Valheim Seed 2yj5yeruvn: Small Island, Tight Start Valheim 1.0.17
Seed 2yj5yeruvn drops you on a very small piece of land, and nearly everything you need for the first half of the game sits close to the spawn. The first five bosses are all inside 3.2 km, Haldor is 2.0 km from the spawn, and copper and tin are about 0.5 km from the spawn.
The seed
2yj5yeruvnFarthest of the first five bosses 3.2 km · Haldor 2.0 km · 3 km² of land at the spawnOpen on the map · Seed pageThe catch is the island itself. At 3 km², it does not give you much room, and the later biomes sit well beyond it. Below is how the seed plays, from the first boss to the late game.
Bosses and traders
Eikthyr's altar is just 0.2 km from the spawn, so the first boss is practically at your doorstep. The next four follow in a tight cluster:
The farthest of the first five is Yagluth at 3.2 km. That is a compact spread for a seed, and it means a trip to any of these altars is a short one.
The later bosses are another matter. The Queen is 6.2 km out, The Frozen King 8.8 km, and Fader 9.3 km. You will do real travelling for those.
Haldor is 2.0 km from the spawn, which puts him closer than any boss except Eikthyr. Hildir is 3.1 km away and the Bog Witch 3.2 km.
Biomes around the spawn
The Black Forest begins 0.5 km away and the Mountains 0.6 km, so both are available almost immediately. The Swamp is next at 2.0 km, and the Plains at 2.9 km. After that the gaps widen: the Mistlands start 5.9 km out, and both the Ashlands and the Deep North are 7.9 km away.
Looking at how the land is divided, the Mistlands are the biggest share at 24.5%. The Black Forest and Plains each take 18.2%, the Ashlands 17.2%, and the Deep North 9.5%. The Meadows, which include your spawn area, make up only 4.6%, with the Swamp at 3.9% and the Mountains at 3.6%.
The Mountains hold a small share of the map but sit very close to you, so that is a case where a small biome is still easy to reach.
Metals
These distances are approximate, since they are worked out from the game's placement rules rather than measured in a finished world.
- Copper deposit: about 0.5 km
- Tin deposit: about 0.5 km
- Muddy scrap pile (the Swamp iron): about 2.2 km
- Silver vein: about 1.3 km
Copper and tin together at 0.5 km make bronze an early and easy step. Silver at about 1.3 km is closer than the Swamp iron at about 2.2 km, which is a little unusual. You can reach silver sooner than you would on many seeds.
Landmass and dungeons
Your spawn sits on a landmass of just 3 km². That is small enough that the seed ranks number 2 in the list "Seeds that start on a small island", out of 120000 seeds measured.
An island this size has two effects. Everything early is close together, which is the appeal. But the bosses and biomes beyond the first five are spread across other land, and getting there means leaving the island behind.
On the dungeon side, 25 lie within 3 km of the spawn. That is a lot of places to explore without going far, and for a player who likes digging into dungeons it is a real strength of the seed.
Who it suits
This seed fits a player who wants a fast, compact opening. Eikthyr, copper, tin, the Black Forest and the Mountains are all within a short distance, and Haldor is only 2.0 km off. If you like to have the first several bosses behind you without long expeditions, it delivers that.
It also suits anyone drawn to dungeon-hunting, given the 25 within 3 km.
Weak points
The small island is the main one. With only 3 km² under your feet, you are working in tight quarters, and the later content is not close. The Queen, The Frozen King and Fader are all 6.2 km or more away, and the Mistlands, Ashlands and Deep North all start more than 5.9 km out. The early game is easy to reach, but the second half asks for far more travel than the first.
Questions
How far is the first boss from the spawn?
Eikthyr's altar is 0.2 km from the spawn, the closest of any boss in this seed.
Is Haldor easy to find?
Yes. Haldor is 2.0 km from the spawn, closer than The Elder, Bonemass, Moder or Yagluth.
Are copper and tin close?
Both are about 0.5 km from the spawn, approximately, so bronze materials are close to the start.
How big is the starting island?
The landmass the spawn sits on is 3 km², and the seed ranks number 2 in the list "Seeds that start on a small island".
Measured on the worlds the game's generator makes for Valheim 1.0.17; the ore distances are worked out from the game's placement rules and are approximate.