What to do with · Valheim 1.0.17
What to do with Neck Tail
Inedible when raw, but proves to be quite a tasty snack if cooked.
The Cooking Station turns it into Grilled Neck Tail (and 1 other conversion). It also goes into Mead Base: Poison Resistance and Minced Meat Sauce. Feed it to tame the Wolf.
Grilled Neck TailCooking StationGrilled Neck TailIron Cooking Station
WolfTames it
Mead Base: Poison Resistance× 1 · Black Forest
Minced Meat Sauce× 1 · Black ForestStacks to 50Weight 0.5Full Neck Tail page →
Turn it into something else
Craft with it (2)
Earliest first, by the biome where everything the recipe needs can first be had.
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 Neck Tail
Questions
›What is Neck Tail used for in Valheim?
The Cooking Station turns it into Grilled Neck Tail (and 1 other conversion). It also goes into Mead Base: Poison Resistance and Minced Meat Sauce. Feed it to tame the Wolf.
›Can you sell Neck Tail in Valheim?
No. Traders only buy items with a trade value, and Neck Tail has none. The 9 that do: Amber, Amber Pearl, Ancient Coin, Draumyx, Grimvarn, Solryth, Veydris, Ruby and Silver Necklace.
›Can Neck Tail go through a portal?
Yes, Neck Tail can be carried through a portal.
›Where do you get Neck Tail?
Neck. Every source is on the Neck Tail page.
Source: recipes, building pieces, stations, altars, traders and the Obliterator in the files of Valheim 1.0.17 (2026-10-05), prefab NeckTail.