Ward

The build cost, comfort value, and health for Ward in Valheim, plus its prefab ID for the spawn console command.

Overview

Ward is a misc building piece in Valheim, placed with the Hammer. It's built from Fine wood, Greydwarf eye, and Surtling core.

The Ward has 1000 health.

Spawn one directly with the console command spawn guard_stone once cheats are enabled via devcommands.

Emits a magic seal on the nearby surroundings which prevents other players from constructing buildings or opening doors.

Piece ID	guard_stone
Category	Misc
Health	1000

Command reference: spawn

Spawn Command

Spawns Ward. Requires cheats enabled (devcommands).

Build Cost

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Building mechanics

Full reference

Ward

Structural support: Stone
Does not collapse from lost support
Weather & damage: No rain wear
pierce: Resistant
chop: Ignored
pickaxe: Ignored
frost: Resistant
poison: Immune
spirit: Immune
Needs protection from Ashlands ash
Heavy snow can damage weakly supported pieces

Support depends on contact geometry and the pieces underneath. Maximum support is not a safe height in meters. Damage multipliers are before other game effects.

Build materials

Item entry

Ward

Placement rules

Check these restrictions before choosing where to build.

Surface: Cannot be placed on a tilting surface
Inside dungeons: Not allowed

Game data source

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