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Root Harnesk

“Finely wrought and strong enough to turn even the sharpest blades.”

Root Harnesk is a chest armor piece in Valheim with 8 armor, rising by 2 per upgrade to 14 at level 4. It changes movement speed by -2%.

Slot

Chest

Armor

Per upgrade

Max level

At max level

Move speed

-2%

How to craft Root Harnesk

Material	Craft	Upgrade to 2	Upgrade to 3	Upgrade to 4	Total to max
Root	10	2	2	2	16
Ancient Bark	10	5	5	5	25
Deer Hide	2	—	—	—	2

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Root Harnesk: FAQ

How do you craft Root Harnesk?

Root Harnesk needs 10 Root, 10 Ancient Bark, 2 Deer Hide. Each upgrade costs 2 Root, 5 Ancient Bark.

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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