Console Commands – Valheim

Valheim is primarily a sandbox game where you can go anywhere and do anything. And while it has its share of rules and limitations, you can often circumvent them by using various console commands.

Initially, these commands were classified as cheats. They allow you to do things like spawning new items, instantly defeating enemies and teleporting. But these days they’re seen more as developer commands, as some of them let you do things like freeing the camera from your character to create more impressive screenshots.

This guide will help you enable console commands in Valheim and list all available commands along with instructions for using them.

How to Use Console Commands

Enable the console
Open the console
Activate console commands
Enter the desired command

Enable the Console

Before you can enter developer commands in Valheim, you’ll need to make sure you have access to the console. There are several ways to do this.

These days, the main one is to simply go into the Settings menu and in the Gameplay tab select the Enable Console option. This works for both the PC and Xbox versions of the game.

If you’re on PC, you can also override this setting through Launch Options.

In the Steam version, right-click Valheim, go to Properties and under Selected Launch Options add -console
In the Game Pass version, create a shortcut for Valheim, go into its Properties and add -console after the quotation marks of the Target field

Open the Console

On PC the default button to open the console is F5
On Xbox hit the combination of + + + +

Activate Console Commands

Before you can start entering all the other commands, you’ll need to type in devcommands into the console and hit Enter. This is easily done on PC. If you’re playing on an Xbox, you’ll either need to connect a keyboard or press the button on your controller to bring up the digital Xbox keyboard.

The devcommands setting persists only for your current session. If you leave the game, you’ll need to enter devcommands again before other console commands.

Keep in mind that usually console commands won’t work on dedicated servers. They’re reserved for the servers you host personally.

Entering Commands

Once you’re done with the previous steps, it’s time to enter the commands. Simply type the command in without any brackets or quotation marks. While certain commands and variables are capitalized, capitalization doesn’t matter so feel free to only use lowercase letters.

If commands come with variables, like entering a number or an item ID, put a space after the command and then enter the variable in the same way – without brackets or quotation marks. Then hit Enter to activate the command.

Valheim’s console has a pretty robust autocomplete feature. As you’re typing your commands in, it will suggest various ways to complete the command or variable. This can be especially helpful when you’re not quite sure what ID the item you’re looking to spawn has.

valheim console commands autocomplete — Autocomplete example

And before we get to the actual commands, it’s important to note that some commands can have permanent detrimental effects on your server. They can either ruin your progression or disable the save feature. So, if you’re looking to experiment with console commands, it’s best to create a backup for your world first.

Common Console Commands and How to Use Them

While there are dozens of console commands in Valheim, this section will cover some of the most common and universally helpful ones. Square brackets after the command will cover their variables when applicable. But when entering them, you don’t need the brackets.

Command	What It Does
fly	allows you to fly
freefly	enables free camera
god	makes you invincible
goto [x] [z]	teleport to coordinates
ghost	makes you invisible to enemies
heal	full heal
nocost	allows to build everything
puke	clears active food buffs
raiseskill [skill] [#]	sets skill to specified level
repairall	repairs all equipment
skiptime [#]	fast forward # seconds
spawn [#]	spawns anything
tame	tames all nearby beasts

Spawn

Spawn is one of the most useful commands. It allows you to spawn any object in the game right in front of you. You just need to know it’s ID. While the most reliable way to find an item’s ID is to look it up online, you can often figure it out yourself.

A good number of items have IDs very similar to their in-game name. You can start typing the name in the console and watch the autocomplete suggestions for what you need. This won’t work with every item, however. The Serving Tray, for example, has Feaster as its ID. And the game’s different types of fish have numbers in their IDs instead of their actual names.

After specifying which item you want to spawn and the number of said item, you can then add p, e, i, to your command.

p – spawns the item into your inventory instead of on the ground
e – automatically equips the spawned item
i – spawns the item only if you don’t have one in your inventory

Nocost

Nocost is a toggle that allows you to craft or build anything without any cost. The command messes with your crafting menus and makes it so you can craft any item on any station. This can get annoying fast, so it’s advisable to toggle it off when not needed.

Goto

Goto is a command that lets you teleport anywhere in the world. All you need are the X and Z coordinates of your desired location. Separate the command and coordinates with a space.

To help you navigate, you can also use the pos command. It will tell you your exact current coordinates. Again, the ones determining where you are, are the X and Z coordinates. Ignore the Y.

And if you want to try and get in the general area of where you need to go without knowing the precise location, Valheim’s worlds tend to have most of their points of interest between -7000 and 7000 coordinates. The negative numbers represent the South and West edges of the map. And the positive ones will take you North and East.

Fly

Fly is a toggle that allows your character to fly. When this command is enabled, you’ll have expanded controls. Below are the default keys for flying in Valheim.

Space – go up
Ctrl – go down
Shift – boost flying speed

Alphabetical List of Console Commands

Here’s a table containing the full list of console commands in Valheim.

Command	What It Does
achievements	shows achievement info
addstatus [status]	adds status effect/buff
adrenaline	sets adrenaline level
aggravate	aggravates neutral creatures
altbiomes	lists biomes with modifiers
ban [name/IP/userID]	bans target player
banned	lists banned players
beard [1-16]	sets the beard style
bind [key] [command]	binds a console command to a hotkey
biomeinfo	shows info about current biome sector
catch [fishname] [level]	simulates catching a fish
cinematic [name]	plays cinematic
cinematicsleep [name]	plays cinematic next sleep
clear	clears the console
clearpopups	stops ongoing UI messages
clearstatus	clears status effects
confirmcheats	checks if achievements are disabled
cr	unloads unused assets
debugmode	activates ‘creative mode’
die	kills your character
dpsdebug	tracks your DPS
env [environmentID]¹	sets the weather
event [eventID]²	starts an event
exclusivefulscreen	toggles between borderless and exclusive fullscreen
exploremap	reveals the full map
ffsmooth [0-1]	enables or disables smooth free camera movement
filtercraft [name]	filters crafting list to contain text
find [name] [pingmax]	locates a specific object and pings it on your map
findbiome	marks center of biomes on the map
findbiometp	finds closest specific biome and teleports you to it
findtp [text] [index=-1] [closerange=30]	searches loaded objects and locations to teleport you there
fly	allows you to fly
forcedelete [radius] [name]	deletes all objects in a specified area; only deletes specific objects if [name] is entered
fov [#]	sets a specific Field of View
freefly	enables free camera
gc	displays garbage collector info
genloc	regenerates all locations
getstat	gets specific stat
ghost	makes you invisible to enemies
god	makes you invincible
goto [x] [z]	teleport to coordinates
hair [1-23]	sets the hair style
haslocation	checks if zone has location
heal	full heal
height	prints height at current position
help [1-5]	shows sample commands
info	prints system info
inventoryclean	throws out invalid items
inventorysize	sets inventory size
itemset [set] [keep]³	spawns a specific set of gear; [keep] retains your current items
kick [name/IP/userID]	kicks designated player
killall	kills nearby creatures
killenemies	kills nearby hostile creatures
killtame	kills nearby tamed creatures
listkeys	displays global event keys
location [name]	spawns a particular location, disables saving
lodbias	sets draw distance
maxfps [#]	sets an FPS cap
model [0-1]	changes the character model
nextseed	generates next dungeon based on a new seed, disables saving
nocost	allows to build everything
nomap	disables the map
noportals	disables portals
nospawn	toggles monster spawning
optterrain	changes old terrain modifications to the new system
pevents [list/start/stop/here]	manages world events
ping	displays ping
players [#]	scales the difficulty to a set number of players
pos	displays current coordinates
printbinds	displays current hotkey binds
printcreatures	displays active creatures
printlocations	displays currently loaded locations
printseeds	displays seeds of loaded dungeons
printnetobj [radius = 5]	lists number of network objects around player
puke	clear active food buffs
raiseskill [skill] [#]	set skill to specified level
randomevent	starts random event
recall [name]	teleports all characters to you; the specified character if [name] is used
removebirds	removes all birds
removedrops	deletes all items around you
removefish	removes all fish
removekey	removes a global key
removekeyplayer	removes a key for this specific character
repairall	repairs all equipment
resetbinds	resets custom key binds
resetbuildui	resets building UI
resetcharacter	resets character data
resetenv	reverts environment to default
resetkeys	removes all global keys
resetknownitems	resets known items and recipes
resetmap	resets map
resetsharedmap	removes shared cartography table data
resetskill [skill]	resets specified skill
resetspawn	resets spawn location
resetwind	resets wind
resetworldkeys	resets world modifiers to default
respawntime	sets respawn time
restartparty	restarts party network to help with possible connection issues
save	manually saves the game
setfuel [amount=10]	sets all light fuel to specified amount
setkey [name]	sets a global key
setkeyplayer [name]	sets a key for this specific character
setpower [name]⁴	sets Forsaken Power and resets its cooldown
setworldmodifier [name] [value]	sets a world modifier value
setworldpreset [name]	resets world modifiers to a preset
skiptime [seconds]	fast-forwards time
sleep	skips time till next morning
snow [amount]	adds/removes snow to buildpieces
sortcraft [type]	sorts crafting lists
spawn [name] [#] [p,e,i]	spawns a specified item
stats	shows player stats
stopevent	stops current event
stopfire	puts out spreading fires
stopsmoke	puts out spreading fires and smoke
tame	tames nearby creatures
time	displays current time
timescale [0-3] [#]	adjusts game speed up to x3, second number determines fade in/out when changing speed
tod [-1 to 1]	stes time of day; 0 and1 = midnight, 0.5 = noon
tombstone [name]	creates a tombstone
tutorialreset	resets tutorial
tutorialtoggle	toggles tutorial hints
unban [IP/userID]	unbans target player
unbind [keycode]	clears all binds connected to keycode
updatecover	forces cover refresh update
vegetation	spawns vegetation
wind [angle] [intensity]	sets wind
yesiuseddevcommandsbutiwantmyachievementsanyway [1/0]	disables cheat checks to enable achievements