Forge & Mead

key-item

Hard Antler

Eikthyr drop used for your first pickaxe.

Field note

When it matters

This is the gate into copper, tin, and bronze.

Valheim player scouting a bright Meadows and forest border
Meadows is where the basic survival loop starts: food, shelter, bow practice, and map awareness.Official Valheim press screenshot, used with guide commentary.

Item flow

Hard Antler unlock path

SourceMeadows
key-itemHard Antler
UnlockAntler pickaxe
Prioritycritical
Best useThis is the gate into copper, tin, and bronze.
Use this flow to understand where Hard Antler enters progression and why it matters before crafting everything else.

How to get it

Defeat Eikthyr.

Unlocks or supports

  • +Antler pickaxe