Valheim - All Enemy Weaknesses and Resistances

If you’re playing Valheim and noticed that your damage numbers have different colors, this guide is for you. Depending on the weapon type you use, you may deal weak gray damage, normal white damage, or strong yellow damage. Every enemy in Valheim has a resistance or weakness to different weapons that are shown in the charts below. This helps understand what you should be using, especially if you’re going after a tough boss.

DoT in the chart refers to damage over time. This is when an enemy takes damage from something over time such as fire or poison. There are a few types mentioned in the weakness chart below. Also, I added the Torch and Frostner weapon to the chart as they surprisingly have unique differences.

All Valheim Enemy Weaknesses and Resistances

Valheim Boss Weaknesses and Resistances

Miscellaneous Notes

All Valheim Enemy Weaknesses and Resistances

	Blunt	Pierce	Slash	Fire DoT	Poison DoT	Spirit DoT	Frost	Torch	Frostner
Neck	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	Yellow	White
Boar	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	White
Deer	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	White
Greyling	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	Yellow	White
Greydwarf	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	Yellow	White
Greydwarf Brute	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	Yellow	White
Greydwarf Shaman	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	Yellow	White
Skeleton	Yellow	Gray	White	White	Immune	White	Gray	Yellow	Gray
Rancid Remains	Yellow	Gray	White	White	Immune	White	Gray	Yellow	Gray
Ghost	Gray	Gray	Gray	White	Immune	White	White	White	White
Troll	Gray	Yellow	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	White
Blob	Yellow	Gray	Gray	White	Immune	White	Yellow	Gray	Yellow
Oozer	Yellow	Gray	Gray	White	Immune	White	Yellow	Gray	Yellow
Draugr	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	Gray	White
	Blunt	Pierce	Slash	Fire DoT	Poison DoT	Spirit DoT	Frost	Torch	Frostner
Draugr Elite	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	Gray	White
Leech	White	White	White	Immune	White	Immune	White	Gray	White
Surtling	White	White	White	Immune	Immune	Immune	Yellow	Gray	Yellow
Wraith	Gray	Gray	Gray	White	Immune	White	Gray	Yellow	Gray
Wolf	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	White
Fenring	White	White	White	White	White	White	White	Yellow	White
Drake	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	Gray	Yellow	Gray
Stone Golem	White	Gray	Gray	Immune	Immune	Immune	Gray	Gray	Gray
Deathsquito	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	White
Lox	Gray	White	Gray	White	White	Immune	Gray	Yellow	Gray
Fuling	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	White
Fuling Berserker	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	White
Fuling Shaman	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	White
Serpent	White	White	White	Immune	White	Immune	Yellow	Gray	Yellow

Valheim Boss Weaknesses and Resistances

	Blunt	Pierce	Slash	Fire DoT	Poison DoT	Spirit DoT	Frost	Torch	Frostner
Eikthyr	White	White	White	White	White	White	White	White	White
The Elder	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	Yellow	White
Bonemass	Yellow	Gray	Gray	White	Immune	White	Yellow	Gray	Yellow
Moder	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	Gray	Yellow	Gray
Yagluth	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	Yellow	Gray	Yellow

Miscellaneous Notes

Elemental arrows like Fire and Poison still deal damage even if an enemy is immune to their DoT effect.
Certain elemental arrows may have a different resistance on hit compared to what their DoT is. For example, poison arrows deal gray damage to Greydwarves, but the DoT deals white damage.
Frost Arrows deal yellow damage to Blobs, Oozers, and Surtlings, despite them being immune to the DoT.
As Valheim is in Steam Early Access, these resistances and weaknesses may change at a later time.
Even though Frost Arrows don’t have a DoT, they temporarily slow enemies with a Freeze debuff.
Ooze Bombs are likely bugged right now as the poisonous cloud left behind deals 0 damage to every enemy. Despite the damage number having different colors.

If you find any new information regarding Valheim resistances/weaknesses, be sure to let us know in the comments below. Otherwise, for more Valheim guides, visit the guide hub. Or take a look at one of the useful guides linked below.

Jeffrey Lerman

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