- Biome & terrain
-2–10 m altitude · Inside or outside forest
- Time & weather
Day & night
Any weather
- Progression & limits
No required world key
Up to 1 nearby · Groups of 1 · 0–2 stars permitted · 2 h 13 min 20 sec between attempts · 5% attempt chance
Writhan Character ID
The spawn ID and star-level commands for Writhan 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
Writhan is a Valheim creature from the Undead faction. Its character ID is Writhan, and the cheat command spawn Writhan 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 | Writhan |
| Health | 400 |
| Faction | Undead |
| Tameable | No |
- Command reference
- spawn
Command Builder
Quantity
Level
Spawns one Writhan at level 1 (normal).
Example Commands
Spawns one Writhan at your location.
Spawns one Writhan at level 2 (use 1, 2, or 3).
Spawns five Writhan at your location.
Drop Rates
- Writhan Trophy1 · 10%
- Writhan Roots1–2
Related creatures
Creature spawn conditions
Full reference1 entry
| Creature | Biome & terrain | Time & weather | Progression & limits |
|---|---|---|---|
-2–10 m altitude · Inside or outside forest | Day & night Any weather | No required world key Up to 1 nearby · Groups of 1 · 0–2 stars permitted · 2 h 13 min 20 sec between attempts · 5% 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
- Resistant
- slash resistance
- Weak
- pierce resistance
- Normal
- chop resistance
- Ignore
- pickaxe resistance
- Ignore
- fire resistance
- Resistant
- frost resistance
- Normal
- lightning resistance
- Normal
- poison resistance
- Immune
- spirit resistance
- Normal
- nonPlayer resistance
- Normal
- Tolerates water
- Yes
- Stagger damage factor
- 0.5
Defeat sets world key
Movement & behavior
Base behavior from the game data; combat and terrain can change how a creature moves.
- Swimming
- Cannot swim
- Water
- Avoids entering water
- Buildings
- Can target player-built structures
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)