Valheim Elder Boss Guide - How To Find And Defeat The Boss And Get The Swamp Key

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Valheim's second boss can be tough if you're not outfitted well, but a combination of good gear and good strategy makes it possible to take him down easy.

By Phil Hornshaw on

In Valheim on Xbox and PC, taking down bosses is one of the game's great thrills. So much work goes into preparing for each one. The second boss you'll face is the Elder, and defeating it is essential to progressing through the game--you'll need to kill the Elder to get access to Iron in the Swamp biome, which will allow you to venture into tougher biomes and defeat even tougher bosses. Slaying it gets you the Swamp Key, an essential item for crafting Iron armor and weapons.

It takes a lot of effort to locate the Elder, and fighting it can be tough on its own. Here's everything you need to know to track down and defeat the Elder, including what gear you should bring, where you'll have to go, what battle strategy you should employ, and what to do once it's defeated.

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Tracking down the Elder requires you to venture into the Black Forest biome, which is best handled after you've defeated Eikthyr, the Meadows boss. Taking out Eikthyr gets you the Hard Antler, which you can fashion into the Antler Pickaxe, allowing you to mine Tin and Copper.

Once you head into the Black Forest, keep an eye out for half-circle Rune Stones. You'll often find them near destroyed towers and other structures on the surface--usually surrounded by various types of Greydwarves--or inside Burial Chambers underground.