Both harvesting and fish are a source of food in Valheim. Food is important as it regains the health overtime and helps you to continue in the game. Although there are various ways to get food in the game such as hunting and foraging. Nothing beats having a steady supply of food growing near the house or fishing for a quick snack, aside from the fun of fishing. Stick with the guide and we will tell you everything you need to know about how to harvest and fish in Valheim.
How to Farm/Harvest in Valheim
To harvest or farm in Valheim, you first need to build a Cultivator. It can be crafted at the Forge using 5 Core Wood and 5 Bronze. Once you have built the Cultivator, you will have access to the new Cultivator menu, which can then be used to perform different farming tasks such as:
- Cultivate – Get the ground ready for sowing of seeds.
- Grass – Set grass on the ground.
- Carrot – Plant carrots. Need 1 carrot seed.
- Carrot seed – Plant carrot seeds. Need 1 carrot.
- Plant trees – You can plant 3 different type of trees. You need the right tree seed.
When the crops have matured, you can go up to them and pick them up for consumption. For the plants to grow, they need space, so don’t plant them close to one another.
How to Fish in Valheim
To fish in Valheim, you require fishing rod and fishing bait, both can be purchased from the vendor. The vendor is located in the Dark Forest and can spawn anywhere. There is no fixed location of the vendor. However, when you are close to him, a coin bad marker will appear on the map. After you have purchased the two fishing accessories, here are the steps you can follow to fish in the game.
- Equip the fishing rod and have bait in the inventory.
- Go close to any water body such as lake, river, or sea and look for fishes. If you spot fish throw the hook. Don’t try to fish in a place where there are no fish visible.
- Left click using the fishing rod. Longer you hold left click further away the hook will go. With each left click you will spend one bait.
- When the fish catches the hook and the hook starts to do down right click and hold it until the fish is close enough to be able to pick it by pressing E.
So, you now know how to farm and fish in Valheim. Check out the game category for more informative guides.