Serpent — stats and drops in Valheim

Serpent

Serpent · Ocean

Creature overview

Base health (0★): 400. Primary biome: Ocean. Weaknesses: Frost. Immunity: Fire, Spirit.

Drops: Serpent Trophy, Serpent Meat, Serpent Scale.

Behavior
Sight range
50 m
Sight angle before alert
±360°
Hearing limit
9,999 m
Ally alert range
20 m
Attacks player structures
Yes

These are AI settings. Sight depends on stealth and obstacles; hearing depends on target noise. Indoors, hearing is capped at 12 m. The sight angle applies before alert.

Stats by star level

StarsHealthDamage multiplier
0★400×1

Attacks

Damage resistances

Blunt
Normal damage
Slash
Normal damage
Pierce
Normal damage
Fire
Immunity
Frost
Weak
Lightning
Normal damage
Poison
Resistant
Spirit
Immunity

Drops without stars

ItemQuantityBase chance
Serpent Trophy133%
Serpent Meat6–7100%
Serpent Scale8–9100%

Where and when it spawns

Ocean · Night · 0–0★

Ocean · Day and night · 0–0★

Valheim biomes

Ocean

Trophies for ballista targeting

Values exclude world difficulty, player count and active effects. Special projectiles and summoned creatures may use separate values.

Source: Valheim game files, Steam build 25909357. Database updated 2026-10-20. Some gathering sources and spawn conditions may not have been identified.

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