- Input
- Output
1 ×Black metal- Time
30 sec
Keep the smoke outlet clear
- Fuel & capacity
2 Coal / output
10 input capacity · 20 fuel capacity
Black metal Item ID

A heavy bar of dark metal.
Black metal is a refined Plains-tier ingot smelted from Black metal scrap at a Smelter, using Coal as fuel. It is the key material for Plains-tier weapons, armor, and tools, including the Blackmetal sword, Porcupine, and Black metal pickaxe.
Overview
Black metal is a metal item in Valheim. Its in-game item ID is BlackMetal, which you can drop into the console with spawn BlackMetal to give yourself one — append a number like spawn BlackMetal 50 to spawn a stack.
In the in-game data it is tagged as Item drop, Metal, and Material.
The spawn command requires cheats — enable them with devcommands after opening the console.
| Item ID | BlackMetal |
| Category | Item drop |
| Subcategory | Metal, Material |
- Command reference
- spawn
Command Builder
Spawns one Black metal at your location.
Example Commands
Spawns one Black metal at your location.
Spawns five Black metal at your location.
Spawns twenty Black metal at your location.
Stats
| Type | Material |
| Weight | 12 |
| Stack size | 30 |
| Teleportable | No |
Related Items
Acorn
Amber
Amber Pearl
Ancient bark
Ancient Seed
Barley
Barley flour
Beech seeds
Bilebag
Birch seeds
Black Metal Missile
Black metal scrap
Blood clot
Blood pudding
Bloodbag
Bloodgold Missile
Blue mushroom
Blueberries
Boar jerky
Boar meat
Bone fragments
Bread
Bread dough
Bronze
Bronze nails
Bukeperries
Carrot
Carrot seeds
Carrot soup
Chitin
Processing & production
Full reference1 entry
| Station | Input | Output | Time | Fuel & capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
30 sec Keep the smoke outlet clear | 2 Coal / output 10 input capacity · 20 fuel capacity |
Times are base processing times while the station can operate. Wind, blocked smoke, shelter, skills, and world settings can change actual production.
Used in recipes
Black Metal Battleaxe30 required; +15 per upgrade level
Black Metal Bolt2 required; +1 per upgrade level
Black Metal Missile1 required; +1 per upgrade level
Black Metal Pickaxe25 required; +15 per upgrade level
Black metal shield8 required; +4 per upgrade level
Black metal tower shield10 required; +4 per upgrade level
Blackmetal atgeir30 required; +15 per upgrade level
Blackmetal axe20 required; +10 per upgrade level
Blackmetal knife10 required; +4 per upgrade level
Blackmetal sword20 required; +10 per upgrade level
Bracelets of the Brave5 required; +0 per upgrade level
Evasion Mantle5 required; +0 per upgrade level
Lox saddle15 required; +1 per upgrade level
Skoll and Hati10 required; +4 per upgrade level
Vilebone Maulclaws2 required; +1 per upgrade level
Used to build
Possible chest loot at
- Dev House 31 source definition; DevHouse3 / piece_chest_blackmetal (4) (location prefab). Serialized stack ranges: 1–1. Conditions and weights are in the source tables; content is not guaranteed.
- Dev House 41 source definition; DevHouse4 / piece_chest_blackmetal (4) (location prefab). Serialized stack ranges: 1–1. Conditions and weights are in the source tables; content is not guaranteed.
Game data source
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