What to do with · Valheim 1.0.17
What to do with Tar
A sticky lump of tar.
It goes into 1 recipe and 31 building pieces.
Blob Bomb: Tar× 3 · Plains
Carved Darkwood Divider× 1 · build
Darkwood Pole 2m× 1 · build
Darkwood Pole 4m× 1 · build
Darkwood Beam 2 m× 1 · build
Darkwood Beam 4 m× 1 · buildStacks to 50Weight 2Full Tar page →
Craft with it (1)
Earliest first, by the biome where everything the recipe needs can first be had.
Build with it (31)
Carved Darkwood Divider× 1Darkwood Pole 2m× 1Darkwood Pole 4m× 1Darkwood Beam 2 m× 1Darkwood Beam 4 m× 1
Darkwood Beam 26°× 1
Darkwood Beam 45°× 1
Darkwood Arch× 1
Shingle Roof 26°× 1
Shingle Roof 45°× 1
Shingle Roof 67°× 1
Shingle Roof Inner Corner 26°× 1Show all 31
Shingle Roof Inner Corner 45°× 1
Shingle Roof Inner Corner 67°× 1
Shingle Roof Outer Corner 26°× 1
Shingle Roof Outer Corner 45°× 1
Shingle Roof Outer Corner 67°× 1
Shingle Roof Ridge 26°× 1
Shingle Roof Ridge 45°× 1
Shingle Roof Ridge 67°× 1
Darkwood Gate× 2
Raven Adornment× 1
Wolf Adornment× 1
Darkwood Chair× 1
Long Heavy Table× 2
Round Table× 2
Long Carved Table× 2
Square Carved Table× 1
Black Metal Chest× 2
Wardrobe× 2
Hot Tub× 6Last 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 Tar
Questions
›What is Tar used for in Valheim?
It goes into 1 recipe and 31 building pieces.
›Can you sell Tar in Valheim?
No. Traders only buy items with a trade value, and Tar has none. The 9 that do: Amber, Amber Pearl, Ancient Coin, Draumyx, Grimvarn, Solryth, Veydris, Ruby and Silver Necklace.
›Can Tar go through a portal?
Yes, Tar can be carried through a portal.
›Where do you get Tar?
Growth, Tar, Tar pit. Every source is on the Tar page.
Source: recipes, building pieces, stations, altars, traders and the Obliterator in the files of Valheim 1.0.17 (2026-10-05), prefab Tar.