What to do with · Valheim 1.0.17
What to do with Wood
Good, strong wood to build with.
It goes into 44 recipes and 96 building pieces. The Charcoal Kiln turns it into Coal. It's fuel for 6 pieces, among them the Stone Oven and Campfire.
Stacks to 50Weight 2Full Wood page →
Turn it into something else
Wood →
Charcoal Kiln →
Coal
Craft with it (44)
Earliest first, by the biome where everything the recipe needs can first be had.
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Build with it (96)
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Burn it as fuel
Last resort: the Obliterator
Obliteratorburns every 5 into 1
Coal. It does this only for the one kind of these 5 items you put in most of per pull; the rest of the box counts with everything else: 10 items → 1 Coal.
Incinerator.Incinerate in the game code.
Where to get more Wood
Dropped byGreydwarfMeadowsBlack ForestDeep North
Dropped byGreydwarf BruteMeadowsBlack Forest
Dropped byGreydwarf ShamanMeadowsBlack ForestDeep North
Dropped byKvasturSwamp- Picked fromBranchMeadowsBlack ForestSwamp
Questions
›What is Wood used for in Valheim?
It goes into 44 recipes and 96 building pieces. The Charcoal Kiln turns it into Coal. It's fuel for 6 pieces, among them the Stone Oven and Campfire.
›Can you sell Wood in Valheim?
No. Traders only buy items with a trade value, and Wood has none. The 9 that do: Amber, Amber Pearl, Ancient Coin, Draumyx, Grimvarn, Solryth, Veydris, Ruby and Silver Necklace.
›Can Wood go through a portal?
Yes, Wood can be carried through a portal.
›Where do you get Wood?
Greydwarf, Greydwarf Brute, Greydwarf Shaman. Every source is on the Wood page.
Source: recipes, building pieces, stations, altars, traders and the Obliterator in the files of Valheim 1.0.17 (2026-10-05), prefab Wood.