What to do with · Valheim 1.0.17
What to do with Ruby
Valuable
It goes into Bronze Pendant and Treasure Chest. Or sell it: traders pay 20 coins each.
Sells for 20 coinsStacks to 20Weight 0.1Full Ruby page →
Sell it
Any trader buys it: Bog Witch, Haldor and Hildir. The shop sells the whole stack in one go, for its value × the stack (StoreGui.SellItem in the game code). Traders
Craft with it (1)
Earliest first, by the biome where everything the recipe needs can first be had.
Build with it (1)
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 Ruby
- Picked fromForest crypt random
- Picked fromSunken crypt random
- Picked fromCryptBlack Forest
- Picked fromHildir cryptBlack Forest
- Picked fromTroll caveBlack Forest
Questions
›What is Ruby used for in Valheim?
It goes into Bronze Pendant and Treasure Chest. Or sell it: traders pay 20 coins each.
›Can you sell Ruby in Valheim?
Yes. Every trader buys it for 20 coins each; a full stack of 20 brings 400.
›Can Ruby go through a portal?
Yes, Ruby can be carried through a portal.
›Where do you get Ruby?
Forest crypt random, Sunken crypt random, Crypt. Every source is on the Ruby page.
Source: recipes, building pieces, stations, altars, traders and the Obliterator in the files of Valheim 1.0.17 (2026-10-05), prefab Ruby.