Root — stats and drops in Valheim
Root · Black Forest
Creature overview
Base health (0★): 20. Primary biome: Black Forest. Weaknesses: Fire. Immunity: Poison.
Behavior
- Sight range
- 30 m
- Sight angle before alert
- ±90°
- Hearing limit
- 30 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★ | 20 | ×1 |
Attacks
- Blunt: 55 · AI attack range 4 m
Damage resistances
- Blunt
- Normal damage
- Slash
- Normal damage
- Pierce
- Normal damage
- Fire
- Weak
- Frost
- Resistant
- Lightning
- Normal damage
- Poison
- Immunity
- Spirit
- Normal damage
Drops without stars
| Item | Quantity | Base chance |
|---|
Where and when it spawns
Regular spawn locations are not yet known. The creature may appear in specific locations, dungeons, summons or events.
Valheim biomes
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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.