Ancient Metal
- Weight
- 12
- Stack size
- 30
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
A withered metal from ancient times. No one knows what it was once used for. Ancient Metal is in the Materials category in Valheim. It weighs 12 and stacks to 30. This item is not crafted. It is gathered, dropped or found in the world.
Cannot be teleported
Where to find Ancient Metal
Not generated in the world. It is crafted, or found inside a dungeon or ruin.
What Ancient Metal is used for
Built with
| Item | Crafted at | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
 Piece Ancientmetalstack | - | 30 |
Ancient Metal is in the Materials category in Valheim, and every number on this page is read straight from the game files for the current build. That includes the ones the in-game tooltip shows you and the ones it never does: reach, swing arc, how many hits the combo runs to and what the final one multiplies by.
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Ancient Metal FAQ
How do you get Ancient Metal in Valheim?
This item is not crafted. It is gathered, dropped or found in the world.
What are the stats of Ancient Metal in Valheim?
They are listed above, at every quality level Ancient Metal reaches. Some of those figures come from Valheim's own item tooltip; the rest — reach, swing arc, combo length, what the secondary attack multiplies — are read from the game files, because the tooltip never shows them.
What is Ancient Metal used for in Valheim?
The things that consume it number 1, across Built with. That list is the honest answer to whether a stack is worth keeping: something with a single use is worth exactly one project, while something that feeds recipes, a station and a build piece at once is worth a dedicated chest.
How much does Ancient Metal weigh in Valheim?
12 each, and it stacks to 30 — so a full stack is 360 of your carry limit. It also cannot go through a portal, which turns the weight into a real logistics problem: every unit has to come home by cart or by boat.
Where do you find Ancient Metal in Valheim?
This item is not crafted. It is gathered, dropped or found in the world.