What to do with · Valheim 1.0.17
What to do with Dandelion
Some call it a weed, but it's pretty nonetheless.
It goes into 5 recipes and 5 building pieces. Feed it to tame the Hen.
HenTames it
Mead Base: Minor Healing× 1 · Black Forest
Mead Base: Medium Healing× 1 · Swamp
Mead Base: Vananidir× 10 · Swamp
Whole Roasted Meadow Boar× 4 · Swamp
Yellow Fireworks× 1 · PlainsStacks to 50Weight 0.1Full Dandelion page →
Craft with it (5)
Earliest first, by the biome where everything the recipe needs can first be had.
Mead Base: Minor Healing× 1 (+1/level) · Mead Ketill 1 · Black ForestMead Base: Medium Healing× 1 (+1/level) · Mead Ketill 1 · SwampMead Base: Vananidir× 10 (+1/level) · Mead Ketill 1 · SwampWhole Roasted Meadow Boar× 4 (+1/level) · Food Preparation Table 1 · SwampYellow Fireworks× 1 · Workbench 1 · PlainsBuild with it (5)
Tame with it
Leave it near the animal; it eats while it is not alarmed. Taming times
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 Dandelion
Dropped byGreydwarf BruteMeadowsBlack Forest- Picked fromDandelionMeadows
- Picked fromWood farmMeadows
- Picked fromWood houseMeadows
- Picked fromGoblin campPlains
Questions
›What is Dandelion used for in Valheim?
It goes into 5 recipes and 5 building pieces. Feed it to tame the Hen.
›Can you sell Dandelion in Valheim?
No. Traders only buy items with a trade value, and Dandelion has none. The 9 that do: Amber, Amber Pearl, Ancient Coin, Draumyx, Grimvarn, Solryth, Veydris, Ruby and Silver Necklace.
›Can Dandelion go through a portal?
Yes, Dandelion can be carried through a portal.
›Where do you get Dandelion?
Greydwarf Brute, Dandelion, Wood farm. Every source is on the Dandelion page.
Source: recipes, building pieces, stations, altars, traders and the Obliterator in the files of Valheim 1.0.17 (2026-10-05), prefab Dandelion.