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What to do with · Valheim 1.0.17

What to do with Thistle

Beautiful but prickly.

It goes into 6 recipes and 4 building pieces.

Mead Base: Poison Resistance× 5 · Black ForestBlack Forest Buffet Platter× 5 · SwampMead Base: Frost Resistance× 5 · SwampSausages× 1 · SwampBlood Pudding× 2 · PlainsSailor's Bounty× 4 · Ocean

Stacks to 50Weight 0.1Full Thistle page →

Craft with it (6)

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

Mead Base: Poison Resistance× 5 (+1/level) · Mead Ketill 1 · Black ForestBlack Forest Buffet Platter× 5 (+1/level) · Food Preparation Table 1 · SwampMead Base: Frost Resistance× 5 (+1/level) · Mead Ketill 1 · SwampSausages× 1 (+1/level) · Cauldron 2 · SwampBlood Pudding× 2 (+1/level) · Cauldron 4 · PlainsSailor's Bounty× 4 (+1/level) · Food Preparation Table 1 · Ocean

Build with it (4)

Spice Rack× 3
Birds' Nest× 5Fey Lights× 1Maypole× 4

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 Thistle

Every source, with chances →

Questions

›What is Thistle used for in Valheim?

It goes into 6 recipes and 4 building pieces.

›Can you sell Thistle in Valheim?

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

›Can Thistle go through a portal?

Yes, Thistle can be carried through a portal.

›Where do you get Thistle?

Thistle. Every source is on the Thistle page.

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