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spawn Console Command

Syntaxspawn [entity name] [amount] [level]· Cheat

The "spawn" command in Valheim is primarily used to create or generate objects, creatures, or items within the game world. In other words, it lets you create something out of thin air. You can use the spawn command followed by the respective item or character ID and quantity you need. For example, if you need 10 bronze nails, you would use this command: spawn BronzeNails 10. A note on character spawning: you can also specify a difficulty level (although it only affects spawned characters). The higher the level, the more powerful the creature. Levels over 10 might cause instability or crashes in the game due to the increased complexity and demand on the game's engine. There is also a caution for item spawning: Items spawned using this command will appear one by one. Therefore, spawning thousands of items all at once could overload the game and cause it to freeze or crash. Overall, the "spawn" command is useful when you need a particular item, creature, or character quickly for testing purposes or specific scenarios. It is often used in creative gameplay or troubleshooting to circumvent normal resource gathering and progression to save time. However, over-reliance on this command can detract from the intended game experience.

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spawn Command
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This command will spawn the specified amount of items or characters. See our [item IDs](/item) and [character IDs](/character) lists for entity IDs. Level only affects characters. High level characters, with a level of `10` or greater, may crash the game. Items will be spawned one at a time. Spawning thousands of items may freeze the game.

Remove brackets [ ] when typing the command.

Parameters
Item ID
The ID of the item or the character (NPC) you want to spawn.
Amount
Optional
The amount of the item you want to spawn. If not specified, the default amount of `1` will be spawned.
Level
Optional
The level of the character you want to spawn. This does not apply to items. Use `1`, `2`, or `3`. If not specified, the default level of `1` will be spawned.
Command builder

Fill in the arguments below to build a ready-to-paste spawn command.

Item ID
Amount (optional)
Level (optional)
Examples

Here are examples of how to use spawn.

This command will spawn 1 flint axe.

This command will spawn 5 flint axes.

This command will spawn 80 individual pieces of wood.

This command will spawn 4 Deer.

This command will spawn 4 level 3 Deer.

What It Does

The "spawn" command in Valheim is primarily used to create or generate objects, creatures, or items within the game world. In other words, it lets you create something out of thin air. You can use the spawn command followed by the respective item or character ID and quantity you need. For example, if you need 10 bronze nails, you would use this command: spawn BronzeNails 10.

A note on character spawning: you can also specify a difficulty level (although it only affects spawned characters). The higher the level, the more powerful the creature. Levels over 10 might cause instability or crashes in the game due to the increased complexity and demand on the game's engine.

There is also a caution for item spawning: Items spawned using this command will appear one by one. Therefore, spawning thousands of items all at once could overload the game and cause it to freeze or crash.

Overall, the "spawn" command is useful when you need a particular item, creature, or character quickly for testing purposes or specific scenarios. It is often used in creative gameplay or troubleshooting to circumvent normal resource gathering and progression to save time. However, over-reliance on this command can detract from the intended game experience.

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