Which pals learn Umbral Surge
Umbral Surge sits on 14 learnsets in Palworld 1.0, the earliest unlocking at level 1. Bellanoir gets the most out of it at 150 attack. Every learner and its unlock level is on this page.
Wixen Noct
Lv 1
FireDark
Dualith Noct
Lv 1
GroundDark
Roujay
Lv 1
Dark
Jellroy
Lv 7
WaterDark
Bushi Noct
Lv 7
FireDark
Nitemary
Lv 7
Dark
Smokie
Lv 7
Dark
Omascul
Lv 7
Dark
Splatterina
Lv 7
Dark
Bellanoir
Lv 7
Dark
Bellanoir Libero
Lv 7
Dark
Xenolord
Lv 7
DarkDragon
Tarantriss
Lv 15
Dark
Xenovader
Lv 15
Dark
Umbral Surge power and cooldown
Umbral Surge hits for 60 on a 4 second cooldown, which is at the low end of Dark's range, where the hardest hitter lands at 800. A 4 second cooldown means it is up again almost immediately, so the damage arrives in small helpings.
How to get the Umbral Surge skill fruit
Umbral Surge has a skill fruit, so any pal can carry it whatever its own element. Fruits rotate on the blue skill fruit trees and turn up in Palworld field chests. Feeding one to an off-element pal costs you the same-type damage bonus and nothing else, so a 60-power move is still worth the slot on a pal with the attack to swing it.
Can Umbral Surge pass to eggs
Yes. A parent that knows Umbral Surge gives the hatchling a chance to be born with it already equipped, which is one fewer fruit and one fewer level grind. Check which half of a pair carries it before you commit them, because the breeding planner reads the moves off your save and can tell you.
Is Umbral Surge worth using
Early on. 60 power is at the low end of Dark's range, so it is what you use before the element's real moves unlock at up to 800. Keep it if the 4 second cooldown is doing the work; drop it once Bellanoir learns anything bigger.
Umbral Surge FAQ
- Which pals learn Umbral Surge in Palworld?
- 14 of them, and the grid on this page names every one with the level it unlocks Umbral Surge at. The earliest is Wixen Noct at level 1; Bellanoir gets the most out of it at 150 attack. The list is read off the game's own skill-master table.
- Can you get Umbral Surge from a skill fruit?
- Yes. Umbral Surge has a skill fruit, so any pal can learn it whatever its element. Fruits rotate on the skill fruit trees and turn up in field chests. Putting it on an off-element pal costs you the same-type damage bonus, not the move itself.
- How much damage does Umbral Surge do in Palworld?
- Umbral Surge has 60 power and a 4 second cooldown. Power gets multiplied by the pal's attack stat and the element matchup, so the same move hits far harder on Bellanoir at 150 attack than on anything below it.
- Is Umbral Surge a good skill in Palworld?
- Early only. 60 power is at the low end of Dark's range against 800 at the top of the element, so it fills a bar before the real Dark moves unlock and comes off it afterwards. The 4 second cooldown is the one thing in its favor.
- Can Umbral Surge be inherited by breeding?
- Yes. A parent that knows Umbral Surge gives the egg a chance to hatch with the move already equipped, which saves you a fruit and a level grind. Worth checking which parent has it before you commit a pair to the breeding farm.