Forge & Mead

beginner

How to Get Bronze

Copper, tin, surtling cores, smelting, and the first bronze priorities.

Field note

Direct answer

Bronze needs copper, tin, smelting, and a forge. Build the production loop before crafting every bronze item.

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.

Route card

Fast path before details

1

Mine copper in Black Forest deposits.

2

Collect tin near Black Forest shorelines.

3

Use burial chamber surtling cores to build a smelter and kiln.

4

Smelt bars and combine them at a forge.

This compact route card keeps the practical sequence visible before the full checklist.

Checklist

  • +Mine copper
  • +Mine tin
  • +Collect surtling cores
  • +Build kiln
  • +Build smelter
  • +Build forge

Step-by-step plan

  • +Mine copper in Black Forest deposits.
  • +Collect tin near Black Forest shorelines.
  • +Use burial chamber surtling cores to build a smelter and kiln.
  • +Smelt bars and combine them at a forge.
  • +Craft bronze axe first if you want fine wood and portals.

Common mistakes

  • +Crafting full bronze armor before key tools.
  • +Not planning ore transport.