Tools & Utility Items

Master Valheim's tools and utility items. Learn about crafting essential gear like axes, hammers, workbenches, and campfires to survive and thrive in the early game.

This guide covers the essential tools and utility items in Valheim, focusing on what you'll need to get started and progress through the early stages of the game. From basic crafting to setting up your first base, these items are crucial for survival.

• Wood: Gathered from branches and small trees. Essential for crafting most early-game items.
• Stone: Picked up from rocks on the ground. Used in conjunction with wood for basic tools and structures.
• Stone Axe: Crafted from wood and stone. Used for chopping trees faster and for basic defense against early enemies like Greylings and Boars.
• Hammer: Used to craft building components and repair existing structures and items.
• Workbench: A crafting station that allows for the creation of more advanced items and repairs. Requires a basic shelter (walls and roof) to be functional.
• Bed: Allows you to sleep and set your spawn point. Must be placed in a covered area.
• Campfire: Provides warmth and light, necessary for using the bed. Needs proper ventilation or an outdoor space to avoid smoke damage. Can be covered by a roof to stay lit in rain.
• Cooking Station: Placed over a campfire to cook raw meat, providing better health and stamina regeneration than raw food.
• Flint: Found on beaches. Used to craft flint spears, knives, axes, and for workbench upgrades.
• Leather Scraps: Obtained from hunting Boars. Used in crafting recipes.
• Crude Bow: A basic ranged weapon crafted from wood and leather scraps.
• Wood Arrows: Ammunition for the Crude Bow, crafted with wood and feathers.
• Shield: Essential for melee combat, allowing players to block incoming attacks.
• Chopping Block: An upgrade for the Workbench, allowing for weapon upgrades.