VALHEIM: All Bosses in Order + How to Defeat

You can find the Elder in the Black Forest, which is on the edges of the Meadows biome.
Look for black trees with glowing eyes to identify this biome. Once you’re in the Black Forest, look for a structure with a large runestone.

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Look for an altar with Stonehenge-like pillars, making it easy to spot.
To summon The Elder, you will need to offer him three Ancient Seeds at the runestone outside the dungeon.

You can obtain Ancient Seeds by killing Greydwarf Brutes and Shamans in the Black Forest biome.

Before engaging The Elder in battle, make sure to prepare well with the proper gear. The Elder is weak to fire, so make sure to bring a Fire arrow, Fire arrows, or a Fire weapon, along with plenty of healing potions, which will come in handy
The Elder is a tree-like creature that can attack you with its roots and spawn minions to assist it.
When the battle starts, focus on destroying the roots to prevent The Elder from moving around too much. When it spawns minions, try to take them out quickly before they overwhelm you.

The Elder has a few different attacks that you need to watch out for.
- It can shoot a barrage of roots at you, slam the ground with its roots, and create a shockwave. Dodge these attacks by moving around and jumping.
When The Elder’s health gets low, it will start to spawn more minions, so be extra careful at this point.

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