi, Silvance, Dandilord, Bellanoir Libero |
| B | Level 5 | Majex, Icelyn, Gildra, Verdash, Dupin, Lyleen, Lyleen Noct, Bellanoir |
| C | Level 4 | Elizabee, Wixen Noct, Katress, Lunaris, Carnibora, Nyafia, Nitemary, Loupmoon Cryst, Grizzbolt, Selyne, Dogen |
| D | Level 1–3 | Lamball, Cattiva, Vaelet, Beegarde, Robinquill, Incineram, Mossanda |
Solenne is the top crafter, and where to catch it
Solenne opens with Level 8 Handiwork, which no other Pal matches out of the box. You’ll find it on the western edge of the new World Tree region. The trek and the catch take real effort, but once Solenne is on your assembly lines, million-workload research and bulk ammunition finish almost instantly.
Keep Solenne assigned to crafting only. Splitting it across other jobs wastes the one stat it excels at.
Condensing pushes Handiwork to the Level 10 cap
Using the Pal Essence Condenser raises all of a Pal’s Work Suitabilities by one level when you rank it up to four stars. That single step is how you close the gap to the top.
Condense Solenne to four stars and its Handiwork jumps from Level 8 to the maximum Level 10. The same rule lifts your Level 6 crafters higher when you invest the duplicates, so it’s worth stockpiling extras of any Pal you plan to keep long term.
Best crafters before you reach the World Tree
Anubis is no longer the lone king. Its base Handiwork now sits at Level 6, tied with a full group of A-tier workers. Sekhmet matches that Level 6 and spawns in the desert at night, making it a strong early replacement while you build toward the endgame zones.
Drop a Bellanoir Libero or Dandilord onto the line the moment you get one. Silvance, Renjishi, and Wistella hold up under heavy crafting queues, while Lapure, Flaracle, and Venusa round out the rest of the Level 6 pack.
For the mid-game, Verdash is a standout at Level 5. It doubles as a planter and harvester, so it earns a base slot before you secure the higher tiers. Lyleen and Lyleen Noct add stability, and Majex, Icelyn, and Gildra help when you also need specific elemental typing around camp.
Which Pals to keep off the assembly line
The Level 4 crafters like Katress, Lunaris, and Wixen Noct are fine as early stepping stones for basic spheres and repairs. Swap them out as soon as your camp scales up, since leaving them on complex builds creates bottlenecks.
At the bottom, Lamball, Cattiva, Vaelet, Beegarde, Robinquill, Incineram, and Mossanda all land between Level 1 and Level 3. They’re too slow for anything past wooden structures and low-tier gear. Move them to a ranch or leave them in the Palbox and give the crafting slot to a dedicated worker.
You’ll know your lineup is right when high-tier items and large research jobs stop stacking up in the queue. If crafting still crawls, check that your best Handiwork Pals are actually assigned to the workbench and haven’t drifted to another task.
