A world seed is a semi-random generated text at world creation, which is used in order to procedurally generate a different world from other world seeds in Valheim. You can manually enter a world seed or let the game select one for you at world creation.
Generating Online Maps
You can also generate worlds online using the website listed below created by wd40bomber7. You can easily view all boss locations, tombs and other important land marks. One thing to note though, only the first trader you visit will spawn. The others will not actually be created. Also, this generator is in very early development. Some maps may be slightly incorrect or different from in-game maps and can become incorrect after new updates to the game have been published.
Link: https://valheim-map.world/
How to find my world seed?
The world seeds are displayed next to their names in the list of worlds.
World Seed List
Useful seeds
- maypoleplz (Starting continent has a Maypole to the west)
- jWM4fqFdSm (Island southwest of spawn has 2 Maypole locations very close to each other)
- wVJCZahxX8 (Starting in the Meadows with Black Forest east and west, a Mountain west. Eikthyr is close to the spawn but Elder (Boss) is on an other island south)
- 42069lolxd (Haldor merchant can be found by following the coastline and crossing to another attached island on the south)
- sBIkiadtIh (Haldor merchant can be found on starting island to the West, with Black Forest, Swamp, and Mountains relatively close. Swamp and Mountains to South and West.)
- 9934622021 (All 5 main biomes on the first island.)
- WorldEater (All main biomes on first continent, including merchant)
- Gremlin (Over 20 beehives and a Trader on the first continent plus a nearby Maypole.)
Hard seeds
- yfNmtqZ5mh (Starting on a little Meadows island surrounded by a Black Forest)
- lduTRpBHca (Starting on a small-ish island with very little Black Forest and mostly Meadows. No other biomes)
- nai4qtPKFt (No bosses on starting island, bosses are spread out. This is a very hard seed.)
- xV2pLimZea (Hunt for the elusive Frost Queen, tangled starting island with nothing nearby)
Speedrun seeds
- HHcLC5acQt (u/InfernoFPS - Reddit)
- Three bosses, five major biomes and Haldor on the same continent, with two bosses each an island away. Source link contains (now slightly outdated) explored map. For maps generated prior to the location changes with version 0.148.6, Moder is still on the starting continent.
- TxCD10fTIP (Xgerk - Fandom)
- 5 bosses/biomes on same continent. 2 traders close by, 1 of which is on the same continent, the other you can swim/raft to.
- lSB4fI46nV
- All 5 biomes on starting continent, 4 Bosses on Starting continent, Yagluth on continent next to starting island, Trader on island next to starting continent.
- kpI0aXHSfz
- 5 bosses, boss summon items, and Haldor on all starting continent. Current as of update 0.154.1.