The Viking survival game Valheim offers large biomes full of enemies, world events and wild animals, as well as strong boss opponents. For this adventure, you can upgrade your character’s skills, and to advance quickly, you should do it fast. In this guide to the Steam hit, we’ll introduce you to all the skills and a quick method for leveling up.
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These are the skills in Valheim
On your journey through the Norse mythology in Valheim, you have a skill system with different skills at your disposal. In the following overview, we will introduce you to them in more detail and tell you how you can level them up.
Axes – This skill represents the damage you do to enemies in Valheim with axes. You level this up by attacking enemies with an equipped axe.
Blocking – This is the value of blocking with a shield. Increases while blocking with a shield and increases even faster with a perfect block.
Bows – This value determines the damage you do with a bow and thus in ranged combat. The higher the level, the higher the attack value and the target speed.
Wood Chopping – Unlike the Axe skill (attack value on enemies), this skill determines the amount of damage you do to trees with an axe. When leveling this skill, trees can be cut down faster.
Knife – This skill determines the amount of damage that can be done with a knife. The value is increased by attacks with the knife.
Jump – When you increase your jump value, you can jump higher in Valheim.
Swimming – A higher skill level gives you reduced stamina consumption when swimming in bodies of water.
Spears – This skill determines the amount of damage that can be done with a spear. The value is increased by attacks with a spear.
Pickaxe – This skill determines the amount of damage you do to ore deposits with a pickaxe. When leveling this skill, ore can be mined faster.
Swords – This skill determines the amount of damage that can be done with a sword in Valheim. The value is increased by attacks with a sword.
Pole Weapons – This skill determines the amount of damage you can inflict with a pole weapon and, at higher levels, reduces the amount of stamina used when attacking. The value is increased by attacks with a pole weapon.
Unarmed – The Viking survival game even offers you a skill for unarmed melee combat. The skill “Unarmed” determines how much damage you do with your fists without carrying a weapon.
Level up fast: How to increase your skill levels faster in Valheim
There are a variety of skills in Valheim that you can improve with repeated use or execution. Sounds simple – and it is. However, there are little tricks to level up some skills a little faster.
You can level up the jumping skill faster with a simple board: place a board above your character so that there is a little space in between and start jumping for all you’re worth. This saves you from having to travel long distances and you can increase the skill practically at home.
To increase combat skills faster, build a shelter around a stone deposit and place a heat source like a campfire. This gives you the “Rested” buff, which allows you to increase health as well as stamina generation.
For example, if you strike the Rock with a sword or a knife, you will not do any damage, but the skill will still be increased. Rock can be mined only with a pickaxe. In addition to melee weapons or tools, this also works with bows and arrows.
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