Short answer: In Palworld 1.0, you breed Anubis by pairing Jormuntide Ignis with Relaxaurus Lux, or by running a four-step chain that starts with Relaxaurus + Sparkit and ends with Jormuntide Ignis × Relaxaurus Lux. The old Penking + Bushi recipe died with the July 10, 2026 rebalance — it now hatches Sibelyx, not Anubis.
If you have been following older guides and getting the wrong Pal out of your Breeding Farm, this is why: Palworld left Early Access with version 1.0, and the breeding table was “reviewed overall” to match the game’s progression. Dozens of famous recipes changed overnight. Below is the current, verified route to one of the most-wanted base workers in the game — plus the exact combos, the farm setup, and the mistakes that waste your Cake.
Why Is Anubis Worth Breeding?
Anubis is a Ground-type Pal that players chase for one reason: it is the best all-round base worker you can get early-to-mid game. It carries Handiwork level 4 and Mining level 3, a combination no other early Pal matches. A team of Anubis with good passives can run your entire crafting and ore operation while you explore.
It is also a strong fighter, and in version 1.0 it gained a small chance to produce a Mutation offspring — a stronger Anubis with better stats and a unique passive skill. That makes breeding Anubis a double win: you get your workforce and rolls at an upgraded combat version.
What Changed in Palworld 1.0 Breeding?
Before you touch the Breeding Farm, burn this into memory: pre-1.0 combos are unreliable. The 1.0 update moved powerful Pals later in the progression, and the breeding results follow that progression now. The most notorious casualty:
- Penking + Bushi → now hatches Sibelyx (was Anubis before 1.0)
- Vanwyrm + Cinnamoth → no longer averages into Anubis
- Nitewing + Rayhound → too low in the rank order now
Any guide published before July 2026 that does not mention the rebalance is likely to send you chasing dead recipes. Always check that a combo was verified against the 1.0 dataset — current game data lists 231 parent pairs that produce Anubis, and the three above are not among them.
The Fastest Working Anubis Combo in 1.0
If you already have mid-game Pals, the shortest path is a single pairing:
Jormuntide Ignis × Relaxaurus Lux = Anubis.
Late-game players have an even shorter option: Gildane × Tetroise Primo produces Anubis in one pairing, though both parents sit deep in the late-game progression. And once you have your first male and female Anubis, the same-species rule takes over — Anubis × Anubis always produces Anubis, so you can keep breeding them to roll for better passive skills.
Use a Palworld breeding calculator to confirm any pair before you commit Cake to it, since the 1.0 table is not the one most of the internet remembers.
The 4-Step Anubis Breeding Chain (From Early Pals)
Most players will not have Jormuntide Ignis lying around. The reliable route from early-game catches is this four-step chain, verified against 1.0 breeding data. Run the pairings in order — each result becomes a parent for the next step, so keep every offspring:
- Relaxaurus + Sparkit → Relaxaurus Lux. Breed two, so you have a spare for the final step. Relaxaurus is found in the desert area; Sparkit is an easy early catch.
- Relaxaurus Lux + Blazamut → Jormuntide. You get a Level 5 Watering worker for your base as a bonus.
- Jormuntide + Blazehowl → Jormuntide Ignis. Blazehowl hatches from Large Scorching Eggs around Mount Obsidian.
- Jormuntide Ignis + Relaxaurus Lux → Anubis. Keep this pair together afterward — they produce an Anubis egg on demand whenever you want another worker or another passive roll.
The whole chain opens as soon as the Breeding Farm unlocks at Technology Level 19, and every parent comes from low or mid-level regions, so this is genuinely achievable before the late game.
How Does Palworld Breeding Actually Work?
Breeding in Palworld is deterministic — the same two parent species always produce the same offspring species, with no RNG involved in the species result. The game averages the two parents’ breeding-power values and finds the Pal species closest to that average. That is why outdated combos fail: the underlying values were reshuffled in 1.0, so old averages now land on different Pals.
To breed at all you need four things:
- A Breeding Farm (Level 19; costs 100 Wood, 20 Stone, 50 Fiber)
- One male and one female Pal assigned to it
- Cake in the attached chest — each egg consumes exactly 1 Cake
- An Egg Incubator to hatch the egg (Anubis comes from a Huge Rocky Egg)
If you change a Pal’s gender, the Pal Surgery Table (Level 38) can do it for 7 Bounty Tokens — useful when the chain hands you two males.
Worked Example: From Zero to Anubis in 4 Pairings
Suppose you are Level 22 with a fresh Breeding Farm, a male Relaxaurus, and a female Sparkit. Here is the full run, assuming standard world settings:
- Pair 1: Relaxaurus (male) + Sparkit (female) → Relaxaurus Lux egg. Hatch it, breed a second one, keep both.
- Pair 2: Relaxaurus Lux + Blazamut → Jormuntide. This costs 1 Cake and hands you a Watering worker at the same time.
- Pair 3: Jormuntide + Blazehowl → Jormuntide Ignis. Another Cake, another strong Pal banked.
- Pair 4: Jormuntide Ignis + your spare Relaxaurus Lux → Anubis (Huge Rocky Egg).
Total cost: 4 Cakes and 4 incubation cycles. At the end you own an Anubis, a Jormuntide, a Jormuntide Ignis, a spare Relaxaurus Lux, and an on-demand Anubis pair. That is four useful Pals from one planned chain — which is why chain breeding beats random pair-hunting every time.
Common Anubis Breeding Mistakes
Following pre-1.0 guides. If a guide does not say “verified for version 1.0,” treat its combos as suspect. The Penking + Bushi recipe is the most repeated dead combo in the community.
Breeding without Cake in the chest. The farm simply will not produce eggs. Each Anubis attempt eats exactly 1 Cake, so stock up before you start a chain.
Ignoring passive skills. A same-species Anubis pair lets you reroll offspring cheaply. Breed until you land strong work passives — a 4-passive Anubis with stacked Work Speed traits is worth ten plain ones.
Releasing intermediate offspring. The chain needs Relaxaurus Lux twice and every result as a future parent. Never release chain Pals until the final Anubis has hatched.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you breed Anubis in Palworld 1.0?
Yes. Verified working pairs include Jormuntide Ignis × Relaxaurus Lux and Gildane × Tetroise Primo, and there is a four-step chain from early Pals (Relaxaurus + Sparkit → … → Anubis). The pre-1.0 recipes no longer work.
What level do you need to breed Anubis?
The Breeding Farm unlocks at Technology Level 19. The 4-step chain uses Pals catchable in low and mid-level regions, so Level 19–25 is a realistic window.
Why does Penking + Bushi hatch Sibelyx now?
The 1.0 rebalance changed breeding-power values across the roster to match the new progression. That pair’s average now lands on Sibelyx instead of Anubis. The change is permanent in the 1.0 dataset.
Can Anubis breed with another Anubis?
Yes — same-species parents always produce the same species. Once you have a male and female Anubis, pair them repeatedly to roll for better passive skills or Mutation offspring.
How much Cake does breeding Anubis cost?
One Cake per egg. The full 4-step chain from scratch costs 4 Cakes; a single-pair breed (Jormuntide Ignis × Relaxaurus Lux) costs 1 Cake.
What egg does Anubis hatch from?
Anubis hatches from a Huge Rocky Egg, the Ground-element huge egg. Huge eggs take the longest to incubate, so set up your incubator’s temperature before you start.
Breeding combos changed a lot in the 1.0 update, and the Anubis recipes are the most misunderstood of all. When in doubt, check your pair in a Palworld breeding calculator running the current 1.0 data before spending Cake — and if you want your Anubis to hit harder or work faster, read our guide on how passive skills pass down in Palworld breeding.