Ultimate Guide: What to Do After Defeating the Ichthyr Boss in Valheim
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Introduction
After you've triumphed over the Ichthyr boss in Valheim, you might be wondering what to do next. Fear not! In this detailed guide, we'll explore the next steps and strategies to prepare for your encounters in the Black Forest and beyond. This guide covers everything from exploring dungeons to preparing for your next boss fight, the Elder.
Venture into the Black Forest
Once you've defeated Ichthyr, your next destination is the Black Forest. This biome is rich in resources and where much of your adventuring will take place. Here’s how to navigate this crucial phase:
Search for Dungeons
- Dungeon Location: Look for structures that resemble rock caves above ground. These dungeons are often guarded by enemies.
- Monster Preparation: Bring a shield and an axe for combat. Skeletons typically guard these areas.
- Combat Tips:
- Block Incoming Attacks: Use your shield effectively to minimize damage.
- Counterattack: Strike right after blocking an enemy's attack.
- Combat Tips:
Navigating the Dungeon
The Black Forest dungeons are often maze-like. Here’s how you can navigate them:
- Stick to the Left: As a general rule, keep to your left-hand side.
- Look for Circling Cores: Your main goal is to collect circling cores, which are essential for further progression.
- Appearance: These cores look like glowing, red cubes, akin to tesseracts, and are crucial for crafting.
Collecting Resources
In addition to circling cores, you should also keep an eye out for:
- Yellow Mushrooms: These provide food buffs similar to raspberries and blueberries.
- Other Treasures: Dungeon exploration often yields various loot that can assist you on your journey.
Preparing for the Next Boss - The Elder
Once you've gathered circling cores, you'll be closer to preparing for the next major boss fight against the Elder.
Crafting with Cores
The circling cores will be useful for crafting a pickaxe, essential for mining copper and tin, which, when combined, create bronze—vital for better gear.
Finding Activation Resources
To summon the Elder, you need three ancient seeds, obtainable by:
- Defeating Grey Dwarves: Look for monster spawners in the Black Forest.
- Searching for Grey Dwarf Brutes: Engage with these larger foes as they have a higher chance of dropping the precious ancient seeds.
Preparing for the Battle
Before taking on the Elder, ensure you're fully equipped:
- Weapons and Armor: Upgrade your gear using bronze crafted from your previous mining endeavors.
- Fire Arrows: Consider bringing fire arrows for their additional burning damage.
Strategies for the Elder Fight
Here’s how to effectively fight the Elder using effective tactics:
- Positioning: Before the fight begins, create pillars from stone near the boss altar. This ensures you have cover during the confrontation.
- Attack Patterns: The Elder will use two main abilities:
- Tendrils Attack: He shoots wooden tendrils; use your pillars for protection.
- Vines Summon: When the boss summons vines around the arena, dashed to safety, staying alert to potential follow-up attacks.
Damage Strategy
- Use Fire Arrows: Shooting fire arrows not only deals immediate damage but also provides burn damage over time, which can help in reducing the Elder's overall health while you maintain mobility.
- Pillar Strategy: Constantly move from pillar to pillar, keeping distance from the Elder's attacks.
Conclusion
After defeating the Elder, you'll receive a swamp key and a trophy, opening up further exploration opportunities. This guide provided a detailed look into the next steps following the Ichthyr boss encounter, focusing on dungeon exploration, resource collection, and efficient boss fight strategies. I hope this information proves helpful in your Valheim journey. Happy gaming!
in this video i'm going to show you what you're supposed to do after you have defeated the first boss
the ichthyr boss in valheim so the first thing you want to do is head to the black forest the
and you've got to find a dungeon a dungeon will usually look like a kind of like a rock cave or something
like just above ground and you'll be able to kind of walk into it be careful though it is
take a axe i usually use those weapons they work best for me and then just make sure you block
attacks from skeletons so that you don't take damage so it's instead on your shield which is
perfect and then just hit them when you like right after you block an attack so block hits and then just keep going
confusing i just stick to the left and i just take every single lift that i can and that's how you kind of find your way
throughout this whole thing your main thing that you're looking for here are circling cores they look like
that you'll find that's almost used as a torch in most locations and you can just pick
that up there's also some treasures and stuff lying around there's the yellow mushrooms that you're
actually able to eat as well they kind of act like you're like raspberries and blueberries so you
can actually eat them and get an extra food buff if you don't have one but apart from that the main reason why
you're here is you're looking for a special kind of stone and when you find the stone it
will actually reveal the location of the next boss the elder so once you've got that you can actually start
preparing for your your next boss fight and to prepare for your next boss fight you can use the answers that you got
from defeating the igther boss to create a pickaxe and start mining copper and tin in order to craft
bronze to make bronze items now once you've collected some good bronze items it's a good time to actually go back to
called the ancient seeds which you need three of to start the fight the best way to get these
it's kind of like this pink looking like thing just glowing and stuff you really can't miss it
it looks so ominous and like really sticks out and all you have to do is wait until the grey dwarf brutes
spawn they'll be like the biggest ones like the big bulky looking scary dudes they usually spawn like every so often
and if they are a higher star level or like you know special star rank level they sometimes drop more
ancient seats so when you're ready for the boss fight you can bring your best upgraded weapons
your best armor some fire arrows is recommended stone if you want to make it a bit easier for
easier for yourself so that you can actually start making some extra pillars to hide behind when the boss shoots his
so place down a workbench next to the boss location area there so you can actually use your hoe and
then just raise the ground like 10 times and you can make a pillar of this size and you can just bring like like a few
stacks of stone like maybe two or three just to make some pillars around there so that you can hide around during the
ancient seeds in your hot bar and press the number that it's in while looking at the altar to start the fight
the boss appears at the golden sparks in the air so hide at the opposite end of where he's about to appear
it's also best to fight this boss with a fine wood bow fire arrows or bronze arrows for the
circumstance the first move that he'll do is he'll reach his hand out and he'll shoot these tendrils at you these wooden
we made that are around the arena there the second move he will do will summon small vines at your location
all around you and they will try slam on you if you're nearby them so run to another pillar when this
happens but beware because he usually does his tendrils attack right after summoning the vines so as
you're moving away from your defense he kind of like whacks you with the tendrils and he does a lot of damage so
you got to actually kind of be careful you kind of got to stay behind a pillar protect yourself and also avoid the
tangles and the vines at the same time so you want to spend most of the time trying to hide behind a pillar so that
you're as safe as possible so you don't get hit by those tendrils and that makes this the trickiest part of the fight
so something that might help you deal damage while you're doing all this running and hiding
are fire arrows because fire arrows when you shoot them at the altar he will take burning damage for a few
and avoiding all of the other things while still doing damage to him while like in the form of him burning and
hiding from the tendrils as much as you can and shooting him with fire arrows or normal arrows just to bring him down
the quickest way possible once you've defeated him he will drop a swamp key as well as a trophy we'll talk more
was helpful in directing you for where you should go what you should do and how you should do