How to get
the Legendary Metal Helm Schematic.

“When in inventory, unlocks recipe for CopperHelmet_5 (Legendary). Can be crafted at High-Quality Workbench.”

1 source best: ×1 at 3%

1 pal drops the Legendary Metal Helm Schematic in Palworld 1.0. No ordinary wild pal drops it. The one row on the table is Bushi, and only its alpha pays. One source, one rate, and it is the rate the game rolls.

What drops Legendary Metal Helm Schematic in Palworld

Exactly one pal drops the Legendary Metal Helm Schematic in Palworld 1.0: Bushi, ×1 per kill on a 3% roll. There is no second source anywhere on the drop table, so that fight is the item.

The Legendary Metal Helm Schematic is the legendary blueprint for the Metal Helm. Bushi is Fire-type with 125 attack, wild between level 25-59, and 286 parent pairs breed one if hatching it beats hunting it. No ordinary Bushi row carries it at all: the alpha row is the only one that does.

Every source of Legendary Metal Helm Schematic, with drop rates

The one dropper, with the per-kill amount, the roll chance where the drop is not guaranteed, and the wild level band each pal spawns in. Alpha-only rows are flagged, and a normal wild pal of that species pays nothing.

PalPer killFound
Bushi ×1 · 3% chance wild Lv 25-59 · alpha only

Amounts are per kill or capture. Open any pal's page for its spawn zones and level bands.

Where Legendary Metal Helm Schematic actually comes from

Every row on the drop table is an alpha row. A regular wild pal of the same species drops nothing at all, so the only way to get the Legendary Metal Helm Schematic is to fight the fixed alpha.

Bushi drops 3 other things on the same kill: Ancient Civilization Parts at ×3-5, Precious Entrails at ×3-5, Ingot at ×2-3. Worth knowing before you decide the trip is only about the Legendary Metal Helm Schematic. Bushi's densest spawn is Desiccated Dunes, 327 points at level 30-42. Killing pals is not the only route: the Legendary Metal Helm Schematic is in the syndicate camp loot pool at about 0.59% per chest, and the treasure map loot pool at about 0.26% per dig, and the supply drop loot pool at about 0.07% per crate.

Hold it in your inventory and the legendary Metal Helm recipe unlocks at the High-Quality Workbench. It is a permanent unlock rather than a consumable, so one copy is the whole errand and a second does nothing for you.

Legendary Metal Helm Schematic vs the lower Metal Helm tiers

The Metal Helm has 4 schematics in Palworld 1.0, and the Legendary Metal Helm Schematic is the fourth of them. Metal Helm Schematic 1 unlocks the Uncommon Metal Helm, Metal Helm Schematic 2 unlocks the Rare Metal Helm, Metal Helm Schematic 3 unlocks the Epic Metal Helm, and the fourth unlocks the Legendary Metal Helm. Each is a separate item with a separate roll, so a Metal Helm schematic in your bag is only worth what its own tier says it is.

Metal Helm Schematic 1, Metal Helm Schematic 2, Metal Helm Schematic 3 are absent from the game's pal drop table altogether, so no amount of hunting produces a lower Metal Helm schematic. Chests and containers are where those three come from, and the Legendary Metal Helm Schematic is the only one of the four a kill will ever hand you. Holding the Legendary Metal Helm Schematic does not retire the lower ones, so what you can build is whichever Metal Helm tier you are carrying at the time.

Legendary Metal Helm Schematic farming FAQ

What drops Legendary Metal Helm Schematic in Palworld?
One pal, and only one: Bushi drops the Legendary Metal Helm Schematic at ×1 per kill, on a 3% roll. The drop table holds no second source for it in Palworld 1.0, so there is no easier alternative to find and nothing to compare the rate against.
What is Legendary Metal Helm Schematic used for in Palworld?
The Legendary Metal Helm Schematic is for unlocking the legendary Metal Helm recipe. It is the legendary blueprint for the Metal Helm, which is worth knowing before you commit to the farm: only Bushi rolls it, at ×1 per kill, on a 3% roll.
How do you farm Legendary Metal Helm Schematic fast in Palworld?
Repeat the one fight. Bushi is the only pal that drops the Legendary Metal Helm Schematic, at ×1 a time, on a 3% roll, so throughput is entirely about how quickly you can reset and kill it. Capturing pays the same as killing, so a sphere is not a wasted attempt.
Do alpha pals drop Legendary Metal Helm Schematic?
Yes, and only an alpha does. The single row on the Legendary Metal Helm Schematic's drop table is the alpha Bushi, flagged "alpha only" on this page, so a regular wild one of that species drops nothing however many you kill. The fixed alpha fight is the entire supply.
How rare is the Legendary Metal Helm Schematic?
The roll is 3% per kill, off Bushi. It is the legendary tier of the Metal Helm, which is the top of that weapon's four schematic tiers. The number here is the game's own rather than a community estimate.

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