Surtlings Event ID
Overview
surtlings is a Valheim world event that triggers a timed raid in the Meadows, Swamp, Black Forest, Plains. It unlocks once you have defeated killed_surtling, defeated_bonemass.
Spawns surtling for roughly 120 seconds.
Force-trigger it from the console with event surtlings, or cancel an active raid with stopevent.
The raid announcement reads "There's a smell of sulfur in the air...".
| Event ID | surtlings |
| Biomes | Meadows, Swamp, Black Forest, Plains |
| Creatures | Surtling |
| Duration (s) | 120 |
| Enabled By | killed_surtling, defeated_bonemass |
| Disabled By | No blocking world keys |
Commands
Triggers the Surtlings event at your location.
Stops the currently active event.
Messages
- Start
- “There's a smell of sulfur in the air...”
- End
- “The smell is fading”
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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 — all required
- Surtling killed, Bonemass defeated
Surtling 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
- 4
- Time between spawn attempts
- 2 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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