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Forest Trolls Event ID

The event ID and trigger details for Forest Trolls in Valheim, with the event command to start this raid and stopevent to end it.

Overview

foresttrolls is a Valheim world event that triggers a timed raid in the Meadows, Swamp, Black Forest, Plains. It unlocks once you have defeated KilledTroll, defeated_gdking.

Spawns troll for roughly 80 seconds.

Force-trigger it from the console with event foresttrolls, or cancel an active raid with stopevent.

The raid announcement reads "The ground is shaking".

Event IDforesttrolls
BiomesMeadows, Swamp, Black Forest, Plains
CreaturesTroll
Duration (s)80
Enabled ByKilledTroll, defeated_gdking
Disabled ByNo blocking world keys
Command reference
event
Command reference
stopevent

Commands

Triggers the Forest Trolls event at your location.

Stops the currently active event.

Messages

Start
The ground is shaking
End
The shaking begins to fade

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More details

Enabled
Yes
Random event
Yes

Event creatures

Required world keys

Raid conditions

These conditions belong to this raid preset. World modifiers and player-based raids can change which progression checks apply.

Player base required
Yes
When players leave the area
Raid timer pauses
Player progression — all required
Troll killed, The Elder defeated

Troll during this raid

Spawn attempts still require valid terrain and space. These are raid rules, separate from normal world spawns.

Group size
1–1
Nearby population limit
2
Time between spawn attempts
20 seconds
Chance per spawn attempt
100%
Permitted stars
0–0
Time of day
Day and night
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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