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What to do with · Valheim 1.0.17

What to do with Coal

A lump of coal.

It goes into 3 recipes and 9 building pieces. It's fuel for 4 pieces, among them the Smelter and Blast Furnace.

Cape of Oden× 4 · Black ForestHood of Oden× 4 · Black ForestMead Base: Poison Resistance× 10 · Black ForestForge× 4 · buildSign× 1 · buildStanding Brazier× 2 · build

Stacks to 50Weight 2Full Coal page →

Craft with it (3)

Earliest first, by the biome where everything the recipe needs can first be had.

Cape of Oden× 4 (+2/level) · Workbench 1 · Black ForestHood of Oden× 4 (+2/level) · Workbench 1 · Black ForestMead Base: Poison Resistance× 10 (+1/level) · Mead Ketill 1 · Black Forest

Build with it (9)

Forge× 4Sign× 1Standing Brazier× 2Hanging Brazier× 2Black Banner× 4Yellow Banner× 2White Banner× 2Mysterious Rock× 1Coal Pile× 50

Burn it as fuel

SmelterSmelter fuelBlast FurnaceSmelter fuelStanding BrazierKeeps it burningHanging BrazierKeeps it burning

Last resort: the Obliterator

Obliteratorturns any 10 items (stacks counted one by one) into 1 Coal; the rest is lost.

Incinerator.Incinerate in the game code.

Where to get more Coal

  • Dropped bySurtlingSwamp
  • Mined fromFlametal rockstand frac0%
  • Broken fromBarrell
  • Broken fromCastle kit brazier40%
  • Broken fromMorkhalla firepit50%

Every source, with chances →

Questions

›What is Coal used for in Valheim?

It goes into 3 recipes and 9 building pieces. It's fuel for 4 pieces, among them the Smelter and Blast Furnace.

›Can you sell Coal in Valheim?

No. Traders only buy items with a trade value, and Coal has none. The 9 that do: Amber, Amber Pearl, Ancient Coin, Draumyx, Grimvarn, Solryth, Veydris, Ruby and Silver Necklace.

›Can Coal go through a portal?

Yes, Coal can be carried through a portal.

›Where do you get Coal?

Surtling, Flametal rockstand frac, Barrell. Every source is on the Coal page.

Source: recipes, building pieces, stations, altars, traders and the Obliterator in the files of Valheim 1.0.17 (2026-10-05), prefab Coal.