Valheims GREATEST Biome | Ranked WORST to BEST

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

Let me know your biome rankings in the comments below!

[@phillvallace]

Swamp Biome I think has top place for me for just being able to be the most chaotic with the amount of enemies within it, which adds so much more to the boss fight, wish the other bosses had more enemies fighting with them as thought Yagluth might've summon an undead army of Fulings for example

[@slayerdude18]

#1 Mistlands #2 Black Forest #3 Swamp #4 Mountains #5 Ashlands 6# plains #7 Meadows im not counting deep north because the biome hasnt been completed yet

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

@@slayerdude18 nice list

[@wutt5176]

@@slayerdude18 bro did NOT like plains

[@slayerdude18]

@@wutt5176 why would i like plains, its full of those annoying death mosquitos that keep buzzing in my ears XD dont get me wrong the place is nice but that buzzing kills it for me XD

[@alesxemsky]

I feel like bf is that perfect biome that noone will redo in any way if say the game was to be reimagined somehow. I know it's just me probably but if any biome makes its way from being scary at first to turning into a perfect place to live and stay there after you've conquered it, then imo it's a perfect one.

[@memehan]

i totally agree with that. in the beginning, black forest was indeed a place that striked fear on us with the occasional troll sightings, skeletons chasing us with their bronze gear against our primitive flint pickaxes, shamans poisoning us to death and brutes crippling us with a single hit, and after all those dreadfulness, i like how in the later game it just turns into a safe refuge next to harder biomes like the swamp and plains where we retreat into when the fight becomes overwhelming. what a transformation.

[@guster2244]

Black forest is one of the most beautiful landscapes in any survival game I've played, just absolutely stunningly wild and ancient feeling.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

Agreed

[@richardreumerman5449]

Yeah I'm fully on board with this too, it's beautiful and becomes far less scary at just the right time.

[@lukemase7595]

putting the ashlands that low is so criminal but putting the mistlands that high is in a whole other league of criminal

[@Sekiberius24]

Mistlands is a beautiful biome but a nightmare to play, its playstyle actively fights against valheims core systems.

[@-Kenzin-]

​@@Sekiberius24 How can you find something beautiful if you cannot see it? 😄

[@N8H8S]

The ashlands is by far the worst biome. And I agree with the mistlands placing

[@Zw1dka]

I agree

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

im a crook

[@valentinlopezmunoz8269]

I love the sentation of exploring the Mistlands The first my friends and I discovered the Mistlands it was by accident, because we needed to go to Bonemass fight and it was so far away that we had to sail and a Mistlands biome was in the way. Luckly we didn't encounter an enemy but one of my friends was freaking out because he saw a man watching us from an island (It was a Dvegr) but none of us catch a glimpse of him Valheim is one of the best experiences i've had with Videogames and I wish I could erase my memory so I can rediscover it once again

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

oh no! the mistlands is NOT what you want to stumble upon by accident haha

[@Jurex_]

Similar Story: So, when we started playing as a Group, nobody had any experiences with Valheim. At some Point Odin started appearing and a friend of mine freaked out because he saw that "creepy shadow dude" 2 or 3 times a session. But for some reason Odin never appeared to anyone else until a few sessions later (or we were just to unaware, idk). Poor dude, we called bs for days and thought he was messing with us

[@pokefuranku]

7:10 something I love about the plains is that seems safe and peaceful but IS NOT. Every player learn this by the hard way XD

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

definitely not safe and peaceful

[@elliottgrant8495]

A cool idea for the an Ocean boss is something similar to Jormungandr in which you have to summon him by fishing with a lox head. Similar to what Thor did in the myths.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

oooh that would be so cool!

[@slayerdude18]

i love mistlands,... the pink/purple thunder the music, the enemies messing with the dvergr and those fighting crazy tick dropping bastards gjall.. also the gjall makes the most intimidating sounds ever when i first went in and heard the sounds i didnt knew what i was getting into. and then seeing that thing coming from the mist still not knowing what it was going to do. i almost shat myself being nervous. and now that i mastered it.. it's my favourite place to build a base

[@tallicedlatte]

You are right about the thunder and the tension/fear. It’s scary in the beginning! I just wish the mist wasn’t soooo pervasive.

[@slayerdude18]

@@tallicedlatte maybe a mod will show up one day that makes the mist,... less annoying to some

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

spot on!

[@hmvaa]

@@slayerdude18already exists

[@scotttruehart8024]

The first time my friend and I found a gjall was right after the update dropped and we didn't spoil ourselves at all. We didn't know what to expect. The very first gjall encounter we had was straight out of a movie. It made it's 'target found' sound, we looked where it came from and just saw the massive flying thing subtly appear out of the mist. It was amazing 😂

[@Benji-dr4gl]

you forgot to mention the minibosses. the plains basically do have a dungeon, being the sealed tower. overall great ranking though :)

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

good point

[@tallicedlatte]

They are so rare, easy to forget. Which isn’t great in and of itself.

[@stevebreedlove9760]

​@@tallicedlattemore importantly, they are not at all necessary. I have only done the Hildir dungeons in multiplayer. Solo, I dont even bother.

[@alialibeyoglu7532]

Mistland is the most beautiful biome that you can't see a sh*t. What's point of beauty if I can't see it?

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

haha agreed

[@Jalbesbe]

The plains has a dungeon in the sealed tower. The first non instance based dungeon in the game that also has the most unique and difficult way to enter it. Also you forgot to mention the abomination in the swamp as that is a pretty sick enemy as you're running along and a tree suddenly flips out from the water

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

pretty uncommon though the sealed tower and yes abominations are cool

[@shinjiikari5603]

If the devs do a reimagination of the ocean, it'd be nice to see more fish, ocean life in general. I find the ocean very empty. imagine having something like wandering traders sailing to you or meeting them while you sail? other sailing enemies? i guess we just have to wait.

[@puhbrox]

Drauger ships would be sweet

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

love this idea

[@joet7136]

​​@@puhbroxThat's a cool idea! Maybe they could trade serpent scales and meat or abyssal barnacles. And of course fish!

[@pokefuranku]

pirate fulings! (?)

[@TheSaintDemon]

I feel like the sailing enemies would be kind of that "cursed problem" with how Valheim goes about interaction with water at the moment. They'd either have to be "not a challenge at all" kind of weak or otherwise they'd be a frustrating encounter as you could get your ship destroyed, your precious iron sinking down to the bottom to be accessed never again, then you'd have to get back sailing to where you were before to recover items and pray that you don't get beaten again in the process. Additionally I really hope that the activity patterns that are present in boars, greydwarves and fullings aren't something that's returning to the game over and over and it's gonna be reworked. In the sea I feel it would be super frustrating to fight an enemy like that I feel

[@Deceiver85]

1. Black Forest - This is Valheim in one biome! Iconic enemies, dungeons, trader, music, resources and the best visuals, period. 2. Plains - Meadows on steroids and with sepia filter. The no1 place for bases, yours and fulings. 3. Meadows - The gateway drug to Valheim. 4. Ashlands - The first biome that gave me a REAL challenge (not counting the mental challenge of Mistlands zero visibility). 5. Mountains - Beautiful and best dungeons. 6. Mistlands - Dude, where's my cart? 7. Swamp - Wet debuff combined with grind. 8. Ocean - Lack of content, but great music. 9. Deep North - Lack of content.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

Nice list!

[@Tetsumi100]

I'm in to Mistlands on my first character and (in the Plains) the Huntsman's Bow was practically game-changing. Suddenly I could wipe out Fuling villages without being mobbed. My Draugr Fang is now hanging on the wall gathering dust.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

hunstman bow is so underrated!

[@TheNoobMaster_66]

Might be a long comment, but I think I got a point. Something that always made Valheim stand out is an eerie and atmosphere, unease/fear of the unknown. Being able to shelter yourself in safer places creates a very accomodating relief even after many playthroughs. Minecraft used to have this feel when nobody understood the game a decade and a half ago, and Valheim managed to bring this rare feeling back. I agree with your placement of Ashlands. It could've been a perfect biome if it was more desolate as shown in the trailers, each encounter building a sense of anticipation. Unfortunately, too many npcs rush to trouble you on your first encounter. You simply don't have time to process your thoughts. This is Doom series, not Valheim. It also missed out on the opportunity to do more storytelling. Mistlands was spot on. I wasn't sure I was playing Valheim when I first saw a Seeker soldier ambush a Dvergr settlement. The game was once again shrouded in mystery, and I had to discover a new world with its own lore. It's very low on npc density, but you spend time building up a sense of caution. Swamps is something I disagree with for this exact reason. I think that the biome is a bit underexploited in terms of features, but the fact that you have to travel by boat and don't know what to expect from such a gloomy biome for the first time makes it excellent. Personally, I built most of my bases in the swamps. I really enjoy being shielded right in front of danger.

[@voidtalongaming4637]

Also add that the Putrid Hole was a massive disappointment compared to the Infested Mines and Frost Caves which are hands down the best dungeons. The Fortresses are a cool concept that after taking 1 down seems like they will be more slogs of kiting combat than other forms of challenge. The propensity of Ashlands to go from a combat with 1 Morgen into a Morgen, Askvin, 3 Twitchers, 2 Warriors and a Marksmen while a 2nd Morgen or Valkyrie is tromping its way over is... too common. What is an otherwise beautiful biome and potentially interesting exploration is quickly brought down by how much combat there is. A more prevelant warring faction between those that guard Fiddleheads and Vines (Dvergr) and the Ashlands Charred could have been interesting but the 2 Dvergr are just destroyed by the Biome's powerful foes. Sadly unless you tame a 2* Askvin, they will die so fast in combat it's almost not worth taming (a common complaint I have with Tames). My only gripe with Mistlands is the sheer number of "drain your whole stamina bar playing hippity-hoppity" cliffs there are. I feel the Black Forest does the best job of vertical mix ups and felt that a nice blend of more open areas with small hills (Meadows), more dense thickets (Black Forest) with marshy low-lands and high-cliffs (Swamps and Mountains) all shrouded in mists would have made Mistalands even better to explore and overcome.

[@TheNoobMaster_66]

​@@voidtalongaming4637thanks for your input. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the developers stated many times how Black Forest, the ideal biome in their vision, was the inspiration for Ashlands. Unfortunately, rather than inspiration it seemed more of a cliché to follow. My observation is they took troll cave + burial chambers and turned it into the putrid hole whose key item is molten (surtling) cores and a morgen (troll). They took monuments of torment as Greydwarf spawn nests. I can see the intent was to make it slightly more challenging than the Black Forest by "scaling" the game towards endgame tiers of weapons , but it turned into a game of cheese mechanics due to how tanky, slow to kill and fast to allure the enemies are. The challenge of the biome is mitigating the constant pressure from pesky npc spam, which is not fun. I haven't built anything in the Ashlands besides taming pens because my structures simply get destroyed as I have to deal with too many npcs in the process. The game doesn't incentivize building there as the materials are actually quite easy to get, (including fortress gemstones once you know how) and you can teleport anything. You are also allowed to build inside an indestructible fortress, which is the final deal-breaker to building. Another thing to point out is the inventory. In case adding a seventh biome wasn't reason enough to tweak the inventory, they added numerous pointless decoration materials such as Askvin skeleton or charcoal sap. Everything in the Ashlands is just *annoying* or *pointless*. Building a new ship is pointless due to the new portals. Sailing past pointy rocks for the first and only time is also just annoying. Dealing with npcs is feasible if you are prepared, but it's also just annoying trying to constantly leverage your stamina/eitr levels. Doing the same fortress over and over is annoying. Building is pointless for reason I stated earlier. Collecting the fire sword is pointless since gemstone weapons stand out over it. Managing your inventory is annoying. Ultimately, developers have been extremely out of touch when it came to providing quality content. There's even rumours that they outsourced Ashlands development, which makes sense considering how spot on they were just an update earlier. I hope they rectify by reworking and, preferably, adding more depth to certain mechanics like they did with Bog Witch. And to comment Mistlands stamina issue, I personally always used lightweight sets such as Fenris, was equipped with stamina meads, so I never found it to be a problem when I did proper pathfinding.

[@edgybravo4287]

​@@TheNoobMaster_66I didn't like mistlands. Tbh it's hard for all the wrong reasons. Fall damage, visibility, being wet etc. Fall damage can be remedies later with the cape but visibility is always an issue unless you're building torches consistently which is just annoying tbh. Black Forest is still by far the best biome imo. I like Ashland's outside of the performance and the constant flow of mobs. I agree with most his critiques about Ashland's but you cannot take away from how epic it was to sail into Ashland's for the first time. That is pure epicness.

[@TheNoobMaster_66]

@@edgybravo4287 I agree, you need a taste for hardcore to want fog in your Mistlands. I myself have modded it out as it is a significant tradeoff in both visibility and looks of the biome. If I were Irongate, I'd either make it optional in the settings or allow the player to gradually get rid of it, just like terraria allows you to get rid of corruption or crimson. Black Forest is definitely the most suitable biome for everything aside from its high instance count. It is most balanced in playtime, difficulty and features, and nothing feels out of place. Really wish Valheim was optimized to run 2-3x as efficiently, which I'm making the assumption it could under proper optimization. I prefer not to watch walkthroughs so as to not spoil my experience, so my first way in was quite literally "rocky". Luckily I had at least 10 wood to constantly repair my ship. Otherwise I wasn't so sure I was going to make it at all.

[@tmonkey3323]

@@TheNoobMaster_66 i agree with you on some things, but personally i never had issues with building in the ashlands or with there being too many enemies, you just need to focus more on building defenses and being prepared; that brings me to the next point which is that building inside a fortress is not required or makes building elswhere pointless, its more like a reward which lets you finally build something that is easier to defend, but most of the time you will also need to build smaller outposts elswhere and i dont get how you expect a game which attempts to be challenging to not be somewhat annoying, and i also prefer having fortresses instead of just another generic dungeon that the previous biomes already had only with different enemies and loot

[@Justin_Leone]

Pleasantly surprised to see soo much love for the Mistlands. I get the frustrations people have with it, but delving into the mist always feels like an adventure. Between the scattered visibility and difficult terrain, traveling small distances can feel like a long journey, but the atmosphere, from the art design to the implied lore to the somber soundtrack, really make it stand out in comparison to the more mundane (albeit beautiful in their own right) biomes that precede it. I think I would rank the Ashlands a bit higher (definitely ahead of the swamp, and maybe ahead of the mountains) for similar reasons as the Mistlands. It's just so bleak and imposing, but so full of personality, and so rewarding, but otherwise I think this ranking is pretty much spot on.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

the mistlands has really grown on me! and fair enough, i think you can easily justify ashlands over the swamp

[@hundredlashes]

The first two beautiful biomes are what really sold me for this game. It makes me wish there was much, much more early game content. I could stay in the meadows age forever.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

i hear you. The meadows are goregeous

[@donald12998]

I love the oceans as they are. Sailing to new lands just feels good.

[@polarwookie3701]

I'd love it if they added diving, to collect the scales that drop from serpents so they're not always lost to they abyss, or to collect clams or other bottom dwelling resources, perhaps seaweed that we can plant or corals we can turn into a set of diving armor

[@metalchemik]

@@polarwookie3701 Sound nice but it suppose to be a viking setting, not subnautica ;) In my opinion Ocean is great as it is. All it needs are upgrades for ships and fishing being more accessible.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

i dig that!

[@phillvallace]

Be nice to see more scary creatures out at sea to kick your ass, loved when I stole an egg & had a drake chasing me on my ship, thought it was a mechanic of transporting eggs on ships but sadly not the case just a one of random thing

[@metalchemik]

@@phillvallace Scary creatures are scary only for a some time. Sea Serpent was scary at first, but after some time You just hunt it like everything else. So more scary cretures leads to more annoying constantly respawning creatures. Which is the main problem of Ashlands. Don't turn Ocean into water version of Ashlands. Ocean feels empty in comparision to other biomes, but the truth is, real ocean IS this empty when you sailing. And it has this unique feeling and unique mechanics that none other biome can have: sailing, storms, fishing, drowning. Besides, it's just gives you a minute to unwind after endless grind on every single land biome.

[@austinattack]

no matter how good my armor, or how high my skills and level, the trolls ALWAYS scare me.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

you're never safe haha

[@elliottcook1045]

My list is below. My criteria is uniqueness, fun, music, and how interesting and annoying it may be. 9. Deep North: A bit unfair as you said, there is nothing, but it will probably be top 3 once content is released. I hope to see some crazy cool magic weapons, as well as the winter child in the runestones and the dream. 8. Ocean: It's just... Boring. Sea serpents, useless leviathans? That's it. What I would wanna see you ask? Some kind of caves. Maybe you could find little islands for some kind of sunken cave entrances. And there you could find content like some kind of crazy Octopus boss, the boss I would want to see for the ocean. 7. Swamp: Swamp can be very annoying. First, I don't like the theme of the gross biome, and also, it is unbelievably annoying. You can get swarmed by like 10 Draugrs, and tons of other stuff in the biome is annoying. You also always get the wet debuff, which sucks so much. The music is also dull, the only one that is even good is Bonemass. And I like the Bonemass fight, but for me that is the only fun part. And I don't know about the bog witch yet, so I can't say anything about that. 6. Meadows: This biome is pretty boring progression-wise, but the biome itself is quite something special. It is such a chill relaxing biome, with calming music, and beautiful views throughout all of it. That is why I put it above swamp. 5. Plains: Plains is a good biome. I just put it here because I think the other biomes are better. I can still remember the time my family and I played through, and my Mom went in to this biome not knowing what it is, and there comes a Deathsquito ambush. This biomes enemies are also really fun to fight. 4. Black Forest: The black forest is just good. I love the look of the biome, the trees are really good, and really give the biome an amazing feel. A new players first Troll I agree is the best thing ever. I still remember exploring the new biome, and then the Troll comes in, and kills me. This biomes music is also so Iconic, and really amazing. The amount of Greydwarves may be annoying, but you can get over it, you can have some fun battles. Also the Elder is fun and has absolutely sick music. 3. Mountains: The Mountains are an almost flawless biome. The only one I can think of would be the steep cliffs and climbing it. But then there are the amazing things, like the fun weapons such as Frostner or Draugr Fang, the fun fights with wolves all the time, and bats, Spazzy's Favorite enemy in the game 100%, and cultists in the frost caves, and the amazing battle with Moder. Moder has by far the most unique boss fight and music, and the most fitting for the boss for sure imo. 2. Mistlands: The Mistlands is soo underrated. The theme was unexpected, but I liked that about it, it is such a mysterious biome, and the mist is just spooky. You never know what you will suddenly run into. Seeker jumpscares get me every time when they jump flying out of the mist to fight you. It has my favorite general Biome music in the game, it is so mysterious and gives an ominous vibe. Also one of the biggest advantages it has, is the weapons. Oh my god when I first found magic in the game, I was absolutely shocked. The Staff of Frost is my favorite weapon in the whole game. I love the Mistwalker too, I just love Ice magic and Weapons in games. But also, FEATHER CAPE, NO MORE FALL DAMAGE YAY. 1. Ashlands: The newest biome for me easily takes first place. I did hate sailing there at first, but then I got used to it (yea what am I on about??) Once you land and place your portal, you can start the epic fights against massive armies of enemies. The Ashlands has a really good and sad backstory to the biome and civilization that once lived, and it's represented by the charred, and the ruined buildings. I love the weapons, but the Dyrnwyrn is unfortunately so disappointing. It is worse than a lot of the other weapons, such as the axes with any gemstone. Oh and speaking of that, I love the lightning berserker axes. Second favorite melee weapon in the game. I also love the look of the Embla armor, as well as the new amazing Magic weapons. Fader is an incredible fight, with awesome music and fun vibes, and he is sooo deadly with his spikes. When my family and I fought Fader, our portal was far far away, and his spikes reached it when we were respawning. The spikes can kill 100 loxes in like a few seconds. I've seen that with cheats. Also the lava looks incredible. This game has by far the best lava in any game I've played, nothing comes to even a close second. Most games I've seen lava will look like orange juice that kills you and is hot, but Valheim lava is like a scheme of the warm colors + black, it slowly moves like molten rock, and does enough damage to make sense. The Ashlands for me, is the best biome, but will probably be beaten by Deep north as It comes out, Hopefully around Christmas 2025 or early 2026. This is my list, It took quite some time to think, but yea. Edit: Also I forgot to mention how I pranked my dad with Ancient metal in the Ashlands! Also content for what "Ancient metal" is: Remember in the placeholder ashlands how you could find Flametal with no use? Well it still exists in the game and is now unobtainable, but I still had some from when we played through the mistlands, so I took it to our smelter chest, and my Dad was so confused when he first saw it. It was soo funny! XD

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

thanks for the list Elliott! I get the feeling you really enjoy the difficulty

[@SourPatches2077]

The mistlands would have been better if they had mist that came and went. Like a storm or something. To where at least half the time it would be clear. The mistlands was one of the more exiting biomes that’s for sure. I like the Black Forest most though.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

cool idea!

[@MrDaneBrammage]

I've only made it as far as the mountains so far, but both mountains and swamps feel very empty compared to the first two biomes. Not just in terms of scarcity of resources and points of interest, but also in the number and variety of crafting options added. Very much agree about the hassle of bronze. I skip bronze armour entirely in favour of troll armour.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

oh really? i disagree about the swamp feeling empty but agree with mountains

[@MrDaneBrammage]

@@SpazzyjonesGaming maybe empty is the wrong word. Repetitive? It's a flat plain with a palette of about four trees, where you find the same sunken crypt over and over, and clear the same four rooms over and over, and everything is the same shades of dark green and dark brown.

[@Justin_Leone]

Yeah, bronze armour isn't really worth the trouble, particularly when it has a significant move speed penalty compared with troll armour. You're going to be fighting and killing trolls anyway, so you may as well use the troll hides to make gear that would otherwise go to waste, and use the bronze for tools and weapons. And yeah, the swamp always feels like a repetitive slog to me, though it started getting a bit better once I got used to using the hoe to level ground everywhere I went. But there's nothing you can do about the constant rain.

[@gervoh]

I would like Mistlands if it didn't go against the fundamentals of combat due to the horizontal nature, it isn't difficult, it simply takes away the ability to take action until you find some flat earth, granted you still have stamina after jumping around to even get around

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

fair

[@SealDarklight]

I'm into Valheim and i personally go with this (Note this is both practical and gameplay reasons): #1 Plains (namely a better meadows with better gear, not only is it really good for base building but also is the best place to farm with also 2 required plants that can only be farmed in this place and get the best items for the entire game, plus it's not a drag to play. Biggest downside is that it doesn't have a secondary armor or underground structures but other than that it's really good) #2 Ashlands (I know certain people hate the biome but personally it's my second favorite, not only is it visually good and has diverse set of enemies but also has straight foward progression unlike mistlands. Plus you feel heavy metal with this place. Though my criticism with it is that ashlands mobs drop too much useless junk and the fortresses are disappointing to say the least but at least good for getting a free base. That's all) #3 Meadows (possibly the most beginner friendly and best place to build base, it teaches an lot and it is the most safest biome to be. My big criticism is that it doesn't offer much unlike plains but it gets the job done.) #4 Black Forest (difficult to me to rank, on one hand its visually and most memorable location in valheim and the ingredience is one of the most important in the game, on the other hand there's annoying greydwarves that drop too much chunks and getting bronze is pain, otherwise it's a nice biome) #5 Mountain ( Mountain from the top doesn't have anything too much to offer, getting up and Frost damage isn't as pain and the enemy variety is just 3 mobs. The frost caves meanwhile is one of the best underground structures in the game and while the chest is disappointing, it does offer alternative for bronze and iron and it's like the only way to get fenris hair. Otherwise average with something lacking) #6 Swamp (unlike other people I think it's meh, , the difficulty I don't mind with being wet 100% of the times and the progression is far shorter than black forest. Overall just there. #7 Mistlands (probably my biggest problem with the mistlands is that the progression takes forever especially when trying to find dungeons and skulls. It's one of the more important biomes to be especially for farming mushrooms and sap but the problem usually comes with gjalls just blowing up everything so it's counter productive. Plus the terrain is just a chore to explore and the mist being either really bad or tolerable due to enemy visibility. Overall my least favorite biome. #8 Deep North (unfinished biome but I like the icebergs and it's nice to build based. Overall when deep north update gets released it will change my mind. #9 Ocean (arguably the most lacking biome so far, the entire point of the ocean is that it's supposed to be explorative but I find it to be having nothing. Sure there's the sea serpent and leviathans but it needs more like enemies, boss and sea caves just to name a few.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

really great list. I respect the heck out of it

[@Izahdnb]

Until a week ago I would say that putting Mistlands as number 1 is bonkers. But in the last week I gave it like my third chance, and now I'm sold. And I very much agree with making the Wisplight upgradeable. I just defeated the Queen for the first time so I can go to the Ashlands. But maybe I'll wait for a bit.

[@KaneLivesZ]

Going to the Ashlands for the first time? Get ready to suffer. A lot. Even before you get there.😅

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

similar to me. it wasn't until my third playthrough where it really hit for me

[@stevebreedlove9760]

You will need Eitr so keep looking for brains. You get a little in the ashlands, but skulls are faster to grind.

[@socketman]

Yeah I love the Meadows dynamic of the fine wood and treasure that you can't get right away. So good

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

heck yes

[@zhshsG7]

I'd rather the game stay simple on some biomes. The fact that the mountains are "empty" compared to the frustration of the swamp is good. The fact that the oceans are usually calm and let you enjoy the ride is also great, especially for the wife. Not everything needs to be packed with content like the BF, or be an unending battle like the ashlands. Variety is good.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

thats a good point. there is a good argument to be made for some simplicity

[@kala457]

I think that one of the boss abilities should be able to clear the mist completely for the duration of it.

[@CaemmYsWoed]

Maybe not completely, but within really big radius (100m). Needs to be Queen or later.

[@puhbrox]

@@CaemmYsWoed yea you get big bug wings and are able to fly + clear mist would be a sweet ability reward for the Queen

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

that would be cool

[@Fishpasta4]

1. Black Forest - The sheer amount of unlocks that directly open up other areas of the game that all following biomes build off of. Also using trolls to mine nodes completely invalidates the first boss which is hilarious. 2. Mistlands - Introducing Magic into the game, a phenominal soundtrack, new weather patters, the introduction of a non-hostile NPC faction. The mist can be annoying but only adds to the rush when you find something or when enemies emerge from it. 3. Meadows - The place where everything starts and where you most likely will build your main base before starting an end game base in the plains. It's the foundation that all the rest of the game is built on. Would be higher if there was actually something challenging to complete here. 4. Plains - The meadows but with a difficulty spike with a good range of enemies though the lack of a dungeon is a bit of a let down. A great place to set down an end game base. 5. Swamp - The first time you will actually think to use meads and where the game starts to get properly challenging. Iron is a pain to get but is rewarding when you have it. Great range of hostiles to fight from leeches in the water, skeletons & dragur on land, wraiths in the air and the memorable encounters with Abominations. 6. Ashlands - Has a phenomenal entrance with epic music, a new water based hostile mob but when you hit the mainland it's just a slog of constant enemy spawns, resource grinding and terrible performance if more than one person is there. 7. Mountains - The place you go when you need to unlock gear to survive in the plains. A good range of hostiles but ultimately not a place you stay in for a great amount of time. Find silver, find a 2 star wolf, craft the gear and then you're gone. 8. Ocean - The only reason you go here is to get to somewhere else which it itself invalidated by the unlocking of portals, especially the new Ashlands portal that can now transport previously blocked items. It's an obstacle instead of a biome. -- Deep North - Cannot be graded as it isn't in the game yet, basically just the mountain biome at this point.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

good list

[@ByronicGuitarist]

The Mistlands has so much potential. I don't mind the mist but there needs to be a way to permanently remove it eventually. One of the best parts of Valheim is the beautiful scenery of each biome and you're robbed of that in the Mistlands because you can't see more than 10 yards in front of you. I think it's an interesting mechanic to have, but there should eventually be like a head piece you can craft that allows you to see through the mist and just totally eliminates it.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

true

[@meriwidget3474]

I enjoy the MIstlands, but admit I have an addon that increases the range on my wisp light. My favorite to least favorite would probably go Meadows (music and chill of it, and best place to build), Mountains (sad we don't spend more time there), Mistlands, Plains, Swamp and Black Forest. I hate getting constantly overrun by Grey Dwarves, it's just so annoying. Edit: I forgot Ashlands, it'd be between Swamp and BF for me, the tediousness of constant adds spawning is .. rough. But the boss battle places it above BF.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

greydwarfs are so annoying. holy moly

[@boogeyratt]

I LOVE the ocean, speficially due to how open and vast and empty it is. Sailing is among my favorite things in Valheim.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

i dig it too. pretty chill

[@joshoxley2927]

They definitely need to add a diving mechanic or something along the lines of that. Be able to dive for wrecked ships for loot. They also need to add more animals in the ocean like whales and sharks that you can hunt and get pelts from for either gear or decoration and meats for foods. I think the ocean can be a top tier biome if they did more with it

[@TheNoobMaster_66]

Looking at the ocean's instance count is a bit horrendous considering you can't see any of that hah. Game definitely needs a balance between being able to dive and requiring a ship to cross high distances. Some ocean caves would be nice imo

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

i'd like a diving mechanic

[@TheSaintDemon]

Ocean is indeed pretty empty but it's actually a potential good thing. Not to say that it doesn't lack content, but I'd personally not see it overdone way too much in matter of things we do there. I personally see sailing as a moment of rest and chill (and lots of opportunities to bitch with friends about how wind keeps blowing in our faces while we still don't have Moder's power). It adds some to that up and down mechanic of action in the game. But I'd totally love to be able to find more resources there and what not

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

fair point. some small things can be added but don't overhaul it too much

[@JB-xl2jc]

I agree with everything I hear with the sole exception of swamp music being weak- I like all music in the game admittedly, but the primary sad leitmotif in the Swamp is amazing, it really drives home the feel of a once-proud civilization brought so low they don't even know who they are any longer.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

I like it all too but if I had to pick one to be the worst it would be swamp

[@JB-xl2jc]

@SpazzyjonesGaming You know, putting it that way I can definitely see where you're coming from. Because when I asked myself "Well what would you put below it", that's pretty tough, hah. Fair!

[@SFuruli]

If their mantra is "What would the Black Forest do?", I'm surprised they came up with the Ashlands.

[@Corle0ne]

They simply don't know what they're doing and are just throwing stuff at the wall to see if it sticks, as clearly demonstrated with both the Fistlands and the Ashlands.

[@ЭммануилЖиббобо]

​@@Corle0neyou mean Asslands?

[@Corle0ne]

@@ЭммануилЖиббобо Absolutely perfect!

[@tmonkey3323]

i really dont get what you guys dislike so much about the ashlands

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

hahah

[@Juan_V_Herrera]

11:37 "Everyone is brave until the cockroach flies" 😄

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

true haha

[@kingmoosus]

Spazzy my goat, thx for preaching the mistlands gospel. I’m on my 1st play through and was so BORRRRRRED in the Plains, it’s an aight biome but everyone was saying it was the best. I got to the mistlands and the magical lightning sold me holy. While yes the fog and mountains be annoying, one can be solved with stamina food and the other makes area without fog that much more special. Can’t agree more with this video honestly, hope I enjoy the ashlands. (Final note: omg the amount of raw content in the mistlands is mind blowing omg like plains has like 2 weapons I’d even consider while every mistlands weapon I could see myself falling in love with)

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

and you with the GOAT comment! I'll admit, i found the mistlands a bit annoying at first but its since grown on me on subsequent playthroughts

[@kingmoosus]

I also think what some people forget is… use the eikthyr ability if you hate the mountains so much, sure you lose bone mass but if you REALLY want to go over the mountains use that ability. Or you can just go in the valleys idk, just weird complaint bout the biome when there are answers, people just too lazy to figure it out

[@CinnamonYar]

Yooo! I had the same experience

[@zachwhittiemore1112]

I think the ocean could use a very rare boss encounter, like a kraken along with more mob spawns, feels empty with the rare serpent. Something you can run from or fight if you want. Also, give us more boat options, first in mind would be variations of boats. A boat that's faster with less cargo space, a boat that has more cargo space but slower, a boat with more hp but less cargo space.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

love that idea!

[@werinter]

Exploring the mistlands was a big challenge when the content was released and after acquiring the ashland's best gear it's still quite risky to venture into the mist. So yeah, it's a good biom and one thing I noticed about it is the unique graphics. The mistlands somehow look better than any other biome, sharper, more detailed textures and objects and landscape.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

you never get TOO strong for the mistlands. its always a threat

[@josephrogles296]

1 Plains, 2 Meadows, 3 Swamp, 4 Black Forest, 5 Mountains, Mistlands = really bad, Ashlands = hot garbage. I restart the game after Plains, not a fan of what they've done past Yagluth.1,317 hours played.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

fair. I respect the original experience

[@NWLegacyChannel]

wtf if they never released something fresh like mistlands would then complain lack of updates. Games are never happy

[@The_boi9091]

Ima predict that they will add whirlpools

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

I really like that idea!

[@xatrah91]

That would be a nice way to introduce as entrance to deep underwater caves

[@CaemmYsWoed]

IMO ocean should be a biom that gradually scales in dificulty. Based on distance from Sacred Stones should be more and more threcherous (and rewarding): More serpent spawns Occasional small island/rock/shipwreck with flying creatures (vulture-like). Visible from afar, but deadly if unprepared. Stronger winds and bigger waves, and bigger effect on ships (take damage over time if the ship leans too much) And my biggest problem with ships is that they are balanced around using portals for everything except metal. They should have 4x cargo capacity if you disable protals in options. I'd also love some side-grades in ship choice: Byrding - extra cargo space, but slow rowing Snekkja - small, fast rowing, manoeuvrable Knarr - best cargo space, slow rowing Skeid - very long and clunky, but the fastest both rowing and sailing

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

thats a super great suggestion! The larger the radius from the stones the more difficulty

[@OrchidAlloy]

I like the Mistlands a lot. The mist is annoying, but the atmosphere + terrain + colors are beautiful. I adore the unique resources in mining ancient giants' brains, as well as their bones and yggdrasil sap. The structures and NPCs are cool, and the introduction of magic is pretty fun too.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

same!

[@fairnooks7047]

Totally agree on more specific cape buffs. I say the developers broke the honor code when they changed the feather cape yet again for another inventory space consuming potion. Bingo on waterproof capes; I'd like to see misthare cape that let one run faster and jump higher and see which gets used the most by players.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

heck ya. Give us more capes!

[@racszgamer1355]

Deep north is gonna be such a good biome (hopefully)

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

i hope so too!

[@PaLaDinDen]

Next video idea: Valheim's GREATEST particle effects! Ranked Worst to Best MUST WATCH

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

whaat

[@kala457]

I love msitlands, no matter what anybody says, because it just feels so nice.😊 It sometimes becomes boring and dark, but it doesn’t matter

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

same

[@burger-enjoyer]

Mistands was incredibly fun once I got fireball staff, feather cloak and a mix of fenris and magic armour. Travelsal and fightning Gjalls is the most fun with this gear.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

hell ya

[@YuruYuriYuru]

I dont care what nobody says - Mistlands is the absolute worst biome and made me nearly quit the game. The lack of visibilty is beyond annoying, sometimes it just feels like ur playing the game with ur eyes closed. Not to mention the terrible terain where u need to climb mutliple mountains to just get from point A to B. Absolute garbage biome. Also magic is the worst thing they added and it makes the game run on easy mode.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

thats fair. a lot of people feel that way

[@SourPatches2077]

Yeah, I think the mistlands made my freind quit. But personally the Ashlands is my least favorite.

[@YuruYuriYuru]

@@SourPatches2077 Ashlands has pretty bad flaws but AT LEAST you can see stuff there :D

[@SourPatches2077]

@ fair

[@TheMock5000]

Yep, if there was a way to remove way more mist with the wisps and the torches, that would've made it tolerable, since I like the vibes. The wisp takes the place of the belt so it should've at least had an upgrade to make it better

[@damionalan7105]

mistlands sweep! glad to be validated haha

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

Hahah amazing!

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

heck ya!

[@pokefuranku]

5:04 the mountain theme is my favorite 🤍🤍 Also, mountain biome is my favorite too xD

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

mountains is definitely nice

[@zionellis579]

Mistlands takes my top spot also! With black forest 2nd And mountains 3rd only because of my love for frost caves ❤️ Would love to see them put more content throughout the whole world though, and not just the deep north with their final 1.0 update. Especially if it is content you have to return to biomes with items acquired at late stages of progression. (Mistland and beyond) This way we can have more to look for and return to feeling achieved as we sail through the world towards ashlands and deep north. Sadly as it is now, we mostly ignore the rest of the world in favor of only the most recent biome in our progression. Been some great suggestions on the discord ❤❤❤

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

excellent top 3! I'd like to see content added throughout as well

[@Three_Tiny_Robots]

I'd love to see a herb introduced in the mountains that could be used later for preparing eitr foods. As the game stands right now, once you've collected all the silver and fenris hair you need, there's not much need to ever revisit the mountains. I also think there needs to be 1 more hostile creature there, just for a little bit more variety.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

oooh yeah. something growable in the mountains would be nice

[@melelconquistador]

For the ocean biome i got ideas Enemy ships at sea would be awesome. They could ram players and have ranged enemies on board. Im thinking crews of either undead or mermen that jump/fall out to persue us on land. Sirens would be cool too, any easy implementation would be that they simply attack us to drown us. Or our stamina drains within range of their songs.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

pirates!

[@therealbahamut]

It's funny how much people hate the swamp. I mean, I do too but it's easy to deal with. Blunt weapon, poison mead and your hoe and suddenly the swamp is 80% less painful. I do agree with one point in particular about the meadows: it's good for a biome to have things you can't use until later. I sincerely wish new biomes brought recipes and build pieces that required old ingredients a bit more so things like our boar breeders and carrot farms didn't feel so superficial in the face of newer content.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

I used to dislike the swamp more but Im very comfortable with it now

[@therealbahamut]

@@SpazzyjonesGaming Yeah it's still not my preferred biome but it IS great for farming wisps.

[@mradamdust]

I dont think there is a worst biome. I love them all. Im 200 days into a solo run and finally got to mistlands and i finally appreciate the challenge. When youve acclimated to this game and know what to expect the mistlands is still a challenge and i welcome it. People who bitch about mistlands are neither vikings nor worthy of a seat in valhalla. Vikings dont just crush odins enemies, they overcome their enemies home terrain. Vikings never have the homecourt advantage.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

I love them all too. Each is unique and offers something different which I think is all you can ask for

[@johnc5462]

Regarding the meadows ship shaped stone burial sites. A pick is NOT needed. A simple hoe is all thats needed. Treasure chests are buried shallow. Fine wood. simply cut trees when able to fall on for extra damage, then roll logs into repeatedly as needed against oaks. Again, using a hoe to raise level or lower the ground to assist in rolling logs to assist in more damage vs the tree.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

I know

[@orclord5719]

I strongly disagree with 8 being the Ocean. The ocean is what connects you to your first landing. First time finding plains, the glory of relaxing as waves hit your boat, or a storm throws you around. The ocean is the blood, if you will, that bridge these islands and experiences together

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

i agree its very important. just needs more in it in my opinion

[@scotttruehart8024]

The Mistlands also has a fantastic soundtrack. It completes the whimsical feel

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

it sure does

[@themoltenphantom1871]

Imma be honest I had no idea valhiem was counted as early access, I thought it was just out like Normal and being updated along the way

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

i know right! it feels far more complete than most early access games

[@MooseKnucks]

#1 pick is spot on. It's gorgeous, and perfect difficulty

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

im glad you agree moose!

[@bean_felix2701]

I absolutely love the mistlands because of the amazing feeling and the new exciting weapons they added

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

agreed

[@pokefuranku]

I like mistland a lot too! I think the lack of visibility is important for the mystic theme and it's not soooo annoying like many people say Also, the soundtrack is soooo good.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

totally agree!

[@sane6412]

I feel like ocean does not need that much of a change. Maybe adding some kind of lootable Islands with new enemies and loot etc.., by doing so some current biomes could be replaced. The amount of current biomes do not fit properly to the map's scale, so by adding some islands / other things to ocean would (maybe) balance things out, whilst adding new content.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

thats fair. we don't have to agree

[@woofiwoofi6506]

I really like the montains for no reason. Its just a vibe

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

heck ya

[@ProfessorFindikus]

1) Black Forest 2) Meadows 3) Ocean 4) Mountains 5) Plains 6) Swamp 7) Deep North (no Gameplay, but it's so beautiful) 8) Mistlands 9) Ashlands

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

love the top of your list!

[@ShinraWotV]

I personally don’t have a biome I don’t like. I just love this game, almost everything about it. What’s interesting to me is this ranking turned around would be my tier list 😅 Ashlands #1, Mountains #2, Meadows #3

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

i like them all too. even the swamp

[@bedlam1314]

Mountains are my favorite. Soundtrack and elevated views are my choice for base/mountain lodge builds.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

i do really like the mountains

[@HenryAshman]

I've not gone through the Ashlands yet, but of the ones I've dealt with, I think for me it's mostly a question of which biomes do I want to "get through" in the progression curve and which do I want to spend some time in and properly enjoy. As well for some of the earlier ones, which biomes do I enjoy returning to after the fact. Swamp is definitely the worst for "getting through" as it definitely feels like a slog, after reaching the silver age and acquiring weapons that do spirit damage it does get a better, but it can also be a pain to find a piece of swamp "big enough" to have useful content in sometimes, as you get random splodges or thin slivers too small for crypts, spawners etc. And whilst I keep planning on building a treehouse base there, I never seem to do so for one reason or another. Iron armour is also quite expensive for what it is, especially given how much iron gets used going forwards. I love the vibe of the mountains, but again it's a biome I "get through" and it's not really somewhere I often build a meaningful base in, maybe a little FOB around a portal in an abandoned hut. Silver unlocks a lot and the cold resist cape is more game changing than it appears (no cold effect at night for example) a lot of the silver tier weapons are just so expensive. Other than frostner & the bow, I rarely craft any other silver tier weapons. Meadows is alright, but I find I rush it these days to get to the better resources, and I don't really take the time to appreciate it anymore. Black forest is a really good time early game, but once you get to about mountains/plains I find it starts to drag, and greydwarves just become a nuisance. I'd probably have mistlands then plains at the top. Both make a hell of an entrance and you get a serious feeling of accomplishment going from the "mad panic" phase to feeling like you're able to survive by being careful, up to being able to basically bully half the things in the plains with higher tier gear. The bug spray potion is a great addition, but I find it being locked behind needing 3 groupers a little frustrating, 1 grouper for a smaller number per batch might be better.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

nice write up! curious what you'll think of the ashlands

[@Jaaaa315]

It makes sense that the same people in these comments who hate the mistlands love the plains. The plains have almost no content, just barren grasslands with sparse 3 hut “villages” and tar puddles. So it makes sense that they’d be appealing to the lowest common denominators in the community.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

yeah plains is kind of the anti-mistlands

[@RedsDead87]

I'd like random ships on the ocean with undead spawners on larger ones (skeletons etc.) and the occasional abandoned Karve. Just like chests in the world, has some treasures in the storage slot.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

great ideas

[@machewitt]

Tbh i would rate black forest lower. Although relaxing to play, I think the greydwarfs designs are too similar to the greylings. The lack of taming animals, the bronze/copper grind, felt a little tedious. The environment didn't feel eerie enough as a step up. During my first playthrough I remember just wandering into the black forest without fear. The swamp on the otherhand was such a step up but I really like how you are rewarded for venturing out into different play styles. Cooking, potions, different weapons, approach towards the enemies etc. I do agree a item to prevent the wet debuff would be so good. Maybe a potions or part of the root armour set/set bonus.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

fair criticisms

[@Sekiberius24]

Mine is 8- Ocean; There's pretty much nothing there, unfinished biome that will hopefully get a complete overhaul one day. 7 - Ashlands; Simply unfun, buggy, mob spam. Performance is abominable here, the grind is horrific and every second I spent in this biome was a second I hated my existence. 6 - Mistlands; Simply unfun, too much mist, too much elevation, water everywhere and without mods in solo your inventory will clog in moments in this biome as there's SO many items. The biome is visually appealing however and the ambiance is amazing, I just wish they added mechanics to the game to compliment this biome, like a grappling hook and a swimming system overhaul. 5 - Black Forest; Not really a whole lot going on here, other than Burial Chambers and Trolls there isn't much this biome offers in terms of gameplay other than farming copper, tin, thistle, blueberries and core wood. Wish it had more content than just being a farming biome as the biome does have nice atmosphere but after I'm past copper I never have any drive to come back. 4 - The Meadows; A great starter biome, not a whole lot going on because there's not supposed to be, beautiful and peaceful, great place to peacefully build bases, wish it had more wildlife. 3 - Mountains; A good initial challenge, have to deal with the cold to survive and have to watch out for ambushes, has my favorite caves in the game and I find exploring the biome to be fun, silver being buried under the ground is an interesting mechanic and challenge, could use more content like mountain goats and a crystal cave to farm crystals. 2 - Swamp; Has a metric ton of content compared to the Meadows and Black Forest, the biome is both easy and difficult, easy once you know what you're doing and hard if you don't, the Hoe will be your best friend here. I like the atmosphere, like the enemies, I think it has the perfect level of challenge. I like this biome because it teaches you by punishing you for not using everything at your disposal, this biome teaches you the importance of Meads. The only issue with this biome is the crypts, which I think need a complete rework as they're quite buggy with broken pathfinding and encourage unholy amounts of cheese. Wish it had giant toads, because toads. 1 - Plains; Pretty much Meadows 2.0, enemy camps and raiding parties everywhere, giant bugs, giant pillars, Lux, lots of new cool items and my favorite part of the biome, Tar pits, I think its mechanics are one of the coolest things in the game. Wish there was a dungeon or something like it in this biome, perhaps even more wildlife creatures.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

mice list!

[@MrKanibaal]

I'm happy seeing Mistlands getting the spot it deserves, yes it's an awful terrain to conquer, but beautiful nonetheless.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

[@kromcom3065]

I love everything about the Swamp 🖤

[@kromcom3065]

The thing you said about an anti-wet cape or so, after clearing the biome sound nice tho! Would be neat to add that kind of thing into the game 😊

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

this is a hot take haha

[@voidtalongaming4637]

@@SpazzyjonesGaming I would counter as a fellow swamp enjoyer, the wet debuff is annoying yes but not a biome ruiner. I find the low, almost brooding and foreboding sense coupled with the jump in difficulty to make the Swamp almost more endearing. Terraforming is almost never useful in any other biome as a navigation tool. The Swamps music is very low/bass range so some speakers may not pick it up very well. - Abombinations are a great set-piece and I feel occupy the same niche as the Troll in combat, they are easy to fight if you know how but not easy to fight if you have buddy enemies with it. - Draugr are a nice upgrade from Greydwarves who's meandering and circling is so obnoxious people have modded it out (only to see the same behavior return in Ashlands with the Twitchers, which I count as a negative against Ashlands). - Iron Grind is a pain, but significantly less painful than Bronze. That said, I do wish Muddy Piles were faster to mine through or used less durability, having to go out and repair 2-3 times for 1 Sunken Crypt is not enjoyable. - The Additions of Muddy Piles under the swamp only located by the Wishbone I feel is a lost opportunity for treasure hunting or even other biome resources if it requires the Wishbone (also we have no Wishbone material in Plains, Mistlands or Ashlands; another lost opportunity. - Oozers and Slimes are the sticking point, they are not really enjoyable to fight either requiring range (a valid strategy) or thwacking away with a Mace M3 or Atgier M3. - Wraiths are a great night-time addition in risk v reward and progression. I wish the Fenring at night in the Mountains offered similar progression with actually dropping their Hair/Claws, but I've never gotten them. - Treehouse bases are a fun challenge and the Swamp is the only biome to offer the ability with it's indestructible trees. Granting base builders a new option. If I would offer ways to improve the Swamp: 1: Muddy Piles would be discoverable without the Wishbone, maybe they stick out of the muck like an island or bubble-up from below. Perhaps they let off gas, maybe even mild poison? 2: Slime/Oozers are simply not fun to fight. All they have is an AOE poison that is fairly strong, give them some other option of attack other than looking like so much of a fart. 3: Ancient Bark is grossly underused in the game. We need some gnarled build pieces, I feel that would really set up the base-builders to enjoy the Swamp more and treehouses within. 4: I again state, I would make raising terrain not require a Workbench, this would make Terraforming your way through the Swamp much easier and require less sprint-hopping which I read is a common complaint due to the Stamina loss from the Wet Debuff. Those are my thoughts on the Biome given that I place the Swamp fairly high. I would certainly place it over Meadows and Mountains but probably below Plains and Black Forest which are both great Biomes.

[@cosmicfox5671]

Black Forest and Mountain are my favourite biomes to build is aesthetically, it's just such a shame they both have obscene natural instance counts limiting builds.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

great choices

[@OG_Agrivar]

I'm honestly surprised the Meadows failed to crack your top 3! For me, the Meadows and Mistlands are tied for first place, followed by a Plains/Black Forest tie, then Mountains, Swamp, Ashlands, Ocean and finally Deep North. As for the Bronze grind, one of my must-have mods changes that recipe so that it still takes a 1-3 ratio of tin to copper, *but* it puts out three times as much bronze!

[@donald12998]

Bronze feels bad to smelt, but the amount of metal needed to craft bronze items makes it balanced IMO

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

im actually surprised too. When Is at down to make the video I really thought I'd place meadows top 2/3

[@seanpoore2428]

i wish the mistlands had like half the fog, or fog spawners that you could destroy that cleared a specific area

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

agreed

[@robc6532]

Honestly surprised at how much I agree with here. Only real one I'd disagree with is that I'd have the Mountains slightly lower because I feel like they don't add enough new things to the game the way that other biomes do.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

totally fair! glad we agree :)

[@unqstudiochannel1571]

Let me add something for Meadows since it's my favorite base biome... People says meadow is lack of content and has less to offer... Dude Meadow is literally the tutorial biome... How could you expect a challenge from a tutorial... And yes, Meadow teaches a lot of essential things for newbies... Let me break it. 1. Like mr. Spazzy says in this video, there is some resources that we can't access before progressing. Same as we can't chop fine woods with stone or flint axes. Meadow already told us to upgrade our tools everytime the new one is available. 2. Meadow teaches us basic combat, for boars and necks is aggressive, and most of the time they come in group that let us learn how to fight a group of enemies. Also we can learn how to time basic parry here. 3. Deers is non aggressive and elusive animal, yet necessary for progression... Since it's the case, we learned to sneak and do long range combat. Either of them is very useful in later stages of the game. We learned that when we do crouch and sneak, it will make us hard to find by enemies, which very useful for dungeon. And after we try long range combat, either bow or spear, both have dropping projectiles... So we learn how to be precise at aiming with long range weapon, which is very useful. 4. Basically Meadow teaches us basic survival skills needed to progress. Like hunt for food, basic cook and craft, the fact that crafting tables need to be upgraded etc. Meadow might be the most boring biome for experienced players, but let's not forget that this biome told us so many essentials in this game, So that after this many tutorials we are ready for the first real challenge, which is Black Forest. Thanks for reading 😊

[@henrywinckelmusic1177]

Regarding your first point --- You CAN mine iron with an antler pickaxe.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

great points. Totally agree. Its intended purpose is to teach us the mechanics and guide us forward

[@unqstudiochannel1571]

@@henrywinckelmusic1177 welp... Sorry My bad... I'll edit that... Thanks

[@marcogorres3270]

Okay fair point with mistlands. LOOK i am a Builder, I like to spend half my life building a farm me and my friends wont use At all THOUGH i like looking back at the things i build which the mistlands easily ruin due to the high amount of mist pockets

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

ah yeah. Im not a builder so I have a very different perspective

[@mikesean5377]

I dont agree with meadows honestly its my least faviorite biome.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

oh wow

[@rustygoddard]

A black forest is a solid number 2 choice. However, I would swap the mistlands and plains. Plains are still a favourite by far. Though I do like the introduction of magic, and the few recipes tools weapons etc. The plains include the darkwood, and new food options that really flush out the whole thing perfectly from there. And if you go no further, it can still be called a great game. But then this is where I joined Valheim to begin with, where plains was the pinnacle, and the other biomes had not yet been flushed out.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

I can't argue with that at all. Im glad we share a top 3!

[@fairnooks7047]

Oh, do you think we'll meet the Jotun in person in the Deep North? I've been speculating on that possibility since early Mistlands. Something to tie it all together, and the survivors of the civil war or whatever they had returned to their homeland.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

I sure hope so. that would be sick!

[@ave3360]

1. Black Forest 2. Plains 3. Meadows 4. Mountain 5. Ashlands 6. Mistlands

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

good list

[@ajschwartz3924]

The only change i would do to bronze is make it so the amount of ingots you put in is equal to what you get out. To craft 5 bronze, you put in 5 tin and 10 copper, i believe. That math doesn't math properly. 5 =/= 15. It should be 15 bronze for the same price as 5 bronze in the current game. Then black forest is perfect

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

id be down for that

[@schakTheNerd]

Black forest is by far my favorite. Atmospheric, absolutely gorgeous and filled to the brim with danger. Mistlands also checks all of those boxes, but the verticality and difficulty navigating pushes it way down the list. Can't stand it.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

I do love the black forest. Obviously haha

[@K-W1]

Sorry but putting mistlands at first place even though we all know the subjectivity involved in all this just is so intentionally silly.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

man what? The whole list is subjective

[@wutt5176]

Ashlands really deserved 6th place, fortress raids were the best fun I had since burning fuling camps

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

nice thats fair

[@159f]

Хотелось бы увидеть погружения в воду за какими-нибудь ресурсами. Может даже подводные данжи хзхз

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

cool suggestion!

[@stevebreedlove9760]

Diving seems like a bit of a departure from the normal game. But I would love a dungeon like a sirens cave. Maybe some other small islands with a harvestable resource that helps craft new gear. The daggers, tower shield and stew are all really great items with the daggers being available whenever but prob once you have a karve and the others available once you have iron. Serpent stew is close to the honey chicken iirc which is mistlands tier food in the swamp. We don't need a lot, just a bit to motivate more exploration. Maybe the sirens caves are like lord reto and you can find vegisirs near the ocean in various biomes and you can craft a magic trident or something that kicks ass late game.

[@peterjohannsen3610]

Personally I think mistlands is conceptually the best biome but two things would keep it from being the top. 1) It's likely the biome that varies the most with how well or badly it's generated. A badly generated one will be the most infuriating place you'll ever set foot in. I've seen vast stretches that consist of over 90% cliffs and water with absolutely zero points of interest and a horrid basis for combat where enemies just bug out (haha) on terrain or half the weapons simply don't work. On the other hand the bigger connected landmasses create the most gorgeous views and tense moments you'll ever experience. 2) While magic is a cool and unexpected introduction, it just completely breaks the balance of the game and actively just breaks all established rules. Ashlands had to be balanced with weapons of mass destruction in mind (which is why the whole landing process is so busy) and still fails at this with all the new magic being either even more busted than before or just irrelevant sidegrades that don't do much beside looking cool.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

really underappreciate point number 1. Completely agree

[@whilzthe1]

Im amazed how i predicted the top 3 biomes, though i didnt predict their order, i predicted 3rd Black Forest, 2nd Mistlands and 1st Plains

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

That's quite good ! I expect I'll be throwing a few people off with the mistlands pick

[@whilzthe1]

@@SpazzyjonesGaming i was thinking mistlands was getting in the top 3 because of the magic, the balanced difficulty and terrain

[@ArlongSun]

Disagree with Mistland as #1. It caused me to rage-quit 2 years ago as a single player. Stupid 2-star seeker corpse camped body in a very difficult valley. The mist is just too thick. If they adjusted the mist or made the area of "light" bigger. The Swamp and Mountains never really bothered me- they were the right level of difficulty ramp up. I do like the additions of the abominations and the frost caves since I have returned. Plains are fine too, once I got use to the goblins. 1 Black Forest 2 Mountains 3 Swamp 4 Plains 5 Meadow (Nothing wrong with it, just boring at higher levels) 6 Ashlands (Enemy density brings this one down) 7 Mistlands 8 Deep North 9 Ocean

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

nice list!

[@fatalexception1269]

I feel the Meadows is far too easy at this point. All well and good to providing an introduction but the zone does become a bit boring on successive playthroughs. It is actually very hard to die in this zone, unless you underestimate a wandering skeleton or come across a 2 star boar at night maybe (leading cause of death in Meadows is probably being hit by a falling tree). I feel that they need to add a rare mob to spice it up a bit: maybe something like a bear that you have to be wary of, and have it drop claws that you can used to craft your first fist weapon, which is something sorely lacking in the early game. Black Forest is my top pick followed by the mountains because you really feel like a conqueror when you stand atop the high peaks you've viewed from afar for so long.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

it can be a bit boring on 2nd and third playthroughs

[@nuke___8876]

I agree that the Mistlands is the best biome; however, 20 to 30 percent less mist would be ideal.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

i don't hate that idea at all

[@rygelxv]

Some very good suggestions here. I'm totally down with the upgradable whisp light and After-Queen-Fog-Dispell-O-Matic. Even if it takes consumables.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

i would take a consumable as well. Another good alternative

[@DJ_Bonebraker]

Hard disagree with you on the Mistlands. I rank it near the bottom because of the cliffs & fog. IMO, Iron Gate should take a few notes from Keen's playbook & make the fog in the mistlands more like the shroud in Enshrouded, where it limits visibility without making it too obstructive. Also, speaking of Enshrouded, another thing Iron Gate could learn from Enshrouded is to make magic accessible earlier in game. I like to play mages in most fantasy games I'm in, and you got to get through 2/3 of the game in Valheim to even have access to your first magic stuff, whereas I managed to loot some random bones immediately after leaving the Cinder Vault in Enshrouded, crafted my first wand & never looked back. Finally, another thing that would mitigate the annoying terrain somewhat is if Valheim improved its combat system, since like 9 times out of 10 my attacks miss seekers that are only slightly below me in elevation, because apparently Iron Gate hasn't figured out how to make it so that you can target melee attacks at enemies at slightly different elevations (even though said enemies don't have this issue) along with what has to be the most janky archery mechanics of any game I have ever played makes the Mistlands a pure chore where I only dip in long enough to extract whatever resources I need then GTFO before some Gjall or Seeker Soldier or other annoying baddie comes out of the mist to ruin my day...

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

thats fine its a common criticism

[@fairnooks7047]

In it's current state I would not rank Mistlands that high but with some of the mitigations, it could go much higher in my book. Primarily it doesn't deserve as much credit precisely because there is no mist mitigation mechanisms. So unless one is playing some jump scare game, it heavily violates one of the first gaming principles, that of good visual feedback or the means to mitigate poor visual feedback when it sucks. As supporting evidence, I don't search Mistlands by "discovery," I search it by looking at the mini map and seeing which way I'm going and what fog I have yet to uncover because that's the only way to properly find everything, and it is just not as fun to game that way.

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

many people have beef with the mistlands. I understand

[@fairnooks7047]

@@SpazzyjonesGaming Right, it's not so much a beef for me though, more like it needs something like you said, to polish it off, add a little more player gratification/achievement. Has anyone ever tried a shield generator in the Mistlands? Never thought of it til now, the mats come from the Mistlands so it would be nice if it pushed back the mist as well.

[@RobertMiś-m7u]

My top 3 is 1.plains 2.mountains 3.meadows ( I am a biulder)

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

nice list

[@fleshhack]

The swamps are the best. I love the difficulty when you 1st get there and how the screen changes colour when you enter the area. Wraiths really add to the surprise factor at night!

[@SpazzyjonesGaming]

hot take!