How to breed Rayhound Cryst.

All 2 parent combinations for Rayhound Cryst

Every pair that produces Rayhound Cryst averages to its breed rank of 1600, and 2 pairs in the Palworld 1.0 table hit that number. Opposite genders, cake in the breeding farm, then the egg goes in an egg incubator. Every pair here is two wild catches.

Why an older Rayhound Cryst combo list won't work

Pre-1.0 guides name a recipe. The 1.0 table works on averages: a pair produces Rayhound Cryst when the two parents' breed ranks average to its 1600. Only 2 pairs hit that average, so a stale list has a real chance of naming one that never worked. Rayhound Cryst is a variant form as well, and variants sit at ranks the common pals rarely average to.

Ours is the game's real 44,849-pair table, shipped verbatim rather than approximated from the rank formula. The 19,044 figure still in circulation is 138 squared, the pre-1.0 roster of base forms counted as ordered pairs, so it measures something else. One pair shows the difference. Every calculator downstream of palcalc ships Panthalus and Panthalus as breeding true, and the game's own tables prove it cannot, because that pair yields Aegidron.

The shortest breeding path to Rayhound Cryst

4 breeding steps from a starter box reach Rayhound Cryst, beginning with Eikthyrdeer and Hangyu. Every egg after that becomes a parent in the next step.

1. 1
   Eikthyrdeer + Hangyu → Eikthyrdeer Terra
2. 2
   Dumud + Eikthyrdeer Terra → Dumud Gild
3. 3
   Arsox + Dumud Gild → Foxcicle
4. 4
   Foxcicle + Rayhound → Rayhound Cryst

Measured from an early-game box. Anything you already own further along cuts steps off, so load your save and it routes from there.

Rayhound Cryst passive skill odds per egg

A clean four-passive pool across both parents gives 10.0% per Rayhound Cryst egg, which is about 22 eggs for a 90% shot at all four. Every extra passive skill on either parent lowers it.

One junk passive on a parent can double the eggs you need. The per-egg column is the chance every passive skill you want lands on the egg, with random extras allowed. The roll behind these numbers is worked through in Palworld passive skill inheritance, step by step, and the planner ranks the pairs in your own box by them.

Is Rayhound Cryst worth breeding, or should you catch one?

Catch one. Rayhound Cryst spawns from level 35, well short of the 4-step chain it takes to make one. The shortest chain from a starter box runs 4 steps, and the cheapest pair still needs a level 20 catch. Only 2 pairs work, so the parents are specific and worth checking against what you own.

Breed it anyway once you own one. A pair is how you roll passive skills; catching is how you get the species.

Where to find Rayhound Cryst in the wild

Rayhound Cryst spawns in Foot of the Astral Mountains and 2 other areas, at level 35-37. Another 41 of its spawn points sit outside every named region.

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Rayhound Cryst work suitability and drops

Rayhound Cryst has Cooling 3 in Palworld 1.0, and drops Ancient Civilization Parts and Decayed Ancient Relic when killed or caught. Those levels and the drop rows come from our own export of the game's tables.

What Rayhound Cryst is actually for once it hatches

Cooling 3 is the best it does, which is base filler out of a ceiling of 8. Check best Cooling pals for anything that does it properly.

Rayhound Cryst active skills and partner skill

Rayhound Cryst learns 10 active skills as it levels, the last at level 70. Its partner skill is Snow Shepherd. That learnset is our own export of the game's level table, cooldowns and all.

• Lv 1 Ice Double Fang (Ice) 40 2s
• Lv 2 Ice Fierce Fang (Ice) 50 2s
• Lv 3 Ground Bog Blast 40 2s
• Lv 7 Ice Icicle Cutter 80 4s
• Lv 15 Ice Iceberg 120 8s
• Lv 22 Ice Crystal Breath 160 8s
• Lv 30 Ice Frostcall 300 16s
• Lv 40 Ice Icicle Line 300 16s
• Lv 50 Ice Blizzard Spike 450 20s
• Lv 70 Ice Diamond Rain 600 30s

What Rayhound Cryst breeds into as a parent

Paired with other species, Rayhound Cryst produces 96 different children, the rarest of them Menasting and Kingpaca. A parent that wide is worth a farm slot on its own.

Menasting Kingpaca Vaelet Elizabee Mammorest Petallia Relaxaurus Broncherry Braloha Warsect Suzaku Verdash

Other Ice-type breeding targets

Rayhound Cryst sits at breed rank 1600. The nearest Ice-type targets to it are Smokie Cryst at 1610 and Polapup at 1660, then 6 more. Breed rank is the number a pair has to average to, so a pair that overshoots Rayhound Cryst usually lands on one of these instead.

Smokie Cryst Polapup Kingpaca Cryst Vanwyrm Cryst Sibelyx Loupmoon Cryst Reindrix Icelyn

Rayhound Cryst breeding FAQ

Can you breed Rayhound Cryst in Palworld?

Yes. 2 pairs produce Rayhound Cryst in the Palworld 1.0 breeding table. Both parents have to be opposite genders, in a breeding farm, with cake in the feed box. The cheapest of those pairs is Rayhound and Foxcicle, and the egg then needs an egg incubator to hatch.

What two Pals make Rayhound Cryst in Palworld?

Rayhound and Foxcicle, opposite genders. Both are catchable in the wild from about level 20, which makes it the cheapest of the 2 pairs that produce Rayhound Cryst. Every other pair is listed on this page. Both parents average to its breed rank of 1600.

Can you catch Rayhound Cryst in the wild in Palworld 1.0?

Yes, at level 35-77. Its spawn points fall inside 3 named regions, the densest Foot of the Astral Mountains, where they run level 35-37. There is no alpha Rayhound Cryst, so field spawns are the only source of one. The map on this page marks 73 spawn points for it in total.

Are these Rayhound Cryst breeding combos updated for Palworld 1.0?

Yes. Every pair here comes out of the game's real 44,849-pair table, shipped verbatim rather than approximated. All 2 of Rayhound Cryst's pairs are in the list. Panthalus and Panthalus is the usual tell of a stale list, and the game's tables rule it out.

Can Rayhound Cryst be bred in the early game?

The cheapest pair needs a level 20 catch, so yes, comfortably. From a starter box the chain runs 4 steps, opening with Eikthyrdeer and Hangyu. Anything you already own further along shortens it, which is the part loading your own save changes.

Can Rayhound Cryst inherit all four passive skills from one egg?

Only if both parents' combined pool is exactly those four. Rayhound Cryst is born with no fixed passive, so all four slots are open, and a pair like Rayhound and Foxcicle has to carry nothing else. A clean four-passive pool is 10% per egg, about 22 eggs for a 90% shot.