The Elder's altar

The Elder's altar is a boss altar in Valheim 1.0.17. The game tries to place up to 4 of it in the Black Forest, 1,000–7,000 m from the centre of the world, at an altitude above 1 m. To summon the boss: 3 Ancient Seeds on the altar.

Find the the elder's altar of your seed on the map

See The Elder for health, weaknesses and drops.

TypeBoss altars
Distance from centre1,000–7,000 m
Altitudeabove 1 m
Placed up to4 times
Uniqueno

Placement rule

Game nameBiomeDistance from centreAltitudeUp toChestsSpawners
GDKingBlack Forest1,000–7,000 mabove 1 m4

The game places these before the rest of the world is filled in, so the same seed always gives the same positions. Type a seed into the seed map to see where they are.

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