- Biome & terrain
10–1,000 m altitude · Inside forest
- Time & weather
Night only
Any weather
- Progression & limits
No required world key
Up to 5 nearby · Groups of 2–4 · 0–2 stars permitted · 5 min between attempts · 10% attempt chance
Shadow Character ID
The spawn ID and star-level commands for Shadow in Valheim, plus its drops, resistances, and where it spawns.
Creature
Game prefab. Natural spawning and availability are not established by this record; it may be a variant, summoned creature, or internal asset.
Overview
Shadow is a Valheim creature from the DeepNorth faction. Its character ID is ShadowPerson, and the cheat command spawn ShadowPerson summons one in front of you — append 1 2 or 1 3 for one- or two-star variants.
Game prefab. Natural spawning and availability are not established by this record; it may be a variant, summoned creature, or internal asset.
| Character ID | ShadowPerson |
| Health | 750 |
| Faction | DeepNorth |
| Tameable | No |
- Command reference
- spawn
Command Builder
Quantity
Level
Spawns one Shadow at level 1 (normal).
Example Commands
Spawns one Shadow at your location.
Spawns one Shadow at level 2 (use 1, 2, or 3).
Spawns five Shadow at your location.
Related creatures
Creature spawn conditions
Full reference1 entry
| Creature | Biome & terrain | Time & weather | Progression & limits |
|---|---|---|---|
10–1,000 m altitude · Inside forest | Night only Any weather | No required world key Up to 5 nearby · Groups of 2–4 · 0–2 stars permitted · 5 min between attempts · 10% attempt chance |
These are world-spawn rules. Raids and location spawners have separate rules on their own pages. An interval is an attempt schedule, not a guaranteed respawn timer; valid terrain and local population checks still apply.
More details
- blunt resistance
- Ignore
- slash resistance
- Ignore
- pierce resistance
- Ignore
- chop resistance
- Ignore
- pickaxe resistance
- Ignore
- fire resistance
- Ignore
- frost resistance
- Ignore
- lightning resistance
- Ignore
- poison resistance
- Ignore
- spirit resistance
- Ignore
- nonPlayer resistance
- Ignore
- Tolerates water
- Yes
- Stagger damage factor
- 0.4
Movement & behavior
Base behavior from the game data; combat and terrain can change how a creature moves.
- Swimming
- Can swim
- Fire
- Afraid of fire
- Water
- Avoids entering water
Game data source
The full settings include internal fields and inactive defaults. The sections above explain the values relevant to gameplay.
Download full game settings (JSON)