Renjishi is the best Kindling Pal in Palworld 1.0 with Kindling 8, and you catch it inside the Walnut Tree biome using Enchanted Spheres after dropping it to roughly 1 HP.
If you’re rebuilding your base workforce for Palworld 1.0, the furnace slot has a clear winner. Renjishi is the only Pal in the game sitting at Kindling 8, and it doesn’t roam the map like a normal spawn — it lives in one spot inside one of 1.0’s new biomes. The catch itself is short, but it asks for endgame gear and a lot of patience with the sphere throws.
Renjishi and its Kindling 8 work suitability
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Paldeck number | No. 183 |
| Element | Fire |
| Kindling | 8 |
| Handiwork | 6 |
| Gathering | 5 |
| Transporting | 5 |
Renjishi is Paldeck No. 183, a Fire-type Pal, and the endgame Kindling specialist in 1.0. Work Suitability now scales past the old level-4 ceiling for certain specialists, and Renjishi is the single Pal that reaches Kindling 8 — nothing else in the Paldeck matches it for furnaces, smelters, or any other heat-driven station.
It isn’t a one-trick worker either. Alongside its Kindling, Renjishi carries respectable Handiwork 6, plus Gathering 5 and Transporting 5, so it stays useful when your furnaces go idle. Those numbers only show up if you open its Work Suitability panel, which is exactly why a lot of players still overlook it.
What you need before the capture attempt
Bring Enchanted Spheres, and bring more than you think you need. Even at the top of the sphere tier, the catch rate on Renjishi is very low — expect it to break out of several throws before one sticks, and expect the fight to reset if you run dry mid-attempt.
The trip also leans on two pieces of endgame equipment: a ring worn during the run, and a mask that unlocks at level 76. Neither item is called out by name during the run, so treat them functionally — the mask is the level-76 protective headgear you’ll have already unlocked if you’re deep enough into 1.0 to be here, and the ring is the accessory you’d normally slot for a hostile-biome expedition. If you’re under level 76, that mask unlock is the gate you clear first.
Don’t panic-throw at full health. Whittle Renjishi down to about 1 HP first, then start chaining Enchanted Spheres — the low catch rate is survivable, throwing early isn’t.
Where Renjishi spawns in the Walnut Tree biome
Renjishi is a Walnut Tree biome exclusive, one of the new regions added in 1.0. It has no habitat listing at all — you can’t pull up its entry and hunt a highlighted zone the way you would for a normal Pal, and it doesn’t turn up anywhere else on the map. That single area inside the biome is the whole answer.
How to catch Renjishi in Palworld
This is the full run, from entering the biome to seeing Paldeck No. 183 register — the fight is quick, the sphere throws are the long part.
STEP 1/7
Travel to the Walnut Tree biome
Renjishi only appears in this new 1.0 biome, so no other region is worth sweeping.
STEP 2/7
Head to the spot inside the biome
Make for the specific area where Renjishi sits — it has no habitat zone, so this pocket is the only place it turns up.
STEP 3/7
Spot Renjishi in the open
The Pal is standing out in the open ahead of you rather than tucked in a cave or arena.
STEP 4/7
Approach it while it sleeps
Arrive at night and you’ll catch Renjishi asleep, which buys you free damage before it reacts.
STEP 5/7
Drop its health to about 1 HP
Chip it down as low as you safely can — the closer to 1 HP, the better your odds on a throw.
STEP 6/7
Chain Enchanted Spheres until it sticks
Even Enchanted Spheres give a very low chance here, so keep throwing and expect a few breakouts.
STEP 7/7
Confirm the catch
Renjishi registers as Paldeck No. 183 with Kindling 8, the highest Kindling in the game.
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Putting Renjishi to work at your base
| Use | Role |
|---|---|
| Kindling | Primary — furnaces, smelters, and every heat station |
| Handiwork | Secondary — crafting benches when furnaces are idle |
| Gathering | Secondary — resource pickup around the base |
| Transporting | Secondary — hauling output to storage |
Drop Renjishi into a base built around heat and it immediately becomes the most valuable body you own. Furnaces and smelters are where its Kindling 8 pays out, and if you’ve been running an ingot bottleneck for the last twenty levels, this is the fix. Give it the smelting line and let everything else route around it.
When the furnaces aren’t burning, its Handiwork 6 is strong enough to keep it on the crafting bench, and its Gathering 5 and Transporting 5 mean it won’t stand idle in a general-purpose base. Renjishi is also the first piece of a full level-8 workforce — Solenne (Handiwork 8), Orserk (Electricity Generation 8), Dandilord (Planting 8), Aegidron (Mining 8), and Shaolong (Watering 8) fill the other specialist slots. If you want to push its combat stats too, the Ancient Workbench costs 50 Solar Ingots, 5 AI Cores, and 20 Bio Batteries, and each Awakening Crystal runs 50 gems plus 10 World Tree Holy Water.
Common mistakes and outdated Kindling advice
Plenty of tier lists still crown Jormuntide Ignis as the best Kindling Pal. That was true when Kindling 4 was the ceiling and Jormuntide Ignis was the only Pal that hit it — 1.0’s higher work suitabilities moved the goalposts. Jormuntide Ignis is still a fine general-purpose fire worker, but it is not the top of the chart anymore.
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The other trap is the map. Old pre-1.0 pins and spawn tables won’t lead you to Renjishi, because it wasn’t in the game to be pinned, and its Walnut Tree biome home has no habitat entry to fall back on. Ignore the legacy routes, go to the biome, and check the Work Suitability panel once it’s caught so you actually see the Kindling 8 you came for.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Renjishi the only Pal with Kindling 8 in Palworld 1.0?
Yes. Renjishi is the only Pal in the game that reaches Kindling 8, which is why it’s the default pick for any late-game furnace or smelter setup rather than one option among several.
Can Renjishi’s Kindling go past level 8?
It can reach Kindling 10. Palworld 1.0 adds Work Suitability enhancement items — farmed from Lucky Pals — that raise a Pal’s work levels within its own designed ceiling, and Renjishi’s ceiling sits at 10. What those items can’t do is drag a weaker Kindling Pal up to Renjishi’s numbers.
Why do older guides still say Jormuntide Ignis is the best Kindling Pal?
Because it was, before 1.0. Jormuntide Ignis was the only Pal with Kindling 4 when the ceiling was 4, so every tier list from that era named it. Those rankings simply predate the level-8 specialists.
Does Renjishi have a habitat entry on the map?
No. Renjishi has no habitat area, so you can’t look it up and sweep a highlighted region. The single spot inside the Walnut Tree biome is the only place it appears.
Which sphere should you use to catch Renjishi?
Enchanted Spheres. Even those land at a very low rate on Renjishi, so drop it to roughly 1 HP first, arrive at night while it’s sleeping, and carry a deep stack — breakouts are normal, not a sign you’re doing it wrong.
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