Palworld 1.0: how to use the Ancient Relic Recycler

Alexandre Jollier July 22, 2026 at 4:20 PM

In brief

The Ancient Relic Recycler is the machine to have in the late game: it turns your dormant relics into valuable resources like Paldium... wait, Paloxite, implants, or Skill Fruits. Unlocked at level 74, it demands a hefty work load and electricity, but once set up, it automatically recycles your ancient finds without any waste.

The Ancient Relic Recycler is a production structure added with the 1.0 update of Palworld. Its role: turn your ancient relics into useful resources, instead of letting them sit in your chests. Here's how it works and how to unlock it.

What the Ancient Relic Recycler is used for

The principle is simple: you place ancient relics (along with World Tree Holy Water) into the machine, which decrypts and refines them into new materials. In exchange, you get Paloxite, implants, manuals, Skill Fruits and many other resources.

It's the ideal tool when you're stockpiling too many relics: instead of selling them for a handful of coins, you convert them into valuable materials, without any waste.

Relic rarity matters

The materials you get depend directly on the rarity of the relic inserted. There are five, from the most common to the most precious:

Worn Ancient Relic
Dormant Ancient Relic
Intact Ancient Relic
Glowing Ancient Relic
Radiant Ancient Relic

The rarer the relic, the better the materials it yields. So save your shiniest relics to get the most out of them.

How to get the Ancient Relic Recycler

The Recycler is a Production category technology that unlocks at level 74, for 3 technology points. Building it requires a hefty workload (10,000) and the following materials:

30 Ancient Civilization Parts
20 Ancient Civilization Cores
50 Paloxite Ingots
50 Mystic Wood

Needless to say, this is endgame equipment, best reserved for trainers who are already well advanced.

Don't forget: it needs electricity

Crucial point: the Ancient Relic Recycler runs on electricity. Without power, there's no way to operate it. So make sure to build a Generator and assign it a Pal capable of generating electricity.

Note

Once powered and supplied with relics, the Recycler will work for you continuously, methodically turning your ancient finds into precious resources for your endgame projects.

Have you already piled up too many relics at your base?

Frequently asked questions

What materials do you actually get from recycling a relic?

It depends on its rarity. Rare relics reward you with Paloxite, implants, manuals, and Skill Fruits, while common ones give more basic materials. The shinier the relic, the better the loot.

At what tech level does the Recycler unlock?

At level 74 of the Production tech tree, for 3 points. That's well into late-game progression, reserved for seriously advanced trainers.

How much does it actually cost to craft the Recycler?

30 Ancient Civilization Parts, 20 Ancient Civilization Cores, 50 Paloxite Ingots, 50 Mystic Wood, plus a work load of 10,000 points. Yes, it's heavy.

Does the Recycler work without electricity?

No, it absolutely needs power. You need to build a Generator nearby and assign an electricity-producing Pal to it in order to get the machine running.

Key takeaways

The Recycler converts ancient relics into valuable materials that are far more useful than plain gold coins.
The rarer the relic, the better the extracted materials — this holds true across all five rarity tiers.
Unlocked only at level 74, with costly crafting requirements: this is late-game content, not something for early game.
You must power the machine with electricity, or it stays inactive.