What raw materials do you need for Iron in Valheim?

You need 1× Scrap iron for one Iron (default recipe, quality 1).

What is Iron used for in Valheim?

Iron is used to craft items including Ancient bark spear, Arbalest, Banded shield, Battleaxe, and Blast Furnace and 7 more.

Metal

Iron

Crafting Yield: 1 • Requires Smelter

Quick answer

Craft at Smelter. For one Iron in Valheim, collect 1× Scrap iron.

Recipe totals expand every ingredient into gatherable raw materials. Required tools are not consumed. Figures are verified against game data on the date shown on each page. Last verified 2026-10-03.

Ingredients

1Scrap iron

Dependency Crafting Chain

1Iron

1Scrap iron

Valheim database synchronized. Last verified 2026-10-03.

Used to craft

Other recipes that use Iron as an ingredient.

Ancient bark spear
Arbalest
Banded shield
Battleaxe
Blast Furnace
Cage floor 1x1
Cage floor 2x2
Cage wall 1x1
Cage wall 2x2
Carapace breastplate
Carapace greaves
Darkwood gate

Frequently asked questions

How do you craft Iron in Valheim?: Craft at Smelter. For one Iron in Valheim, collect 1× Scrap iron.
What raw materials do you need for Iron in Valheim?: You need 1× Scrap iron for one Iron (default recipe, quality 1).
Where do you craft Iron in Valheim?: Use Smelter.
What is Iron used for in Valheim?: Iron is used to craft items including Ancient bark spear, Arbalest, Banded shield, Battleaxe, and Blast Furnace and 7 more.