Valheim progression checklist
Valheim runs through 8 biomes in a fixed order, each with its own boss: Meadows (Eikthyr), then Black Forest (The Elder), then Swamp (Bonemass), then Mountains (Moder), then Plains (Yagluth), then Mistlands (The Queen), then Ashlands (Fader), then Deep North (Kall Fimbulbringer). For every stage below you get the gear and food to arrive with, the materials worth gathering, the stations to build and upgrade, the boss and its offering, and what beating it unlocks, step by step. Tick things off as you go; your ticks stay in this browser. Brand new? Start with your first ten days.
Start with
Nothing but your hands. These need no station:
Build and upgrade
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Build
Cooking Station 2 Wood
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Build
Workbench 10 Wood
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Raise Workbench to level 3 build 2 of:
Chopping Block, 
Tanning Rack
Beat
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Eikthyr offer 
Deer Trophy×2 at its altar: 
Forsaken Altars
What beating Eikthyr unlocks
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Defeat Eikthyr
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Take
Hard Antler×3
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Craft
Antler Pickaxe at the Workbench
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Mine a Copper Deposit for
Copper Ore and a Tin Deposit for 
Tin Ore
Ore cannot go through a portal: carry it home or sail it. -
Smelt them into
Copper and 
Tin at the 
Smelter
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Combine them into
Bronze at the 
Forge
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Take
Eikthyr Trophy
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Hang it at the
Sacrificial Stones
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Activate its Forsaken power,
Eikthyr
Running stamina −60%, Jumping stamina −60%, Swimming stamina −60%.
Where people get stuck:
Eikthyr needs Deer Trophy×2, which drops from Deer.
Boar hits hardest here, up to 10 damage before armor.
Stage 2: Black Forest
0 of 13 ticked · boss: 
The Elder
Arrive with
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Early Axes best earlier weapon here -
Leather Armor best earlier armor here -
Cooked Deer Meat · 
Cooked Boar Meat · 
Honey 98 health, 107 stamina
Build and upgrade
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Build
Cauldron 10 Tin
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Build
Charcoal Kiln 20 Stone, 5 Surtling Core
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Build
Fermenter 30 Finewood, 5 Bronze, 10 Resin
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Build Forge 4 Stone, 4 Coal, 10 Wood, 6 Copper
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Build
Mead Ketill 4 Tin, 6 Copper, 2 Leather Scraps
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Build Smelter 20 Stone, 5 Surtling Core
Beat
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The Elder offer
Ancient Seed×3 at its altar: Forsaken Altars
What beating The Elder unlocks
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Defeat The Elder
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Take
Swamp Key
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Open
Sunken Crypts with it
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Mine a Muddy Scrap Pile for
Scrap Iron
Ore cannot go through a portal: carry it home or sail it. -
Smelt it into
Iron at the Smelter
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Take
The Elder Trophy
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Hang it at the Sacrificial Stones
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Activate its Forsaken power,
The Elder
Health regen +30%, Chop and pickaxe damage +60%.
Where people get stuck:
The Elder needs Ancient Seed×3, which drops from 
Greydwarf Brute; break Evil Heart Forest, Evil Heart Swamp or Greydwarf Nest.
Troll hits hardest here, up to 70 damage before armor.
Copper Ore and Tin Ore cannot go through a portal.
Arrive with
- Early Axes best earlier weapon here
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Bronze Armor best earlier armor here -
Deer Stew · 
Minced Meat Sauce · 
Carrot Soup 125 health, 123 stamina
Build and upgrade
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Build
Food Preparation Table 5 Iron, 20 Finewood, 15 Leather Scraps
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Build
Iron Cooking Station 3 Iron, 3 Chain
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Build
Stonecutter 10 Wood, 2 Iron, 4 Stone
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Raise Cauldron to level 2 build 1 of:
Spice Rack
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Raise Forge to level 3 build 2 of:
Forge Bellows, 
Anvils, 
Grinding Wheel, 
Smith's Anvil, 
Forge Cooler, 
Forge Tool Rack
Beat
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Bonemass offer 
Withered Bone×10 at its altar: Forsaken Altars
What beating Bonemass unlocks
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Defeat Bonemass
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Take
Wishbone
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Equip Wishbone: it finds Petrified Gammeltroll, Silver Vein, Skeletal Remains, Chest and Muddy Scrap Pile
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Mine a Silver Vein for
Silver Ore
Ore cannot go through a portal: carry it home or sail it. -
Smelt it into
Silver at the Smelter
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Take
Bonemass Trophy
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Hang it at the Sacrificial Stones
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Activate its Forsaken power,
Bonemass
Block stamina −100%, Stamina back per block +5, Blunt damage taken ×0.75, Slash damage taken ×0.75, Pierce damage taken ×0.75.
Where people get stuck:
Bonemass needs Withered Bone×10, found in Sunken Crypts, 
Swamp Grave and 
Swamp Runestone Tower.
Oozer hits hardest here, up to 115 damage before armor.
Scrap Iron cannot go through a portal.
Arrive with
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Iron Mace best earlier weapon here -
Iron Armor best earlier armor here -
Serpent Stew · 
Cooked Serpent Meat · 
Turnip Stew 193 health, 154 stamina
Gather and make
Build and upgrade
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Build
Artisan Table 10 Wood, 2 Dragon Tear
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Build
Blast Furnace 20 Stone, 5 Surtling Core, 10 Iron, 20 Finewood
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Build
Spinning Wheel 20 Finewood, 10 Iron Nails, 5 Leather Scraps
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Build
Stone Oven 15 Iron, 20 Stone, 4 Surtling Core
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Build
Windmill 20 Stone, 30 Wood, 30 Iron Nails
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Raise Cauldron to level 3 build 2 of: Spice Rack,
Butcher's Table
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Raise Workbench to level 4 build 3 of: Chopping Block, Tanning Rack,
Adze, 
Tool Shelf
What beating Moder unlocks
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Defeat
Moder
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Take
Dragon Tear×10
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Build Artisan Table
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Next to it you can build Blast Furnace, Spinning Wheel, Stone Oven and Windmill
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Take
Moder Trophy
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Hang it at the Sacrificial Stones
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Activate its Forsaken power,
Moder
Tailwind Always, Frost damage taken ×0.5, Carry weight +300, Movement speed +10%.
Where people get stuck:
Moder needs 
Dragon Egg×3, found in 
Drake Nest.
Both kinds of weather here are freezing, so bring frost resistance.
Stone Golem hits hardest here, up to 110 damage before armor.
Silver Ore cannot go through a portal.
Arrive with
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Silver Sword best earlier weapon here -
Wolf Armor best earlier armor here - Serpent Stew · Cooked Serpent Meat ·
Eyescream 196 health, 164 stamina
Gather and make
Build and upgrade
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Raise Cauldron to level 4 build 3 of: Spice Rack, Butcher's Table,
Pots and Pans
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Raise Forge to level 4 build 3 of: Forge Bellows, Anvils, Grinding Wheel, Smith's Anvil, Forge Cooler, Forge Tool Rack
Beat
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Yagluth offer 
Fuling Totem×3 at its altar: Forsaken Altars
What beating Yagluth unlocks
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Defeat Yagluth
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Take
Torn Spirit×3
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Build
Wisp Fountain near the Stonecutter
Attracts wisps. They mostly come at night... mostly.
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Take
Yagluth Trophy
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Hang it at the Sacrificial Stones
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Activate its Forsaken power,
Yagluth
Farming skill +25 levels, Lightning damage taken ×0.5, Damage you deal +10%.
Where people get stuck:
Yagluth needs Fuling Totem×3, which drops from 
Fuling Berserker and turns up in 
Fuling Outpost and 
Fuling Village.
Vile hits hardest here, up to 150 damage before armor.
Black Metal Scrap cannot go through a portal.
Arrive with
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Frostner best earlier weapon here -
Padded Armor best earlier armor here - Serpent Stew ·
Lox Meat Pie · 
Blood Pudding 205 health, 175 stamina
Gather and make
Build and upgrade
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Build
Black Forge 10 Black Marble, 10 Yggdrasil Wood, 5 Black Core
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Build
Eitr Refinery 20 Black Marble, 5 Black Metal, 10 Yggdrasil Wood, 5 Black Core, 3 Sap
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Build
Galdr Table 20 Yggdrasil Wood, 10 Black Metal, 5 Black Core, 5 Refined Eitr
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Raise Artisan Table to level 2 build 1 of:
Artisan Press
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Raise Black Forge to level 2 build 1 of:
Black Forge Cooler, 
Vice
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Raise Cauldron to level 5 build 4 of: Spice Rack, Butcher's Table, Pots and Pans,
Mortar and Pestle
Beat
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The Queen offer 
Seeker Soldier Trophy×3 at its altar: 
Infested Citadel
What beating The Queen unlocks
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Defeat The Queen
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Take
Majestic Carapace×5
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Build Artisan Press near the Artisan Table
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It raises the Artisan Table to level 2 for
Ceramic Plate and 
Shield Core
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Take
The Queen Trophy
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Hang it at the Sacrificial Stones
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Activate its Forsaken power,
The Queen
Sneaking stamina −100%, Eitr regen +100%, Poison damage taken ×0.5.
Where people get stuck:
The Queen needs Seeker Soldier Trophy×3, which drops from 
Seeker Soldier.
Seeker hits hardest here, up to 230 damage before armor.
Copper Scrap cannot go through a portal.
Arrive with
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Mistwalker best earlier weapon here -
Carapace Armor best earlier armor here -
Misthare Supreme · 
Honey Glazed Chicken · 
Fish 'n' Bread 220 health, 194 stamina
Gather and make
Build and upgrade
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Raise Black Forge to level 4 build 3 of: Black Forge Cooler, Vice,
Metal Cutter, 
Gem Cutter
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Raise Cauldron to level 6 build 5 of: Spice Rack, Butcher's Table, Pots and Pans, Mortar and Pestle,
Rolling Pins and Cutting Boards
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Raise Galdr Table to level 2 build 1 of:
Rune Table, 
Unfading Candles, 
Feathery Wreath
What beating Fader unlocks
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Defeat
Fader
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Take
Kindled Ribs×5
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Build
Eternal Pyre near the Stonecutter
His rage and regret are at war with each other, and their struggle will fuel this fire until the very end.
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Take
Fader Trophy
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Hang it at the Sacrificial Stones
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Activate its Forsaken power,
Fader
Adrenaline gain +100%, Stagger build-up −50%, Fire damage taken ×0.5.
Where people get stuck:
Fader needs 
Bell×3, made from 
Bell Fragment at the Black Forge , found in 
Charred Fortress.
Fallen Valkyrie hits hardest here, up to 220 damage before armor.
Flametal Ore and 
Scrap Bronze cannot go through a portal.
Stage 8: Deep North
0 of 11 ticked · boss: 
Kall Fimbulbringer
Arrive with
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Berserkir Axes best earlier weapon here -
Flametal Armor best earlier armor here -
Piquant Pie · 
Mashed Meat · 
Roasted Crust Pie 264 health, 219 stamina
Gather and make
Build and upgrade
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Build
Frigid Kiln 20 Stone, 10 Frostcore, 5 Ice
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Build
Frost Foundry 15 Iron, 20 Stone, 10 Frostcore
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Raise Cauldron to level 7 build 6 of: Spice Rack, Butcher's Table, Pots and Pans, Mortar and Pestle, Rolling Pins and Cutting Boards,
Smoker
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Raise Galdr Table to level 4 build 3 of: Rune Table, Unfading Candles, Feathery Wreath,
Standing Loom
Beat
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Kall Fimbulbringer offer
Malicious Blood×3 at its altar: 
Aesir Passage
What beating Kall Fimbulbringer unlocks
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Defeat Kall Fimbulbringer
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Take
Crown Jewel
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Craft
Crown of Valheim at the Black Forge
Where people get stuck:
Kall Fimbulbringer needs Malicious Blood×3; break Malicious Ice.
All 3 kinds of weather here are freezing, so bring frost resistance.
Barka hits hardest here, up to 280 damage before armor.
Petrified Tissue cannot go through a portal.
The Deep North guide covers the cold, the new materials and the road to Kall Fimbulbringer.
Questions
What order to do things in Valheim?
Meadows (beat Eikthyr), then Black Forest (beat The Elder), then Swamp (beat Bonemass), then Mountains (beat Moder), then Plains (beat Yagluth), then Mistlands (beat The Queen), then Ashlands (beat Fader), then Deep North (beat Kall Fimbulbringer). In each biome, gather what it adds, upgrade your stations and gear, then beat its boss before you move on.
What to prioritize in Valheim?
Food and a roof first, then whatever the next boss asks for. In the Meadows that is Club, Hammer, Stone Axe and Torch by hand, a workbench, and 2 Deer Trophy for Eikthyr; after that, the best armor and three good foods for each biome before you fight its boss.
Stages, materials, stations, recipes, bosses, offerings and drops come from the game files of build 26249040; arrival gear and food from the site’s biome rankings. Materials are ordered by how many weapons, armor, foods, tools and stations use them; ticks are stored only in this browser.