Build the sap, refined eitr and crafting chain

1. Chop Yggdrasil shoots with the Black metal axe. Bring three Yggdrasil wood to a level-2 forge with twenty-five black metal to craft the Black metal pickaxe.
2. Return to a marked giant skull, clear ticks and other nearby threats, then mine through the petrified skull to the soft tissue inside. The remains also provide black marble. Keep both materials; black marble is used in stations and the kitchen upgrade.
3. Bring samples home to unlock recipes and store the load before doing another mining task. Take enough ordinary building supplies to repair the route, but do not turn the main portal area into an active excavation that draws every nearby enemy.

Checked on screen · Oct 16, 2026 · Valheim 1.0

kingy.wiki3:22–3:37 · 15 sChopping a Yggdrasil shoot for Yggdrasil wood

Checked on screen · Oct 16, 2026 · Valheim 1.0

kingy.wiki4:39–5:07 · 28 sMining giant remains open to the soft tissue

3:22–3:37Chopping a Yggdrasil shoot for Yggdrasil wood4:39–5:07Mining giant remains open to the soft tissue

Mechanics sources: Valheim Wiki: Black metal pickaxeValheim Wiki: Materials

A Dvergr extractor drops from a component crate in dvergr sites; there is no crafting substitute in this route. The first exploration policy remains useful: leave friendly camps intact until you have a plan. Direct player damage to a protected crate or ward can anger the nearby dvergr.

The lower-conflict opportunity is a crate or dropped extractor left after non-player enemies damage the site. Scout the aftermath from a safe distance, confirm surviving threats and collect only when the route is clear. Do not assume an abandoned-looking building contains a crate or that a hostile creature will break the right object.

If no such opportunity exists, a direct raid is the deliberate alternative. Prepare a separate retreat away from the main base, identify ranged rogues and mages, and engage manageable targets from cover before entering enclosed rooms. Treat a starred mage or several defenders as a reason to leave. Once the defenders are dealt with, break the component crate and recover the extractor. Mark that camp hostile rather than returning later as if it were friendly.

Do not base this progression on cart collision, loose-eitr or other indirect-damage tricks. Extractor acquisition is a genuine combat/logistics decision; if you cannot yet survive it, bank your mine loot and return after improving food and equipment.

Mechanics sources: Valheim Wiki: Dvergr component crateValheim Wiki: Dvergr (race)Valheim Wiki: Aggressive creature strategies

The Dvergr extractor and black metal cannot pass through a normal wood portal in the default route. Move them by boat or land to the selected Ancient Root. Build a workbench, then attach a Sap extractor to the glowing root and protect the approach.

Collect sap periodically. A depleted root replenishes slowly; use another marked root while it recovers. Empty the extractor before dismantling it because stored sap does not drop when the structure is removed. Sap itself can portal home, so the workshop does not have to sit beside the root.

Checked on screen · Oct 18, 2026 · Valheim 1.0

7:16–8:00 · 44 sA glowing root, then the Sap Extractor placed on it

7:16–8:00A glowing root, then the Sap Extractor placed on it

Mechanics sources: Valheim Wiki: Sap extractorValheim Wiki: Progression guideValheim Wiki: Sap

Fifteen cores let all three remain built. With only five, you can use the hammer to dismantle an emptied station and reuse the recovered construction materials for the next one; gather every other ingredient first. Produce and store refined eitr before replacing the refinery with the Galdr table, and rebuild the appropriate station whenever repairs are needed. Keeping all three is more convenient, not a hidden requirement for the first batch.

The Galdr table needs five refined eitr for its own construction, in addition to the eitr intended for items. Reserve that amount first. A Black forge alone does not remove the refinery dependency of carapace equipment.

Mechanics sources: Valheim Wiki: Black forgeValheim Wiki: Eitr refineryValheim Wiki: Refined eitrValheim Wiki: Galdr table

1. Place it on suitable flat ground with access to the front sap inlet, upper soft-tissue grinder and output. Keep beds, animals, storage and wooden crafting rooms away from its operating area.
2. Add sap at the front and soft tissue at the top. Budget one of each per refined eitr rather than depending on a small fuel-timing remainder. Collect the output promptly: loose refined eitr also emits damaging sparks.
3. If enclosing the refinery, use black marble or metal cage pieces that resist its elemental discharges. Ordinary stone and wood are vulnerable. Leave the equipment accessible without standing in the output stream.
4. Store refined eitr in a chest, build the sheltered Galdr table and Black forge, and check that each is usable before crafting. Refined eitr is an inventory material; the eitr bar for spellcasting comes from food.

Checked on screen · Oct 18, 2026 · Valheim 1.0

2:28–2:43 · 15 sEitr refineries in their own cage-roofed building, away from the log house

2:28–2:43Eitr refineries in their own cage-roofed building, away from the log house

Mechanics sources: Valheim Wiki: Eitr refineryValheim Wiki: Refined eitrValheim Wiki: Galdr tableValheim Wiki: Black forge