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Onion

“A crunchy and spicy taste.”

Onion is a Mountain-tier food in Valheim that gives 13 health, 40 stamina for 15 min. It ranks #88 of 94 foods for health and #23 for stamina.

Health

Stamina

Eitr

Duration

15 min

Healing

1 HP/tick

Biome tier

Mountain

What Onion is used for

Ingredient in 5 recipes: Mead Base: Animal Whispers, Onion Soup, Salad, Scorching Medley, Wolf Skewer.

Other foods from this tier

Hearty Mountain Logger's Stew45 HP / 45 stamina Wolf Skewer65 HP / 21 stamina Eyescream21 HP / 65 stamina Onion Soup20 HP / 60 stamina Wolf Jerky33 HP / 33 stamina Cooked Wolf Meat45 HP / 15 stamina

Onion: FAQ

How do you make Onion in Valheim?

Onion is not cooked from a recipe; it is gathered, foraged or dropped.

How long does Onion last?

Onion lasts 15 min (900 seconds) and gives 13 health and 40 stamina. Its bonus fades as the timer runs down, so re-eat before it expires.

Valheim guides

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Stats from our own extraction of the Valheim 1.0 game files; English names and descriptions from the JotunnDoc dump (MIT). Not affiliated with Iron Gate. Browse the full Valheim database.

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