Coal Item ID

The item ID and ready-to-paste spawn commands for Coal in Valheim, with example quantities, stats, and its crafting recipe where it has one.

Item drop

A lump of coal.

Coal is produced by burning Wood in a Charcoal kiln or by collecting it from a Cooking station's burnt food. It is used as fuel in the Smelter, Blast furnace, and Forge, and as an ingredient in some crafts.

Overview

Coal is a material item in Valheim. Its in-game item ID is Coal, which you can drop into the console with spawn Coal to give yourself one — append a number like spawn Coal 50 to spawn a stack.

In the in-game data it is tagged as Item drop and Material.

The spawn command requires cheats — enable them with devcommands after opening the console.

Item ID	Coal
Category	Item drop
Subcategory	Material

Command reference: spawn

Command Builder

Quantity

Spawns one Coal at your location.

Example Commands

Spawns one Coal at your location.

Spawns five Coal at your location.

Spawns twenty Coal at your location.

Stats

Type	Material
Weight	2
Stack size	50
Teleportable	Yes

Processing & production

Full reference

17 entries

Processing & production
Station	Input	Output	Time	Fuel & capacity
Blast Furnace	1 ×Flametal Ore	1 ×Flametal	30 sec Keep the smoke outlet clear	2 Coal / output 10 input capacity · 20 fuel capacity
Blast Furnace	1 ×Black metal scrap	1 ×Black metal	30 sec Keep the smoke outlet clear	2 Coal / output 10 input capacity · 20 fuel capacity
Blast Furnace	1 ×Petrified Tissue	1 ×Bloodgold	30 sec Keep the smoke outlet clear	2 Coal / output 10 input capacity · 20 fuel capacity
Charcoal Kiln	1 ×Wood	1 ×Coal	15 sec Keep the smoke outlet clear	No added fuel 25 input capacity
Charcoal Kiln	1 ×Fine wood	1 ×Coal	15 sec Keep the smoke outlet clear	No added fuel 25 input capacity
Charcoal Kiln	1 ×Core wood	1 ×Coal	15 sec Keep the smoke outlet clear	No added fuel 25 input capacity

Blast Furnace

Input: 1 ×Flametal Ore
Output: 1 ×Flametal
Time: 30 sec
Keep the smoke outlet clear
Fuel & capacity: 2 Coal / output
10 input capacity · 20 fuel capacity

Blast Furnace

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

Blast Furnace

Input: 1 ×Petrified Tissue
Output: 1 ×Bloodgold
Time: 30 sec
Keep the smoke outlet clear
Fuel & capacity: 2 Coal / output
10 input capacity · 20 fuel capacity

Charcoal Kiln

Input: 1 ×Wood
Output: 1 ×Coal
Time: 15 sec
Keep the smoke outlet clear
Fuel & capacity: No added fuel
25 input capacity

Charcoal Kiln

Input: 1 ×Fine wood
Output: 1 ×Coal
Time: 15 sec
Keep the smoke outlet clear
Fuel & capacity: No added fuel
25 input capacity

Charcoal Kiln

Input: 1 ×Core wood
Output: 1 ×Coal
Time: 15 sec
Keep the smoke outlet clear
Fuel & capacity: No added fuel
25 input capacity

Times are base processing times while the station can operate. Wind, blocked smoke, shelter, skills, and world settings can change actual production.

Building mechanics

Full reference

2 entries

Building mechanics
Building piece	Structural support	Weather & damage	Storage & fuel
Hanging Brazier	Wood 100 maximum · 10 minimum support	No rain wear fire: Immune · frost: Immune · poison: Immune · spirit: Immune · Needs protection from Ashlands ash · Heavy snow can damage weakly supported pieces	Coal 5 h 33 min 20 sec per fuel · 5 capacity · 27 h 46 min 40 sec from full
Standing Brazier	Wood 100 maximum · 10 minimum support · Does not support other pieces	No rain wear fire: Immune · frost: Immune · poison: Immune · spirit: Immune · Needs protection from Ashlands ash · Heavy snow can damage weakly supported pieces	Coal 5 h 33 min 20 sec per fuel · 5 capacity · 27 h 46 min 40 sec from full

Hanging Brazier

Structural support: Wood
100 maximum · 10 minimum support
Weather & damage: No rain wear
fire: Immune · frost: Immune · poison: Immune · spirit: Immune · Needs protection from Ashlands ash · Heavy snow can damage weakly supported pieces
Storage & fuel: Coal
5 h 33 min 20 sec per fuel · 5 capacity · 27 h 46 min 40 sec from full

Standing Brazier

Structural support: Wood
100 maximum · 10 minimum support · Does not support other pieces
Weather & damage: No rain wear
fire: Immune · frost: Immune · poison: Immune · spirit: Immune · Needs protection from Ashlands ash · Heavy snow can damage weakly supported pieces
Storage & fuel: Coal
5 h 33 min 20 sec per fuel · 5 capacity · 27 h 46 min 40 sec from full

Support depends on contact geometry and the pieces underneath. Maximum support is not a safe height in meters. Damage multipliers are before other game effects.