How to breed Vanwyrm Cryst.

All 2 parent combinations for Vanwyrm Cryst

Every pair that produces Vanwyrm Cryst averages to its breed rank of 1430, 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 Vanwyrm Cryst combo list won't work

Pre-1.0 guides name a recipe. The 1.0 table works on averages: a pair produces Vanwyrm Cryst when the two parents' breed ranks average to its 1430. Only 2 pairs hit that average, so a stale list has a real chance of naming one that never worked. Vanwyrm 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 Vanwyrm Cryst

4 breeding steps from a starter box reach Vanwyrm 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 + Vanwyrm → Vanwyrm 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.

Vanwyrm Cryst passive skill odds per egg

A clean four-passive pool across both parents gives 10.0% per Vanwyrm 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 Vanwyrm Cryst worth breeding, or should you catch one?

Catch one. Vanwyrm Cryst spawns from level 23, 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 Vanwyrm Cryst in the wild

Vanwyrm Cryst spawns in Bamboo Groves and 11 other areas, at level 23-37. Some of those spawns are night only. Another 96 of its spawn points sit outside every named region.

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Vanwyrm Cryst work suitability and drops

Vanwyrm Cryst has Transporting 3 and Cooling 2 in Palworld 1.0, and drops Ancient Civilization Parts and Bone when killed or caught. Those levels and the drop rows come from our own export of the game's tables.

What Vanwyrm Cryst is actually for once it hatches

Transporting 3 is the best it does, which is base filler out of a ceiling of 8. Check best Transporting pals for anything that does it properly. It works through the night, when the rest of the base is asleep.

Vanwyrm Cryst active skills and partner skill

Vanwyrm Cryst learns 9 active skills as it levels, the last at level 70. Its partner skill is Aerial Marauder. That learnset is our own export of the game's level table, cooldowns and all.

• Lv 1 Neutral Air Cannon 40 2s
• Lv 7 Ice Ice Missile 40 2s
• Lv 15 Ice Icicle Cutter 80 4s
• Lv 22 Ice Crystal Breath 160 8s
• Lv 26 Ice Tempest Blizzard 200 12s
• Lv 30 Dark Nightmare Ball 300 16s
• Lv 40 Ice Blizzard Spike 450 20s
• Lv 50 Dark Dark Laser 450 20s
• Lv 70 Ice Diamond Rain 600 30s

What Vanwyrm Cryst breeds into as a parent

Paired with other species, Vanwyrm Cryst produces 92 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 Tetroise

Other Ice-type breeding targets

Vanwyrm Cryst sits at breed rank 1430. The nearest Ice-type targets to it are Shroomer Noct at 1450 and Incineram at 1470, then 6 more. Breed rank is the number a pair has to average to, so a pair that overshoots Vanwyrm Cryst usually lands on one of these instead.

Shroomer Noct Incineram Prunelia Wixen Noct Prixter Kingpaca Cryst Bakemi Incineram Noct

Vanwyrm Cryst breeding FAQ

Can you breed Vanwyrm Cryst in Palworld?

Yes. 2 pairs produce Vanwyrm 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 Foxcicle and Vanwyrm, and the egg then needs an egg incubator to hatch.

What two Pals make Vanwyrm Cryst in Palworld?

Foxcicle and Vanwyrm, opposite genders. Both are catchable in the wild from about level 20, which makes it the cheapest of the 2 pairs that produce Vanwyrm Cryst. Every other pair is listed on this page. Both parents average to its breed rank of 1430.

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

Yes, at level 23-67. Its spawn points fall inside 12 named regions, the densest Bamboo Groves, where they run level 23-37 at night. There is no alpha Vanwyrm Cryst, so field spawns are the only source of one. The map on this page marks 329 spawn points for it in total.

Are these Vanwyrm 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 Vanwyrm 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 Vanwyrm 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 Vanwyrm Cryst inherit all four passive skills from one egg?

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