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How to Beat Yagluth in Valheim

Yagluth is a giant burning skeleton that crawls across the Plains throwing fire at you. He is slow, which is the good news, and almost everything he does is fire, which tells you what to bring.

Boss fightYagluth

Summon with
5 Fuling totemFuling totem at his altar in the Plains
Weak to
He is immune to fire and resistant to poison. Frost and spirit damage work best.
Take with you
Fire resistance barley wine, black metal or padded gear, and a frost weapon if you have one
Drops
Yagluth's thing, granting elemental resistance

What he does, and what you do

  1. Meteor showerTell: He raises an arm and the sky lights upKeep moving and watch the ground shadows. Standing still during this is how people die. Do not try to block it.
  2. Fire breath sweepTell: He lowers his head and sweepsGet out of the arc entirely. Fire resistance mead turns this from lethal to survivable, but do not rely on it.
  3. Ground fireTell: He slams a hand down and fire spreads along the groundBack off immediately, the flames linger. Re-engage once they burn out rather than fighting through them.

Fire resistance is the whole prep

Barley wine, made from the barley you took from fuling villages, gives fire resistance. It is the difference between this being a fair fight and being a series of very short attempts.

Yagluth's altar in the Plains. Open ground, which is both good and bad.
Yagluth's altar in the Plains. Open ground, which is both good and bad.

He is slow enough to kite indefinitely, so patience wins. After him the road leads to the Mistlands.

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