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Survival in Valheim revolves around preparation, food management, shelter, and biome awareness. Unlike traditional survival games, your health and stamina are determined entirely by what you eat, and careful planning is the key to long-term progression.

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[[Getting Started]] • [[Food]] • [[Taming]] • [[Farming]] • [[Sailing]] • [[Biomes of Valheim|Biomes]]
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== ❤️ Health & Stamina System ==

Valheim does not use permanent stat upgrades. Instead:

* Health and stamina come from **food combinations**.
* You can eat **three different foods at once**.
* Each food provides:
* Maximum Health
* Maximum Stamina
* Duration

Balancing stamina-heavy and health-heavy foods is essential depending on your activity (combat, mining, sailing, etc.).

See: [[Food]]

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== 😴 Rested Bonus ==

The **Rested** buff is one of the most important survival mechanics.

While rested, you gain:

* Faster stamina regeneration
* Faster health regeneration
* Increased experience gain

To gain Rested:
* Sit near a fire
* Be sheltered
* Increase comfort level with furniture

Higher comfort = longer Rested duration.

See: [[Building]]

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== 🌧 Environmental Hazards ==

Different biomes introduce survival challenges:

{| class="wikitable"
! Hazard
! Biome
! Counter
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| Cold
| [[Mountains]]
| Frost resistance mead or frost-resistant cape
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| Poison
| [[Swamp]]
| Poison resistance mead
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| Fire
| [[Ashlands]]
| Fire resistance
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| Mist visibility
| [[Mistlands]]
| [[Wisplight]]
|}

Preparation before entering a new biome is critical.

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== 🛠 Base Survival Essentials ==

Early survival priorities:

* Build enclosed shelter
* Place a [[Workbench]]
* Craft bed (set spawn point)
* Secure food source
* Establish portal network later

A safe base dramatically reduces risk and skill loss.

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== ⚔ Combat Survival Basics ==

* Always enter fights well-fed.
* Carry at least one ranged option.
* Learn parry timing using [[Shields]].
* Match weapon type to enemy weakness (see [[Damage Types]]).
* Avoid fighting multiple enemy groups at once.

Many deaths occur due to poor stamina management.

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== 🌊 Exploration Survival ==

When exploring:

* Bring portal materials.
* Carry stamina-focused food for long runs.
* Avoid night travel in dangerous biomes.
* Repair gear before long expeditions.
* Keep backup weapons in storage.

Ocean travel requires extra preparation (see [[Sailing]]).

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== 📉 Death & Skill Loss ==

On death:

* You drop your inventory at a tombstone.
* Skills are reduced.
* A temporary “No Skill Drain” buff activates.

Avoid repeated deaths in difficult biomes.

See: [[Skills]]

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== 🧠 Survival Strategy Tips ==

* Upgrade food before upgrading armor in many cases.
* Never enter a new biome underprepared.
* Build forward outposts to shorten corpse runs.
* Use terrain elevation for defensive advantage.
* Overprepare rather than underprepare.

Survival success in Valheim is more about preparation than raw combat skill.

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== 🔗 Related Pages ==
* [[Food]]
* [[Taming]]
* [[Farming]]
* [[Building]]
* [[Sailing]]
* [[Damage Types]]
* [[Biomes of Valheim|Biomes]]

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