Valheim Tier List
97 Valheim foods, placed from S-tier down to F-tier by health plus stamina per minute — the number that decides a slot when you carry three foods and each one wears off. Luminous Larva leads at 6 health and stamina per minute, and S-tier opens with Luminous Larva, Oat Milk, Lingonberry Juice, Smoked Moose Meat, and Kale Chips. Every figure is read from the game files for November 2026, so the list moves only when a game update changes the numbers. Each list ranks the whole game at once; the biome lists below cut the same ranking down to what you can have at each stage.
S Tier - Best in Game
(10)S-tier is led by Luminous Larva at 6 health and stamina per minute. They are followed by Oat Milk (5.9), Lingonberry Juice (5.6), Smoked Moose Meat (5.6), Kale Chips (5.6), Mashed Meat (5.4), Cooked Moose Meat (5.4), and Pancakes (5.1). The remaining 2 items round out this tier. The last entry in this tier sits at 5.1 health and stamina per minute. Most of it is first available in the Deep North.
A Tier - Strong Picks
(14)A-tier is led by Scorching Medley at 5.1 health and stamina per minute. They are followed by Seal Meat Soup (4.9), Meat In Bread (4.9), Cooked Bonemaw Meat (4.8), Spicy Marmalade (4.8), Cooked Asksvin Tail (4.7), Cooked Volture Meat (4.7), and Lingonberries (4.7). The remaining 6 items round out this tier. The last entry in this tier sits at 4.5 health and stamina per minute. It spans the Mistlands through the Deep North.
B Tier - Viable
(20)B-tier is led by Salad at 4.2 health and stamina per minute. They are followed by Cooked Hare Meat (4), Cooked Seeker Meat (4), Cooked Seal Blubber (4), Cooked Chicken Meat (4), Vineberry Cluster (4), Fish 'n' Bread (4), and Fiddlehead (4). The remaining 12 items round out this tier. The last entry in this tier sits at 3.4 health and stamina per minute.
C Tier - Situational
(19)C-tier is led by Wolf Skewer at 3.4 health and stamina per minute. They are followed by Northern Morning Fare (3.4), Black Soup (3.4), Magecap (3.3), Jotun Puffs (3.3), Blood Pudding (3.3), Blueberries (3.3), and Muckshake (3.3). The remaining 11 items round out this tier. The last entry in this tier sits at 2.7 health and stamina per minute. It spans the Meadows through the Mistlands.
D Tier - Below Average
(19)D-tier is led by Queen's Jam at 2.7 health and stamina per minute. They are followed by Cooked Bear Meat (2.7), Mushrooms Galore á la Mistlands (2.6), Deer Stew (2.4), Carrot Soup (2.4), Cooked Deer Meat (2.4), Cooked Egg (2.4), and Plains Pie Picnic (2.2). The remaining 11 items round out this tier. The last entry in this tier sits at 1.8 health and stamina per minute. It spans the Meadows through the Deep North.
F Tier - Weak
(15)F-tier is led by Fish Soup at 1.8 health and stamina per minute. They are followed by Sailor's Bounty (1.8), Hearty Mountain Logger's Stew (1.8), Sparkling Shroomshake (1.8), Pulled Bear (1.8), Sizzling Berry Broth (1.7), Grilled Neck Tail (1.7), and Marinated Greens (1.6). The remaining 7 items round out this tier. The last entry in this tier sits at 1.4 health and stamina per minute. It spans the Meadows through the Deep North.
Know which weapon actually hurts the boss
The Matchup Lab in MetaBot Desktop picks a target and ranks your weapons by the damage they really deal after resistances and weaknesses, so you prep the right gear before the fight.
- Weapons ranked against any target
- Resistances and weaknesses applied
- Boss prep before you summon
How this list is ranked
Valheim keeps no match statistics, so nothing here is a win rate: 97 entries are ranked by health plus stamina per minute, which is what decides a slot when you only carry three and they expire, computed from the game files for November 2026. Luminous Larva leads at 6.
Tiers are percentile bands on that ranking — the top tenth is S, then A, B, C and D, with the bottom sixth in F. Bands on rank rather than fixed cutoffs, because armour runs from 1 to 50 and weapon damage from 20 to 300, and one set of thresholds could not serve both.
Best gear by biome
The same numbers, cut by where you are in the game — each list holds everything available by that biome, not only what the biome itself unlocks.
97 Valheim foods, placed from S-tier down to F-tier by health plus stamina per minute — the number that decides a slot when you carry three foods and each one wears off. Luminous Larva leads at 6 health and stamina per minute, and S-tier opens with Luminous Larva, Oat Milk, Lingonberry Juice, Smoked Moose Meat, and Kale Chips. Every figure is read from the game files for November 2026, so the list moves only when a game update changes the numbers. Each list ranks the whole game at once; the biome lists below cut the same ranking down to what you can have at each stage.
Help us maintain accuracy! If you notice incorrect stats, missing data, or any issues, your feedback directly improves the quality of our data for the entire community.
Valheim Tier List FAQ
What is the best food in Valheim?
Luminous Larva gives the most health plus stamina per minute at 6 health and stamina per minute, followed by Oat Milk (5.9), Lingonberry Juice (5.6), Smoked Moose Meat (5.6), and Kale Chips (5.6). It is ranked per minute rather than in total because you carry three foods at once and each one wears off.
How is this Valheim tier list ranked?
On the game’s own numbers, not on win rates. Valheim is single-player and co-op with no match telemetry, so there is nothing to measure players against — these 97 entries are ordered by the stat the category is actually judged on, read from the installed build. That makes the ranking reproducible and it also makes its limits clear: it can tell you what hits hardest, not what suits your playstyle.
How often does this Valheim tier list change?
Only when a game update changes the numbers behind it. Every ranking is computed from the game files — this list reflects them as of November 2026 — so it moves when a patch rebalances a weapon, armour piece or food, not from week to week.
Should I only use S-tier gear?
No. Each list ranks everything in the game at once, however late you can first make it, so an S-tier entry is no help until you can craft it. What matters is the best option available to you now — the biome lists cut the same ranking down to what you can have by each biome.