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Palworld Database - Metal Detector Guide

Metal Detector belongs to Palworld Weapons and supports combat loadout. Use this guide to decide when it matters, how to plan acquisition, which task chain it supports, and whether the route is worth doing now.

WeaponsCombat loadout8 related items
Metal Detector Palworld item database entry
Decision Guide

Best use for Metal Detector

Metal Detector should answer a specific player problem before it becomes a farming target. Use these checks to decide whether this item belongs in your next craft, boss route, base upgrade, capture run, or long-term stockpile.

Combat loadout

Best use for Metal Detector

Metal Detector matters most when the current goal matches tower bosses, alpha routes, raid fights, dungeon clearing, and endgame farming.. If that goal is not active, keep it as a reference target instead of interrupting a working route.

Before farming

Acquisition route check

Plan the crafting bench, technology unlock, and material chain before farming.

Loadout chain

Common pairing

Compare it with Metal Axe and Metal Pickaxe so the next craft or upgrade does not stall on a missing companion item.

Skip condition

When it is not worth chasing

Do not chase Metal Detector during a route where damage, defense, ammo supply, or climate pressure is already solved. Upgrade only when the next boss, dungeon, or biome forces a real loadout change.

Player Use

Palworld Database - how to use Metal Detector

Match weapons with ammo supply, armor tier, accessory plan, and boss route. A stronger weapon is not reliable if its ammo chain is unstable.

01Identify whether Metal Detector is needed for combat loadout.
02Match weapons with ammo supply, armor tier, accessory plan, and boss route. A stronger weapon is not reliable if its ammo chain is unstable.
03Compare it with your current boss, dungeon, or biome route before replacing a working loadout.
Acquisition Route

How to get Metal Detector

Weapons are commonly crafted through technology, schematics, special unlocks, or Pal-specific gear routes.

Route hintPlan the crafting bench, technology unlock, and material chain before farming.
Next Step

Metal Detector task chain

Move from this item page to the next page that matches the job. A good item route usually continues into a Pal, a connected material, a map route, a breeding setup, or a progression checkpoint rather than stopping at one Database entry.

Weapons categoryCompare other Weapons entries before committing resources.Pal role filtersFind workers, combat candidates, mounts, or drop targets that support this item route.Metal AxeCheck the next connected craft, upgrade, or category neighbor.Map routesUse the map when the next question is a boss, dungeon, merchant, resource, or region route.Progression guideCheck whether this item belongs before or after the next tower, biome, or boss step.
Version Check

Metal Detector data status

Updated date2026-07-13
Game versionPalworld 1.0
Data typeGame item record with local route guidance
PrecisionItem data page, not a coordinate marker