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Valheim Crystal: how to get crafting materials for the Crystal Battleaxe and Crystal WallWhere to find the Crystal Shards you need to craft new items in Hearth & Home
Where to find the Crystal Shards you need to craft new items in Hearth & Home
Where do you get Crystal Shards in Valheim, and what are they used for?Crystal has existed as a resource inValheimfor a while, but like many crafting materials in this Early Access cult hit, it’s only recently been given a use. The Hearth & Home update has added Crystal Battleaxe and Crystal Wall recipes, and now this previously purely decorative resource is in high demand.
In this Valheim Crystals guide, we tell you how to get Crystal Shards and what to use them for once you have them.
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How to get Crystal Shards in Valheim
Once aggravated, a Stone Golem will come after you. These enemies each boast 800 HP and one of two brutal sets of attacks, depending on which variant you get. Spike Golems can choose between a lunge attack that inflicts Piercing damage or a swiping attack that does Blunt damage; while Sledge (a.k.a. Boulder-armed) Golems have two different slam attacks, both of which inflict Blunt damage on your poor weary Viking. Other than that there’s very little difference between the two variations, but it’s worth learning to recognise them so you can perform your dodges accordingly.
No matter their sub-type, Stone Golems have only a single weakness: thepickaxe. There’s really no point in trying to defeat them any other way, so be sure to bring along your best pickaxe when hunting them. Fortunately, every downed Stone Golem will drop between 3 and 5 Crystal Shards to reward your efforts.
How to craft with Crystal Shards in Valheim
With the Hearth & Home update, there are now two crafting recipes that call for Crystal Shards.
TheCrystal Battleaxeis the flashiest (pun intended) use for Crystal Shards. It’s not quitethe best axe in Valheim— the Blackmetal Axe has far superior stats; and while on paper it’s tied with the Battleaxe, the latter still wins hands-down for its far superior attack speed. But it’s a close third place, and well worth adding to your arsenal if you have the requisite 40x Ancient Bark, 30xSilver, and 10x Crystal you need to craft it.
That’s all you need to know about Crystals in Valheim (for now), but there’s plenty more to get to grips with in this Viking-themed survival game. Why not check out ourbest Valheim seedsguide or ourconsole commands cheat listto get you started? Or, if Hearth & Home brought you here, we have guides on some of the update’s other new systems, includinghow to harvest and craft with Tar, andhow to craft and use the Obliterator.
