Understand how materials connect before returning to the tool for totals.
material cost
Material cost calculator
Target recipes are extracted from PalDB item pages. Select targets and quantities, total the materials, then use the resource-chain card to identify the bottleneck.
Player job
Go from “what do I want to make” directly to “what am I missing” and “which production chain should I fix”.
Target
Select targets to show total materials and bottleneck.
Recipe table (unit amount, manually verifiable)
| Target | Materials | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pal Sphere | Paldium Fragment × 1, Wood × 3, Stone × 3 | PalDB extraction layer (data/*.json) |
| Mega Sphere | Paldium Fragment × 1, Ingot × 1, Wood × 5, Stone × 5 | PalDB extraction layer (data/*.json) |
| Giga Sphere | Paldium Fragment × 2, Ingot × 2, Wood × 7, Stone × 7 | PalDB extraction layer (data/*.json) |
| Hyper Sphere | Paldium Fragment × 3, Ingot × 3, Wood × 10, Cement × 2 | PalDB extraction layer (data/*.json) |
| Ultra Sphere | Paldium Fragment × 5, Refined Ingot × 5, Carbon Fiber × 2, Cement × 3 | PalDB extraction layer (data/*.json) |
| Legendary Sphere | Paldium Fragment × 10, Pal Metal Ingot × 5, Carbon Fiber × 3, Cement × 5 | PalDB extraction layer (data/*.json) |
| Cake | Flour × 5, Red Berries × 8, Milk × 7, Egg × 8, Honey × 2 | PalDB extraction layer (data/*.json) |
| Rifle Ammo | Refined Ingot × 1, Gunpowder × 2 | PalDB extraction layer (data/*.json) |
| Assault Rifle Ammo | Refined Ingot × 1, Gunpowder × 2 | PalDB extraction layer (data/*.json) |
| Handgun Ammo | Ingot × 2, Gunpowder × 1 | PalDB extraction layer (data/*.json) |
| Coarse Ammo | Ingot × 2, Gunpowder × 1 | PalDB extraction layer (data/*.json) |
How to read the total
| Result type | Meaning | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Ore / ingot is highest | Mining, smelting or transport may be the bottleneck. | Open work suitability |
| Wood / charcoal is highest | Lumbering and the gunpowder chain may slow ammunition preparation. | Open resource chain |
| Cake ingredients are highest | The ranch / farm chain is the hidden breeding-prep bottleneck. | Back to breeding tool |
| Multiple items are high | Split the work into short-term supplies and long-term base upgrades. | Open technology tracker |
Common preparation scenarios
| Scenario | Suggested selection | When reading results |
|---|---|---|
| Capturing many Pals in one trip | The matching sphere tier, after estimating expected spheres in the capture tool. | Besides sphere cost, account for supplies and return-to-base cost. |
| Breeding in bulk | Cake. | Milk, Egg and Honey come from ranch/farm production, so confirm your farm Pals first. |
| Preparing for a boss | Ammo for the relevant weapon. | The gunpowder chain (Sulfur + Charcoal) can become the bottleneck. |
| Stockpiling before 1.0 | Do not select everything at once; run separate capture, breeding and combat passes. | Avoid turning every shortage into one unmanageable list. |
Related entries
When the bottleneck is gathering, transport, electricity or medicine, use this card to find matching Pals.
Before preparing spheres and supplies, estimate how many spheres the target needs.
Applicable versionP1 route contract / P2 v2.0 content layer
Updated
SourcePalDB extraction layer (data/*.json)
UpstreamConOps current focus: Palworld P2 content-layer rebuild