Palworld Workbench Guide: Craft Your Way to Success!

Last updated 9 October 2026. Checked against Palworld 1.0.5 (15 September 2026): the official patch notes and the game's data files. Unlock levels and costs are the data-file values; the patch notes up to 1.0.5 do not change any station in this guide. Older recipe amounts that appeared here before were from early access and have been removed.

Every Palworld workbench: unlock level, power and cost

In the game data, "unlock level" is the technology level at which the station becomes available. "Power" is whether the building needs electricity.

Two corrections to what you may have read elsewhere: the High-Quality Workbench and the Weapon Workbench do not need electricity in the game data (the assembly lines do), and the Ancient Workbench is a Pal-only station, so you do not craft there yourself.

Pal Gear Workbench

The Pal Gear Workbench unlocks at level 6, needs no power and costs 10 Paldium Fragment, 30 Wood, 2 Cloth. The data describes it as a Primitive Workbench "for producing Pal tools": make a saddle to ride Pals, or a gun for Pals to use. The data lists plenty of Pal Gear items, for example the Melpaca Saddle, Herbil's Harness and Lifmunk's Submachine Gun.

One 1.0 change worth knowing: for some Pals, such as glider-enhancing Pals and Pals that follow up on your attacks, crafting Pal Gear is no longer required. You can use their Partner Skill the moment you catch them (1.0 patch notes).

Medieval Medicine Workbench vs Electric Medicine Workbench

Medicine has its own line of benches, separate from the item workbenches. All of them are operated by a Pal with Medicine Production suitability.

So the upgrade path is: Medieval at level 12 (no power, simple medicines), Electric at level 43 (power, higher quality), Advanced at level 61. The data does not say which individual medicine is made at which bench, so check the bench's recipe list in game. These are the medicine items in the data and what they do:

The recipes for Advanced Recovery Meds and the Revival Potion both unlock at level 61, the same level as the Advanced Medicine Workbench.

Which Pals run the medicine benches

Medicine Production suitability, highest levels in the data: Silvance (8), Bellanoir Libero (7), Lyleen Noct (7), Dandilord (6), Mycora (6), Selyne (6), Wistella (6). Lower levels: Felbat (3), Katress (3), Katress Ignis (3), Lovander (3), Lullu (3), Majex (3), Prunelia (3), Sibelyx (3), Sibelyx Primo (3), Vaelet (3), Beegarde (2), Bristla (2), Cinnamoth (2), Dogen (2), Prixter (2), Prixter Lux (2), Robinquill Terra (2), Tarantriss (2).

Research at the Pal Labor Research Lab speeds medicine work up. The data has six levels of Medicine Production Task research, and Pharmaceutical Cost-Saving Technique research that cuts the materials used. The Clinic (level 24) and Ancient Clinic (level 73) are separate base facilities: a Pal with Medicine Production suitability assigned to them reduces SAN depletion and helps prevent illness (1.0 patch notes).

What each workbench crafts

Many weapons and armour sets have schematics in the data: items that "unlock recipe for" the gear when they are in your inventory. The item descriptions in the data say which station each item or schematic is crafted at. Examples per station:

That is a sample, not the whole list. I have left ingredient counts out on purpose: the 1.0 patch notes say the technology tree and crafting materials were reworked, and the game's own recipe screen is the one source that is always right for your version.

Furnaces, crusher, mill and cooking pot

The other base crafting stations that people mix up with workbenches:

The Crusher and Mill both need a Pal with Watering, and the furnace and cooking pot need a Fire Pal. It helps to have one Pal of each type at the base. Our Pals list shows each Pal's work suitability.

Who works at the workbenches?

The item workbenches and assembly lines "require Pals that can work with their hands", which is the Handiwork suitability. Highest Handiwork levels in the data: Solenne (8), Selyne (7), Anubis (6), Bellanoir Libero (6), Dandilord (6), Flaracle (6), Lapure (6), Renjishi (6), Sekhmet (6), Silvance (6), Splatterina (6), Venusa (6), Wistella (6). The patch notes also say Ribbuny's partner skill raises the Handiwork level of all other base Pals by +1 while it is at your base (it does not stack).

Palworld Workbench FAQ

At what level do you unlock the Pal Gear Workbench?

Level 6. It costs 10 Paldium Fragment, 30 Wood, 2 Cloth and needs no power.

Does the Electric Medicine Workbench need power?

Yes. The Medieval Medicine Workbench does not. The Advanced Medicine Workbench needs power too.

What level is the Medieval Medicine Workbench?

Level 12, with a cost of 30 Wood, 5 Nail, 10 Paldium Fragment. The Electric one unlocks at level 43 and the Advanced one at level 61.

Where do I craft arrows and ammo?

Arrows at the Primitive Workbench. Handgun, rifle and shotgun ammo at the Weapon Workbench. The Weapon Assembly Lines take over for heavier ammo, as the table above shows.

Do the High-Quality Workbench and Weapon Workbench need electricity?

No, not in the game data. The assembly lines (Production Assembly Line, Weapon Assembly Line and later tiers) do.

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