Agree it is a lynchpin for sure. All of the 'Undead' mobs are neutral to Spirit Damage, so combined with blunt makes Frostner such good Swamp Farming weapon.
Well it's true there's many broken items that are based on the swamp biome, but there is one hidden gem that comes from a very surprising biome. Fire arrows, arguably from the meadows (wood, feathers and resin can all be found in Meadows). Just how many enemies and bosses are weak to fire?
The abomination was super cool to see for the first time. I was not expecting it at all. Seems to be an unpopular opinion but the swamp was my favourite biome to explore for the first time and Bonemass was a great fight. The only boss that I didn't use a bow to defeat.
The abomination is super cool. I remember playing Valheim before the Abomination was added. When I came back a year later not knowing they added abominations it was a hell of shock! That's fair, I think every biome has there merits but I think its totally unpopular opinion you have!
The swamp is definitely my favourite biome. At high level it still scares me. It's got so much character, it's so dark and ominous. Everything about it makes you feel like you need to get out
Its definitely a scary place that makes me not want to spend much time in it. Vision is impaired, movement is impaired, regeneration is impaired. Its tough. Especially at the beginning. I also agree with the fact that most bosses are better fought with a bow/distance . I do like a bit of clobbering. There is not enough of that with bosses. So bone mass is a welcomed sight as a boss.
The most easiest way to kill Abomination,is using the surtling itself just lure him above the fire thingy and then parry em a couple times its guaranteed death in a couple second
The swamp is still IMO the best designed biome. It has a learning curve but once you understand it, it's quite simple to traverse. It also has some of the most balanced enemies for it's progression tier out of any of the biomes, it also has a plethora of new items. Still to this day my favorite biome in Valheim.
This video is SUPER helpful. I appreciate that instead of showing off glitches/exploits/ai-quirks, you’re giving honest advice that makes use of intended mechanics. I didn’t realize the root mask works like a gas mask, that’s awesome and I’ll definitely need to get one now for swamp exploration
In my casual playthrough, i just built a portal on top of the crypt i was mining, and used the stagbreaker to cheese all the enemies trough the muddy scrap piles. Also abominations can't do anything if you're on top of a crypt. Just bring a bunch of fire arrows
This was a great video! No audio problems 😉. And even as a veteran we still learn. Did not know about the Huntsman Bow aggro trick. That s very cool! Btw that 1 Star Draugr Archer.. can really sucker punch… arrow you if you are not careful. Man, weak to blunt and frost. Too bad we dont have Frostner for Bonemass until after defeating him (unless you cheese the silver veins). Btw how did you get the Moder trophy before Bonemass? Also, great seeing other Valheim players min/maxing w Excel tables 😎
Glad you are enjoying all my videos! It means a lot. I didn't know the hunatman trick until I saw a Reddit post on it fairly recently. I had been sleeping on it. I hear ya. The frosted would do work on bonemass. I didnt get moder before bonemass. In the footage I must have been backtracking to capture footage for the video. In theory though I don't think there is anything stopping you from skipping bonemass to fight moder. I'm all about the spreadsheets 🤓
Very nice guide bro ❤, I started playing valheim last week and currently in the swamp biome, I've been struggling and I dont know what to do. This guide really helped me what items to obtain to progress 😊
Thanks man. I try to put some kind of spin on these educational videos to spice them up. You're very kind about the thumbnail, I think I can do better :p
Funny that you recommend the mace in the video and most of the footages is with a spear?!? No mention of the Stagbreaker? Stagbreaker is OP in the crypts. Kill all Draugr and Blobs and spawners through the walls. Jump up on a crypt and pound an Abomination with it! Abominations can’t attack upwards. Build an earth platform and own Bonemass with the Stagbreaker!
Yeah i learned from experience that the spear is NOT it haha. Its a lot of footage from an older playthrough. Do as I say not as I do :P I'll have to give the old stag a better look. I haven't played with the big hammers a whole lot. I've always been a player that prefers mobility.
i think they should change the root armor so you only get the pierce resist if you wear all three pieces as a set bonus, and then give a different effect to the chest piece. A single piece of LIGHT armor shouldn't have such a huge impact on incoming damage
As much as I like the ability to mix and match gear... you're probably right about the harneks. Its just too good for being a single piece of light armor
Swamp gives a lot of good/broken weapons, resources and armour. But it is a pain to be in the swamp. Hate it there with the rain, darkness and there is always someone trying to kill or interrupt you. I would say it gives A LOT but it takes a lot too. Also the ammount of iron you need after swamp is A LOT.
The easiest way to kill an abomination is by dragging it/making it follow you to a surt geyser and parking it on top of it. Second easiest is to place a bonfire, then again drag and park, but you will need to rebuild the bonfire a few times. Third easiest (and safest) is to jump on top of a crypt and chop the abomination with an axe. Also, once the swamp has been cleared and you're ready to leave a particular swamp forever, set up the geysers with portals for a coal run so you never need a kiln again. Also also, if you're the type of player who works in multiple biomes at the same time, a fully upgraded Frostner takes out Bonemass in just a couple of minutes.
Great comment. I agree. Great strategy for taking care of abominations. I've heard of building a geyser farm too. I'll have to look up a little more detail on how exactly to construct it
@SpazzyjonesGaming It's pretty easy. Just stand below the water line next to the geyser and use your hoe to lower the ground. If the mound is too high for the hoe to level out below the water line, finish it up with a pickaxe. Just make sure all the land around the geyser is below water level. After that, it's all up to you - go low tech (build a wood fence around the geyser area and put your portals on a stone floor tile) or high tech (I build an enclosed stone wall and tile run, but it costs 1300 to 1500 stone per run.) I would refer you to my video on making a surt run, but I haven't made one. 😁
Great tip! I'm thinking of doing an advanced tips video in the future and I think this tip would 100% fit the bill for the video. I'll have to do some research myself on how best to tackle it@@dunrobin26
I found that just shooting it with fire arrows even early on is fairly fast and easy to take down. All the trees really mess with its pathing and if you find a clump of 2 / 3 of the indestructible trees, you can kite endlessly around it while keeping it always on fire. Total cost is around 30~50 fire arrows with the finewood bow. I also make sure to bring the hoe to keep the terrain in the kite area flat and out of the water. I think the geyser strat sounds pretty cool, but sadly not applicable to everyone as Ive ventured through 3 full large swamp areas and haven't found a single one. Unlucky perhaps.
Yeah they really aren't as dangerous as you think. pretty easy to keep them at a distance and as you said, slowly take them down with arrows.@@Myselfsama
You can avoid almost all of the poison by applying 3 strategies in the swamp. 1.Only ever fight an oozer or blob with a bow and arrows. 2. When fighting a leech use a mace and position yourself at the right distance. Press your alternate attack button which is default to middle mouse and your character will move slightly further with the attack. Knocking the leech back. Step backwards if it does not die in one hit and it will come back for a second hit. You can also use a 2 hander with more range if you want. 3. When going through the crypts. Mine out only one side of the mass and shoot anything that moves with a bow until the room is clear. You can also shoot most of the spawnera if they arent around the corner. Doing this you can clear the swamp without using poison resist mead.
Wise words! Yeah, keep your distance at all times. I agree with everything you said and generally try to follow these strategies. The worst is when you enter a crypt and you're unlucky to have a blob spawn in the first room (not behind the masses blocking the passageways). In this scenario there's little room to keep your space. Thanks for passing on your wisdom!
I think it's fine, they ramp up the difficulty massively from black forest to swamp, and in exchange players get MASSIVE boosts, its kinda like the devs said "See this biome? It only gets worse, now get this OP shit and good luck"
You can take damage from the AOE poison attack when standing on just the summoning skull, but the damage is negligible with a Root Mask and a Poison Resistance Mead. A sledgehammer helps in speeding up the fight if you're fighting this way.
I find the serpent shield is pretty trash tbh. Unless you are rushing it right away, by the time you get iron it is useless. Bonemass ability is by far the greatest for sure. Moder and Eldar are pretty trash. Eikthyr is alright. Yog is great for literally fighting him and the queen, but that is about it. Still say Drauger fang is best as it does the most bang with the least amount of stamina. Spinesnap sucks because it eats all of your stamina so quickly.
You seriously calling that bow “under rated”? Everyone uses it cuz it’s amazing. And none of this stuff is “broken” or “OP”. It’s all literally the normal progression of your efforts in the game.
Not a fan of Serpent shield and think Huntsman is extremely over rated and only useful for a specific playstyle. I'd never use it once I get access to better bows, but Bonemass ability and Root chest piece are definitely "broken".
Broken? Maybe. But swamp is arguably one of the toughest biomes (mistlands being 2nd IMO) , so some brokeness is welcome when it's in my favour. I consider it a reward for making it through 😜
@@SpazzyjonesGaming not the hardest, but one of the hardest. Mistlands is a bear for sure, but mountains and plains are easier than the swamp based on my experience. Probably because of bonemass lol
The armor is literally garbage end game, 8 Armor at lvl 1 it doesnt matter if it nerfs 50% pierce the armor rating is too low. You are ALL tripping on this one🤣
swamp is really broken, root harnesk makes an insane difference and Its insanely useful.in the endgame. Then you need iron all the way to the endgame. Huntsman bow is busted. Bonemass power is insanely powerful and useful to the endgame. You get the (now 2nd) biggest ship with most storage, a lot of comfort furniture, iron sledge, sausages which are the cheapest good food you can use even in mistlands...
I haven't watched the video yet but I do think its broken. once I have my iron atgeir, iron helm and legs, root chest piece and the huntsman bow then I like going into plains and gathering all the material I can get. once I got them then I also start a plains farm. After that I'd beat bonemass and just breeze through the mountains and by the time I beat moder then i'm just basically afking until I got all my equipment and food. then I can beat yagluth and head to the mistlands.
Im with you on that. The swamp does provide a difficulty spike from the black forest but it does at least reward you with some sweet loot. Many powerful items that make your progression later a lot easier
I mean broken in that its 'overpowered' especially for a mid-game biome like the Swamp. What makes it 'broken' in my definition is that it is the best forsaken power that is viable even in late game biomes like the Mistlands. That's my definition anyhow.
@@SpazzyjonesGaming ahhhh got it. Yeah I think the second biome power should be Moder's power so that it would encourage you to sail more.... then the third should be Bonemass'. Good video bruh
Its wild how many people comment on how I pronounce the word. it wild. Someone told me in stream the other day I sound kinda irish/scottish. The people who settled where I am from primarily came from that part of the world so it makes sense
