Valheim
Viking survival guides, builds, and boss strategies.
Complete Valheim wiki with boss strategies, biome progression, weapons, building tips, mods, crossplay help, Viking survival routes, and community guides.
Valheim Wiki
252 pagesValheim is a brutal, beautiful Viking survival game set in a procedurally generated purgatory. You start with nothing but your fists on the shore of the Meadows, and you claw your way up through ten biomes, building bases, sailing oceans, and toppling giant bosses until you reach the volcanic Ashlands. This wiki is your map of that whole journey, from your first campfire to the final fight.
How Valheim Plays
At its core Valheim is a loop of explore, gather, craft, and fight. You harvest materials, build crafting stations to unlock better gear, then use that gear to survive a harder biome and harvest its better materials. Combat is deliberate and stamina-based: you dodge, block, and parry rather than spam attacks, and your food loadout sets your health and stamina pools, so what you eat matters as much as what you wield.
The world is gated by bosses. Each biome holds one of the seven Forsaken, and each drops a key item that opens the next stage. That makes the progression order the spine of the entire game.
The Progression in Short
You begin in the Meadows and beat Eikthyr for the Antler Pickaxe, which lets you mine copper and tin in the Black Forest to forge bronze. The Elder hands you the Swamp Key, the Swamp gives you iron, and Bonemass drops the Wishbone so you can find silver in the Mountains. From there it is Moder, the Plains and Yagluth, the Mistlands and The Queen, and finally the Ashlands and Fader. Our boss pages break down every fight, and the interactive progress tracker lets you tick the whole run off as you go.
Combat, Food, and Building
Three systems carry you through the game:
- Combat. Match your damage type to the enemy. Bonemass shrugs off swords but folds to the blunt Iron Mace, and silver weapons like Frostner cover almost everything. Watch our creature pages for each enemy's weakness.
- Food. Your three food slots decide your health, stamina, and (later) Eitr. Picking the right meals for your biome is the single biggest survivability lever in the game.
- Building. From a simple Meadows hut to a cliffside fortress, building is half the appeal. Workbenches and other stations need a roof and shelter to work, and structural integrity means tall builds need real support.
Playing Solo or With Friends
Valheim is great alone and chaotic with a crew of up to ten. You can dive in solo, host a session straight from your own game, or use a crossplay join code to play across PC and Xbox. Our how to play guide walks through character creation, solo play, Steam co-op, and crossplay step by step.
Using This Wiki
Use the quick-access bar at the top to jump to bosses, creatures, weapons, or any other category, or the left-hand menu inside any page to browse the whole game without losing your place. Every boss, biome, weapon, and resource has its own page with an at-a-glance infobox, so you can check a drop or a weakness in seconds and get back to playing.
Tools
An interactive checklist of every Valheim boss and biome milestone. Tick off your run and your progress saves automatically.
The core building tool in valheim. What the Hammer does and how to craft it.
The terrain tool in valheim. Use the Hoe to level ground, raise land, and lay paths.
The farming tool in valheim. Use the Cultivator to till soil and plant crops and trees.
The first pickaxe in valheim, made from an Eikthyr trophy. Antler Pickaxe uses.
The upgraded mid-game pickaxe in valheim. Bronze Pickaxe recipe and use.
The pickaxe that mines Silver and Obsidian in valheim. Iron Pickaxe recipe and use.
The tool for catching fish in valheim. Where to buy the Fishing Rod and how it works.
The multiplayer map-sharing station in valheim. What the Cartography Table does.
The basic light source and fire weapon in valheim. Torch recipe and uses.
Mechanics
How leveling and skill decay work in valheim. Skills system explained.
How the stamina bar works in valheim. Stamina uses and regen explained.
How the magic resource works in valheim. Eitr and staff casting explained.
How the Rested buff and Comfort level work in valheim. Base regen bonus explained.
How to tame and breed animals in valheim. Taming and breeding mechanics explained.
How sailing and the three boats work in valheim. Raft, Karve, Longship and wind explained.
How portals and teleporting work in valheim. Portal rules and metal restriction explained.
What happens when you die in valheim. Tombstone, skill loss, and corpse run explained.
The harmful status effects in valheim. Wet, Cold, Freezing, Burning, and Poison explained.
How eating works in valheim. The three-food buff system and timers explained.
The boss powers you unlock in valheim. All Forsaken Powers and how they work.
How the Mistlands mist and Wisplight work in valheim. Clearing the mist explained.
Bosses
The first Valheim boss. Where to summon Eikthyr, how to beat it, drops, and the Forsaken power it grants.
Valheim's second boss. How to find the Ancient Seeds, summon The Elder, beat it with fire, and what its Swamp Key unlocks.
Valheim's third boss, hidden in the Swamp. How to summon Bonemass, why you bring a mace and poison resist, and what the Wishbone does.
Valheim's fourth boss, the dragon of the Mountains. How to find Dragon Eggs, summon Moder, survive the frost, and use the sailing power.
Valheim's fifth boss, the burning skeleton king of the Plains. How to summon Yagluth, dodge its meteors, and unlock elemental resistance.
Valheim's sixth boss, hidden in the Mistlands. How to build the Sealbreaker, find the Infested Mine, and beat The Queen.
Valheim's Ashlands boss and current final fight. Where Fader is, how the summon works, and what to bring to the end of the world.
Creatures
The towering tree-monster of the Valheim Swamp that drops Root for the archer armor set.
The fast, tameable reptilian mounts of the Valheim Ashlands.
The poison ooze. How to fight Blobs and Oozers in the Swamp.
The first tameable animal. How to tame Boar for meat and leather.
The fire-breathing sea serpents that guard the waters around the Valheim Ashlands.
The undead archers of the Valheim Ashlands that pepper you with fire arrows.
The fast, swarming undead skitterers of the Valheim Ashlands.
The fire-mage casters of the Valheim Ashlands that summon Twitchers.
The undead melee infantry of the Valheim Ashlands, weak to spirit damage.
The Plains insect that one-shots unprepared players. How to spot Deathsquitos, kill them, and farm Needle.
The flying ice dragon. Farm Drakes for Freeze Glands.
The undead warriors of the Swamp. Where Draugr spawn, their ranged and melee attacks, and what they drop.
The neutral dwarves of the Valheim Mistlands who turn hostile if provoked.
The hovering winged casters of the Valheim Ashlands that rain explosive fire.
The night werewolf of the Mountains. How to survive a Fenring.
The aggressive goblins of the Plains. Fuling threats, villages, and the Black Metal they drop.
The floating spectres of Valheim Burial Chambers that ignore your armor.
The floating Mistlands bomber. How to bring down a Gjall.
The Black Forest grunt. Where Greydwarves spawn, what they drop, and how to farm them.
The weakest enemy in Valheim. Greylings in the Meadows and what they drop.
The sentient tar piles that guard Valheim tar pits in the Plains.
The skittish passive critters of the Valheim Mistlands that drop Scale Hide.
The in-game file name for the Valheim Drake, Moder's flying ice offspring.
The tameable bird of Valheim that lays eggs you hatch into chickens.
The molten ooze of the Valheim Ashlands that detonates in melee range.
The water ambusher. Why Leeches kill careless Swamp explorers.
The unique undead lord entombed in his own crypt in the Valheim Ashlands.
The giant tameable beast of the Plains. How to tame a Lox, ride it, and what it provides.
The hulking undead guardians of Valheim Putrid Holes in the Ashlands.
The small water lizard. Neck tails for food and fishing bait.
The ocean hunter. How to fight Sea Serpents and farm Serpent Scales.
The Mistlands insect. How to fight Seekers and Seeker Soldiers.
The undead of the Burial Chambers. Where Skeletons spawn and what they drop.
The tanky Mountain golem. How to beat Stone Golems.
The fire elemental. Farm Surtlings for cores and coal.
The blood-sucking parasites of the Valheim Mistlands, dropped by Gjall eggs.
The Black Forest heavy hitter. How to fight a Troll, what it drops, and why Troll hide armor is a great early set.
The pack hunters of Valheim Frost Caves, a smaller cousin of the wolf.
The aggressive carrion birds that harry you along the Valheim Ashlands coast.
The Mountain predator you can tame. How to fight wolves, tame them, and what they drop.
The flying night spectre of the Valheim Swamp and a renewable source of Chains.
Weapons
The first weapon in valheim. The Club, made from wood, and its blunt damage.
The starting axe in valheim. The Stone Axe for chopping trees and early combat.
The early knife in valheim. The Flint Knife, its speed, and the backstab bonus.
The first bow in valheim. The Crude Bow for early hunting and ranged combat.
The second bow in valheim. The Finewood Bow, a solid upgrade over the Crude Bow.
The first sword in valheim. The Bronze Sword and the start of the sword line.
The bronze-tier axe in valheim. The Bronze Axe for combat and faster tree-chopping.
The first polearm in valheim. The Bronze Atgeir, its reach, and the spin attack.
The two-handed iron sledgehammer in valheim. Iron Sledge AoE and recipe.
The first two-handed axe in valheim. The iron Battleaxe and its wide swings.
The iron parry shield in valheim. The Iron Buckler and its parry bonus.
The first arrow in valheim. Wood Arrows, the cheapest ammunition for early bows.
The fire-damage arrow in valheim. Fire Arrows and why they wreck the Elder and trolls.
The frost-damage arrow in valheim. Frost Arrows, their slow, and where they shine.
The highest physical-damage arrow in valheim. Needle Arrows from Deathsquito needles.
The poison-damage arrow in valheim. Poison Arrows and their damage over time.
The Mistlands top-tier arrow in valheim. Carapace Arrows and their endgame damage.
The Ashlands flametal mace with fire damage and gemstone upgrades. Flametal Mace stats in valheim.
The Mountain sword that wrecks the undead. Silver Sword recipe and spirit damage in valheim.
The two-handed Mistlands greatsword. Krom recipe and raw slash power in valheim.
The dual-wielded twin blades that count as knives. Skoll and Hati stats and backstab in valheim.
The top single knife of the Plains. Blackmetal Knife backstab and use in valheim.
The two-handed Mountains axe with spirit damage. Crystal Battleaxe recipe in valheim.
The one-handed Plains axe that also fells trees. Black Metal Axe stats in valheim.
The dual-wielded Ashlands flametal axes. Berserkir Axes combo and gemstone variants in valheim.
The best throwable spear before the Mistlands. Fang Spear recipe and use in valheim.
The Ashlands flametal spear with gemstone upgrades. Splitnir stats in valheim.
The reach-and-sweep polearm of the Plains. Black Metal Atgeir crowd control in valheim.
The Mistlands polearm that calls down lightning. Himminafl stats and recipe in valheim.
The fast Mistlands bow with spirit damage. Spinesnap recipe and use in valheim.
The Mistlands crossbow that fires bolts. Arbalest damage and trade-offs in valheim.
The two-handed Mistlands sledgehammer with massive AoE. Demolisher recipe in valheim.
The fireball staff of the Mistlands. Staff of Embers and how magic works in valheim.
The rapid-fire ice staff of the Mistlands. Staff of Frost and its slow effect in valheim.
The blood-magic staff that summons skeletons. Dead Raiser and minion builds in valheim.
The shield-bubble staff of the Mistlands. Staff of Protection and its ward in valheim.
The nature staff that grows thorny vines. Staff of the Wild and Ashlands magic in valheim.
The Ashlands staff that summons fighting trolls. Trollstav and summon magic in valheim.
The first shield in the game. Wood Shield block and parry basics in valheim.
The solid iron-tier round shield. Banded Shield block value and use in valheim.
The Mountain-tier round shield. Silver Shield block value and use in valheim.
The top physical round shield of the Plains. Black Metal Shield block value in valheim.
The pierce-resistant shield from sea serpents. Serpent Scale Shield niche in valheim.
The Mistlands round shield and parry buckler. Carapace Shield and Buckler in valheim.
The top physical sword of the Plains. Blackmetal Sword recipe.
The top pre-Plains bow. Draugr Fang recipe and use.
The throwable early spear. Flint Spear recipe and use.
One of Valheim’s best melee weapons. Frostner recipe, damage types, and why it counters so much.
A strong mid-game bow. Huntsman Bow recipe and use.
The blunt weapon that melts Bonemass. Iron Mace recipe and why blunt damage matters in the Swamp.
The Mistlands sword with frost and spirit damage. Mistwalker recipe.
A hybrid blunt-and-pierce mace. Porcupine recipe and use.
The early AoE hammer that hits through walls. How to craft the Stagbreaker and when to use it.
Armor
The starter cloth set every valheim character spawns in. Rag Armor stats and why to replace it fast.
The Mistlands mage robes that boost magic. Eitr-weave Set stats and use in valheim.
The highest-armor set in valheim. Flametal Armor stats, heat resistance, and where to craft it.
The medium Ashlands set with a stamina set bonus. Ask Set stats in valheim.
The best mage armor in valheim. Embla Set Eitr regeneration and where to craft it.
The decorative Plains-tier cape. Linen Cape recipe and limits in valheim.
The warm Plains cape that blocks freezing. Lox Cape recipe and frost resist in valheim.
The Mistlands cape that lets you glide. Feather Cape feather fall effect in valheim.
The combat Ashlands cape with the best armor scaling. Ashen Cape stats in valheim.
Items & Crafting
The first metal armor set. Bronze Armor recipe and trade-offs.
The top Mistlands armor. Carapace Armor recipe and use.
The light Mountain-tier set for speed and magic. Fenris Armor recipe.
The heavy Swamp-tier armor. Iron Armor recipe and use.
The first crafted armor. Leather Armor recipe and when to make it.
The best pre-Mistlands armor. Padded Armor recipe and what you need to craft it.
The light Swamp-tier set with pierce resistance. Root Armor recipe.
The light, sneaky early set. Troll Armor stats, recipe, and why it carries the early game.
Bonemass’s drop that finds buried treasure and silver. How the Wishbone works and what to use it on.
The silver-tier set with frost resistance. Wolf Armor recipe and when to craft it.
Food
The first cooked food in valheim. Cooked Meat stats and how to make it.
The earliest cooked food in valheim. Grilled Neck Tail stats and source.
The beehive food and mead ingredient in valheim. Honey stats and uses.
The berry food of valheim. Queens Jam stats and recipe.
The first farmed food in valheim. Carrot Soup stats and recipe.
A top mid-game health food in valheim. Sausages stats and recipe.
The Swamp stamina food in valheim. Turnip Stew stats and recipe.
A best-in-slot health food in valheim. Serpent Stew stats and recipe.
A high-stamina Plains food in valheim. Blood Pudding stats and recipe.
A Mountains stamina food in valheim. Eyescream stats and recipe.
A best-in-slot Plains health food in valheim. Lox Meat Pie stats and recipe.
A high-stamina baked food in valheim. Bread stats and recipe.
A balanced regen food in valheim. Fish Wraps stats and recipe.
The best Mistlands health food in valheim. Misthare Supreme stats and recipe.
A high-stamina Mistlands food in valheim. Mushroom Omelette stats and recipe.
The top eitr food of the Mistlands in valheim. Seeker Aspic stats and recipe.
A core eitr food in valheim. Yggdrasil Porridge stats and recipe.
The highest-stamina food in valheim. Roasted Crust Pie stats and source.
The highest-health food in valheim. Piquant Pie stats and recipe.
A best-in-slot Ashlands health food in valheim. Mashed Meat stats.
The highest-eitr food in valheim. Marinated Greens stats and source.
A high-health Mistlands food in valheim. Honey Glazed Chicken stats and recipe.
The first healing potion in valheim. Minor Healing Mead effect and recipe.
The upgraded healing potion in valheim. Medium Healing Mead effect and recipe.
The stamina potion in valheim. Minor Stamina Mead effect and recipe.
The eitr potion in valheim. Minor Eitr Mead effect and use.
The stamina-burst potion in valheim. Tasty Mead effect and tradeoff.
The cold-protection potion in valheim. Frost Resistance Mead effect and recipe.
The poison-protection potion in valheim. Poison Resistance Mead effect and recipe.
The fire-protection potion in valheim. Fire Resistance Barley Wine effect and use.
Resources
The early torch fuel in valheim. Where to get Resin and what it is used for.
The arrow-fletching material in valheim. Where to get Feathers and their use.
The early crafting hide in valheim. Where to get Leather Scraps and their use.
The first armor hide in valheim. Where to get Deer Hide and its use.
The foundational building material in valheim. Where Wood comes from and its uses.
The core stone-building material in valheim. Where to get Stone and its uses.
The green Swamp resource in valheim. Where to get Guck and its uses.
The ocean Leviathan resource in valheim. Where to get Chitin and its use.
The Leech drop used in meads in valheim. Where to get Bloodbag and its uses.
The trader-only crafting material in valheim. Where to buy Ymir Flesh and its use.
The Mistlands liquid for magic crafting in valheim. Where to get Sap and its use.
The Mistlands wood for late stations in valheim. Where to get Yggdrasil Wood.
The Mistlands station core in valheim. Where to find Black Core and its use.
The smelting fuel in valheim. How to make Coal (Charcoal) and its uses.
The glowing forest herb in valheim. Where to find Thistle and its uses.
The common forageable food item in valheim. Where to find Mushrooms and uses.
The first foraged berry in valheim. Where to find Raspberries and uses.
The Black Forest berry in valheim. Where to find Blueberries and uses.
The Plains golden berry in valheim. Where to find Cloudberries and uses.
The Plains grain in valheim. Where to get Barley and what it is used for.
The Plains fiber crop in valheim. Where to get Flax and its use.
The Ashlands mineral in valheim. Where to mine Sulfur and its use.
The Ashlands building stone in valheim. Where to get Grausten and its use.
The Mountains boss-summon item in valheim. Where to find Dragon Eggs and their use.
The Swamp wood for boats and gear. Where to find Ancient Bark.
The summon item for The Elder. Where Ancient Seeds drop and how many you need.
The Plains metal for endgame weapons. Where Black Metal Scrap drops and what it forges.
Valheim’s first crafted alloy. How to make Bronze and the gear it unlocks.
Your first mined metal. Where to find Copper Deposits and how to smelt copper for bronze.
The pine wood for your first machines. Where to get Core Wood.
The magic material. How to make Refined Eitr in the Mistlands.
The wood for furniture and bows. How to get Fine Wood.
The Ashlands endgame metal. Where to mine Flametal.
The Swamp metal that powers your mid game. Where Scrap Iron comes from and what iron builds.
The Mountain metal hidden underground. How to find Silver with the Wishbone and what it crafts.
The glowing core that powers smelting and portals. Where to find Surtling Cores and what they build.
The Plains building resource. How to harvest Tar from tar pits.
The shoreline metal you pair with copper. Where to find Tin and what it makes.
World & Biomes
The starter biome. What lives in the Meadows and what you gather there.
Valheim's second biome. What lives in the Black Forest, the copper and tin you mine there, and how to survive Trolls.
The Swamp biome: iron, poison, and the first real difficulty spike.
The frozen Mountains: silver, wolves, and frost resistance.
The Plains: black metal, farming crops, and the deadliest mid-game enemies.
The Mistlands: Eitr, magic gear, and thick blinding fog.
The Ashlands: the volcanic endgame biome and home of the final boss.
The Ocean biome: sailing, sea serpents, and Chitin.
The frozen far-north biome of valheim. What is in the Deep North today and what is planned.
Locations
The Black Forest dungeon in valheim. Burial Chambers, their loot, and the Surtling Cores inside.
The Swamp dungeon in valheim. Sunken Crypts, the Swamp Key, and where Iron comes from.
The Mountains dungeon in valheim. Frost Caves, their enemies, and the Fenris gear inside.
The Mistlands dungeon in valheim. Infested Mines, Black Cores, and the Sealbreaker fragments.
Building
The first crafting station in valheim. Workbench role, build radius, and roof rule.
The metal crafting station in valheim. Forge recipe and what it unlocks.
The station that unlocks stone building in valheim. Stonecutter requirement and role.
The station that unlocks the Blast Furnace and Windmill in valheim. Artisan Table requirement.
The magic crafting station in valheim. Galdr Table role and what it makes.
The endgame forge in valheim. Black Forge role for Mistlands and Ashlands gear.
The station that makes magic fuel in valheim. Eitr Refinery role and hazard.
The cooking station for recipes in valheim. Cauldron requirement and role.
The mead and potion brewing station in valheim. Fermenter recipe and role.
The station that turns ore into bars in valheim. Smelter requirement and role.
The station that makes Coal in valheim. Charcoal Kiln requirement and role.
The station that smelts Black Metal and Flametal in valheim. Blast Furnace requirement.
The station that grinds Barley into flour in valheim. Windmill requirement and role.
The station that turns Flax into Linen Thread in valheim. Spinning Wheel requirement.
The fast-travel structure in valheim. Portal recipe, tags, and the metal restriction.
The base-protection structure in valheim. What the Ward locks down and who it allows.
How building stability works in valheim. Structural integrity, core wood, and stone support.
NPCs
Server Admin
How to install and manage mods on your Valheim dedicated server using BepInEx and Thunderstore. Server-side vs client-side mods explained.
Complete reference for all Valheim server configuration options including world modifiers, combat difficulty, resource rates, and portal settings.
Complete reference for all Valheim console commands, admin management, devcommands, and spawn IDs for dedicated servers.
How to enable and configure crossplay on your Valheim dedicated server for Steam, Xbox, and Game Pass players.
Guide to optimizing your Valheim dedicated server for minimal lag. Covers terraforming impact, world size, instance management, and plan selection.
How to back up your Valheim world, restore from backups, and migrate from local hosting or other providers to HostedGG.
Fix common Valheim dedicated server issues: connection problems, incompatible versions, world not loading, lag, and crossplay errors.
Complete guide to configuring Valheim Plus on your dedicated server. Covers all config sections, popular presets, and recommended settings.
Valheim FAQ
How many bosses are in Valheim?
Valheim has seven Forsaken bosses, one per biome: Eikthyr, The Elder, Bonemass, Moder, Yagluth, The Queen, and Fader. Each drops a key item or power that unlocks the next stage of the game.
What order should I fight the Valheim bosses in?
Follow the biome path: Eikthyr in the Meadows, The Elder in the Black Forest, Bonemass in the Swamp, Moder in the Mountains, Yagluth in the Plains, The Queen in the Mistlands, and Fader in the Ashlands. The boss order is also the gear order, so craft the new tier before pushing the next biome.
Can you play Valheim solo?
Yes. Valheim is fully playable solo. Create a private world and play at your own pace. You can open the same world up to friends later without losing any progress.
Is Valheim crossplay?
Yes. Valheim supports crossplay between PC (Steam) and Xbox. Enable crossplay when you start a world and share the join code so friends on either platform can drop into the same game.
How many players can play Valheim together?
Up to 10 players can share a single Valheim world at once, whether you host the session yourself or run a dedicated server.
What is the hardest biome in Valheim?
The Mistlands and Ashlands are the toughest. The Mistlands hides The Queen and demands Eitr-based magic gear, while the Ashlands is a volcanic siege zone and home to the final boss, Fader.
Do you need a dedicated server to play Valheim with friends?
No. You can host a session directly from your own game while you play. A dedicated server is only needed if you want the world online around the clock when no single player is on.
Is Valheim still being updated?
Yes. Valheim is still in active development, with major biome and content updates landing over time. The Ashlands is the newest region, and more is on the roadmap.
Latest Valheim News
Deep North test branch reworks the save system for faster, safer saves
Ahead of the September 9 launch, Valheim's public test branch rebuilds world saving into smaller chunks, writing only the chunks you have modified and splitting the old single .db file into a folder of smaller pieces. The result is faster saves and a much lower risk of corrupt worlds, a notable reliability win for dedicated servers.
Valheim 1.0 confirmed for September 9 with the Deep North biome and PS5 debut
Iron Gate announced at PC Gaming Show 2026 that Valheim exits Early Access on September 9, 2026, bringing the final Deep North biome featuring Gammeltrolls, abandoned villages, and icy underground areas. The launch simultaneously adds PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 with full crossplay across all platforms.
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Valheim 1.0 Launches September 9 With the Deep North: PS5 & Switch 2 Crossplay Confirmed
Valheim finally has a 1.0 release date. The Deep North biome arrives September 9, 2026, ending five years of early access, plus PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 with full crossplay.
Valheim's Call to Arms Combat Overhaul: Adrenaline, Perfect Dodge & Bear Armor Explained
Patch 0.221.13 rebuilt Valheim combat ahead of the 1.0 launch. Here's how Adrenaline, the Perfect Dodge Roll, stamina-free Perfect Blocks, and the new Bear armor set change every fight.
How to Prepare Your Valheim Server for the Deep North 1.0 Update
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How to Fix Valheim Multiplayer Lag and Desync (2026 Guide)
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Should you self-host your Valheim dedicated server or use a hosting provider? We compare cost, performance, setup time, and reliability to help you decide.
How to Play Valheim With Friends: Complete Multiplayer Guide
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Valheim Best Weapons Guide: From Early Game to Ashlands (2026)
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News
See allValheim's Deep North Test Branch Reworks the Save System Ahead of the 1.0 Launch
A new Valheim public test patch rebuilds how worlds are saved: faster, chunked saves that cut the risk of corrupt files. Here is what changed and what it means for server admins before the September 9 launch.
Valheim 1.0 Launches September 9 With the Deep North: PS5 & Switch 2 Crossplay Confirmed
Valheim finally has a 1.0 release date. The Deep North biome arrives September 9, 2026, ending five years of early access, plus PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 with full crossplay.
Valheim's Call to Arms Combat Overhaul: Adrenaline, Perfect Dodge & Bear Armor Explained
Patch 0.221.13 rebuilt Valheim combat ahead of the 1.0 launch. Here's how Adrenaline, the Perfect Dodge Roll, stamina-free Perfect Blocks, and the new Bear armor set change every fight.
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