Valheim

Follow the complete Deep North progression chain in order, including the preparation most players miss before sailing north.

The Aesir Passage is the Deep North boss location, revealed by a Vegvisir and opened by offering three Malicious Blood.

Kall Fimbulbringer is Valheim’s eighth and final Forsaken, fought after opening the Aesir Passage with three Malicious Blood.

The Grappling Hook is a new 1.0 traversal tool unlocked from a Hook found inside Dvergr Treasure Chests in Mistlands Infested Mines.

Valheim 1.0 finally adds permanent inventory upgrades through Haldor, giving characters two extra rows and 16 additional slots.

Standard Valheim portals block ore and metal, but late-game Stone Portals and world modifiers provide ways around the restriction.

Haldor is Valheim’s main Black Forest merchant, spawning at one of several possible camps far enough from the world center.

Flametal is the main Ashlands metal, mined from dangerous deposits in lava-heavy terrain and used for the biome’s strongest heavy gear.

Black Metal is a Plains-tier resource obtained from Fuling enemies and processed in a Blast Furnace rather than mined from an ore vein.

Silver Ore is hidden beneath Mountain terrain and is easiest to locate using the Wishbone dropped by Bonemass.

Iron is one of Valheim’s most important metals, primarily mined as Scrap Iron from Sunken Crypts in the Swamp.

The best Valheim food changes every biome. This guide covers useful health, stamina and Eitr picks from Meadows all the way to Deep North.

The Protector set has the highest raw armor in Valheim 1.0, but Vanguard and Caller can be better for stamina or magic-focused builds.

The strongest 1.0 foods come from the Deep North, with new highs for health, stamina and Eitr builds.

Valheim 1.0 is a relatively small download despite adding the Deep North, PS5 and Switch 2 releases and the full 1.0 content package.

Valheim 1.0 adds four new armor sets, ranging from the accessible Lox Fur set to the heavy Protector, agile Vanguard and mage-focused Caller sets.

Deep North adds a broad new creature roster ranging from harmless seals and tameable moose to Gammeltrolls, Jotun warriors and the final Forsaken.

Valheim 1.0 can break older mods after the engine and game update, so modded players should check every dependency before loading important saves.

Valheim has full crossplay in 1.0, but cross-platform save progression is much more limited than multiplayer support.

Old Valheim worlds and characters still work in 1.0, but explored Deep North terrain will not regenerate with the new biome content.

The Forge of Potential is a unique Mountain location that lets you refine eligible gear beyond its normal quality cap using Battle and Protection Idols.

Protection Idols are chest-loot items used at the Forge of Potential to refine armour beyond its normal quality cap.