
Luminous Larva
- Weight
- 0.2
- Stack size
- 50
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Slimy, yet satisfying. Luminous Larva is in the Consumables category in Valheim. It weighs 0.2 and stacks to 50. Luminous Larva is not crafted. It comes from Pickable Glow Worm.
Eating Luminous Larva
Three food slots are active at once, and each refills at half its duration. Meal Planner
Where to find Luminous Larva
Also from breakable objects
Furniture, barrels, crates and other props that drop it when destroyed. These only exist inside built locations, so world generation gives them no biome of their own.
How much Luminous Larva you need
What that means at the source
| Source | Harvests needed |
|---|---|
| Pickable Glow Worm | 1 |
What Luminous Larva is used for
Built with
| Item | Crafted at | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
Hooded Lantern | - | 1 |
Luminous Larva | - | 1 |
Plan Luminous Larva into your next meal
The Meal Planner in MetaBot Desktop fills your three food slots, totals health, stamina and eitr, and tells you when to eat again. Pick the dishes your biome can actually cook.
- Health, stamina and eitr totals
- Know when to eat again
- Best meals for each biome

Luminous Larva is in the Consumables 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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Luminous Larva FAQ
How do you get Luminous Larva in Valheim?
Luminous Larva is not crafted. It comes from Pickable Glow Worm.
What are the stats of Luminous Larva in Valheim?
They are listed above, at every quality level Luminous Larva 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 Luminous Larva used for in Valheim?
The things that consume it number 2, 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 Luminous Larva weigh in Valheim?
0.2 each, and it stacks to 50 — so a full stack is 10 of your carry limit. It is portal-safe, which means the weight only matters between here and the nearest portal rather than for the whole journey home.
Where do you find Luminous Larva in Valheim?
Luminous Larva is not crafted. It comes from Pickable Glow Worm.
Hooded Lantern
Luminous Larva