There are a variety of dangers lurking in the world of Valheim and the Serpents are one of them. When you kill a Serpent, you can get Serpent Scale as a drop which will help you craft Serpent Scale Shield in Valheim. The Sea Serpent is a big creature that looks like a snake with features of a dragon and of course, there are scales involved. Want to know how to make that happen? Check out this guide to know the steps.
How to Get Serpent Scale Shield in Valheim
After defeating the Sea Serpent which is found in the Ocean biome, you will get Serpent Scale as a drop. You can make a Serpent Scale Shield from it. Here’s how to get it and the Crafting materials you need:
- 10 Fine Wood
- 4 Iron
- 8 Serpent Scale
Note that you need a Forge that’s on level 3 and you will be able to craft the Serpent Scale Shield in Valheim.
The first two items can be obtained pretty easily. To get Fine wood, you have to chop down Birch and Oak trees present in the Meadows biome. You need a Bronze Axe to cut down these trees. For Iron, you have to head to the Sunken Crypts in the Swamp and you can mine the Muddy Scrap Piles to obtain Iron. Lastly, to get the Scale from the creature, remember that they will sink to the ocean bed when you kill the creature in the Ocean. How do you tackle that? Keep reading to know.
How to Get Serpent Scales from Sea Serpent?
The trick is to use an Abyssal Harpoon to bring the Sea Serpent onto land and then kill it. That’s how its drops will be available on land and you can pick them up easily. This is a multiple player task so you will need at least two players to make this happen. If there are three players then even better. All you have to ensure is that the Sea Serpent doesn’t die in the Ocean. Here are more detailed tips on how to defeat the Sea Serpent in Valheim.
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Once you have everything you need in the right quantity, you can craft the Serpent Shield. With that done, your main hand can have your weapon of choice and you can equip this shield in your secondary hand. In the game, it is described as a sturdy shield of overlapping scales and that it surely is. But do remember that the Serpent Scale Shield does not have the ability to parry attacks.
That’s everything you need to know about how to make the Serpent Scale Shield in Valheim using Serpent Scales. In case you are curious to know more about another ocean dwelling creature, head over to our article on how to find the Kraken in Valheim.
