Valheim Console Commands and Item Spawn List

Valheim is a popular survival game set in a Norse mythology-inspired world where players must explore, gather resources, build, and fight off various enemies to progress. Console commands in Valheim provide a powerful way to enhance your gameplay experience, from spawning items to changing the time of day. In this guide, we'll show you how to use these commands and provide a comprehensive list. This guide is current for the latest Valheim version.

How to Use Console Commands in Valheim

Press F5 to open the console window.
To enable cheats, type devcommands and press Enter. A confirmation message will appear.
Type your command and press Enter. Refer to the full list of commands below.

List of Valheim Console Commands

We've categorized the commands below based on the type of command.

Note: The commands below are only valid in a single player setting. To use these in your Valheim server, you must install BepInEx as well as the Server devcommands plugin. If using a server hosted by Host Havoc, you can use our one-click installer.

General Player Commands

Command	Description	Example
help	Lists all available commands	help
save	Saves the current game state	save
info	Displays system information	info
ping	Shows your current ping	ping
lodbias [number]	Sets the LOD bias (graphics level of detail)	lodbias 2
tod [0-1]	Sets the time of day (0 = midnight, 0.5 = noon)	tod 0.5
resetenv	Resets the environment	resetenv
location	Shows your current coordinates	location
exploremap	Reveals the entire map	exploremap
resetmap	Resets the map exploration	resetmap
pos	Displays your current position coordinates	pos
tame	Tames all nearby tameable creatures	tame

Item and Spawning Commands (Admin)

Command	Description	Example
spawn [item] [amount] [level]	Spawns the specified item with optional amount and level	spawn Wood 50 1
spawn [creature] [amount] [level]	Spawns the specified creature with optional amount and level	spawn Troll 2 3
itemset [name]	Spawns a preset item set	itemset Starter
give [item] [amount]	Gives you the specified item and amount.	give Iron 20
removedrops	Removes all dropped items in the area	removedrops

Server Administration Commands

Command	Description	Example
kick [player]	Kicks the specified player from the server	kick Player1
ban [player]	Bans the specified player from the server	ban Player1
unban [player]	Unbans the specified player	unban Player1
banned	Lists all banned players	banned
save	Saves the current world state	save
resetcharacter	Resets your character data	resetcharacter
resetworld	Resets the world to its initial state	resetworld
event [name]	Starts the specified event	event army_eikthyr
stopevent	Stops the current event	stopevent
randomevent	Starts a random event	randomevent
sleep	Advances the game to the next day	sleep

List of Valheim's Spawnable Items

This blog post would've gotten quite long if we were to list all of the items here. For a comprehensive list of items and their details, the following Valheim wiki page is very helpful: https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Item_IDs