Beating Astralym feels like it should unlock the Pal, but it doesn’t. Pocketpair built the six-winged dragon as a one-time story boss, not a recruit. Clearing the fight earns you a Paldeck entry and closes out the main story, but no Pal Sphere will ever land on it.
Astralym showed up with the 1.0 release as one of 73 new Pals added in the full launch, and it fights alongside Zenara as a fused final boss rather than appearing as a standalone creature anywhere else on the map. Plenty of players assumed a Paldeck entry meant it would eventually join their roster the way other powerful Pals do, but Astralym runs on different rules. Here is what actually happens when you fight it, and what your options are afterward.
Where to Find Astralym in Palworld
Astralym waits inside the Sealed Sanctum at the western corner of World Tree Island, fused with Zenara for a combined boss encounter titled “Blightstar Calamity.” You reach this arena only after clearing the game’s longest unlock chain, and the fight itself sits at Level 80, the current level cap. On Normal difficulty the duo carries roughly 420,000 combined HP, and that number jumps to over 5,000,000 on Hard Mode. Either way, the boss has no elemental type, so there is no weakness to farm.
Can You Catch Astralym in Palworld?
Astralym behaves nothing like a normal Pal despite having a full Paldeck entry. At the time of writing, players cannot capture it during the fight, hatch it from an egg, breed it, buy it from any merchant, or claim it as a reward for clearing either difficulty. Community testing on PC has shown that spawning it in through mods or save edits does not work properly either, since Astralym skips the systems regular Pals rely on. Pocketpair has not confirmed any plan to change this, so treat the boss as permanently exclusive to its own arena for now.
How to Unlock the Zenara and Astralym Boss Fight
Getting to Astralym takes several stages, and skipping any of them locks the final door.
- Clear every Tower Boss on the map to collect all eight Key Spheres. The newest one, the Sunreach Tower Boss, is the step most players miss, since a tornado blocks the entrance until you disable the defense beacons scattered across the floating islands.
- Complete the Panthalus questline on the Deserted Islet southeast of the tree. Talk to the Ancient Civilization Researcher, gather items from four map markers, craft the Echoing Flute, then defeat and capture Panthalus.
- Ride Panthalus back to the World Tree terminal to drop the barrier.
- Head to the tree’s central door and defeat the three Level 78 sub-bosses guarding it, then present all eight Key Spheres at the final door to open the Sealed Sanctum.
Best Pals, Gear, and Level for the Astralym Fight
Since Astralym is typeless, there is no elemental counter to plan around. Winning comes down to raw stats and gear.
- Hit Level 80 on your character before anything else. Your Pals are capped by your own level, so this is what unlocks their full combat potential.
- Bring five Awakened, high-stat combat Pals, including at least one healer and one flying Pal for mobility.
- Equip top-tier Paloxite energy weapons such as the Drone Launcher, Plasma Rifle, or Beam Launcher.
- Wear a full Ancient Series armor set, since most hits land close to lethal.
- Stack attack-boosting accessories and carry a heavy shield to absorb homing projectile damage.
- Pack more healing items and stat foods than you expect to need, since the fight runs long.
For passives, prioritize Demon God, Legend, and Lucky on your strongest attackers. All three boost raw damage output rather than one element, which matters against a typeless target.
How to Beat Zenara and Astralym
The battle opens with Zenara and Astralym fused into one six-winged dragon, and the arena fills with lasers, homing shots, tornadoes, and falling debris at the same time. Movement is what keeps you alive in this opening stretch, so a flying mount pays off here: it lets you dodge freely without losing sight of the boss.
Two mechanics decide most runs. When Astralym drifts to the center of the arena, it begins building up for a massive hit, and your only counter is to shred its wings and the orbs on its legs before the buildup finishes; miss that window and the attack can end your run outright. Later, the fight adds a second wrinkle: Astralym goes fully immune to damage for a stretch on a timer. Once that timer expires and the boss becomes vulnerable again, the fight turns into a race to deal as much damage as possible before immunity kicks back in. Treat the immune stretch as your chance to reset, cycling any fallen Pals out of the Palbox and topping off your team’s health before the window closes.
What Happens After You Defeat Astralym
Defeating Zenara and Astralym completes Palworld’s main story and plays the ending cutscenes. Astralym gets added to your Paldeck as an encountered entry, though it still cannot be caught, owned, or deployed by any method. Clearing the fight also unlocks a tougher version of the encounter for repeat runs, though sources disagree on the exact naming of the difficulty tiers involved. You can keep playing in the same world afterward to finish your Paldeck or mop up remaining content. Play Now!
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you catch Astralym in Palworld?
No. Astralym cannot be captured during or after the boss fight, and there is currently no legitimate method to obtain it as a usable Pal.
What is Astralym weak to?
Nothing. Astralym is typeless and has no elemental weakness, so raw damage and strong passives matter more than picking a counter element.
How do you unlock the Zenara and Astralym fight?
Clear all eight Tower Bosses for their Key Spheres, complete the Panthalus questline to open the World Tree, then defeat the three Level 78 sub-bosses guarding the inner seal.
Will Astralym ever become catchable?
Pocketpair has not announced any plans to make Astralym obtainable through normal gameplay, so it remains boss-exclusive for now.
