The Ultimate Guide To Valheim Ashlands Part 1

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In this ultimate guide, I cover everything you need to know about getting to the new Ashlands biome in Valheim, how to take a fortress without siege engines, and how to create a base that is completely protected from everything. Learn everything you need to know to absolutely dominate the Ashlands with ease.
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[@Firespark81]

*Correction:* There is a mistake in this video that I have fixed as much as I can with the tools youtube provides. The items in the video I am using are at level 4. The max you will be able to reach when entering the Ashlands is level 3. However this should not affect things too much as from level 3 to level 4 the damage increase is neglegable. The damage difference between 3 and 4 for me is 2 for staff of frost and 6 fire damage for embers. Blunt is the same on staff of embers at 120. Thanks to all who caught this.

[@Tarplicious]

One other thing I think that maybe should have been mentioned is bringing the materials for the Shield Generator since a couple components can't be brought through a portal until you unlock the Stone Portal.

[@shandorunia]

Nice vid man, when can we expect part two. I'm currently powering through a new seed to take into ashlands. This was a great video to aid me in my prep.

[@TheAkaimaru]

Nice video just you should add that the big bird "Fallen valkiry" has an attack that can damage and destroy the fort walls.

[@swittolentino8900]

The stairs to the fortress is amazing . So simple as well 🤣

[@admiralspandy]

Don't forget about the shield generator. It'll protect wooden structures, and prevent enemy spawning.

[@Firespark81]

I have yet to see a need for the shield generator.

[@Nilloc777]

Landing at the Ashlands without any prep was a fun time, I can still hear our screams when the Morgan showed up

[@Havenhold]

Very well done video, thanks for the info on Ashlands!

[@rachelkubacki1642]

We went into Ashlands blind and it was a fun mess of death loops but now we’re ready for take it seriously and this video will help

[@Nogumgaming]

I’ve been watching you back when you made content on basically only Conan exiles but I’ve been enjoying these newer more variety videos.

[@sertandoom4693]

Thanks for confirming- I was planning out much the same(not quite as well planned out).

[@mclaine7342]

Magic? Naahhh...i´m a viking...not a caster! Grab my sword and shield...Thor is on my side! O_o

[@Firespark81]

Lmao good luck with that. You gonna need it

[@user-rw7ht2qk3w]

It's clearly doable, but take your Time, advance step by step but don't rush anything and, most importantly, what's behind you IS BEHIND YOU. Don't go back, otherwise New mobs would spawn. I advise you level three upgraded mistwalker sword and a shield, or with Krom because of the brutal dmg it does. Still try to take down with your bow the spawner from distance because it Can get troublesome with them.

[@fungjungkung]

This is a real Viking game, not Skryim

[@Firespark81]

Vikings believed in magic stuff lol

[@kasparscharfenberg]

​@@Firespark81 I've been solo playing this game for 800 hours now and haven't touched magic a single time, ashlands is easily doable with sword and shield

[@NbKXStorm]

This is fantastic

[@LifeIsAComedyDontOverDoIt]

Best valhiem guide Creator out there ✌🏻

[@v0izehybris140]

we use the houses nearby the fortress to clean, build a plattform and stairs and flybye into the fortress really easy to clean up the first one your way is also pretty decent and clever thank you

[@risharehraje793]

So you yolo inside and ten inside you try to destroy the spawners while trying to survive the mobs?

[@nekadpotatis]

Love the video and thank you so much for all the tips. Been helping me tons in Ashlands. But I have a question about Staff of Protection. Lets say I have 100HP (Full 100%) and I use the staff and gain for an example a 300 absorb shield. If I use it again but with 60% HP, will it still be a 300 absorb shield or will it be lowered due to HP difference? (I am new to using magic, started using it because of this video)

[@kyleallen1442]

What Munin says is absolutely true, we have to use everything we've learned and prepared for to stand a chance in the Ashlands. We must wage war. Sneak attack then retreat to your bogus fortifications. Set traps like the bear traps, turrets, or a pit of the new ashwood spikes. Allow the larger enemies to kill the smaller ones.

[@GDD1231]

I did manage to get there with my friend after killing eikthyr ,just spent 3 longships, one karve and a bunch of portals built on rocks for checkpoint...and a lot...a lot of preparation and luck

[@umikolurencia]

I got a hard time docking in ashlands with my friends, i've hit several times stones, and by reaching the lands we were attacked by 2 sea serpents, Vultures and a spawner of fire skeletons we were not able to land, and my friend touch the water, he burn to death in less than a second, i've made an emergency portal in one of the stones to help him getting his stuff back while as a mage i've take down everything that i can

[@N0VAXFN]

Whats the point in the biome if your gonna cheese everything

[@sertandoom4693]

@FireSpark81- Do you have a guide for pumping up your magic skills? Started new character in prep for Ashlands, and while I'm doing better at "not dying" the mistlands has been keeping me down. Current tactic for elemental magic is frost staff on golems. Any recommendations on something similar for blood magic?

[@Firespark81]

I have a guide on blood magic yes. Just search blood magic on my channel or Valheim magic. It should show up. Its old but should still work just fine.

[@Sebby23]

Thanks mate. Me and my mate went directly into a skelett Spanwer and got destroyed emediatly. Wie try this next time.

[@tomekhome]

if you're going full magic build, 2 Eitr food + HP food (not stam), you will have to rebubble so much, you need the HP, there's just too many archers, even if you doge a lot.

[@Firespark81]

Bubble is not an issue. And you need to be able to run when needed. Stam is better. At least for me and in my experience.

[@GamingWithJeffrey]

A bit of a confusing part around 7:45 when sailing in and immediately start raising the ground, working with stone and building a portal close to the ground behind the spikes with some previously build off camera stone cutter and workbench or something? and later making a point to put a workbench on top of the construction, while there should already be one there.. .somewhere

[@willw8011]

Did this update go live, yet? If not when does it go live? I have not played in probably a year, so don't know current game.

[@michaelmorrow9927]

Forgot the mention the Warlocks in those bases and the Valkyrie that seem to spawn a few hundred meters out. I tend to get at least 3 warlocks every time and they continuously spawn the green skele not to mention the green death that will rip right through the protection bubble in less than a sec. I take them out before even entering. Also, the archers and others on top of the wall will jump outside I would also highly suggest once one has taken over the base that a shield generator be the first priority as you are safe from the skele but not safe from the Valkyrie or the random meteors falling from the sky. All in all great tips. I normally skip making the steps and just use the hoe. to climb all the way up.

[@Firespark81]

Nothing in the game jumps. They get knocked or pushed outside the castle walls. I never found the warlocks to be an issue. If anything I'm the base is an issue just build the stairs further back. I had to cut dealing with the Valkyrie from this video to save time will cover them in the next one.

[@darrengibson2868]

How do you make use of Asksvin with the fort? Or are they only worthwhile as something to farm for meat/hide?

[@mayena5735]

you can tame them and ride them over lava

[@TheJallejulle]

Love hearing people trying to pronounce Yggdrasil! xD

[@ManDooohGaming]

I pronounce it as ig-dra-sil, is that correct?

[@KCLfactor]

Feather cape is weak to fire now

[@sertandoom4693]

@Firespark81 - digging under the walls of the center walls in a fort has been patched out :( Also may have found some uses for the staff of fracturing - aim up and it's a staff of fireworks. The other I was using the fact that they arc to carpet bomb the interior of a fort over a long period of time (just to be sure) got the spawners and maybe the chests in the center and contents may have despawned while I was "making sure". Deadraiser makes decoys :D staff of embers is useful against lavablobs, voltures, and twitchers. Staff of embers also leaves a ground effect(fire) which adds damage to things that aren't immune- can also down trees and break logs down without noisy axe swinging -also gets lots of coal.

[@Box0rz]

You can still dig under the walls actually, but now you have to dig all the way to max depth to get under them. Me and my friend were about to give up, but with my last hit I managed to reach the bottom and get under.

[@sertandoom4693]

@@Box0rz went to the bottom myself which is why I say what I say. Maybe something random?

[@Box0rz]

@@sertandoom4693 I bet it's based on the location of the fortress. Sometimes it works, sometimes not.

[@sertandoom4693]

@@Box0rz agreed some seem to have more of a hill on the inside

[@naut2k5]

I've managed to dig under each central part of every fort I've entered so far (6?) and it's just a quicker way to get to the middle. They may have patched it, but it's still possible

[@MITZILIPIKILI]

can you start making content for Valheim for the hardest difficulty? I cant find a single youtuber who covers hard difficulty

[@SpeedLockedNZ]

place Map ipn where you put work/repair benches,

[@JaydenFeisthamel-tm4lq]

My only issue is Jade's Iodite and the red stones you get from the forts are very limited and in the ashlands are they not? So you and your friends on a big server can not get every weapon you all want.

[@Hellfire4WD]

you can always raid a new world with all the forts intact

[@Bullminator]

You can just load the ship with normal stone and raise ground under the enemy balista next to wall. No need to build stairs.

[@austinj1229]

Normally like your vids but you use dev commands no build cost for pretty much the whole setup process, kinda defeats the purpose of a guide.

[@Kinunenn]

I did the starting base like in survival normal mode and yeah it was tricky but it can be done. did take some time and couple of bangs of the keyboard but did it. then died couple of times on the shore and was like "yep im done cant beat this fuckers" and quit xDD

[@AB-gc3mr]

So I sailed in the longship and never saw the coast. Still don’t have this nor did I know till just now.

[@theowl2353]

Is it an old world or a new one made after the update was launched?

[@EricBohner]

Didnt the make it impossible to dig under the center room in a recent patch?

[@Firespark81]

Most of the stuff in this video was filmed after the april 26 patch. Also I just tested it on new map and no. It works just fine.

[@EricBohner]

Excellent thank you!

[@yagoa]

I disagree, spawnbusting an island on the sides can be a great way to get the new gear and food

[@itsssnek810]

You cant get Max Eitr Weave and Mistland Staves before entering the Ashlands.. you literalyl need Valkryie Celestial feathers to upgrade the Galdr Table to its Current Max to be able to upgrade Mistlands gear to max.

[@Firespark81]

It has been mentioned just realized my mistake and you all are correct. I have made as much of an edit to the video as I can and the changes should take affect in a few hours.

[@nathandavison5243]

I like the guide, but feather cape is terrible because it’s very weak to fire now

[@adeetard2545]

I would actually say it's better than before for Mistlands because of the jump buff. But for Ashlands, I only use it to jump off Flametal and take it off right after

[@apparit10n]

As long as you have a good supply of barley wine, it's fine. And what kind of Viking goes into battle sober anyhow?? :D

[@Firespark81]

If you always keep your bubble up that won't be a problem.

[@novy1198]

i just started a new world on public test, and people are saying ashlands should be looking kinda like an island with no connection to other biomes, but on my map it looks like before update

[@Firespark81]

Something is very wrong. You need to make sure you on ptb and make another new map. Should look just like I show in the video.

[@novy1198]

@@Firespark81 i made another world with the same seed and second one had changes while main one doesnt, idk how that happened but at least it now works

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

I'm not sure you can dig under the interrior tower of the fortress any more. They lowered the depth that the walls of the fortress extend to.

[@Firespark81]

Like I have told others. The footage in the video was captured after that patch. Then tested again on a fresh map. Yes you very much can.

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

@@Firespark81 Ok. Wasn't sure.

[@gil7riviere]

it seems the lowered the outside walls but not the inner "citadel" walls, not yet

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

@@gil7riviere Hehe, keyword; yet. I kind of like the approach of not destroying the walls and having an intact fortress of my own.

[@jayr7613]

Dudes just sending people to their deaths lol

[@Niobesnuppa]

I dunno, I think an easier fob is just what I did: I just landed on shore on a spot where no enemies were particularly close to me, found the nearest tower, climbed up the stairs, and put down my workbench and portal at the top of the tower. Despite it being out in the open, I've yet to experience any vultures noticing me when I'm up there, and none of the enemies can climb the stairs, so it's perfectly safe, and you don't need to really build anything other than the portal itself.

[@Aliefr3550]

The issue is that the ruins are very weak and break quick with any attacks

[@smoothsugashanededi8923]

I have nothing but problems with Gportal, any other suggestions ?

[@drsyn3x579]

Apex

[@Mastikator]

Is anyone else having issues with the spawn rate of enemies? The Ashlands feel like a jungle, I'm non-stop fighting. The exploration and resource collection gameplay is crowded out.

[@arseniyfomin]

all have that issues. You just need to change your exploration approach, that is, you can't just run through the biome back and forth, you need to have portals every 100 meters to avoid that.

[@Mastikator]

@@arseniyfomin that's what I'm worried about

[@Boris82]

I have seen that from videos (haven't played the test servers myself) and i hope they tone it down just a little... It just seems like a bit too much. After a big fight we just want some rest, we ain't robots.

[@Firespark81]

That's how they want the biome to feel. It's hell it should feel like hell.

[@howardxu8050]

Heard that they have toned it down Before apparently all mobs respond to literally any sound, now they should only respond to trees being destroyed or significant mining operations In other words brawling in a forest can result in an endless reinforcement loop

[@y0nd3r]

What is the secret Queen @ 1:02? Is that just the Queen?

[@Firespark81]

Seeker Queen and it's just the mistlands boss

[@itsssnek810]

He said Seeker Queen...

[@MrSypac-cp1ut]

U can't reach tier 4 weapons before the ashlands :D

[@atronach3140]

my ice mace was lvl 4 before going to ashland

[@Firespark81]

Yes, you are correct. My mistake. Should not matter that much as the damage difference between 3 and 4 is 2 for staff of frost and 6 fire damage for embers.

[@Lum1nus]

​@@Firespark81 how? All needed workbench upgrades require flametal or valkyrie feathers

[@nosequeponer8434]

To go up to level 4 you need the celestial feathers to upgrade the magic table. The maximum to go to the Ashlands at the beginning is level 3

[@Firespark81]

I have cut the part that says you can get to level 4 so now it just say make sure they are maxed out. Change should take affect in a few hours. Thanks for catching that.

[@SageHagan]

Is Ashlands out on live? I thought it was on public test only?

[@shandorunia]

PTR only but likely we will get main release very soon since its been a week already and they will want it out before they go on summer break. Likely to be out within next few weeks.

[@TexZenMaster]

released yesterday

[@jaycenh4347]

Nice video, too bad it won’t help my permadeath run 😐

[@marysnow9217]

Is this a mod?

[@iDroopyeah]

No the ashlands is in public beta right now. So all the content is already there, they're just not confident on fully releasing it because they want player feedback first

[@eaglesclaws8]

fallen valkery can do aoe through the wall...

[@gho5tspartan26yt]

WAIT ASHLANDS IS OUT???

[@gihadiresnov1468]

Test server yes

[@Earadon]

Warriors and archers wya 🗿

[@mr.gamingz]

im pretty sure that 95% of all players cheated to get through ashlands

[@thecpmonster]

I only did for a workbench since I wasn’t going back for 10 wood

[@theprancingrat]

"Cheated" :3

[@H4CK4TTACK]

Anybody know when Ashlands will be out of PTB???

[@DoobieKeebler28]

Today

[@silentdeath7847]

Going full magic in the ashland, only got an axe for wood, pickaxe for mining. I am having a great time in the ashland going full magic, so much fun😁 Someone i watch on twitch focus mele and is just having a really bad time😂

[@brandonescobar1416]

Sheesh. I hate that you can just dig under the main pillars instead of breaking down the door and using the tools they give you. lame. Hope they fix that and add a floor.

[@ahmed_4202]

the footage in this video is outdated. it got patched.

[@Terminarch]

@@ahmed_4202 It definitely has NOT been patched yet. Just saw it done literally today.

[@joganaround7630]

@@ahmed_4202Did 3 today. Definitely not patched

[@liebrat7234]

@@ahmed_4202some goober who doesn’t play, it is not patched

[@Felixnumberone]

completely unneccessary to build such a complicated landing base we have our portal directly at the shore and it only got destroyyed once when we kited enemies speficially to it. As soon as you are through the portal / out of sight it does NOT get attacked so it will be just fine

[@Pawel1396]

I didnt notice that ashlands got released already xd. I am halfway through midlands

[@brunoclauss426]

first

[@Kerstlamers]

its turret, not turrent :)

[@adgalanda]

Character edit your skills to 100

[@oliveryoung9926]

I think the devs should implement an AI (call it Odin if you like) who observes how you play the game. If you are found guilty of being lame, he should 'fire a warning shot', and if you don't get the hint, then when your character wakes up he should be standing at the base of your bed.... followed by your grizzly death (and the destruction of your bed)

[@OhImChris]

Just because people play the way u don't like doesn't mean they should be punished, its a game, let people play the way they want to, if cheesing the game is the way they want to play then so be it. If the devs cared then they would patch these issues.

[@SeamusDunmaggotin]

Nearly 3k hours in game, highest skill is run and jump at 38, pffft.

[@Boris82]

I have 1300+ hours and my highest skill is close to 100. So i guess you play very different than me 😂

[@Firespark81]

Raising skills without dying is easy and there are lots of ways to farm them. On top of that if you find yourself dying a lot I suggest playing on a world setting that reduces the amount of skill points lost when you die. Unless you are just constantly dying raising a skill to 40 should be easy. That's about where they want the average player by late game, high 30's mid 40's.

[@SeamusDunmaggotin]

@@Firespark81 It's fine, crappy skills haven't actually stopped me progressing. maybe when I've unlocked everything, I can try not to die, lol.

[@slimjimphatt9238]

This is a guide for goobers

[@Adrian-fr3on]

Cool,here you are watching this too

[@SwankySwankerson]

How to beat ashlands: simply do not play ashlands

[@oliveryoung9926]

The tip about cheezing the fortress spawners would make the game lame. Waging war on the fortresses is one of the most enjoyable aspects of ashlands. I sincerely hope the devs counter-act this border-line cheating tactic as it really does cheapen the game.

[@sertandoom4693]

Artillery strike.

[@RC-Sev]

Just dont do it

[@thecpmonster]

Good for the first fortress as it saves time and you can make a stone portal for the first flatmetal, thus enabling you to create siege weapons without having to travel back to center island. Using them efficiently.

[@hypertion]

your using Ashlands items in building that "Fob" thing.. if anyone is going into Ashlands they are not going to have those building pieces.

[@mayena5735]

He just hacked into the jagged rocks in the ashlands to make room for the fob, that's where he got the grausten from.

[@austinj1229]

@@mayena5735 6:58 if you look top left under the toolbar, he disables "no build cost" while in dev mode, so he's got the debugmode turned on and probably used it to build stuff, he didn't even have a stonecutter and put the stone walls lol. He is unfortunately cheating to make this guide.

[@Siegpearl_of_Catarina]

getting ggrausten is very easy I have created my own grausten and Ashwood stake fortress near the coast with about 200 grausten to spare. It is very easy to get.

[@oliveryoung9926]

Magic is not OP. It's a fantastic first choice if you have no ashlands weapons though.

[@rayaustin141]

It's op and the lamest way to play the game buddy. If you use it you're 100% skilless

[@PhilippMehr]

Is it? I cant manage staying alive with my magic build even with elemental and blood magic leveled to around 60. Do you guys know a video that demonstrates magic tactics? It dosent seem to deal enogh damage until my eitr is depleted. With bow, most mobs can be staggered, loxes or askvins do not need more than 3-5 shots from Veeeeeery far away... and the shield even with 700dmg capacity wont take more than one hit. After that, casting the next shield takes too long, one cant run and it costs health. Im feeling so vulnerable with magic without the benefits of the dmg. Any tips or sorces? :-)

[@cChrodinCc]

Cheese and cheat your way through the ashlands. Destroy the fun of the whole patch with these simple tricks

[@oliveryoung9926]

Don't use a FOB. Just go to war with the biome. Play the game it was supposed to be played. If you can't land on the ashlands shore and survive, you probably shouldn't be in the Ashlands.

[@MrHappy-hx3go]

Thats quite a mindset. Play how you want.

[@actualamateur149]

A part of survival is using your brain and preparing ahead of time. The game provides all of the tools needed, so it is playing as intended. But go off, Rambo.

[@thecpmonster]

I got mad at this comment… then I proceeded to absolutely destroy my way through the beachhead, like a true Viking

[@bigloquat]

This is a terrible take, please go play Donkey Kong Country

[@shmandos]

"play the game how it was supposed to be played" 🤓 🤓

[@jonathanvaughan8257]

Yea. Ashlands difficulty on solo is why I will stop playing Valheim. Looking at other games to waste my time.

[@michaelmorrow9927]

A lot of vids are showing pre-patch. I do ptb solo and A lot has changed, No not easy but also not like many have shown. Just saying before you write it off give it a chance.

[@Firespark81]

Just follow this guide and it's super easy. I tested every strat in this video multiple times not in admin or god. It works well and trivializes most of the content.

[@itsssnek810]

git gud

[@rossk7927]

Try this - edit your world customization settings and change the difficulty to normal - and if it's already at normal change any other setting and save then give Ashlands another go. I think I encountered a bug with an upgraded world that made the difficulty totally unplayable, even in god mode - my world was set to hard before the upgrade - I dropped it to normal and Ashlands got what feels like 10x easier.