{"id":21458,"date":"2026-06-08T09:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/how-to-beat-eikthyr-valheim\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:17:46","slug":"how-to-beat-eikthyr-valheim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/how-to-beat-eikthyr-valheim\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Beat Eikthyr in Valheim: Summon, Strategy &#038; Rewards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eikthyr is Valheim&#8217;s first boss &mdash; a giant electrified stag in the Meadows &mdash; and beating him is your gateway to mining and metal tools. He&#8217;s a gentle introduction, but new players still trip up. Here&#8217;s how to beat Eikthyr.<\/p>\n<h2>How to summon Eikthyr<\/h2>\n<p>Place <strong>2 Deer Trophies<\/strong> on his altar in the Meadows. Deer Trophies drop (not guaranteed) from killing deer, so hunt a few. A nearby Vegvisir runestone marks his closest altar on your map.<\/p>\n<h2>Prepare before the fight<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Weapon:<\/strong> a <strong>Flint Spear<\/strong> or <strong>Crude Bow<\/strong> with plenty of arrows.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Food:<\/strong> eat your three best early foods (cooked meat, honey, berries) for the health and stamina pool.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gear:<\/strong> Leather armor and a shield help, but mobility matters more here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The fight<\/h2>\n<p>Eikthyr has 500 health and three attacks: a melee antler swipe, a fan-shaped lightning beam, and a lightning stomp AoE. All are easy to dodge once you read the tells &mdash; keep circling him, stay at the edge of his melee range, and punish between attacks. He can&#8217;t be staggered, so just stay patient and chip him down.<\/p>\n<h2>Rewards<\/h2>\n<p>Eikthyr drops his trophy and <strong>3 Hard Antlers<\/strong>, used to craft the <strong>Antler Pickaxe<\/strong> &mdash; your first mining tool, which opens the entire metal tech tree. His Forsaken Power cuts run, jump and swim stamina use by 60%. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/tools\/valheim\/boss-tracker\">boss tracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s next<\/h2>\n<p>With mining unlocked, head to the Black Forest for copper and tin, then take on <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/how-to-beat-the-elder-valheim\/\">The Elder<\/a>. See the full <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/valheim-boss-order-all-bosses\/\">boss order guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>How do you summon Eikthyr?<\/h3>\n<p>Place 2 Deer Trophies on his altar in the Meadows.<\/p>\n<h3>What does Eikthyr drop?<\/h3>\n<p>His trophy and 3 Hard Antlers, used to craft the Antler Pickaxe for mining.<\/p>\n<h3>What is Eikthyr&#8217;s Forsaken Power?<\/h3>\n<p>A 60% reduction to run, jump and swim stamina drain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to defeat Eikthyr, Valheim&#8217;s first boss \u2014 summoning with Deer Trophies, dodging his lightning attacks, and unlocking mining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-valheim-server-docs"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v26.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Beat Eikthyr in Valheim: Summon, Strategy &amp; 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