Skeleton — stats and drops in Valheim
Skeleton · Meadows, Black Forest, Swamp, Mountains, Plains, Deep North
Creature overview
Base health (0★): 40. Primary biome: Swamp. Weaknesses: Blunt, Fire. Immunity: Poison.
Drops: Skeleton Trophy, Bone Fragments.
Behavior
- Sight range
- 30 m
- Sight angle before alert
- ±90°
- Hearing limit
- 9,999 m
- Ally alert range
- 20 m
- Avoids water
- Yes
- 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
| Stars | Health | Damage multiplier |
|---|---|---|
| 0★ | 40 | ×1 |
| 1★ | 80 | ×1.5 |
| 2★ | 120 | ×2 |
Attacks
- Slash: 25 · AI attack range 1.6 m
- Pierce: 20 · AI attack range 20 m
Damage resistances
- Blunt
- Weak
- Slash
- Normal damage
- Pierce
- Resistant
- Fire
- Weak
- Frost
- Resistant
- Lightning
- Normal damage
- Poison
- Immunity
- Spirit
- Normal damage
Drops without stars
| Item | Quantity | Base chance |
|---|---|---|
| Skeleton Trophy | 1 | 10% |
| Bone Fragments | 1 | 100% |
Where and when it spawns
Meadows, Black Forest, Swamp, Mountains, Plains · Night · 0–0★
Locations and dungeons · Day and night · 0–2★
Locations and dungeons · Day and night · 0–2★
Locations and dungeons · Day and night · 0–2★
Locations and dungeons · Day and night · 0–2★
Swamp · Day and night · 0–2★
Locations and dungeons · Day and night · 0–2★
Locations and dungeons · Day and night · 0–2★
Deep North · Day and night · 0–2★
Locations and dungeons · Day and night · 0–2★
Locations and dungeons · Night · 0–2★
Locations and dungeons · Day and night · 0–2★
Locations and dungeons · Night · 0–2★
Locations and dungeons · Night · 0–2★
Locations and dungeons · Night · 0–2★
Swamp, Black Forest, Mountains · Day and night · 0–2★
Black Forest, Mountains · Day and night · 0–2★
Meadows, Black Forest · Night · 0–2★
Valheim biomes
Meadows, Black Forest, Swamp, Mountains, Plains, Deep North
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.