Valheim Crafting Guide

In this Valheim Crafting Guide, we’ll tell you how Crafting works, how Workbench Upgrades work, how to repair items, and more!

Quicklinks: How Valheim Crafting Works | How to Repair Items
How Workbench Improvements Work
Workbench Improvements: Workbench Upgrades | Forge Upgrades | Stonecutter Upgrades
Artisan Table Upgrades | Black Forge Upgrades | Galdr Table Upgrades

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How Valheim Crafting Works

Valheim Crafting is split into two categories: Crafting by hand and Crafting at a Workbench. The first few items you’ll make in the game (such as the Stone Axe and Hammer) are Crafted from the menu in your inventory.

It won’t be long before you’ll want to start Crafting more complex items, though, and that will require Workbenches. Workbenches open up a new world of possibilities including more complex Weapons, Armor, and several other useful Tools.

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Here’s what each Crafting Station does:

Inventory – You can Craft some basic Tools and Weapons such as Torches and the Stone Axe right from your inventory.
Workbench – Used to Craft early-game Weapons, Tools, Armor, and some Crafting Materials. Required for early-game Building.
Forge – Used to Craft mid-game Weapons, Tools, Armor, and some Crafting Materials. Required for some Building, mainly lighting and decorations.
Black Forge – Used to Craft later-game Weapons, Tools, Armor, and some Crafting Materials.
Charcoal Kiln – Processes Wood into Coal.
Smelter – Turns Ore into metal bars. Requires Coal.
Blast Furnace – Turns mid-game Ore into metal bars. Requires Coal.
Stonecutter – Used to Craft a handful of things and allow for Building with Stone. Required for Building with Stone.
Eitr Refinery – Creates Eitr from component parts.
Artisan Table – Used for Crafting some Crafting Materials and for placing other Workbenches.
Windmill – Processes Barley into Barley Flour.
Spinning Wheel – Processes Flax into Linen Thread.
Galdr Table – Creates magical Weapons, Tools, and Armor.
Cooking Station – Used for basic Cooking — see our Food and Cooking Guide for Recipes! Requires a fire underneath it.
Iron Cooking Station – An upgraded version of the Cooking Station that can cook Lox Meat. Requires a fire underneath it.
Cauldron – Used for advanced Cooking and preparing Mead for brewing. Requires a fire underneath it.
Stone Oven – Used for preparing certain advanced Food. Requires Coal for fuel.
Fermenter – Creates Mead and Potions from Mead Bases.
Sap Extractor – Extracts Sap from Yggdrasil Roots.
Wisp Fountain – Attracts Wisps at night.
Obliterator – Destroys any items placed inside of it upon activation.

How to Repair Your Items in Valheim

You can repair your axe and other tools in Valheim simply by pressing the hammer button on the Workbench menu — it’s as easy as pushing a button! There are, however, some caveats.

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First, you can’t repair handheld Torches. Those will eventually run out of fuel and you’ll have to replace them. (Thankfully, they’re pretty cheap items!)

Secondly, you may need a certain “Level” of Workbench or Forge to repair different items. For example, you need a Level 2 Workbench to repair Leather Armor. You can upgrade the Level of your Workbench or Forge by building Workbench Improvements.

Buildings can be repaired, too. Simply right-click with your Hammer equipped and select the “Repair” option. It doesn’t cost anything to repair a Building, so you should always do it if you notice something is damaged!

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How Workbench Improvements Work in Valheim

Workbench Improvements will increase the level of a Workbench in Valheim, allowing you to upgrade and repair higher-level equipment. Higher Workbench levels may also unlock new recipes.

You do not have to place Workbench IMprovements in any particular order; each unique Workbench Improvement will increase the level of a nearby Workbench by 1.

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Valheim Workbench Upgrades List

Here is a list of all of the Workbench Upgrades you can place in Valheim:

Workbench Upgrades

Chopping Block

Workbench
10 Wood
10 Flint

Tanning Rack

Workbench
10 Wood
15 Flint
20 Leather Scraps
5 Deer Hide

Adze

Workbench
10 Fine Wood
3 Bronze

Tool Shelf

Workbench
4 Iron
10 Fine Wood
4 Obsidian

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Forge Upgrades

Anvils

Workbench
5 Wood
10 Bronze

Forge Cooler

Workbench
25 Fine Wood
10 Copper

Grinding Wheel

Workbench
Sharpening Stone
25 Wood

The Sharpening Stone is an item that can only be Crafted at a Stonecutter, so you’ll need to build one of those before you can make a Grinding Wheel.

Smith’s Anvil

Workbench
20 Iron
5 Wood

Forge Tool Rack

Workbench
15 Iron
10 Wood

Forge Bellows

Workbench
5 Wood
5 Deer Hide
4 Chain

The Forge Bellows requires a Chain, an item that you can find in Sunken Crypts in the Swamps or from Wraiths, a terrifying enemy that lurks in the Swamps at night.

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