This page names everything in the Meadows. For a spoiler-free version that tracks what you've done, use the planner.
What to do first in Valheim: the Meadows
The gentlest place in the world. Build a base, get better gear, then take on the first boss.
What to do in the Meadows
Gather wood, stone and flint
Pick up branches and stones, and look for flint along shorelines. Press Tab to hand-craft a Stone Axe, a Club and a Torch.
Build a Workbench under a roof
Craft a Hammer, then build a Workbench. It only works with a roof over it.
Hunt boar and deer
They give Leather Scraps and Deer Hide for your first armour. A Crude Bow makes deer much easier.
Eat three different foods
Berries, mushrooms and meat cooked on a Cooking Station. More kinds of food means more health and stamina.
Build a shelter with a bed and a fire
Sleeping sets your spawn point, and resting by a fire gives you the Rested bonus.
What lives in the Meadows, and how to fight it
Tap one to see how to fight it. Pictures are each creature's trophy.
Greyling
20 health
Shuffles over in ones and twos and hates fire — a lit torch is enough on its own. Fight in the open so you can step back between swings.
- Best weapon
- nothing beats anything else — bring your strongest
- Weak to
- fire
- Shrugs off
- poison
- Ignores
- spirit
- Hits with
- slash
Neck
5 health
Lurks by the water, and rain brings a lot more of them inland. One hit each, but don't take them on while you're swimming: they're faster than you are in water.
- Best weapon
- nothing beats anything else — bring your strongest
- Weak to
- fire
- Shrugs off
- poison
- Ignores
- spirit
- Hits with
- slash
Boar
10 health
Charges when you get close, then backs off again — step in as it turns away. It won't come near a fire, and a couple penned alive keep you in meat and leather for good.
- Best weapon
- nothing beats anything else — bring your strongest
- Ignores
- spirit
- Hits with
- blunt
Deer
10 health
Bolts the moment it hears you, and it never fights back. Crouch and shoot from a distance: its hide makes your first cape.
- Best weapon
- nothing beats anything else — bring your strongest
- Ignores
- spirit
Weaknesses and health are read straight out of Valheim 1.0.16, not copied from anywhere.
How to beat Eikthyr
Summoning: Hunt two deer for Deer Trophies and place them on his altar. The runestones where you started mark it on your map.
The fight: Fight with a bow and keep your distance: his lightning only reaches so far. He drops the Hard Antler, which you need for your first pickaxe.
Best food in the Meadows
- Cooked Deer Meat 35 health · 12 stamina
- Honey 8 health · 35 stamina
- Cooked Boar Meat 30 health · 10 stamina
- Grilled Neck Tail 25 health · 8 stamina
Every food, sortable: Valheim food.
New gear to craft
21 recipes unlock in the Meadows. Some of the gear:
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