Valheim locations

125 kinds of place (232 variants) that Valheim 1.0.17 generates in every world: boss altars, traders, dungeons, villages, runestones, ruins, nests and wrecks, with the rule the game uses to place each one. The positions depend on the seed: open the seed map to see them in your world.

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PlaceTypeBiomeDistance from centreAltitudeVariants
Abandoned log cabinRuins and structuresMountainsany distanceabove 100 m3
Ancient forgeRuins and structuresMountainsfrom 200 many altitude1
Ashland ruinsRuins and structuresAshlandsany distanceany altitude1
Bear caveRuins and structuresBlack Forestany distanceabove 5 m1
Bonemass' altarBoss altarsSwamp2,000–10,000 m0–2 m1
Burial chambersDungeons and cavesBlack Forestany distanceabove 1 m3
CastleOtherany distanceabove 1 m1
Charred fortressDungeons and cavesAshlandsany distanceabove 20 m1
Charred ruinsRuins and structuresAshlandsany distanceany altitude4
Charred stone spawnerNests and hazardsAshlandsany distanceany altitude1
Charred tower ruinsRuins and structuresAshlandsany distanceany altitude4
Combat ruinRuins and structuresMeadows1,500–10,000 mabove 5 m1
Deep North boss roomBoss altarsDeep Northany distanceabove 80 m1
Deep North villageVillages and campsDeep Northany distanceabove 2 m1
Dev bedchamberOtherany distanceany altitude1
Dev combat rangeOther1,500–10,000 mabove 5 m1
Dev combat ringOtherany distance0–0 m1
Dev dressing roomOtherany distanceany altitude1
Dev floorOtherany distanceany altitude1
Dev forgeOtherany distanceany altitude1
Dev gardenOtherany distanceany altitude1
Dev groundOtherany distanceany altitude2
Dev houseRuins and structuresany distanceany altitude5
Dev house startRuins and structures1,500–10,000 mabove 5 m1
Dev kitchenOtherany distanceany altitude1
Dev mage roomOtherany distanceany altitude1
Dev sound testOtherany distanceany altitude1
Dev wallOtherany distanceany altitude2
Dev wall ashOtherAshlandsany distance1–300 m1
Dn gammeltroll fracOtherDeep Northany distanceabove 5 m2
Dn hutVillages and campsDeep Northany distanceabove 40 m1
DolmenRuins and structuresMeadows, Black Forestany distanceabove 1 m3
Drake lorestoneRunestonesMountainsany distanceabove 100 m1
Drake nestNests and hazardsMountainsup to 10,000 mabove 100 m1
Eikthyr's altarBoss altarsMeadowsup to 1,000 mabove 1 m1
Fader's altarBoss altarsAshlandsany distance1–300 m1
Fimbul locationOtherany distance5–500 m1
Fire holeNests and hazardsSwampany distanceany altitude1
FortOtherany distanceabove 1 m1
Fortress ruinsRuins and structuresAshlandsany distanceany altitude1
Frost caveDungeons and cavesMountainsany distanceabove 100 m1
Frozen shipShipwrecksDeep Northany distance-15–-5 m3
Fuling villageVillages and campsPlainsany distanceabove 2 m2
Goblin campVillages and campsPlainsany distanceabove 1 m1
Goblin hutVillages and campsPlainsany distanceabove 1 m3
GraveRuins and structuresSwampany distanceabove 1 m1
Greydwarf campVillages and campsBlack Forestany distanceabove 1 m3
Haldor the traderTradersBlack Forestfrom 1,500 mabove 1 m1
Half burried forest cryptOtherBlack Forestany distance5–500 m1
Hildir the traderTradersMeadows3,000–8,000 mabove 1 m1
Hildir's caveDungeons and cavesMountains1,000–8,000 mabove 200 m1
Hildir's cryptDungeons and cavesBlack Forest3,000–8,000 mabove 1 m1
Hildir's fortressDungeons and cavesPlainsany distanceabove 8 m1
Hot springOtherDeep Northany distanceabove 40 m3
HugintestOtherMeadowsany distanceany altitude1
Ice pondNests and hazardsDeep Northany distance10–200 m1
Infested mineDungeons and cavesMistlandsany distanceabove 12 m2
Infested treeNests and hazardsSwampany distanceany altitude1
Lava leviathanNests and hazardsAshlandsany distanceabove 10 m1
Lumber campVillages and campsDeep Northany distanceabove 4 m1
Meadows villageVillages and campsMeadows2,000–10,000 mabove 1 m2
Mistlands excavationRuins and structuresMistlandsany distance4–100 m3
Mistlands giantRuins and structuresMistlandsany distanceany altitude2
Mistlands guard towerRuins and structuresMistlandsany distanceabove 2 m3
Mistlands guard tower1 ruinedRuins and structuresMistlandsany distanceabove 2 m2
Mistlands guard tower3 ruinedRuins and structuresMistlandsany distanceabove 11 m1
Mistlands harbourRuins and structuresMistlandsany distance-1–0 m1
Mistlands lighthouseRuins and structuresMistlandsany distance1–20 m1
Mistlands road postRuins and structuresMistlandsany distanceabove 1 m1
Mistlands rock spireRuins and structuresMistlandsany distanceany altitude1
Mistlands statueRuins and structuresMistlandsany distanceabove 2 m2
Mistlands statue groupRuins and structuresMistlandsany distanceabove 2 m1
Mistlands swordsRuins and structuresMistlandsany distanceany altitude3
Mistlands viaductRuins and structuresMistlandsany distance-1–15 m2
Moder's altarBoss altarsMountainsup to 8,000 m150–500 m1
Morgen holeNests and hazardsAshlandsany distanceany altitude3
Mork borgRuins and structuresDeep Northany distanceabove 30 m1
Mountain caveDungeons and cavesMountainsany distanceabove 100 m1
Mountain graveRuins and structuresMountainsany distanceabove 100 m1
Mountain wellRuins and structuresMountainsany distanceabove 100 m1
North memorial placeRuins and structuresDeep Northany distanceabove 2 m1
PillarOtherBlack Forestany distanceabove 1 m2
Place of mysteryOtherAshlandsany distanceany altitude3
Rock clearingNests and hazardsBlack Forest1,000–10,000 mabove 5 m1
RuinRuins and structuresBlack Forest, Plainsany distanceabove 1 m3
Runestone ashlandsRunestonesAshlandsany distanceany altitude1
Runestone black forestRunestonesBlack Forestany distanceabove 1 m1
Runestone boarsRunestonesMeadowsany distanceabove 1 m1
Runestone deep northRunestonesDeep Northany distanceany altitude1
Runestone draugrRunestonesSwampany distanceabove 1 m1
Runestone greydwarfsRunestonesBlack Forestup to 2,000 mabove 1 m1
Runestone meadowsRunestonesMeadowsany distanceabove 1 m1
Runestone mistlandsRunestonesMistlandsany distanceany altitude1
Runestone mountainsRunestonesMountainsany distanceabove 100 m1
Runestone plainsRunestonesPlainsany distanceabove 1 m1
Runestone swampsRunestonesSwampany distanceany altitude1
Ship settingShipwrecksMeadows, Deep Northany distanceabove 1 m3
Ship wreckShipwrecksSwamp, Black Forest, Plains, Ocean, Deep Northany distance-1–1 m6
Spawn templeSpawnMeadowsup to 10,000 mabove 3 m1
Stone circleRuins and structuresMeadowsany distanceabove 1 m1
Stone hengeRuins and structuresPlainsany distanceabove 5 m6
Stone houseRuins and structuresBlack Forestany distanceabove 1 m5
Stone house1 heathRuins and structuresPlainsany distanceabove 1 m1
Stone house2 heathRuins and structuresPlainsany distanceabove 1 m1
Stone house5 heathRuins and structuresPlainsany distanceabove 1 m1
Stone towerRuins and structuresPlainsany distanceabove 1 m4
Stone tower ruinsRuins and structuresBlack Forest, Mountainsany distanceabove 2 m12
Sulfur archNests and hazardsAshlandsany distanceabove 10 m1
Sunken cryptDungeons and cavesSwampany distance-1–2 m4
Swamp hutVillages and campsSwampany distanceany altitude8
Swamp ruinRuins and structuresSwampany distanceany altitude2
Swamp wellRuins and structuresSwampany distanceany altitude1
Tar pitNests and hazardsPlainsany distance5–60 m6
The Bog WitchTradersSwamp3,000–8,000 mabove 1 m1
The darkest holeOtherDeep Northany distanceabove 20 m1
The Elder's altarBoss altarsBlack Forest1,000–7,000 mabove 1 m1
The holeNests and hazardsDeep Northany distanceabove 2 m1
The Queen's altarBoss altarsMistlandsany distance1–20 m1
Troll caveOtherBlack Forestany distanceabove 1 m2
Volture nestNests and hazardsAshlandsany distanceany altitude1
WaymarkerRuins and structuresMountainsany distanceabove 100 m2
Wood farmVillages and campsMeadows500–2,000 mabove 1 m1
Wood houseVillages and campsMeadowsany distanceabove 1 m13
XmastreeOtherany distanceabove 1 m1
Yagluth's altarBoss altarsPlainsany distanceabove 1 m1