Eikthyr

Eikthyr
His antlers are branches of iron, they crack the rocks and bring down mountains. His hooves are the sound of thunder. His voice a howling gale.
Trophy	Eikthyr trophy
Internal ID	Eikthyr
Type	Boss
Details
Faction	Boss
Main biome	Meadows
Tameable	No
Drops	Eikthyr trophy Hard antler x3 Eikthyr Power
Stats
Health 0★	500
Health 0★	500
Damage 0★	20 Pierce, 1000 Chop, 1000 Pickaxe 15 Lightning 15 Lightning
Damage 0★	20 Pierce, 1000 Chop, 1000 Pickaxe 15 Lightning 15 Lightning
Abilities	Melee Lightning bolt Stomp
Resistances
Immune (0x)	Stagger

Eikthyr is the first boss of Valheim. He appears as an abnormally large stag with iron chains wrapped around his electrified red antlers.

Summoning

Eikthyr's Forsaken Altar.

Eikthyr's Forsaken altar is located in the Meadows. To the left of his Sacrificial Stone is a small glowing Runestone called a Vegvisir; interacting with it will add his closest summoning location on the map.

He is summoned by placing two  Deer trophy in his Forsaken altar in the Meadows. Like all bosses, Eikthyr can be summoned as many times as desired, provided the required materials are met.

Attacks and abilities

For strategies for defeating Eikthyr, see Boss Strategies § Eikthyr.

Eikthyr has three types of attacks in addition to an environmental aura that forces darkness and removes raining.

Melee

A melee attack with his antlers (20 Pierce, 1000 Chop and 1000 Pickaxe damage).

Lightning bolt

A ranged attack (15 Lightning damage).

Stomp

A large area of effect attack (15 Lightning damage).

Aftermath

Defeating Eikthyr allows the player to craft the first pickaxe to begin mining ore to create metal tools, weapons, and armor.

Drops

Item	0 Star
Eikthyr trophy	1
Hard antler	3

Forsaken power

Mounting Eikthyr’s trophy upon his respective stone will allow the player to claim his Forsaken Power. This ability will grant the player and nearby allies reduced stamina cost of running & jumping by 60% for five minutes.

Events

Defeating Eikthyr affects the following events for that world:

• Disables: "Eikthyr rallies the creatures of the forest."
• Enables: "The forest is moving..." (if The Elder hasn't been defeated)

Creature spawning

Defeating Eikthyr unlocks Greydwarfs to spawn in the Meadows at night. They can only have 0 stars.

Gallery

Eikthyr Trophy

Notes

• Eikthyr is likely a reference to Eikþyrnir, a stag which stands upon Valhalla in Norse mythology.
• When Eikthyr's trophy is mounted on an item mount, he will sometimes say, "So you were my death? You look so small and soft... Tell Odin he may have broken this form but the wilderness will never submit to his rules..."
• Eikthyr is sometimes known as "deer" in the game files.
• In the in-game trophies menu, there is another description of Eikthyr, "Once the king of the forest, the size of the antlers are truly impressive."
• Eikthyr is susceptible to spirit damage, but there are no early game weapons with spirit damage to make use of this weakness. By the time that weapons with spirit damage are available, the player should not have any difficulty fighting Eikthyr anyway.
• There is reference to a "Horned One" on one of the Runestones that can be found in the Meadows, which can be assumed to be Eikthyr:

Hold, traveller, and bear witness to my warning. We are many who have come before you, carried here by Odin's will to do his work. The path ahead is hard and the dangers great. If you hold your life dear, keep to these meadows and make your dwelling away from the trees. Fear the Horned One and spare his kin.