The ground is shaking

SwampMeadowsBlack ForestPlains
Duration
1 min
Methodology
Data Methodology

A raid that finds your base and sends Troll.

When it fires

Unlocked bya troll, The Elder
BiomesSwamp, Meadows, Black Forest, Plains
Duration1 min
WhereNear something you have built, within 96 m

It ends with: The shaking begins to fade

What comes

CreatureAt onceGroupWhen
Troll21Any time

Everything above walks in from outside the event radius, so a wall and a raised platform matter more than raw damage: the spawns path toward you and a stake wall buys the time to shoot them.

The ground is shaking is a Valheim raid unlocked by a troll, The Elder and lasting 1 min. It sends Troll and can fire in Swamp, Meadows, Black Forest, Plains. It stops being possible once — the game keeps a key for that and quietly drops the raid from the pool rather than announcing it.

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The ground is shaking FAQ

What unlocks The ground is shaking?

a troll, The Elder. The game records that as a world key, and the raid joins the pool from then on.

How long does The ground is shaking last?

1 min. It can fire in Swamp, Meadows, Black Forest, Plains, and everything it sends walks in from outside the event radius rather than appearing on top of you.

What triggers The ground is shaking?

It becomes possible a troll, The Elder. Until then the game will not roll it at all, which is why a raid that "never happens" is usually a raid that has not been unlocked yet rather than bad luck.

What attacks during The ground is shaking?

Troll. The spawns are fixed rather than scaled to your gear, so the answer is the same on day five and day five hundred; what changes is whether you can hold the wall.

How do you survive The ground is shaking?

Raids target structures within 96 metres of you, and they spawn outside your base rather than inside it. A wall with no gap at ground level, a raised earth bank, and somewhere to shoot from turns almost every raid into a queue. Fighting in the open is what makes them dangerous.