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Shield Generator

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

Overview

Shield Generator icon

Shield Generator is a misc building piece in Valheim, placed with the Hammer. It's built from Iron, Copper, and Shield Core.

The Shield Generator has 1500 health.

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

Creates a shield to protect against weather and incoming projectiles. Fuelled by bones of any kind.

Piece IDpiece_shieldgenerator
CategoryMisc
Health1500
Command reference
spawn

Spawn Command

Spawns Shield Generator. Requires cheats enabled (devcommands).

Build Cost

More Misc

Building mechanics

Full reference
Structural support

Stone

  • 1000 maximum
  • 100 minimum support
Weather & damage

No rain wear

  • blunt: Resistant
  • slash: Resistant
  • pierce: Resistant
  • chop: Resistant
  • fire: Resistant
  • frost: Immune
  • poison: Immune
  • spirit: Immune
  • Ash damage stops at 10% health
  • 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

Required crafting station

Placement rules

Check these restrictions before choosing where to build.

Water
Cannot be placed in water
Surface
Cannot be placed on a tilting surface
Inside dungeons
Not allowed
Game data source

The full settings include internal fields and inactive defaults. The sections above explain the values relevant to gameplay.

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