Passive Skills play a big part when it comes to how your Pals will turn out as these affect stats and provide bonus effects depending on which ones they have.
With a maximum of 4 Passive Skills (Also known as Passive Traits), Pals can become incredibly strong or more efficient in fights or working at a base.
Through capturing, breeding, and other means, it is possible to make the perfect Pal by choosing which Passive Skill you want them to inherit, giving you powerful endgame Pals.
Passive Skills List
Rainbow Tier Passive Skills
|
PASSIVE SKILL |
EFFECT |
| Demon God | +30% Attack and +5% Defense |
| Diamond Body | +30% Defense |
| Eternal Engine | +75% Max Stamina (Rideable Pets) |
| Eternal Flame | +30% Fire and Lightning Attack Damage |
| Heart of the Immovable King | Sanity drops 20% slower |
| Invader | +30% Dark and Dragon Attack Damage |
| Legend | +20% Attack, +20% Defense and +15% Movement Speed |
| Lucky | +15% Work Speed and +15% Attack |
| Mastery of Fasting | Hunger decreases 20% slower |
| Remarkable Craftsmanship | Work Speed +75% |
| Siren of the Void | +30% Dark and Ice Attack Damage |
| Swift | +30% Movement Speed |
| Vampiric | Absorbs a portion of the damage dealt to restore health and Pal no longer needs to sleep at night. |
Gold Tier Passive Skills
|
PASSIVE SKILL |
EFFECT |
| Artisan | +50% Work Speed |
| Burly Body | +20% Defense |
| Celestial Emperor | +20% Normal Attack Damage |
| Diet Lover | -15% Hunger Decrease Rate |
| Divine Dragon | +20% Dragon Attack Damage |
| Earth Emperor | +20% Earth Attack Damage |
| Ferocious | +20% Attack |
| Flame Emperor | +20% Fire Attack Damage |
| Ice Emperor | +20% Ice Attack Damage |
| Infinite Stamina | +50% Max Stamina (Mounts) |
| Logging Foreman | +25% Logging Efficiency |
| Lord of Electric | +20% Electric Attack Damage |
| Lord of the Sea | +20% Water Attack Damage |
| Lord of the Underworld | +20% Dark Attack Damage |
| Mine Foreman | +25% Mining Efficiency |
| Motivational Leader | +25% Player Work Speed |
| Musclehead | +30% Damage, -50% Work Speed |
| Noble | +5% Sale Price |
| Philanthropist | +100% Egg Production Rate |
| Runner | +20% Movement Speed |
| Serenity | +10% Attack, +30% Cooldown Reduction |
| Spirit Emperor | +20% Grass Attack Damage |
| Stronghold Strategist | +10% Player Defense |
Common Tier Passive Skills
|
PASSIVE SKILL |
EFFECT |
| Abnormal | +10% Neutral Damage Resistance |
| Aggressive | +10% Attack, -10% Defense |
| Blood of the Dragon | +10% Dragon Attack Damage |
| Botanical Barrier | +10% Grass Damage Resistance |
| Brave | +10% Attack |
| Capacitor | +10% Electric Attack Damage |
| Cheery | +10% Dark Damage Resistance |
| Coldblooded | +10% Ice Attack Damage |
| Conceited | +10% Work Speed, -10% Defense |
| Dainty Eater | -10% Nutrition Decrease |
| Dragonkiller | +10% Dragon Damage Resistance |
| Earthquake Resistant | +10% Ground Damage Resistance |
| Fine Furs | +3% Sale Price |
| Fit as a Fiddle | +25% Max Stamina (Mounts) |
| Fragrant Foliage | +10% Grass Damage Resistance |
| Hard Skin | +10% Defense |
| Heated Body | +10% Fire Damage Resistance |
| Hooligan | +15% Attack, -10% Work Speed |
| Hydromaniac | +10% Water Attack Damage |
| Impatient | +15% Cooldown Reduction |
| Insulated Body | +10% Electric Damage Resistance |
| Masochist | +15% Defense, -15% Attack |
| Nimble | +10% Movement Speed |
| Nocturnal | Pals work at night |
| Otherworldly Cells | +10% Attack, +15% Fire and Electric Damage Reduction |
| Positive Thinker | -10% SAN Drop Rate |
| Power of Gaia | +10% Earth Attack Damage |
| Pyromaniac | +10% Fire Attack Damage |
| Sadist | +15% Attack, – 15% Defense |
| Serious | +20% Work Speed |
| Suntan Lover | +10% Fire Damage Reduction |
| Veil of Darkness | +10% Dark Attack Damage |
| Waterproof | +10% Water Damage Reduction |
| Work Slave | +30% Work Speed, -30% Attack |
| Zen Mind | +10 Neutral Attack Damage |
Negative Tier Passive Skills
| Bottomless Stomach | +15% Hunger Increase Rate |
| Brittle | -20% Defense |
| Clumsy | -10% Work Speed |
| Coward | -10% Attack |
| Destructive | +15 SAN Drop Rate |
| Downtrodden | -10% Defense |
| Easygoing | -15% Cooldown Reduction |
| Glutton | +10% Hunger Increase Rate |
| Mercy Hit | Does not damage target health below 1 |
| Pacifist | -20% Attack |
| Shabby | -10% Sale Price |
| Sickly | -25% Stamina (Mounts) |
| Slacker | -30% Work Speed |
| Unstable | +10% SAN Drop Rate |
How To Get Passive Skills?
Pals will already have certain Passive Skills and when it comes to getting the ones that you want, you will often have to capture or breed more of the Pal.
If you want to get a certain Passive Skill, you can attempt to capture the same Pal repeatedly until you find one with the Skill/s that you want.
Breeding can sometimes provide your Pals with a random skill from the whole list of them, but this only happens by chance.
Having a Yakumo fighting beside you will give you a good chance to capture Pals and have them obtain the same Passive Skill as the Yakumo.
Combing Passive Skills
To get multiple Passive Skills that you prefer from different Pals, you will need to breed them as this gives a chance for them to carry over.
There is only a certain chance for the Passive Skills to be carried over and eventually, you can get all the ones you want by continuously breeding.
This can take some time but eventually, you can get all the Passive Skills (Maximum of 4) that you want in a certain Pal to make them even better.
Verdict
Passive Skills are vital in having better Pals and eventually as you progress, you will want to have Pals with 4 rare ones to boost them.
Some Passive Skills will reduce other stats, but this is okay if your Pal does not need them, such as having less Work Speed for a Pal that gains attack, which is often your companion.
Depending on what use you have for a Pal, the target’s Passive Skills will be different such as if you need the Pal for getting around or fighting enemies.