Explosive Archer Build in Palworld v1.0.0
Palworld 1.0 leaned hard into bow and crossbow play, and Loomen is the centrepiece: its Lantern Enchantment makes your arrows detonate on contact. Pair it with archery attack speed and an equipped-weapon damage boost and a single quiver clears whole packs. Every buff here is a party partner effect, so it applies from anywhere in your five slots.
The lineup
Its Lantern Enchantment makes your arrows explode on impact for splash damage.
- Player Arrow Explosion15 to 30You
Catch it in the wild. Only spawns on the World Tree region.
Master Archer raises your attack speed so you nock and loose faster.
- Attack Speed15 to 30You
Catch it in the wild. Spawns at levels 32 to 38 across 575 points on the main island.
Grounded Archer adds a flat damage boost to whatever bow you have equipped.
- Equipped Weapon Damage10 to 35You
Catch it in the wild. Spawns at levels 22 to 34 across 112 points on the main island.
Rank scaling
How each surfaced effect grows from an uncondensed rank 1 to rank 5. Flat effects are binary flags that do not change with rank.
| Pal | Effect | Affects | Rank 1 | Rank 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loomen | Player Arrow Explosion | You | 15 | 30 |
| Robinquill Terra | Attack Speed | You | 15 | 30 |
| Robinquill | Equipped Weapon Damage | You | 10 | 35 |
Alternates and swaps
Frequently asked questions
Do arrows really explode in Palworld 1.0?
Yes. Loomen's partner skill, Lantern Enchantment, adds an Arrow Explosion effect to your trainer, so arrows you fire detonate on contact. The effect scales from rank 1 to rank 5 as you condense Loomen.
Do these bow buffs stack with each other?
They do. Arrow explosion, attack speed and equipped-weapon damage are different effect types with different targets, so all three add together. Only two copies of the same pal would fail to stack.