Forge & Mead

resource

Tin ore

Bronze-era ore found near water.

Field note

When it matters

Combines with copper to make bronze.

Valheim player carrying a torch inside a burial chamber
Black Forest progression depends on chambers, surtling cores, copper, tin, and the first portal loop.Official Valheim press screenshot, used with guide commentary.

Item flow

Tin ore unlock path

SourceBlack Forest
resourceTin ore
UnlockTin bar
Prioritycritical
Best useCombines with copper to make bronze.
Use this flow to understand where Tin ore enters progression and why it matters before crafting everything else.

How to get it

Mine small tin nodes along Black Forest shorelines.

Unlocks or supports

  • +Tin bar
  • +Bronze