Troll

Trolls are aggressive creatures found in Black Forests. They are massive, bumbling humanoids with brutish limbs and wiry blonde hair. They may spawn with a large tree trunk in their hand.

Drops[]

Item	0 Star	1 Star	2 Star
Coins	20-29	40-58	80-116
Troll hide	5	10	20
Troll trophy	50%	50%	50%

Spawning[]

Type	Limit	Frequency	Stars
Anywhere in Black Forest	1	Very rare	After 2000 meters from the world center
Possible spawn point outside Troll Caves in Black Forest	-	One time	Yes
Possible spawn point inside Troll Caves in Black Forest	-	One time	Yes
During "The ground is shaking" event after defeating The Elder	2	Very common	No

Attacks and abilities[]

• Among the largest enemies in Valheim, Trolls have a physical strength that reflects their size. Ranged attacks with a Bow or Spear are best and kiting a Troll through dense areas of the forest is very effective, as they have large hitboxes that hinder their pathfinding.
• Trolls employ massive yet slow attacks that are easy to avoid but very hard to block and parry. Using a Bone Tower Shield is effective at blocking most of its attacks, provided the player has sufficient health.
  • "Pulling" the attention of a Troll and brandishing a tower shield while other players fire arrow volleys is an effective strategy.
• Trolls will sometimes fall into deep ditches or pits, or more often, the large pit at a copper dig site. Their poor pathfinding often renders them stuck.
  • If a Troll approaches a ditch that is sufficiently deep (at least 6 meters) and does not fall in, it will not willingly walk in. Unable to reach the player, it will stand still, glowering into the pit. After a few moments, it will turn its aggression towards any player structures it can reach.
  • Alternatively, if the positions are reversed, standing atop the ledge of a pit allows for easy dispatch with arrows and spears.
• Trolls can spawn with or without a tree trunk in their hand. A Troll equipped with a tree trunk has decidedly better range and destructive power than one that is not.

Notes[]

• A one-star troll has a pale green tint and a two-star troll is tinted a ruddy red.
• They are tall (7 meters) and can move along corridors 2 meters and wider.
• The curative pollen ejected by Greydwarf Shamans also heals Trolls, as they share a Faction.
• They cannot jump or swim, but they will walk along the bottom of shallow water, sometimes getting a considerable distance from the shore. They can walk through shallow water faster than a player can swim.
• All of the Troll's attacks (except its rock throw) have a tool tier of 2, which allows players to use trolls to harvest resources they are otherwise unable to attain at their current equipment level. Trolls are capable of knocking down and breaking apart Oak and Birch trees with their attacks, which is especially useful in the early game for obtaining Fine wood without a Bronze axe (or better). Trolls can also break Copper and Tin deposits (even with their rock throw attacks), which can allow the player to get Bronze before killing the first boss, Eikthyr.
  • Additionally, Trolls lured into more hostile biomes will aggressively attack most creatures in that biome, due to them having different Factions. While Trolls are not such a good match for stronger enemies, such as Plains creatures, they are capable of destroying large numbers of Swamp creatures, leaving loot like Entrails and Bloodbags in their wake for the player to collect

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

• In Old Norse sources, trolls were assimilated to Jötnar, the giants from Norse mythology. Only in later Scandinavian folklore did they appear as separate beings.
• All trolls had green skin in the alpha build.^[1]

References[]

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Passive	Crow • Deer • Fish • Gull • Hare • Hen (Chicken) • Leviathan • Lavaiathan
Meadows	Boar • Deer • Greyling • Neck • Eikthyr
Black Forest	Deer • Ghost • Greydwarf • Greydwarf brute • Greydwarf shaman • Rancid remains • Skeleton • Troll • Brenna • The Elder
Swamp	Abomination • Blob • Draugr • Draugr elite • Leech • Oozer • Skeleton • Surtling • Wraith • Bonemass
Mountain	Bat • Cultist • Drake • Fenring • Skeleton • Stone golem • Ulv • Wolf • Geirrhafa • Moder
Plains	Deathsquito • Fuling • Fuling berserker • Fuling shaman • Growth • Lox • Zil & Thungr • Yagluth
Mistlands	Dvergr (Rogue • Mage) • Gjall • Hare • Seeker • Seeker brood • Seeker soldier • Tick • The Queen
Ashlands	Charred Warrior • Charred Marksman • Charred Warlock • Charred Twitcher • Fallen Valkyrie • Bonemaw • Volture • Morgen • Lava Blob • Asksvin • Skugg • Lord Reto • Fader
Ocean	Leviathan • Serpent
Bosses	Bosses Eikthyr • The Elder • Bonemass • Moder • Yagluth • The Queen • Fader Minibosses Brenna • Geirrhafa • Zil & Thungr • Lord Reto
Spawners	Evil bone pile • Greydwarf nest • Body pile • Monument of Torment • Volture nest
Minions	Root • Mistile • Skelett
Fish	Perch • Pike • Tuna • Coral cod • Pufferfish • Trollfish • Giant herring • Tetra • Grouper • Anglerfish • Magmafish • Northern salmon
NPCs	Traders Haldor • Hildir Creatures Valkyrie • Hugin • Munin • Halstein • Blåbär • Hallon • Odin