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How to Build and Upgrade the Forge

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

List of Contents

How to Build the Forge
What Does the Forge Do?
All Craftable Items
How to Upgrade the Forge
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Workbench	Forge
Stonecutter	Artisan Table

How to Build the Forge

The Forge is the second crafting station you can use in Valheim. You can build it after you have access to Stone, Coal, Wood, and Copper. Once you have those four, the crafting recipe will unlock and it is craftable via the Hammer. Also, take note that to build it you need to be in the vicinity of a Workbench!

Forge
Description	Crafting Station
Crafting Station	Workbench
Materials	・Coal x4 ・Copper x6 ・Stone x4 ・Wood x10

How to Get Required Materials

Item Name	How to Get	Spawn Code
Coal	Burnt Food or made from the Charcoal Kiln.	Coal
Copper	Smelt Copper ores.	Copper
Stone	Picked up from the ground or mined from rocks using a pickaxe.	Stone
Wood	Obtained by chopping trees or from picking up branches on the ground.	Wood

What Does the Forge Do?

The forge works similarly to the Workbench, but focuses more on crafting using the different metals in the game..

Craft Weapons, Armor, and Tools

Craft Weapons Armor and Tools

The forge is required in order to craft the metal-based weapons, armors, and tools in the game!

Upgrade Gear

You can upgrade metal tools and armor by selecting the Upgrade tab in the right menu when interacting with the forge. This increases the items stats per upgrade for a small resource cost.

Repair Tools and Gear

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

Items That Can Be Crafted At the Forge

Craftable Materials

Item Name	Crafting Station Type	Materials Needed
Bronze	Forge	・ Copper x2 ・ Tin x1
Bronze Nails	Forge	・ Bronze x1
Iron Nails	Forge	・ Iron x1

Craftable Weapons

Item Name	Stats	Materials Needed
Bronze Atgeir	・Pierce: 45 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 40 ・Parry Bonus: 3x ・Knockback: 30 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -10%	・Bronze x8 ・Leather Scraps x2 ・Wood x10
Bronze Axe	・Slash: 35 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 20 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 50 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Bronze x8 ・Leather Scraps x2 ・Wood x4
Bronze Buckler	・Block Power: 45 ・Parry Force: 30 ・Parry Bonus: 2x	・Bronze x6 ・Deer Hide x2 ・Wood x5
Bronze Mace	・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 30 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 80 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Bronze x8 ・Leather Scraps x3 ・Wood x4
Bronze Pickaxe	・Pierce: 25 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 20 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 50 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Bronze x10 ・Core Wood x3
Bronze Spear	・Pierce: 35 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 0 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 20 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Bronze x6 ・Deer Hide x2 ・Wood x5
Bronze Sword	・Slash: 35 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 20 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 40 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Bronze x8 ・Leather Scraps x2 ・Wood x2
Bronzehead Arrow	・Pierce: 32 ・Knockback: 10	・Bronze x1 ・Feathers x2 ・Wood x8
Copper Knife	・Slash: 9 ・Pierce: 9 ・Block Power: 8 ・Parry Force: 10 ・Parry Bonus: 4x ・Knockback: 10 ・Backstab: 10x	・Copper x8 ・Wood x2
Huntsman Bow	・Pierce: 42 ・Block Power: 5 ・Parry Force: 0 ・Parry Bonus: 1.5x ・Knockback: 10 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Deer Hide x10 ・Feathers x2 ・Iron x20
Banded Shield	・Block Power: 60 ・Parry Force: 40 ・Parry Bonus: 1.5x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Fine Wood x ・Iron x8
Battleaxe	・Slash: 75 ・Block Power: 20 ・Parry Force: 70 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 70 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -20%	・Ancient Bark x30 ・Iron x35 ・Leather Scraps x4
Draugr Fang	・Pierce: 47 ・Poison: 5 ・Block Power: 5 ・Parry Force: 0 ・Parry Bonus: 1.5x ・Knockback: 20 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Ancient Bark x10 ・Deer Hide x2 ・Guck x10 ・Silver x20
Iron Atgeir	・Pierce: 65 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 40 ・Parry Bonus: 3x ・Knockback: 30 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -10%	・Iron x30 ・Leather Scraps x30 ・Wood x10
Iron Axe	・Pierce: 33 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 20 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 50 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Iron x20 ・Leather Scraps x2 ・Wood x4
Iron Mace	・Blunt: 55 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 30 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 90 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Iron x20 ・Leather Scraps x3 ・Wood x4
Iron Pickaxe	・Pierce: 35 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 20 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 50 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Core Wood x3 ・Iron x20
Iron Sledge	・Blunt: 55 ・Block Power: 15 ・Parry Force: 50 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 200 ・Backstab: 2x ・Movement Bonus: -20%	・Ancient Bark x10 ・Iron x30 ・Ymir Flesh x4
Iron Sword	・Slash: 55 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 20 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 40 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Iron x20 ・Leather Scraps x3 ・Wood x2
Iron Tower Shield	・Block Power: 75 ・Movement Bonus: -20%	・Fine Wood x15 ・Iron x10
Ironhead Arrow	・Pierce: 42 ・Knockback: 10	・Feathers x2 ・Iron x1 ・Wood x8
Ancient Bark Spear	・Pierce: 55 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 0 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 20 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Ancient Bark x10 ・Iron x10 ・Troll Hide x4
Black Metal Shield	・Block Power: 90 ・Parry Force: 50 ・Parry Bonus: 1.5x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Black Metal x8 ・Fine Wood x10 ・Chain x5
Black Metal Tower Shield	・Block Power: 105 ・Movement Bonus: -20%	・Black Metal x10 ・Fine Wood x15 ・Chain x7
Fang Spear	・Pierce: 70 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 0 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 20 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Ancient Bark x10 ・Leather Scraps x2 ・Silver x2 ・Wolf Fang x4
Frostner	・Blunt: 35 ・Frost: 40 ・Spirit: 20 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 30 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 120 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Ancient Bark x10 ・Silver x30 ・Ymir Flesh x5
Serpent Scale Shield	・Block Power: 90 ・Movement Bonus: -10%	・Fine Wood x10 ・Iron x4 ・Serpent Scale x8
Silver Arrow	・Pierce: 52 ・Spirit: 20 ・Knockback: 10	・Feathers x2 ・Silver x1 ・Wood x8
Silver Shield	・Block Power: 75 ・Parry Force: 40 ・Parry Bonus: 1.5x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Fine Wood x10 ・Silver x8
Silver Sword	・Slash: 75 ・Spirit: 30 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 20 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 40 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Iron x5 ・Leather Scraps x3 ・Silver x40 ・Wood x2
Blackmetal Atgeir	・Pierce: 105 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 40 ・Parry Bonus: 3x ・Knockback: 30 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -10%	・Black Metal x30 ・Fine Wood x10 ・Linen Thread x5
Blackmetal Axe	・Slash: 95 ・Block Power: 20 ・Parry Force: 0 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 60 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Black Metal x20 ・Fine Wood x6 ・Linen Thread x5
Blackmetal Knife	・Slash: 18 ・Pierce: 18 ・Block Power: 15 ・Parry Force: 10 ・Parry Bonus: 4x ・Knockback: 10 ・Backstab: 10x	・Black Metal x10 ・Fine Wood x4 ・Linen Thread x5
Blackmetal Sword	・Slash: 95 ・Block Power: 10 ・Parry Force: 20 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 40 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Black Metal x20 ・Fine Wood x2 ・Linen Thread x5
Porcupine	・Blunt: 50 ・Pierce: 45 ・Block Power: 20 ・Parry Force: 30 ・Parry Bonus: 2x ・Knockback: 90 ・Backstab: 3x ・Movement Bonus: -5%	・Fine Wood x5 ・Iron x20 ・Linen Thread x10 ・Needle x5

Craftable Armors

Item Name	Armor	Materials Needed
Bronze Helmet	Level 1: 8	・Bronze x5 ・Deer Hide x2
Bronze Plate Cuirass	Level 1: 8	・Bronze x5 ・Deer Hide x2
Bronze Plate Leggings	Level 1: 8	・Bronze x5 ・Deer Hide x2
Drake Helmet	Level 1: 20	・Silver x20 ・Wolf Pelt x2 ・Drake Trophy x1
Iron Helmet	Level 1: 14	・Deer Hide x2 ・Iron x20
Padded Helmet	Level 1: 26	・Iron x10 ・Linen Thread x15
Iron Greaves	Level 1: 14	・Deer Hide x2 ・Iron x20
Iron Scale Mail	Level 1: 14	・Deer Hide x2 ・Iron x20
Padded Cuirass	Level 1: 26	・Iron x10 ・Linen Thread x20
Padded Greaves	Level 1: 26	・Iron x10 ・Linen Thread x20
Wolf Armor Chest	Level 1: 20	・Silver x20 ・Wolf Pelt x5 ・Chain x1
Wolf Armor Legs	Level 1: 20	・Silver x20 ・Wolf Fang x4 ・Wolf Pelt x5

Craftable Tools

Item Name	Stats	Materials Needed
Cultivator		・Bronze x5 ・Core Wood x5

Construct Buildings

Building Name	Required Crafting Station	Materials Needed
Cauldron	Forge	・Tin x10
Tool Shelf	Forge	・Fine Wood x10 ・Iron x4 ・Obsidian x4
Fermenter	Forge	・Bronze x5 ・Fine Wood x30 ・Resin x10
Wood Iron Pole	Forge	・Iron x1 ・Wood x2
Wood Iron Beam	Forge	・Iron x1 ・Wood x2
Iron Gate	Forge	・Iron x4
Hanging Brazier	Forge	・Bronze x5 ・Coal x2 ・Chain x1
Standing Green-Burning Iron Torch	Forge	・Guck x2 ・Iron x2
Standing Iron Torch	Forge	・Iron x2 ・Resin x2
Sconce	Forge	・Copper x2 ・Resin x2 ・Wood x2

Recipe List: How to Craft All Items

How to Upgrade the Forge

You can upgrade the forge level by placing certain objects in its vicinity. It allows you to build even more items. Each item in its vicinity will increase the forge level by one, and you can tell if an item affects the forge by checking if glowing lights appear linking it to the forge when your reticule is on it. For now, the maximum Forge level attainable is Level 7.

Forge Upgrades
Anvils	Forge Cooler
Forge Bellows	Grinding Wheel
Smith's Anvil	Forge Toolrack

How to Get Forge Level 7

Forge Level 7

Forge Level 7 is required to upgrade certain tools and armor. This level can be attained by building all 6 Forge upgrades listed below:

Anvils

You can craft Anvils once you have acquired Bronze.

Building Name	Required Crafting Station	Materials Needed
Anvils	Workbench	・Bronze x2 ・Wood x5

Forge Cooler

You can craft Forge Coolers once you get Copper and Fine Wood. Chop down Birch Trees (white-trunk trees) to get Fine Wood!

Building Name	Required Crafting Station	Materials Needed
Forge Cooler	Workbench	・Copper x10 ・Fine Wood x25

Forge Bellows

You can craft the Forge Bellows once you get Chains. These are found in Crypts in Swamp biomes!

Building Name	Required Crafting Station	Materials Needed
Forge Bellows	Workbench	・Deer Hide x5 ・Wood x5 ・Chain x4

Grinding Wheel

This will be unlocked once you have crafted Sharpening Stone!

Building Name	Required Crafting Station	Materials Needed
Grinding Wheel	Workbench	・Sharpening Stone x1 ・Wood x25

Smith's Anvil

Smiths Anvil

Once you have smelted Iron, you will unlock the recipe for the Smith's Anvil!

Building Name	Required Crafting Station	Materials Needed
Smith's Anvil	Workbench	・Iron x20 ・Wood x5

Forge Toolrack

The same with Smith's Anvil, Iron is needed to unlock this recipe.

Building Name	Required Crafting Station	Materials Needed
Forge Toolrack	Workbench	・Iron x15 ・Wood x5

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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

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