This is a guide on building and upgrading the Workbench in Valheim! Read more to find out what materials you need to build it, how to upgrade it, and what it costs to upgrade the workshop, as well as how to repair tools using the workbench.

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Workbench	Forge
Stonecutter	Artisan Table

How to Build the Workbench

The workbench is the main early game crafting station of Valheim. You can build it for the first time by crafting a hammer through righthand side of your Tab menu. Once you have the Hammer equipped, right click and select the Workbench under the crafting menu.

A blueprint of the workbench will appear, and simply left click at the location you want it to be in. You can rotate with the mousewheel.

Workbench
Description	Crafting Station
Crafting Station	N/A
Materials	・Wood x10

How to Get Required Materials

Item Name	How to Get	Spawn Code
Wood	Obtained by chopping trees or from picking up branches on the ground.	Wood

How to Use the Workbench

The workbench enables you to do the following:

Craft Weapons, Armor, and Tools

You can craft more advanced weapons, armor, and tools using the workbench.

Upgrade Gear

You can upgrade gear by selecting the Upgrade tab in the right menu when interacting with the workbench. It increases an items stats per upgrade for a small resource cost.

Build Structures Around It

You can build structures around Workbenches. It will allow you to build shelter and then a bed for a respawn area, or fortifications against raids.
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Repair Tools and Gear

You can repair your gear by interacting with the workbench then pressing the glowing hammer icon in the lefthand side of the right menu. This costs nothing and will fully replenish your item's durability.

You can only repair items built in the workbench.

How to Repair your Tools, Gear, and Buildings

All Workbench Craftable Item Recipes

Craftable Weapon Recipes

Craftable Armor Recipes

Craftable Tool Recipes

Construct Building Recipes

Recipe List: How to Craft All Items

How to Level Up and Upgrade the Workbench

You can upgrade the workbench level by placing certain objects in its vicinity. It allows you to build even more items. Each item in its vicinity will increase the workbench level by one, and you can tell if an item affects the workbench by checking if glowing lights appear linking it to the workbench when your reticule is on it. Workbench Level 5 is required to upgrade certain tools and armor. This level can be attained by building all 4 Workbench upgrades listed below:

Level 2 (Chopping Block)

You can building a chopping block with the hammer once you gather enough Flint. Gather Flint by the shorelines and in shallow water.

Building Name	Required Crafting Station	Materials Needed
Chopping Block	Workbench	・Flint x10 ・Wood x10

Level 3 (Tanning Rack)

You can build a tanning rack once you get your first Deer Hide. Kill a deer, which is best done with a bow, to unlock this blueprint.

Building Name	Required Crafting Station	Materials Needed
Tanning Rack	Workbench	・Deer Hide x5 ・Flint x15 ・Leather Scraps x20 ・Wood x10

Level 4 (Adze)

An Adze will be unlocked once you obtain Fine Wood. Chop a birch tree with a Bronze Axe to obtain fine wood. You need to build it near a forge as well.

Building Name	Required Crafting Station	Materials Needed
Adze	Workbench	・Bronze x3 ・Fine Wood x10

Level 5 (Tool Shelf)

The Toold Shelf will be unlocked once you have obtained Iron and Obsidian in the Swamp and Mountain biomes respectively.

Building Name	Required Crafting Station	Materials Needed
Tool Shelf	Forge	・Fine Wood x10 ・Iron x4 ・Obsidian x4

Can You Upgrade the Workbench to Level 6?

Not at the Moment

At the moment of writing this, there is no known way to increase your workbench level to 6, with 5 being the max. There can be a way to upgrade it in a future update, so comeback soon for any updates!

Valheim Related Guides

List of Buildings (Structures)

List of Buildings (Structures)

Misc

Campfire	Bonfire	Hearth
Wood Stack	Stone Pile	Portal
Ward	Cart	Longship
Raft	Karve

Crafting

Cooking Station	Cauldron	Workbench
Chopping Block	Tanning Rack	Adze
Tool Shelf	Stonecutter	Artisan Table
Forge	Forge Bellows	Anvils
Grinding Wheel	Smith's Anvil	Forge Cooler
Forge Toolrack	Smelter	Blast Furnace
Charcoal Kiln	Windmill	Spinning Wheel
Beehive	Fermenter

Building

Wood Floor 2x2	Wood Floor 1x1	Wood Wall
Wood Wall Half	Wood Door	Wood Gate
Wood Stair	Wood Ladder	Thatch Roof 45°
Wood Wall 26°	Thatch Roof i-corner 26°	Thatch Roof o-corner 26°
Thatch Roof Ridge 26°	Thatch Roof 26°	Wood Roof Cross 45°
Wood Wall 45°	Thatch Roof i-corner 45°	Thatch Roof o-corner 45°
Thatch Roof Ridge 45°	Wood Roof Cross 26°	Wood Pole 1m
Wood Pole 2m	Wood Beam 1m	Wood Beam 2m
Wood Beam 26°	Wood Beam 45°	Wood Iron Pole
Wood Iron Beam	Wood Dragon Adornment	Stone Wall 4x2
Stone Wall 2x1	Stone Wall 1x1	Sharp Stakes
Stakewall	Roundpole Fence	Log Pole 4m
Log Pole 2m	Log Beam 2m	Log Beam 4m
Stone Pillar	Stone Arch	Stone Floor 2x2
Iron Gate	Stone Stair

Furniture

Bed	Dragon Bed	Chest
Reinforced Chest	Personal Chest	Stool
Chair	Bench	Raven Throne
Lox Rug	Sign	Item Stand (Horizontal)
Item Stand (Vertical)	Hanging Brazier	Standing Green-Burning Iron Torch
Standing Wood Torch	Standing Iron Torch	Sconce
Table	Wolf Rug	Deer Rug
Black Banner	Blue Banner	White and Red Striped Banner
Red Banner	Green Banner	Yuleklapp (Yellow)
Yuleklapp (Green)	Yuleklapp (Red)	Jack-o-turnip
Maypole	Yule Tree