Valheim boss order in 1.0
Valheim has eight Forsaken bosses as of version 1.0. In order: Eikthyr in the Meadows, The Elder in the Black Forest, Bonemass in the Swamp, Moder in the Mountains, Yagluth in the Plains, The Queen in the Mistlands, Fader in the Ashlands and Kall Fimbulbringer in the Deep North. The Deep North and Kall arrived with the 1.0 release on 9 September 2026.
The order is not only about difficulty. Each boss drops the key to the next step. Eikthyr’s antlers make the pickaxe for copper and tin. The Elder’s Swamp key opens the crypts that hold iron. Bonemass’s Wishbone finds silver in the Mountains. Moder’s tears build the Artisan table, which you need for the blast furnace that smelts black metal from the Plains.
Later on, Yagluth’s Torn spirit brings the wisps that cut through the Mistlands fog. The Queen’s carapace upgrades the Artisan table so you can build the Drakkar, the only ship that survives the boiling sea around the Ashlands. Fader’s Kindled ribs build the Eternal Pyre, whose embers start the Bloodgold chain in the Deep North.
How to use this tracker
Check off prep steps and bosses as you play. Your progress is saved in this browser, and the journey map at the top shows where you are.
The next step card always points at the first thing you have not checked off in your current biome. Turn on spoiler-free mode to hide the biomes you have not reached yet, and reveal one at a time when you are ready.
Copy your progress link to share it with your crew or to open it on another device. Reset clears everything, with an undo in case you tap it by mistake.
What to do next in Valheim when you feel stuck
Look at the last boss drop you picked up. It almost always points at the next metal or crafting station.
If a biome feels too hard, check your food before your armor. Three foods from the newest biome raise your health and stamina a lot.
Before every fight, build a portal near the altar and sleep in a bed close by. Then a loss costs you a short walk instead of a long trip back for your gear.
Forsaken powers explained
Every boss except Kall drops a trophy. Hang it on that boss’s stone at the Sacrificial Stones, where you first woke up, to unlock its power.
You can have one power set at a time and swap it at the stones. Press the power key (F on a keyboard) to use it. Each power lasts 5 minutes, all powers share a 20 minute cooldown, and friends within about 10 meters get the effect too.
Where these facts come from
We checked the bosses, offerings, drops and powers against the Valheim community wiki and Iron Gate’s patch notes for version 1.0.21 (Deep North), on 12 November 2026.
Some Deep North details, like Kall Fimbulbringer’s exact health, are not confirmed yet, so the guide says so instead of guessing. This is a fan-made guide, not an official Iron Gate page.