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What to do with · Valheim 1.0.17

What to do with Copper

A bar of pure copper ready to be worked.

It goes into 3 recipes and 19 building pieces.

Bronze× 2 · Black ForestBronze× 10 · Black ForestCopper Knife× 8 · Black ForestDvergr Metal Wall× 2 · buildHexagonal Gate× 8 · buildDvergr Spiral Staircase Left× 2 · build

Stacks to 30Weight 12Can't go through portalsFull Copper page →

Craft with it (3)

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

Bronze× 2 (+1/level) · Forge 1 · Black ForestBronze× 10 (+1/level) · Forge 1 · Black ForestCopper Knife× 8 (+4/level) · Forge 1 · Black Forest

Build with it (19)

Dvergr Metal Wall× 2Hexagonal Gate× 8Dvergr Spiral Staircase Left× 2Dvergr Spiral Staircase Right× 2
Pots and Pans× 5
Forge× 6
Forge Cooler× 10
Black Forge Cooler× 5
Vice× 8
Mead Ketill× 6Obliterator× 4Black Marble Throne× 5
Show all 19
Black Marble Bench× 3Black Marble Table× 3Dvergr Wall Lantern× 2Dvergr Pole Lantern× 3Sconce× 2Copper Stack× 30Shield Generator× 5

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 Copper

Every source, with chances →

Questions

›What is Copper used for in Valheim?

It goes into 3 recipes and 19 building pieces.

›Can you sell Copper in Valheim?

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

›Can Copper go through a portal?

No. Copper is one of the items a portal won't take: carry it by boat, cart or on foot.

›Where do you get Copper?

Ancient Chest, Smelter. Every source is on the Copper page.

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