Valheim Bosses

Valheim's bosses aren't optional trophies — each one is the gate to the next biome. The boss's drop is what physically unlocks the next tier of materials, so you climb the ladder one Forsaken at a time:

• Eikthyr → Hard antlers → the Antler Pickaxe, your first pickaxe → mine Copper & Tin → the Bronze Age.
• The Elder → the Swamp Key → opens Sunken Crypts → your first Iron.
• Bonemass → the Wishbone → detects buried Silver in the Mountains.
• Moder → Dragon Tears → the Artisan Table → black-metal & Plains-tier crafting.
• Yagluth → Torn Spirits → the Wisp Fountain → a Wisplight to see in the Mistlands.
• The Queen → opens the way to the Ashlands.
• Fader → Fader Relics → the current top of the crafting tree (Deep North isn't out yet).

Each boss at a glance: where it lives, what to bring to summon it, what its death unlocks, and the power it grants. Tap a boss to open its full summon + strategy guide. Tick the checkbox once you've beaten one — it dims, sinks to the bottom, and saves on your device so you always know who's next.

The Queen and Fader are Valheim's newest bosses — their tuning can shift with patches, so each page flags anything version-sensitive rather than guessing.

All seven powers, what they do, and when to pop them. Mount the boss's trophy on the Sacrificial Stones at spawn, then activate — each lasts 5 minutes and you can switch any time.

Valheim is still in active development, and the Ashlands update added Fader as the new final boss. A lot of older guides stop at Yagluth or list The Queen as the end of the game. This hub covers all seven, in order, built on the current game and re-checked when the game updates.