Valheim Boss Order: All 8 Bosses & How to Summon Them

The Valheim boss order has eight bosses in the current 1.0 build: Eikthyr, The Elder, Bonemass, Moder, Yagluth, The Queen, Fader, and Kall Fimbulbringer. Iron Gate's 1.0 notes and the current community wiki name Kall as the Deep North boss, bringing the total to eight. Their order follows biome progression.

Updated 2026-10-07: I added an eight-boss roster table, confirmed Kall against Iron Gate's 1.0 notes and the current wiki, and updated the patch status through 1.0.17.

TL;DR: The Valheim boss order is Eikthyr → The Elder → Bonemass → Moder → Yagluth → The Queen → Fader → Kall Fimbulbringer. Summon items in order: 2 Deer Trophies, 3 Ancient Seeds, 10 Withered Bones, 3 Dragon Eggs, 5 Fuling Totems, a Sealbreaker or 3 Seeker Soldier Trophies for the Queen, 3 Bells, then 3 Malicious Blood. Kall grants no Forsaken power.

Valheim boss order at a glance (quick answer)

Valheim has eight bosses in progression order, from Eikthyr in the Meadows to Kall Fimbulbringer in the Deep North. The current wiki confirms each boss's biome, offering, and Forsaken power; Kall is the exception and grants no power.

The first seven bosses award a Forsaken power when you hang their trophy at the Sacrificial Stones. Kall does not grant one: the wiki lists no trophy for him, only Sacrificial Blood and the Crown Jewel. You can prepare out of order, but each earlier boss unlocks gear or access that supports the next biome.

Valheim current status: October 2026

Valheim 1.0 and the Deep North launched on September 9, 2026. The latest official patch is 1.0.17, dated October 6. Iron Gate says it fixes a rare world-save data-loss issue, invalid item variants, placeholder text, and credits visibility; the patch notes list no boss roster change. Iron Gate's 1.0 FAQ says Valheim supports 1-10 players and lists a $29.99 price. The Valheim complete guide hub links the wider biome and gear coverage.

Key Takeaways

• There are 8 Forsaken bosses in Valheim as of the 1.0 release, ending with Kall Fimbulbringer in the Deep North
• Summon items, in order: 2 Deer Trophies, 3 Ancient Seeds, 10 Withered Bones, 3 Dragon Eggs, 5 Fuling Totems, the Sealbreaker, 3 Bells, 3 Malicious Blood
• The Elder's Swamp Key opens Sunken Crypts, which hold the Withered Bones for Bonemass: the clearest example of boss-gated progression
• Bonemass resists slash and is very resistant to pierce and fire, while blunt and frost are its weaknesses: bring a blunt weapon (Iron Mace)
• The first seven boss trophies grant Forsaken powers at the Sacrificial Stones; Kall's trophy does not
• Kall Fimbulbringer is the eighth and current final boss, added with the Deep North on 1.0 launch day, September 9, 2026

Step-by-Step: Valheim boss order and summons

1. Start in the Meadows: Summon Eikthyr with Deer Trophies, take the Hard Antler, and use that first power to begin mining progression.

2. Open the next gates: Defeat The Elder for the Swamp Key, then use the Swamp route to gather Withered Bones for Bonemass.

3. Climb the biome ladder: Move through Bonemass, Moder, Yagluth, and The Queen, carrying forward the gear, keys, and materials each biome unlocks.

4. Finish the current endgame: Defeat Fader in the Ashlands, then prepare Ashlands-tier gear for the Deep North and the Kall Fimbulbringer chain.

The eight-boss list below is the current progression reference. Exact summon details can change with patches, so compare the live altar and item descriptions when a server has been updated.

1. Eikthyr (Meadows)

Summon: 2 Deer Trophies at the sacrificial stones (your spawn runestone). How to get them: kill deer in the Meadows; trophies are a random drop, so hunt a few. The fight: a lightning stag. Melee it between its stomp and ranged shots. Any starter weapon works. Reward: the Hard Antler (crafts the Antler Pickaxe, your first way to mine copper and tin) and a Forsaken power that reduces stamina use by 60% while running, jumping, and swimming.

2. The Elder (Black Forest)

Summon: 3 Ancient Seeds at The Elder's rune altar in the Black Forest. How to get them: Ancient Seeds drop from Greydwarf nests (the pulsing spawners) and appear in Burial Chambers. The fight: a giant tree. Use fire arrows: it takes bonus fire damage. Keep moving out of its root stomps. Reward: the Swamp Key, which opens Sunken Crypts, plus a power that increases Chop and Pickaxe damage by 60% and health regeneration by 30%. The key is what actually unlocks iron farming: see the Valheim iron farming guide for the full Sunken Crypt route once you have it.

A Black Forest Troll dwarfs a fully-armored Viking. Enemies like this are why you clear the biome before summoning The Elder.

GODEEPER: Before you drop into the Swamp, sort your food. The difference between a two-food and a three-food loadout is the difference between surviving Bonemass and getting one-shot. Valheim Food Buff Guide: Best Foods →

3. Bonemass (Swamp)

Summon: 10 Withered Bones at the skull altar in the Swamp. How to get them: Withered Bones come from Sunken Crypts (opened with the Swamp Key) and from Muddy Scrap Piles inside them. The fight: this is the wall that stops unprepared players. The current wiki lists blunt and frost as Bonemass's weaknesses and fire, pierce, and slash as resistances, so bring the Iron Mace. Poison resistance mead is close to mandatory. Reward: a Forsaken power that gives 25% resistance to blunt, slash, and pierce damage. It also removes block stamina cost and returns 5 stamina per block.

4. Moder (Mountain)

Summon: 3 Dragon Eggs at Moder's rune altar on a Mountain peak. How to get them: Dragon Eggs sit in stone nests across the Mountains. Each weighs 200 and cannot be teleported, so plan a cart or boat haul back to the altar. The fight: an airborne dragon that alternates ground slams with frost breath. Fight near cover and shoot when it lands. Reward: Dragon Tears (used for the Artisan Table and spinning wheel) and a power that gives tailwind while sailing, adds 300 carry weight, increases movement speed by 10%, and grants 50% frost resistance.

5. Yagluth (Plains)

Summon: 5 Fuling Totems at Yagluth's altar in the Plains. How to get them: Fuling Totems are looted from Fuling villages and camps: the Plains' fortified goblin settlements. The fight: a giant skeletal hand that hurls fire and calls meteor strikes. Root armor is a poor fire answer because the set is weak to fire; use Fire Resistance Barley Wine instead. Reward: a power granting 50% lightning resistance, 25 additional Farming skill, and 10% more damage.

6. The Queen (Mistlands)

Summon: assemble the Sealbreaker from fragments found in the Mistlands' Infested Mines, then use it to enter the Infested Citadel where she waits. How to get them: Sealbreaker Fragments drop inside Infested Mines, the Dvergr-built dungeons scattered through the Mistlands. The fight: a fully indoor arena boss with adds. Eitr-based magic or a strong melee build both work, but you need Feather Cape mobility and good lighting from a Dvergr lantern. Reward: a power that increases Eitr regeneration by 100%, removes sneak stamina use, and grants 50% poison resistance.

GODEEPER: The Ashlands is where most veterans hit a real gear wall. Know the terrain, the new enemies, and the Flametal path before you sail in. Valheim Deep North & Endgame Biome Guide →

7. Fader (Ashlands)

Summon: 3 Bells, placed around the coliseum-like summoning altar. How to get them: Bells are crafted from Bell fragments, which drop inside Charred Fortresses scattered across the Ashlands. It takes three fragments to craft one Bell. The fight: the Ashlands gear check before the Deep North. Fader demands Flametal-tier gear and Fire Resistance Barley Wine; Flametal supplies heat resistance for lava and boiling water, not fire resistance. Reward: a power that increases Adrenaline by 100%, reduces the stagger meter by 50%, and grants 50% fire resistance. Fader remains the seventh boss before the Deep North.

Tips for climbing the boss ladder faster

• Mount every trophy. Boss trophies do nothing in a chest. Hang them at the sacrificial stones to unlock the Forsaken power, then swap powers to suit the task: The Elder for logging, Moder for sailing, Bonemass for a hard melee fight.
• Farm summon items on the way, not in a special trip. You pass Greydwarf nests, Sunken Crypts, and Fuling camps during normal progression. Grab Ancient Seeds, Withered Bones, and Fuling Totems as you go.
• Respect the teleport rules. Dragon Eggs and ores cannot be teleported. Build a small outpost with a portal near each boss altar so you only haul the heavy items a short distance.
• Match the weapon to the boss. Fire arrows for The Elder, the Iron Mace for Bonemass, elemental resistance for Yagluth and Fader. Bringing the wrong damage type is the most common reason a fight feels impossible.

A Mountain Stone Golem fight in co-op. The Mountains are where teleport rules and the right weapon start to really matter.

8. Kall Fimbulbringer (Deep North)

Summon: offer 3 Malicious Blood at the Strange Bowl in Kall's boss room. The current wiki places the fight in The Prison, reached through the Aesir Passage. How to get there: the Aesir Passage is in the Deep North. The previous-boss gauntlet is not a pre-fight hallway: it is Kall's second combat phase, so arrive with endgame gear ready for a long encounter. The fight: Kall has 47,000 health across three phases: 10,000 in phase one, 7,000 in phase two, and 30,000 in phase three. During phase two, seven Aspects of earlier bosses appear while Kall is immune. Kall resists pierce, fire, frost, and lightning, and is immune to spirit. Reward: Kall drops 1 Sacrificial Blood and 1 Crown Jewel. He grants no Forsaken power; the wiki lists no trophy for him, only those two drops.

Iron Gate's detailed 1.0 patch notes on Steam name Kall Fimbulbringer as a boss, and the Steam achievement list includes him alongside the other seven. Our Valheim achievements guide covers the 1.0 achievement list, including the one tied to this fight.

If you're not there yet, the smart move is to finish Fader and stockpile Flametal gear first. Check our weapons tier list if you're not sure what's actually worth crafting before the fight. Deep North content builds directly on the Ashlands tier rather than resetting your progression, and Kall's phase-two Aspect gauntlet tests that Fader-tier loadout during the encounter.

Related Reading

• Valheim Ashlands Guide: Fader Boss and Charred Enemies: the full summon ritual and attack pattern for the 7th boss.
• Valheim Mistlands Guide: Magic, Eitr, and The Queen: the hidden-dungeon summon method for the 5th boss.
• Valheim Nord Weapons Guide: 12 Picks + Frostfire Crossbow: Valheim Nord weapons guide with the confirmed 1.0 roster, Black Forge recipes, Nord Crossbow stats,
• Valheim Crown of Valheim Guide: Bloodgold Recipe and Use: Valheim Crown of Valheim guide: find the Crown Jewel, farm five Bloodgold, reach Black Forge
• Valheim Winding Tunnels Guide: Gates of Mokhalla Compared: Valheim Winding Tunnels guide compared with Gates of Mokhalla: entrances, room layouts, enemies, mould loot,
• Valheim Best Seeds 2026: Codes for Fast, Rich Starts: Valheim best seeds worth trying now: HHcLC5acQt clusters bosses near spawn. But the 1.0 Deep
• Valheim Base Building Guide: Comfort, Wards, Portals 2026: Valheim base building guide: comfort system point values, structural stability's color warnings, and portal rules
• Valheim Patch 1.0.16 Notes: the Deep North boss-area fixes and the confirmation that the roster and order remain unchanged.

References

• Current Valheim Wiki creature roster: eight bosses, their biomes, offerings, and listed powers.
• Current Valheim Wiki Forsaken powers: current effects, duration, cooldown, and Kall's exception.
• Kall Fimbulbringer on the current Valheim Wiki: summon item, phase health, resistances, and drops.
• Valheim on Steam: official store page, current version, and roadmap news.
• Valheim achievements on Steam: official achievement list confirming Kall Fimbulbringer by name.
• Valheim 1.0 FAQ: official 1.0, player-count, price, and post-launch support details.
• Valheim 1.0 and Deep North trailer: official launch trailer.
• Valheim Patch 1.0.17: latest official patch notes, dated October 6, 2026.
• Iron Gate's Valheim announcements on Steam: official 1.0 patch notes list Kall Fimbulbringer as a boss.
• Valheim 1.0 release notes: official Deep North launch and Kall roster confirmation.
• Bonemass on the current Valheim Wiki: current weaknesses and Forsaken power.
• Root Armor - Valheim Wiki: current fire weakness and pierce/poison resistances.
• Valheim official X account: current developer social account.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the boss order in Valheim? The Valheim boss order is Eikthyr, The Elder, Bonemass, Moder, Yagluth, The Queen, Fader, then Kall Fimbulbringer. Each boss lives in a tougher biome than the last, and killing one unlocks the tools or keys you need to reach the next.

How many bosses are in Valheim? There are eight bosses in Valheim's current 1.0 build. Kall Fimbulbringer is the eighth and final boss in the Deep North, named in Iron Gate's detailed 1.0 notes and listed in the current community wiki.

Which Valheim boss is the hardest? Kall Fimbulbringer has the largest listed health total at 47,000 across three phases, while Fader has 25,000. Which feels hardest depends on your gear and group. Earlier in the order, Bonemass rewards blunt and frost damage and punishes players who arrive without poison resistance.

Do you have to kill bosses in order in Valheim? Roughly, yes. You can technically skip a boss if you gather its summon items early, but the progression is gated by tools: The Elder drops the Swamp Key for Sunken Crypts, and each biome's gear is what keeps you alive in the next. Fighting out of order usually means dying fast.

What do Valheim bosses drop? The first seven bosses drop trophies that unlock Forsaken powers, plus progression items such as Eikthyr's Hard Antler, The Elder's Swamp Key, and Moder's Dragon Tears. Kall drops Sacrificial Blood and a Crown Jewel, but the wiki lists no trophy for him and no Forsaken power.

How do you summon Moder in Valheim? Place 3 Dragon Eggs at Moder's rune altar on a Mountain peak. Dragon Eggs sit in stone nests scattered across the Mountains and weigh 200 each, so you cannot teleport with them: plan a cart or boat run back to the altar.