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Skeletons Event ID

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

Overview

skeletons is a Valheim world event that triggers a timed raid in the Meadows, Swamp, Mountain, Black Forest, Plains, Mistlands. It unlocks once you have defeated defeated_bonemass.

Spawns skeleton, skeleton_poison for roughly 120 seconds.

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

The raid announcement reads "A skeleton surprise!".

Event IDskeletons
BiomesMeadows, Swamp, Mountain, Black Forest, Plains, Mistlands
CreaturesSkeleton, Skeleton_Poison
Duration (s)120
Enabled Bydefeated_bonemass
Disabled ByNo blocking world keys
Command reference
event
Command reference
stopevent

Commands

Triggers the Skeletons event at your location.

Stops the currently active event.

Messages

Start
“A skeleton surprise!”
End
“The skeletons are tired of fighting”

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More details

Enabled
Yes
Random event
Yes

Event creatures

Required world keys

Known-item conditions (player events)

Event biomes

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 — any required
Bonemass guardian-power progress

Skeleton during this raid

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

Group size
4–6
Nearby population limit
20
Time between spawn attempts
10 seconds
Chance per spawn attempt
100%
Permitted stars
0–0
Time of day
Day and night

Rancid Remains 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
1
Time between spawn attempts
15 seconds
Chance per spawn attempt
54%
Permitted stars
0–0
Time of day
Day and night
Game data source

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