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Updated on December 29, 2022: Game Rant’s complete guide for Valheim, the indie open-world survival title, has been updated to provide readers with a better experience. Valheim saw the Mistlands update earlier this month, and we have covered many topics surrounding the early access release.

Valheim was developed by Iron Gate AB and published by Coffee Stain and is currently available in Early Access via Steam. Considering how much the game has changed over time, both new and old players might have questions about certain aspects of the game. For this need, we have a complete guide for Valheim that’s full of useful tips and tricks for all levels of players.

This section of the Valheim guide will go over how to locate the various ores, materials, and important items that are scattered across the world. Here, players will learn how to find copper and leather scraps as well as where to get important items such as the Swamp Key. If a player is looking for something and can’t seem to find it, this list should help that Valheim fan out.

Valheim’s Ores Every Ore in the Game How to Find Copper How to Make Bronze How to Find Iron How to Get Silver How to Get Obsidian How to Get Black Metal How to Get Flametal Ore

Valheim’s Materials How to Get Leather Scraps How to Get Flint How to Get Core Wood How to Get Thistle How to Get Greydwarf Eyes How to Get Bone Fragments How to Get Surtling Cores How to Get Fine Wood How to Get Ancient Bark How to Get Guck How to Get Tar Dragon Eggs How to Get a Freeze Gland Dragon Tears How to Black Marble How to Get Royal Jelly How to Get Yggdrasil Wood Where to Get Black Cores

Valheim’s Specialty Items How to Get a Swamp Key How to Get a Wishbone How to Get the Megingjord Belt How to Get a Maypole How to Craft Horn of Celebration How to Craft a Wisp Fountain How to Craft a Dvergr Lantern How to Craft a Wisplight How to Craft an Armor Stand

This is the section for those just getting to grips with the world of Valheim and its different systems.

General Tips Starting Tips Pro Tips

Building Tips and Tricks How to Build a House How to Level/Flatten Ground Structural Stability Guide How to Build a Fire Indoors Best Locations For a Base How To Unlock Stone Buildings Valheim’s Comfort and Resting Explained Best Base Defenses Advanced Building Tips Hearth and Home Update Building Options

Main Story Bosses How to Summon All Bosses How to Beat Eikthyr How to Beat the Elder How to Beat Bonemass How to Beat Moder How to Beat Yagluth All Valheim Bosses Ranked 10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Bosses All Forsaken Powers Ranked

Valheim’s Biomes Valheim’s Map Size All Biomes Explained Valheim’s Best Map Seeds Best Starting Locations How to Survive the Swamp Biome How to Survive the Plains Biome What is the Ashlands Biome? What is the Deep North Biome? How to Find Sunken Crypts How to Find Frost Caves

If there is anything more important than crafting tools in Valheim, it would be crafting items to defend oneself. The world can be quite the challenge for those players who haven’t focused on building up their armor or weapons. Therefore this section is all about the important tools and items that players need to craft during a playthrough of Valheim. This list includes the various armor sets in the game as well as the long list of tools and weapons.

Valheim’s Armor and Shields All Armor Sets How to Craft Wolf Armor How to Customize Armor All Capes Valheim’s Best Shields How to Craft the Iron Buckler How to Craft the Bone Tower Shield How to Craft the Feather Cape How to Craft Eitr-Weave Armor How to Craft Carapace Armor How to Craft Fenris Armor How to Craft Root Armor Armor Tier List

Valheim’s Bows and Arrows How to Craft a Draugr Fang Every Arrow in Valheim How to Craft Every Arrow in Valheim How to Craft Every Bow How to Craft Frost Arrows Valheim: How to Craft the Spine Snap

Valheim’s Weapons All Weapon Types Weapon Tier List Every Sword in the Game Every Axe in the Game Every Club in the Game Every Spear in the Game Every Two-Handed Weapon How to Parry How to get an Iron Mace How to Craft the Crystal Battleaxe How to Craft the Stagbreaker How to Craft a Dead Raiser How to Craft the Staff of Embers How to Craft the Staff of Frost How to Craft the Staff of Protection How to Craft the Krom Longsword How to Craft the Mistwalker Sword How to Craft Flesh Rippers Valheim: How to Craft the Himmin Afl Polearm Valheim: How to Craft the Jotun Bane

Valheim’s Tools and Items How to Get a Pickaxe How to Get a Bronze Pickaxe How to Craft a Raft How to Craft a Cart How to Craft a Cartography Table Valheim’s Most Useful Tools How to Craft a Forge How to Craft an Artisan Table How to Craft a Black Metal Pickaxe How To Craft A Smelter, Charcoal Kiln, And Blast Furnace How to Craft a Spinning Wheel How to Craft a Galdr Table How to Craft a Black Forge

For some Valheim players, the Viking lifestyle is much better when combined with the domestication of animals and farming. Fortunately, there are several animals that can be tamed in Valheim and a bunch of seeds that can be planted. These guides below will help players figure out how to create the Viking farm of their dreams as well as how best to feed their Viking warrior.

Taming the Creatures of Valheim How to Tame a Boar How to Tame a Wolf How to Tame a Lox How to Ride a Lox How to Name Tamed Creatures How to Get a Hen

Farming and Fishing Complete Farming Guide How to Find Onion Seeds How to Plant Seeds How to Fish How to Find a Queen Bee

Cooking in Valheim All Cauldron Upgrades How to Craft an Iron Cooking Station How to Craft the Stone Oven Best Food Combinations Fermenter Guide How to Cook Yggdrasil Porridge How to Cook Seeker Aspic How to Cook a Meat Platter How to Cook a Misthare Supreme How to Cook a Stuffed Mushroom How to Cook Serpent Meat

These general guides will be of great help to players that are just getting started in Valheim as well as those who are looking to learn even more after playing it for a while. Many elements and features in Valheim aren’t explained fully to the player, so these will help any fans that have questions about early game topics and hidden features.

In-Game Questions Common Mistakes How to Repair Tools How to Upgrade Workbench What Coins Used for in Valheim How to Destroy Items How to Increase Carry Weight How to Find the Trader 10 Hidden Features

Set-up and Multiplayer Questions How to Use Console Commands How to Setup a Dedicated Server How to Increase FPS and Improve Performance How to Join Friends