Helmet
Iron Helmet
A helm of polished iron, fit for a hero.
Materials fromMeadows· in the developers' Mountains test kit
HelmetIronSpawnspawn HelmetIron 1 4Recipe
Beyond level 4 at the Forge of Potential:
1× Iron Protection Idol per attempt.
Upgrades by level
| Level | Damage | Armor | Durability | Station lvl | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Blunt | 14 | 1,000 | 1 | |
| 2 | 10 Blunt | 16 | 1,200 | 2 | |
| 3 | 10 Blunt | 18 | 1,400 | 3 | |
| 4 | 10 Blunt | 20 | 1,600 | 4 |
Upgrade cost per level = materials per level × (level − 1), and × 4 at level 4 (Piece.Requirement.GetAmount in the game code). Station level = recipe level + level − 1.
Total cost
Craft it and upgrade to level 4:
One Iron Helmet, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):
Stats
- Durability
- 1,000 (+200 per level)
- Weight
- 3
Compared with similar armor
| Item | Armor | Max level | Movement | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 14 | — | 3 | |
| 8 | 20 | — | 3 | |
| 10 | 16 | 3% | 1 | |
| 12 | 18 | — | 1 | |
| 14 | 20 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | 22 | — | 1 | |
| 16 | 22 | — | 1 | |
| 19 | 25 | — | 1 | |
| 20 | 26 | — | 3 |
Iron Helmet in other languages
SwedishJärnhjälm
UkrainianЗалізний шолом
Portuguese BrazilianElmo de ferro
DanishJernhjelm
NorwegianJernhjelm
HungarianVassisak
FrenchCasque en fer
ItalianElmo di ferro
GermanEisenhelm
SpanishCasco de hierro
RussianЖелезный шлем
RomanianCască de fier
BulgarianЖелезен Шлем
FinnishRautakypärä
IcelandicJárnhjálmur
TurkishDemir miğfer
LithuanianGeležinis šalmas
CzechŽelezná přilba
SlovakŽelezná prilba
PolishŻelazny hełm
DutchIJzeren helm
Portuguese EuropeanElmo de ferro
Chinese铁头盔
Chinese Trad鐵製頭盔
Japanese鉄の兜
Korean철 투구
Thaiหมวกเหล็ก
AbenakiAlnahlagwikask
CroatianŽeljezni šljem
Georgianრკინის ჩაფხუტი
LatvianDzelzs ķivere
From the game's own localization files (32 languages).
Source: ObjectDB in the files of Valheim 1.0.16 (2026-09-24), prefab HelmetIron. See how this site reads the game.