Valheim players will need to find the different types of ore in the game to create metals at the Smelter. Metals can then be used to craft weapons, armor, and other items. Bronze and silver metal are used to craft weapons and armor. Flametal ore can be smelted into Flametal, but there are currently no items that can be crafted with it. Before players set out to farm ore, they must defeat the first boss in the game to obtain a pickaxe. Ore cannot be mined without the basic pickaxe.
Gamers should also have a Charcoal Kiln and a Smelter, which are used to convert raw ore into metal. To craft both items, players will need Surtling Core, which are dropped from Surtlings. The Surtlings are medium-sized enemies that glow bright red and can be found in the black forest areas on the map. This guide will cover where to find the types ore in Valheim and what items can be forged with each.
5 Tin Ore
Tin Ore can be used in conjunction with Copper Ore to smelt Bronze. Players will also need Tin Ore to build the cauldron. Tin Ore is located in the black forest biome. The small shiny ore deposits are located near rivers and lakes in the biome.
4 Copper Ore
Copper ore is the second metal ore players will likely discover while playing Valheim. The ore can be converted into bronze metal and used to craft bronze armor. Copper Ore is located in the Black Forest biomes and can be identified by the small bronze streaks in the nodes. Below are the three armor pieces that can be crafted, which provide eight base armor.
- Bronze Plate Leggings
- Bronze Plate Cuirass
- Bronze Helmet
Gamers will need five Bronze to craft each of the items. Each Bronze metal is smelted using two Tin ore and two Copper Ore. There Are a number of weapons that are crafted using Copper Ore as well, they are listed below.
- Bronze atgeir
- Bronze axe
- Bronze buckler
- Bronze pickaxe
- Bronze spear
- Bronze sword
- Bronzehead arrow
- Bronze mace
Finally, players will need bronze to craft the following tools and building materials.
- Anvil
- Fermenter
- Hanging brazier
- Bronze nails
- Adze
- Cultivator
3 Flametal Ore
Players can find Flametal Ore in the Ashlands Biome. Like the other types of ore, it can be smelted into Flametal. It is still unclear what the material will be used for, but it will most likely be one of the materials used to forge new weapons and armor.
Gamers should try to get their hands on this material before the new items are added to the game. The ore is currently plentiful in the biome and gamers will not want to miss out on picking it up while it is easily accessible. There are only a few enemies in the biome, making farming Flametal Ore even easier.
2 Iron And Black Metal
There are no Iron or Black ore deposits in Valheim. These materials are smelted using scraps, which can be found in different locations on the map. Scrap iron is found in the swamp island or swamplands. The scrap is found in the crypts throughout the swamps. Iron can be used to craft iron armor, as well as a host of other tools and weapons.
Scrap Black Metal is found in the Plains biome as a drop from monsters. Gamers will need to collect the metal if they want to craft the black metal weapons, as well as the Padded Armor set.
1 Silver Ore
The next best metal ore is Silver Ore. Smelted Silver Ore produces silver metal, which is used to craft the Wolf Armor in Valheim. Gamers will also need to hunt Wolves for their pelts and Drakes for the Drake Trophies. The final item needed to craft the Wolf Armor is Chain, which is a Wraith and chest drop.
- Wolf Armor Leggings
- Wolf Armor Chest
- Wolf Fur Cape (Crafted)
- Drake Helmet
Silver metal is used to forge several other pieces of armor and weapons, which are included below.
- Frostner
- Silver arrow
- Silver shield
- Linen cape
- Lox cape
- Draugr fang
- Fang spear
- Silver sword
Gamers will be able to find Silver Ore without a Wishbone, but it will be more difficult. The Wishbone is used to discover hidden items within twenty meters. All players will receive the Wishbone if they defeat Bonemass, the third boss in the game. Nearly all of the silver deposits are found underneath the ground in the Mountain biomes, making farming the resource impossible without a Wishbone. There will be one or two exposed deposits, but not enough to craft the items above.