Valheim boss prep: what to bring to every boss
One card per boss, in the order you meet them. Each says which damage type hurts it most, what it hits you with and the mead that softens that, the best weapon and armor you can have by its biome, three foods to eat and the offering that summons it. 3 of the 8 bosses are weak to at least one damage type; for the rest, your strongest weapon is the answer. Every pick comes from the same game data and rankings as the boss’s own page.
Its hardest hit deals 20 pierce damage before armor, so watch for it.
- Hit it with
- No weakness: every type not listed below does normal damage.
- It hits with
- Pierce Lightning · hardest hit 20
- Weapon
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Early Axes quality 4, top of its ranking with gear up to the Meadows - Armor
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Leather Armor prevents the most damage here: 80.9% - Eat
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Cooked Deer Meat · 
Honey · 
Cooked Boar Meat 98 health, 107 stamina - Summon with
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Deer Trophy×2 at its altar: 
Forsaken Altars - Find the altar
- A vegvisir in
Sacrificial Stones marks it on your map.
Pierce
Lightning
2. The Elder
Black Forest · 2,500 health
Poison damage does nothing to The Elder, so leave your poison weapons at home.
- Hit it with
- Fire×2
- Immune to
- Poison Spirit
- It hits with
- Pierce Blunt · hardest hit 60
- Weapon
- Early Axes quality 4, top of its ranking with gear up to the Black Forest
- Armor
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Bronze Armor prevents the most damage here: 60.1% - Eat
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Deer Stew · 
Carrot Soup · 
Queen's Jam 99 health, 150 stamina - Summon with
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Ancient Seed×3 at its altar: Forsaken Altars - Find the altar
- A vegvisir in
Burial Chambers marks it on your map.
Fire×2
Poison
Spirit
Blunt
Poison damage does nothing to Bonemass, so leave your poison weapons at home.
- Hit it with
- Blunt×1.5 Frost×1.5
- Resists
- Pierce×0.25 Fire×0.25 Slash×0.5
- Immune to
- Poison
- It hits with
- Poison Blunt · hardest hit 130
- Drink
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Poison Resistance Mead poison damage ×0.25 for 10 min - Weapon
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Iron Mace quality 4, top of its ranking with gear up to the Swamp - Armor
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Root Set prevents the most damage here: 45.9% - Eat
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Serpent Stew · 
Cooked Serpent Meat · 
Sailor's Bounty 220 health, 144 stamina - Summon with
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Withered Bone×10 at its altar: Forsaken Altars - Find the altar
- A vegvisir in
Sunken Crypts or 
Swamp Runestone Tower marks it on your map.
Frost×1.5
Slash×0.5
Moder takes to the air, so keep a bow or crossbow for when it is out of reach.
- Hit it with
- Fire×1.5
- Immune to
- Frost Spirit
- It hits with
- Pierce Slash Frost · hardest hit 230
- Drink
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Frost Resistance Mead frost damage ×0.5 for 10 min - Weapon
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Silver Sword quality 4, top of its ranking with gear up to the Mountains - Armor
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Wolf Armor prevents the most damage here: 63.6% - Eat
- Serpent Stew · Cooked Serpent Meat · Sailor's Bounty 220 health, 144 stamina
- Summon with
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Dragon Egg×3 at its altar: Forsaken Altars - Find the altar
- A vegvisir in
Frost Caves, 
Howling Cavern or 
Mountain Tower marks it on your map.
Poison damage does nothing to Yagluth, so leave your poison weapons at home.
- Hit it with
- No weakness: every type not listed below does normal damage.
- Resists
- Pierce×0.25 Fire×0.5
- Immune to
- Poison
- It hits with
- Fire Lightning · hardest hit 130
- Drink
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Fire Resistance Barley Wine fire damage ×0.5 for 10 min - Weapon
- Silver Sword quality 4, top of its ranking with gear up to the Plains
- Armor
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Fenris Set prevents the most damage here: 74.1% - Eat
- Serpent Stew ·
Blood Pudding · 
Lox Meat Pie 205 health, 175 stamina - Summon with
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Fuling Totem×3 at its altar: Forsaken Altars - Find the altar
- A vegvisir in
Fuling Outpost marks it on your map.
Its hardest hit deals 240 pierce and poison damage before armor, so watch for it.
- Hit it with
- No weakness: every type not listed below does normal damage.
- Resists
- Pierce×0.5
- Immune to
- Spirit
- It hits with
- Slash Pierce Poison Blunt · hardest hit 240
- Drink
- Poison Resistance Mead poison damage ×0.25 for 10 min
- Weapon
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Mistwalker quality 4, top of its ranking with gear up to the Mistlands - Armor
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Carapace Armor prevents the most damage here: 68.2% - Eat
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Fish 'n' Bread · 
Misthare Supreme · 
Mushroom Omelette 168 health, 253 stamina - Summon with
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Seeker Soldier Trophy×3 at its altar: 
Infested Citadel - Find the altar
- A vegvisir in
Infested Mine marks it on your map.
Fire damage does nothing to Fader, so leave your fire weapons at home.
- Hit it with
- No weakness: every type not listed below does normal damage.
- Resists
- Pierce×0.5
- Immune to
- Fire Spirit
- It hits with
- Pierce Fire Spirit · hardest hit 210
- Drink
- Fire Resistance Barley Wine fire damage ×0.5 for 10 min
- Weapon
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Berserkir Axes quality 4, top of its ranking with gear up to the Ashlands - Armor
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Flametal Armor prevents the most damage here: 91.1% - Eat
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Piquant Pie · 
Mashed Meat · 
Roasted Crust Pie 264 health, 219 stamina - Summon with
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Bell×3 at its altar: Forsaken Altars - Find the altar
- A vegvisir in
Charred Fortress or 
Charred Ruins marks it on your map.
8. Kall Fimbulbringer
Deep North · 3 phases
In phase 2 your weapons do nothing to Kall Fimbulbringer: defeat the summoned boss spirits while Kall is sealed in ice.
- Hit it with
- No weakness: every type not listed below does normal damage. Values for Kall Fimbulbringer — phase 3
- Resists
- Pierce×0.5 Fire×0.5 Frost×0.5 Lightning×0.5
- Immune to
- Spirit
- It hits with
- Blunt Frost Pierce Lightning Poison Slash Fire Spirit · hardest hit 250
- Drink
- Poison Resistance Mead poison damage ×0.25 for 10 min · Fire Resistance Barley Wine fire damage ×0.5 for 10 min · Frost Resistance Mead frost damage ×0.5 for 10 min
- Weapon
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Frostfire Mace quality 4, top of its ranking with gear up to the Deep North - Armor
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Protector Armor prevents the most damage here: 72.1% - Eat
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Northern Morning Fare · 
Oatmeal · 
Pancakes 188 health, 365 stamina - Summon with
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Malicious Blood×3 at its altar: 
Aesir Passage - Find the altar
- A vegvisir in
Memorial Site or 
Mörkhalla marks it on your map.
Full Kall Fimbulbringer page · Every weapon ranked · What it unlocks
How the picks are chosen
The same rules as every boss page.
Gear you can have by thenWeapons and armor come from the biomes up to the boss’s own, at up to quality 4, ranked against the boss with skill 50 over 60 seconds with stamina limits. A boss fought in phases is ranked on its longest damage phase.
Only meads that matterA mead is listed only when the boss deals its damage type and you can brew it by that biome.
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Food for the most health and staminaThe three foods with the most health and stamina added together, from what that biome and earlier ones offer.
Weak means more than ×1Multipliers are the boss’s own; spirit and poison immunity is common, so check the card before you pack elemental arrows.
Not sure which boss is next? Follow the progression checklist and the boss order, or the full weapons, armor and food guides by biome. The weakness chart has every creature, not just bosses.
Questions
What is the best weapon for Bonemass in Valheim?
Iron Mace at quality 4 tops the ranking for Bonemass with gear up to the Swamp. Bonemass is weak to blunt (×1.5) and frost (×1.5). Wear Root Set.
What is the best weapon for Moder in Valheim?
Silver Sword at quality 4 tops the ranking for Moder with gear up to the Mountains. Moder is weak to fire (×1.5). Wear Wolf Armor.
What is the best weapon for Yagluth in Valheim?
Silver Sword at quality 4 tops the ranking for Yagluth with gear up to the Plains. It has no weakness, so the strongest hit wins. Wear Fenris Set.
What is the best weapon for The Queen in Valheim?
Mistwalker at quality 4 tops the ranking for The Queen with gear up to the Mistlands. It has no weakness, so the strongest hit wins. Wear Carapace Armor.
What is the best armor for Yagluth in Valheim?
Fenris Set: it prevents 74.1% of the damage Yagluth deals in its ranking, the most of any set you can have by the Plains. Add Fire Resistance Barley Wine for his fire damage.
What order should I fight the bosses in Valheim?
1. Eikthyr, 2. The Elder, 3. Bonemass, 4. Moder, 5. Yagluth, 6. The Queen, 7. Fader, 8. Kall Fimbulbringer. The boss order guide shows what each one unlocks.
Weaknesses, attacks, offerings, altars and drops come from the game files of build 26249040; weapon and armor picks from the site’s rankings, engine 1.13.0.