8 metals · Valheim 1.0.17
Metals in order
| Metal | Biome | Pickaxe | Make at | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Black Forest | — | Forge | 2 Copper + 1 Tin |
 Copper | Black Forest | Antler | Smelter | Copper Ore |
 Tin | Black Forest | Antler | Smelter | Tin Ore |
 Iron | Swamp | Antler | Smelter | Scrap Iron |
 Silver | Mountains | Iron | Smelter | Silver Ore |
 Black Metal | Plains | — | Blast Furnace | Black Metal Scrap |
 Flametal | Ashlands | Black Metal | Blast Furnace | Flametal Ore |
 Bloodgold | — | none | Blast Furnace | Petrified Tissue |
Ore goes into a smelter with coal (from a charcoal kiln) and comes out as bars; bronze is forged from copper and tin. Each card lists where the ore is, the pickaxe it needs and the smelting cost. The bosses that unlock each step are on the progression guide.
Forge2× Copper+1× Tin→ 1at
Forge
Scrap Bronze→ smelt at
Smelter· 2 
Coal and 30 s per bar
- breakAshlands fortress wall spikesAshlands
- breakProp piece brazierfloorDeep North· Antler Pickaxe or better
- breakProp piece mead cauldronDeep North· Antler Pickaxe or better
Used in 28 recipes and build pieces.
Copper Ore→ smelt atSmelter· 2 Coal and 30 s per bar
- mineCopper DepositBlack Forest· Antler Pickaxe or better
- mineCopper vein· Antler Pickaxe or better
- from fishTrollfish
Copper Scrap→ smelt atSmelter· 2 Coal and 30 s per bar
Used in 22 recipes and build pieces.
Tin Ore→ smelt atSmelter· 2 Coal and 30 s per bar
- breakBarrellBlack Forest· Antler Pickaxe or better
- breakTin DepositBlack Forest· Antler Pickaxe or better
- breakProp piece cauldronDeep North· Antler Pickaxe or better
- pick upTin Ore
Used in 6 recipes and build pieces.
Iron Ore→ smelt atSmelter· 2 Coal and 30 s per bar
- mineIron vein· Bronze Pickaxe or better
- pick upBog Iron
- pick upMeteorite
- from fishGiant Herring
Scrap Iron→ smelt atSmelter· 2 Coal and 30 s per bar
Used in 73 recipes and build pieces.
Silver Ore→ smelt atSmelter· 2 Coal and 30 s per bar
- mineSilver VeinMountains· Iron Pickaxe or better
- mineSilver Deposit· Iron Pickaxe or better
Used in 24 recipes and build pieces.
Black Metal Scrap→ smelt at
Blast Furnace· 2 Coal and 30 s per bar
- dropped byFulingMeadowsBlack ForestMountains
- dropped byFuling BerserkerPlains
- dropped byFuling ShamanPlains
- in chestsChestPlains
Used in 24 recipes and build pieces.
Flametal Ore→ smelt atBlast Furnace· 2 Coal and 30 s per bar
Used in 57 recipes and build pieces.
Petrified Tissue→ smelt atBlast Furnace· 2 Coal and 30 s per bar
- minePetrified Gammeltroll· no pickaxe reaches tool tier 5
Used in 88 recipes and build pieces.
From the game files of 1.0.17: Smelter and Blast Furnace conversions, the forge recipe for bronze, where each ore drops or is mined (MineRock and Destructible tool tiers), and the earliest biome each bar can be made in.