By Palworld Gaming Team · Updated 3 November 2026 · Palworld 1.0
Quick answer: Anubis is one of the easiest high-tier Pals to breed in Palworld 1.0 — our check of the full 1.0 combination table found 234 verified recipes, including Panthalus + Ghangler and Aegidron + Ghangler. But the recipe most of the internet still recommends — Penking + Bushi — is dead in 1.0: that pairing now hatches Sibelyx, not Anubis. If you would rather catch one, the Alpha boss stands at (-134, -94) in the Anubis Dunes as a level 55 "Guardian of the Dark Sun" (KeenGamer 1.0 guide). From the game files, Anubis has 130 Attack (10th of 299) and Handiwork 6 / Mining 6 — still one of the best base workers in the game.
Because Palworld 1.0 rewrote the breeding table, and most Anubis guides were never updated. The Early Access recipe everyone copied — Penking + Bushi, the two low-level field bosses — is the most famous casualty. We checked it against the 1.0 game-file dataset: Penking + Bushi now hatches Sibelyx. The same fate hit the other classic routes we tested: Celaray + Menasting, Relaxaurus + Cinnamoth, Caprity + Beakon, Mossanda + Katress and Quivern + Chillet all fail to produce Anubis in 1.0.
This is the same trap our breeding mistakes guide warns about: 1.0 inserted new species into the breeding order and reshuffled combinations across the roster, so fame is no evidence. The good news is the opposite of the true-breeding-only legendaries: with 234 verified recipes, you can pick parents you already own instead of chasing one specific pair — you just need a pair from the 1.0 table, not the Early Access one.
There is no honest "level 19" Anubis route in 1.0 — the famous early route is dead, and every verified recipe needs at least one mid- or late-game parent. The practical picks, all confirmed in the 1.0 dataset:
Panthalus + Ghangler. The cleanest headline recipe: two parents, one Anubis egg, and the same pair our best breeding pairs guide already recommends. Ghangler is the key parent here — it appears in Anubis recipes with Aegidron, Bastigor and Shaolong too, so once you own one Ghangler you have several routes open.
Aegidron + Ghangler, Bastigor + Ghangler, Shaolong + Ghangler. If you already run any of these late-game Pals, pairing them with Ghangler lands on Anubis — the best options for players who reached the endgame without ever catching the Alpha boss.
Azurmane + Dupin and Flaracle + Dupin. Two more verified routes for rosters built around the 1.0 additions, plus Roujay + Azurmane for a slightly different parent pool.
Elgrove Cryst + Astegon and Blazamut + Astegon. Astegon is a prolific Anubis parent — our Astegon guide covers how to get one (104 recipes, easiest Silvance + Fenglope Lux) — and both pairings are confirmed in the 1.0 table. Shadowbeak + Selyne and Jormuntide + Whalaska Ignis are further endgame options, and Faleris + Xenolord works if your roster leans toward the raid legendaries (see our Faleris and Xenolord guides).
Whichever pair you choose, the mechanics are the same: one male and one female parent in a Breeding Farm with Cake in the feed box, then hatch the Huge Rocky Egg in an Incubator. Verify any pair in the breeding calculator before spending Cake. And once you own two Anubis, Anubis + Anubis true-breeds — the route for farming better passive skills without changing species. As a parent in the other direction, Anubis appears in pairings producing 83 distinct children, including Astegon and Blazamut lines.
The catchable Anubis is the Alpha boss in the desert. Per KeenGamer's 1.0 guide, Alpha Anubis spawns at (-134, -94) in the Anubis Dunes, in front of a large stone statue of itself, as a level 55 field boss titled "Guardian of the Dark Sun". Fast-travel to the Anubis Dunes waypoint and head south to the arena; the boss patrols in the open and is visible from a distance.
Two numbers in older guides are out of date for 1.0, so do not plan around them. First, the level: Early Access guides list this boss at level 47, but the 1.0 guide puts it at level 55, and the game files give Anubis a wild level range of 55–80 — plan your team for 55, not 47. Second, the wild population: KeenGamer notes ordinary wild Anubis spawn at levels 68–72 on the desert island and level 80 in the World Tree region, so the level 55 Alpha is the earliest catchable Anubis. If you want one before the endgame, the Alpha — or breeding — is the route.
Anubis is a Ground-type Pal, so the type chart is your friend: bring strong Grass-type attackers (GGRecon, Eurogamer and Prima Games all recommend Grass Pals for this fight) and leave Electric Pals at home, since they are weak against Ground. Anubis hits hard up close — dash attacks that close distance fast, plus ranged ground attacks including sand tornadoes — so stay mobile, dodge the ground slams, and call your Pals back into their Spheres when the boss's health gets low, so you do not accidentally kill the catch.
Preparation is half the fight. The arena is desert, so carry heat-resistant armour for the day and cold-resistant armour for the night. Bring your best weapons with plenty of ammunition, a strong shield, and Legendary Spheres — Eurogamer's guide recommends at least three, and other guides suggest ten, because the catch rate stays low even at low health. Raising capture power with Lifmunk Effigies at the Statue of Power helps before any Alpha at this tier. Alphas respawn after defeat or capture, so a failed attempt costs time, not the opportunity.
From the 1.0 game files: Paldeck No. 139, rarity 10, breeding power 480, with 130 Attack, 120 HP and 100 Defense. That Attack figure ranks 10th of all 299 Pals — ahead of almost every non-legendary — while 120 HP ranks 23rd. Its ride speed is 1,000. But Anubis's real claim is at the base: Handiwork 6, Mining 6 and Transporting 4, making it one of the best all-round workers in 1.0 — the reason our work suitability guide rates multi-job Pals so highly.
Anubis is worth getting for three separate reasons. First, as a fighter: 130 Attack with 120 HP behind it makes it a genuinely dangerous Ground-type attacker, not just a worker that can fight. Second, as a worker: Handiwork 6 and Mining 6 on one Pal covers the two jobs that bottleneck most bases, with Transporting 4 as a bonus. Third, as a breeder: 83 distinct children as a parent, including Astegon and Blazamut lines, means one Anubis keeps paying off across your breeding projects. Once you have one, condense it with our Pal Essence Condenser guide (48 copies to 4 stars in 1.0) and true-breed it for passives — Anubis is a Pal you build around, not one you box after catching.
No. That is an Early Access recipe: in the 1.0 game-file dataset, Penking + Bushi hatches Sibelyx. Verified 1.0 Anubis recipes include Panthalus + Ghangler, Aegidron + Ghangler and Azurmane + Dupin — 234 recipes in total.
234 verified pairings in the full 1.0 combination table (PalCalc game-file dataset), including Anubis + Anubis true-breeding.
At (-134, -94) in the Anubis Dunes, in front of its statue, as a level 55 "Guardian of the Dark Sun" boss (KeenGamer 1.0 guide). Older guides listing level 47 are pre-1.0.
Anubis is Ground-type, so it takes extra damage from Grass attacks. Avoid bringing Electric Pals, which are weak against Ground.
From the 1.0 game files: Paldeck No. 139, 130 Attack (10th of 299), 120 HP, 100 Defense, ride speed 1,000, and Handiwork 6 / Mining 6 / Transporting 4 work suitabilities.