What it is
Valheim Wiki is the game's official-community wiki, hosted on Fandom (formerly Wikia). It holds ~1,100 pages covering nearly everything in the game: items, recipes, weapons, armors, bosses, enemies, biomes, NPCs, materials, mechanics (food system, stamina, climate), buildings, patch notes, and lore.
It's community-maintained — volunteers editing, updating, verifying — but has explicit Iron Gate endorsement. The studio links to the wiki from its official site and devs occasionally correct entries directly. It's not the only Valheim wiki (there's an independent valheim-wiki.com), but Fandom is the canonical and most current one.
What it solves
Valheim has hundreds of items with specific recipes, dozens of bosses with unique drops, biomes with particular mechanics (Mistlands disables the compass, Ashlands has cinders, etc.). Memorizing it all is impossible.
The wiki handles point lookups:
- "What do I need to craft X?" → the item page lists the full recipe.
- "What does boss Y drop?" → the boss page lists drops, mechanics, weak spots.
- "Which biome is next?" → the progression guide page orders the biomes.
- "How is running stamina drain calculated?" → the stamina page has the formulas.
It's quick reference, not narrative. Useful when you're playing and need a fact.
Differentiation
Vs. valheim-wiki.com: the independent wiki exists (ad-free) but updates less often. Fandom gets more edits and reflects recent patches faster.
Vs. Steam Community Guides: Steam guides are long and narrative, good for deep dives ("A Mega Guide" is famous). The wiki is for atomic lookups.
Vs. YouTube video guides: YouTube teaches mechanics; the wiki is a lookup table. Complementary.
Vs. the official Iron Gate site: the official site covers branding, dev blog, ports, and purchases. The wiki covers in-game content in detail. Different roles.
What people use it for
Recipe lookup. "How do I make Iron?" → Iron page lists the steps (Scrap Iron in swamps → Smelter → Iron bar). The wiki's most-used feature.
Boss strategies. Each boss has a page with HP, attacks, weak spots, drops, recommended strategies, and active modifiers (Eikthyr buffs stamina for X minutes).
Drop tables by mob. "What does a Lox drop?" → Lox page lists every possible drop and rate.
Item IDs for console commands. To spawn items via spawn <item> <qty>, you need the exact ID. The wiki has the full table.
Progression guide. A dedicated page orders biomes and bosses with the recommended gear stack for each.
Patch history. When Iron Gate ships a patch, the wiki updates Version History with detailed changelogs.
Lore. Boss and NPC pages contain the lore the game doesn't explicitly spell out.
Who this tool is not for
If you want narrative gameplay or step-by-step tutorials: the wiki is reference, not walkthrough. YouTube or long Steam Community guides are better.
If you're after advanced builds or combat optimization: the wiki has basic info but doesn't go into fine-tuning. Forums and videos cover that better.
If Fandom ads bother you: there are banner ads and occasional popups. Adblockers clear them. Without one, you'll see them.
If you want Spanish content: the wiki is almost entirely English. Some pages have translated es- versions but coverage is partial and out of date.
How it works in practice
- Go to
valheim.fandom.com. - Search what you need (topbar search) or navigate categories (Items, Biomes, Bosses, Crafting, etc.).
- The item/biome/boss page has an infobox on the right with key stats plus body text with details.
- Cross-link as you go — most pages reference others (from "Bronze Axe" you click to "Bronze" to see how it's made).
- For console item IDs: go to "Item IDs" in the sidebar.
When playing, most people keep the wiki open on a second monitor (or second device).
Honest limitations
English-only (mostly). For Spanish-speaking players the wiki is readable but requires comfort with English technical vocabulary.
Fandom ads. Banners, occasional popups, autoplay videos on some pages. An adblocker removes the friction.
Inconsistency between pages. As a community wiki, quality varies. Core pages (bosses, recipes) are polished. Lore or niche feature pages can be incomplete.
Lag after patches. When Iron Gate ships Ashlands or Call to Arms, the wiki takes days/weeks to update everything. The most-visited pages update first.
Doesn't replicate the game perfectly. Some numbers (damage, stamina costs) may be stale. If something feels off, verify in-game.
Search is somewhat clunky. Fandom search is functional but sometimes misses results when the term doesn't match exactly.
Getting started
- Go to
valheim.fandom.com. - The "Valheim Wiki" main page has navigation to the main sections.
- To start, "Progression guide" is recommended — it lays out the suggested biome and boss order.
- While playing and needing a specific fact: the topbar search is the fastest path.
- For item IDs (console): the "Item IDs" page has the full list.
If specific data is wrong or outdated, you can edit (a Fandom account is required — free). The community welcomes contributions.
