

Check out our Valheim Armor guide for all the info you need to get yourself outfitted for war with a giant tree boss. Just know that you're going to need enough protection to withstand a few hard blows from the Elder, even if your overall strategy is to keep moving and avoid damage as much as possible. If you prefer speed, an upgraded set of Troll Leather armor can also be very useful here. That said, making Bronze is a time-consuming endeavor, requiring you to mine Tin and Copper, smelt both, and combine them at a Forge. Armor: Bronze Setīronze armor is the highest tier you can achieve before taking on the Elder, and the protection it offers is pretty helpful, especially upgraded. Since you'll potentially getting hammered pretty hard, you're going to want to invest in some upgraded equipment before you try to take down the boss, especially if you enter the fight solo.

The Elder can do a lot of damage with its attacks, and in addition to taking you on itself, it'll sometimes summon animated roots from beneath the ground and Greydwarves to help it out. What to bring A bow with fire arrows is essential to beating the Elder, and you're going to want strong Bronze armor to protect you from the massive damage the boss can do. Drop them in the fire at the altar and the boss will appear-and it will not be happy. When you get to the Elder's altar, you'll need to make a sacrifice of three Elder Seeds to summon it. Those altars might be some distance away, though in our Valheim server, we had to travel to an entire separate island to finally track the Elder down. Interacting with one of these Rune Stones will mark the altar where you can summon the Elder somewhere in the Black Forest. You'll often find them near destroyed towers and other structures on the surface-usually surrounded by various types of Greydwarves-or inside Burial Chambers underground. Once you head into the Black Forest, keep an eye out for half-circle Rune Stones. Taking out Eikthyr gets you the Hard Antler, which you can fashion into the Antler Pickaxe, allowing you to mine Tin and Copper. Tracking down the Elder requires you to venture into the Black Forest biome, which is best handled after you've defeated Eikthyr, the Meadows boss. Now Playing: The Valheim Viking Guide For Beginners Where is The Elder? They are uncommon and if you’re planning on making a farm, you should start stockpiling Carrot Seeds early.By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's You can pick these plants and get Carrot Seeds, but never carrots. Carrot SeedsĬarrots grow bunches of little white flowers and will look like aesthetic flora until you get closer.

You should not pass up the opportunity to gather Thistle and you’ll be thankful to have a large supply later in the game. They glow with a light ghostly blue and are easily spotted during the night, but they can also be found during the day. Thistle is a very useful material for cooking Food. Tin deposits are small, are mined entirely once they break, and will never go underground like Copper deposits. The best place to find Tin is in the wetland areas covered in puddles and small pools of water. You can find the deposits near the ocean shore, waterways, and wetlands. Tin is found near water in small deposits that look like regular rocks but shinier and without moss.

Don’t forget to clear away the earth and get all the ore! Tin Copper deposits are mined one piece at a time and a significant portion of the copper deposit is underground. They look exactly like large stone deposits but are labeled Copper Deposit when you are close enough. CopperĬopper can be found in huge deposits partially lodged into the earth. Both of these metals can only be found in the Black Forest, but they’re found in entirely different places. Bronze is an alloy that is created from a 2:1 ratio of Copper and Tin. The Black Forest is your gateway to the Bronze Age. Every member of the Grey Clan calls the Black Forest home. You can also encounter Trolls roaming in the Black Forest and not only near their caves. After you’ve defeated Eikthyr, everything you’ll need to make Bronze can be found in the Black Forest.ĭangerous variants of Greydwarf will begin spawning at night and the Black Forest can get pretty dangerous for early-game adventurers. It has valuable resources that you will need throughout the game. The Black Forest is the first dangerous biome you will encounter in Valheim.
