Many open world games these days have a fast travel system. Fortunately, Valheim has one too, although it may take a while before you can get it up and running. Here is our guide to help you with the portal structure for fast travel.
Note: Valheim is currently an Early Access title. Therefore, the mechanics and content may change in due course. You can find more information in our Valheim Instructions and functions hub.
Valheim: Fast travel via the portal
Once you get a piece of fine wood, you’ll unlock the portal recipe. It can be built anywhere on land as long as you have a workbench nearby.
In any case, you will need some materials for a single portal:
- 20x fine wood – To cut these down, a Bronze axis (or a raging troll).
- 2x Surtling Core – These are usually obtained while exploring Burial chambers.
- 10x Greydwarf Eye – Greydwarf Mobs in the Black Forest biome drop them. You could even look for Greydwarf nests in the area (see image below). These regularly spawn more Greydwarf-type mobs so you can happily farm the resource.
I mentioned that these materials are for a portal only, right? Well, you actually need two portals as they are linked together. So double the number of resources listed above for each pair.
When you’ve created your first portal, choose a name for it. Then head to a point of interest that you return to frequently, such as Haldor’s campsite. Create another workbench and your second portal here. Choose the same name here as well.
Since the tags are similar, these two devices are connected. You can easily move these areas back and forth quickly. Remember, you can’t bring any with you Ores or melted bars with you.
Note: Only two structures can be connected to each other. If you create a third one and set the same name / tag it won’t work. As such, if you ever need to teleport to another location, you’ll have to make another pair.
Valheim is available on steam as part of the Early Access program. You can find more information in our Instructions and functions hub.
