Death & Tombstone
What happens when you die in valheim. Tombstone, skill loss, and corpse run explained.
- On death
- Drop tombstone, lose ~5% skills
- No Skill Drain
- 10 min
When you die in valheim you drop a tombstone holding all your gear and inventory, and it persists so a second death on the way back will not destroy the first grave. Death also costs you roughly 5% of every skill level, but a 10-minute No Skill Drain buff stops repeated deaths from compounding the loss. Reclaiming your tombstone auto-returns your items and grants the Corpse Run buff for 50 seconds to help you escape danger.
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