Writhan — stats and drops in Valheim
Writhan · Swamp
Creature overview
Base health (0★): 400. Primary biome: Swamp. Weaknesses: Slash. Immunity: Poison.
Drops: Writhan Trophy, Writhan Roots.
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★ | 400 | ×1 |
| 1★ | 800 | ×1.5 |
| 2★ | 1,200 | ×2 |
Attacks
- Pierce: 40, Poison: 30 · AI attack range 4 m
Damage resistances
- Blunt
- Resistant
- Slash
- Weak
- Pierce
- Normal damage
- Fire
- Resistant
- Frost
- Normal damage
- Lightning
- Normal damage
- Poison
- Immunity
- Spirit
- Normal damage
Drops without stars
| Item | Quantity | Base chance |
|---|---|---|
| Writhan Trophy | 1 | 10% |
| Writhan Roots | 1 | 100% |
Where and when it spawns
Swamp · Day and night · 0–2★
Locations and dungeons · Night · 0–0★
Valheim biomes
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.