The elder
Der Uralte
At a glance
The elder is a boss encounter. Review the summoning requirements alongside its attacks and damage modifiers before committing your supplies.
Recorded in: Black Forest. Follow a biome to see the other creatures and resources listed there.
The recorded offering is 3 × Ancient seed. The summoning section contains the available requirements.
The recorded weaknesses are Fire. Compare them with your weapon’s damage types; the attack table describes outgoing damage, not vulnerabilities.
- Order
- 2
- Health
- 2,500
- Weak to
- Fire
- Resists
- Poison, Spirit
Summoning
3× Ancient seed
Offering at the altar, from the second source only.
Drops
| Name | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Swamp key | 1 | 100% |
| The Elder trophy | 1 | 100% |
Attacks
| Attack | Damage |
|---|---|
| Vine Shoot | 35 Pierce20 Chop20 Pickaxe |
| Stomp | 60 Blunt1000 Chop1000 Pickaxe |
Damage taken
- Blunt
- normal
- Slash
- normal
- Pierce
- normal
- Fire
- very weak
- Frost
- normal
- Lightning
- normal
- Poison
- immune
- Spirit
- immune
Green: takes extra damage. Orange: takes less or none.
Forsaken power
- Duration (s)
- 300
- Cooldown (s)
- 1,200
- Health regeneration
- 1.3
Star levels
| Stars | Health | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| – | 2,500 | 1× |
| ★ | 5,000 | 1.5× |
| ★★ | 7,500 | 2× |
Each star adds the base health once and 50 % damage; player count and world modifiers also apply.
Trophy
The Elder trophyData stand: Valheim 1.0.16 (assumed, no build marker). Values can differ in your game.