Material
Coal
A lump of coal.
Weight
2
stacks to 50
Materials fromSwamp
Item ID
CoalSpawnspawn Coal 50Where to get Coal
| Source | Amount | Chance | Biome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropped by Surtling | 4 | 100% | Swamp |
| Broken from Barrell | 5–8 × 2–3 rolls | 100% | |
| Broken from Morkhalla firepit | 1 × 2–4 rolls | 50% | |
| Broken from Castle kit brazier | 1–2 × 1–2 rolls | 40% | |
| Broken from Mountain kit brazier | 1–2 × 1–2 rolls | 40% | |
| Broken from Mountain kit brazier blue | 1–2 × 1–2 rolls | 40% | |
| Broken from Mountain kit brazier purple | 1–2 × 1–2 rolls | 40% | |
| Mined from Flametal rockstand frac | 1 × 4–8 rolls | 0% | |
| Broken from Prop bonfire | 1–5 × 1 roll | 0% | |
| Made in Charcoal Kiln · from Wood | — | — | |
| Made in Obliterator | 1 | — |
What Coal is used for
Smelter→used as fuel
Blast Furnace→used as fuel
Building pieces:
Coal in other languages
SwedishKol
UkrainianВугілля
Portuguese BrazilianCarvão
DanishKul
NorwegianKull
HungarianSzén
FrenchCharbon
ItalianCarbone
GermanKohle
SpanishCarbón
RussianУголь
RomanianCărbune
BulgarianВъглища
FinnishHiili
IcelandicKol
TurkishKömür
LithuanianAnglis
CzechUhlí
SlovakUhlie
PolishWęgiel
DutchKool
Portuguese EuropeanCarvão
Chinese木炭
Chinese Trad煤炭
Japanese炭
Korean석탄
Thaiถ่านหิน
AbenakiMkaza
CroatianUgljen
Georgianნახშირი
LatvianOgle
From the game's own localization files (32 languages).
Source: ObjectDB in the files of Valheim 1.0.16 (2026-09-24), prefab Coal. See how this site reads the game.