Valheim Ashlands guide: how to sail in and survive
The Ashlands are Valheim’s seventh biome: a land of fire in the far south that you can only reach aboard …
Valheim guides for the 1.0 release from 9 September 2026, from the Meadows to the Deep North. Every boss has its own guide: how to summon it, what to bring and what it drops. You summon Eikthyr with two Deer Trophies, Bonemass takes ten Withered Bones and a mace rather than a sword, and Moder needs three Dragon Eggs that cannot go through portals. Then come The Elder, Yagluth, the Queen and Fader with three Bells from the Black Forge. At the very end waits Kall Fimbulbringer, reached with three Intricate Keys.
Not sure where to go next? The biome order lists the key materials, dungeons and boss of every biome. Separate guides cover the mist and Seekers of the Mistlands, sailing a Drakkar across boiling seas into the Ashlands and the new Deep North with its Winding Tunnels and Mörkhalla dungeons.
Away from the fights you’ll learn how food works with its three slots, your gear progression from bronze to Nord, building with stability and a chimney, taming animals, the traders Haldor, Hildir and the Bog Witch and what can’t go through a portal. Playing with a friend? Read Valheim for two, see how crossplay works across PC, Xbox, PS5 and Switch 2 and set up your own dedicated server. Mods, FPS settings, console commands and supported languages have their own guides too.
The Ashlands are Valheim’s seventh biome: a land of fire in the far south that you can only reach aboard …
The Mistlands are Valheim’s sixth biome and the first one where you can barely see a few steps ahead. A …
The Elder is the boss of the Black Forest and the second of the guardians you work through in Valheim. …
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Valheim 1.0 is officially available in 14 languages, and on top of those the game ships with a set of …