Surtling
Surtling is a Demon creature in Valheim with 20 health, found in Ashlands, Swamp. Weak to: Frost. Every drop it leaves is listed below with the exact chance, along with what the one star and two star versions carry.
Resistances
Movement and resilience
Attacks
| Imp Fireball Attack | Fire 40, Blunt 10 |
Drops
| Item | Chance |
|---|---|
 Coal ×4-5 | 100% |
 Surtling Core | 50% |
| Surtling Trophy | 5% |
Spawns in
| Biome | When | Group | Max stars | Spawn rate | Max per zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashlands | Any time | 1 | – | 100% / 16s | 10 |
| Swamp | Any time | 1–2 | – | 30% / 40s | 2 |
Lore: Surtlings
Let you who read me know of the Surtlings, that you might not fall prey to their wickedness.
Long ago the great demon Surtr was brought down and destroyed by the First Men, giant warriors of whom you are but a dwindling echo. They smote long upon the body of this Surtr with swords and hammers so that his fiery substance was shattered into many small pieces.
He who was made of the fire was fire in every part of him. You could not say ‘Here is the brain of Surtr’ or ‘Here is Surtr’s liver’ because every part was Surtr. So all the fragments of him were Surtr still, only much weaker in power and in thought and in memory, with no way to become whole once again.
Now we call these fragments Surtlings and when they are found they should be stamped out like the last embers of a fire or doused with water to choke off their flames at the root. They will throw fire from afar and joy in causing terror and destruction. Even in his scattered dotage, the demon seeks revenge on the children of the First Men.
Surtling is a Demon creature in Valheim with 20 health. The numbers above are the ones the game never shows you: how fast it moves against your own speed, how much damage inside one window it takes to stagger it, whether smoke and fire do anything to it, and the spawn rule behind the biome — an interval, a chance and a cap per zone.
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Surtling FAQ
How do you kill Surtling in Valheim?
Weak to: Frost. Health is 20, so the right damage type matters more than raw weapon damage.
What does Surtling drop in Valheim?
It drops Coal (100%), Surtling Core (50%), Surtling Trophy (5%). Chances shown are for a plain kill; starred variants multiply both the amount and the chance on anything that scales.
Where does Surtling spawn in Valheim?
In Ashlands the game rolls for one every 16 seconds with a 100% chance, up to 10 alive in a zone at once. Valheim worlds are seed-generated, so there is no fixed location: the rule is what is fixed, not the place.
Can you outrun Surtling in Valheim?
Yes. Surtling runs at 6 against your 7, so a straight sprint loses it as long as your stamina holds — which is the real limit, not its speed.
Can Surtling be staggered?
Yes. Landing 50% of its maximum health inside one window staggers it, which is the opening a parry is for — parry damage counts towards that figure, so the two combine.