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 explain 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 weapons to the chart, as they surprisingly have unique differences.

All Valheim Enemy Weaknesses and Resistances

Valheim Boss Weaknesses and Resistances

Valheim Miniboss 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
Bear	Gray	Gray	White	White	White	Immune	Gray	Yellow	Gray
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	Gray	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
Kvastur	White	White	Yellow	White	Immune	Immune	White	Yellow	White
Abomination	Gray	Gray	White	White	Immune	Immune	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
Cultist	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	White	Gray	White
Bat	Gray	Gray	Gray	White	Immune	???	Gray	Yellow	Gray
Ulv	White	White	White	White	White	White	White	Gray	White
Deathsquito	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	White
Lox	Gray	White	Gray	White	White	Immune	Gray	Yellow	Gray
	Blunt	Pierce	Slash	Fire DoT	Poison DoT	Spirit DoT	Frost	Torch	Frostner
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
Growth	Yellow	Gray	Gray	White	Immune	White	Gray	Yellow	Gray
Vile	Gray	Gray	Gray	White	Immune	White	Gray	Yellow	Gray
Serpent	White	White	White	Immune	White	Immune	Yellow	Gray	Yellow
Root	White	White	White	White	Immune	???	White	Yellow	White
Seeker	Gray	Gray	Gray	White	White	Immune	Gray	White	White
Seeker Soldier	Gray	Gray	Gray	White	White	Immune	Gray	White	White
Seeker Brood	Gray	Gray	Gray	White	White	Immune	Gray	White	White
Gjall	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	Gray	White
Tick	White	Yellow	White	White	White	???	White	White	White
Dvergr Rogue	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	White
Dvergr Mage	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	Gray	Gray
Charred Twitcher	White	Gray	White	White	Immune	White	White	Gray	White
	Blunt	Pierce	Slash	Fire DoT	Poison DoT	Spirit DoT	Frost	Torch	Frostner
Charred Marksman	White	Gray	Gray	White	Immune	White	White	Gray	White
Charred Warrior	White	Gray	White	White	Immune	White	White	Gray	White
Charred Warlock	White	Gray	White	White	Immune	White	Gray	Gray	Gray
Volture	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	Yellow	White	White
Morgen	Gray	Gray	Gray	White	White	White	White	Gray	White
Bone Maw	White	White	White	Immune	White	Immune	Yellow	Gray	Yellow
Lava Blob	Yellow	Gray	White	Immune	Immune	White	Yellow	Gray	Yellow
Fallen Valkyrie	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	Gray	White
Skugg	White	Gray	White	Immune	Immune	Immune	Gray	Gray	White
Asksvin	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	Gray	White
Deep North Skeleton	Yellow	Gray	White	White	Immune	White	Gray	Yellow	Gray
Deep North Greydwarf	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	Yellow	White
Deep North Greydwarf Shaman	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	Yellow	White
Elaking	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	Gray	Yellow	Gray
Barka	Gray	Gray	Gray	White	Immune	Immune	Gray	Yellow	Gray
	Blunt	Pierce	Slash	Fire DoT	Poison DoT	Spirit DoT	Frost	Torch	Frostner
Gammeltroll	Gray	Gray	Gray	Immune	White	Immune	Gray	Gray	Gray
Moose	Gray	White	Gray	White	White	Immune	Gray	Yellow	Gray
Seal	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	Yellow	White
Baby Seal	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	White

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
The Queen	White	Gray	White	White	White	Immune	Gray	White	White
Fader	White	Gray	White	Immune	White	Immune	White	Gray	White

Valheim Miniboss Weaknesses And Resistances

	Blunt	Pierce	Slash	Fire DoT	Poison DoT	Spirit DoT	Frost	Torch	Frostner
Brenna	Yellow	Gray	White	Immune	Immune	White	Yellow	Gray	Yellow
Geirrhafa	White	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	Yellow	White
Zil & Thungr	White	White	White	White	White	Immune	White	White	White
Lord Reto	White	Gray	White	White	Immune	White	Gray	Gray	Gray

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.
• 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.
• Seeker Soldiers take yellow damage when hit from behind by every weapon type we’ve tested.
• Gjall take yellow damage from attacks hitting its orange underside.

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.

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