Valheim Console Commands (1.0) — Full List & How to Enable Cheats

Before you start

Three things to know:

1. Cheats are opt-in. Since build 0.148.6, cheat commands are disabled by default; you enable them per session with devcommands.
2. Single-player only. Cheats do not work in multiplayer sessions. Server admins have a separate command set (below).
3. Back up your world. The world lives in .db and .fwl files. spawn, raiseskill and debugmode all change a save permanently.

Using cheat commands (anything behind devcommands) marks your character and world and disables the 1.0 achievements — confirmed in Iron Gate’s 1.0 notes and the 1.0.12 hotfix, which also adds the yes i used devcommands but i want my achievements anyway opt-in (no spaces) to restore eligibility. Camera-only commands such as freefly are not treated as cheats. See the achievements list for the full details.

Movement and invulnerability

Health, skills and creatures

Spawning items

spawn [item] [amount] [level]

Item names are the internal IDs and are case-sensitive, so spawn Wood 50 works and spawn wood 50 generally does not. The level argument sets quality. Useful for testing a build, screenshotting a base with nocost, or recovering after a lost cargo run.

debugmode — four cheats in one

debugmode enables a bundle of developer tools with hotkeys:

Run debugmode again to turn it off. B is the one base builders use: it removes both the material cost and the workbench radius restriction.

Time, weather and map

Coordinates come from pos or from the map. Use goto with care in the Mountains and Mistlands — arriving at a coordinate puts you at that point without checking what is around it.

Events and raids

Pair these with the raids world modifier if you want raids permanently changed rather than triggered once — see World Modifiers.

Server admin commands

These work on dedicated servers and are separate from cheats:

For server setup, ports and hosting options: dedicated server guide.

Legitimate alternatives to cheating

Console commands are fine for testing and for recovering a lost cargo run, but they remove the progression loop that makes Valheim work. If the goal is a friendlier game rather than free items, World Modifiers get you there properly: raise resources, lower raids, soften combat and deathpenalty — no console, and the world still plays like Valheim.

Related

• Tuning the world instead of the save: World Modifiers
• What the free-build mode is worth using on: base design ideas
• Station upgrade pieces you would otherwise farm: workstations

FAQ

How to enable cheats valheim?

Cheats are opt-in. Since build 0.148.6, cheat commands are disabled by default; you enable them per session with devcommands.

How to use commands in valheim?

Console commands are fine for testing and for recovering a lost cargo run, but they remove the progression loop that makes Valheim work. If the goal is a friendlier game rather than free items, World Modifiers get you there properly: raise resources, lower raids, soften combat and deathpenalty — no console, and the world still plays like Valheim.