Valheim Console Commands — Full List and How to Enable Cheats

Before you start

Three things to know:

1. Cheats are opt-in. Since build 0.148.6, cheat commands are disabled by default; you enable them per session with devcommands.
2. Single-player only. Cheats do not work in multiplayer sessions. Server admins have a separate command set (below).
3. Back up your world. The world lives in .db and .fwl files. spawn, raiseskill and debugmode all change a save permanently.

Using cheat commands (anything behind devcommands) marks your character and world and disables the 1.0 achievements — confirmed in Iron Gate’s 1.0 notes and the 1.0.12 hotfix, which also adds the yes i used devcommands but i want my achievements anyway opt-in (no spaces) to restore eligibility. Camera-only commands such as freefly are not treated as cheats. See the achievements list for the full details.

Movement and invulnerability

Command	Effect
god	Toggle invulnerability
ghost	Toggle ghost mode — enemies ignore you
fly	Toggle flight for your character
freefly	Detached camera that flies independently of your character
nocost	Toggle free building — pieces cost no materials

Health, skills and creatures

Command	Effect
heal	Restore your health to full
puke	Empty your food slots (removes current food buffs)
raiseskill [skill] [amount]	Add levels to a skill
resetskill [skill]	Remove levels from a skill
tame	Tame nearby tamable creatures
killall	Kill all nearby creatures

Spawning items

spawn [item] [amount] [level]

Item names are the internal IDs and are case-sensitive, so spawn Wood 50 works and spawn wood 50 generally does not. The level argument sets quality. Useful for testing a build, screenshotting a base with nocost, or recovering after a lost cargo run.

debugmode — four cheats in one

debugmode enables a bundle of developer tools with hotkeys:

Key	Effect while debugmode is on
Z	Fly
K	Kill all nearby enemies
L	Loot drops from nearby enemies
B	Free building — no material cost, no build-radius limit

Run debugmode again to turn it off. B is the one base builders use: it removes both the material cost and the workbench radius restriction.

Time, weather and map

Command	Effect
tod [0-1]	Set the time of day; tod -1 restores normal time flow
skiptime [seconds]	Advances in-game time by the specified number of seconds
env [weather]	Force a weather/environment state (clear, rain, storm, fog and similar)
wind [direction] [intensity]	Set wind direction and strength
exploremap	Reveal the entire map
pos	Print your current coordinates
goto [x] [z]	Teleport to coordinates

Coordinates come from pos or from the map. Use goto with care in the Mountains and Mistlands — arriving at a coordinate puts you at that point without checking what is around it.

Events and raids

Command	Effect
event [name]	Trigger a named raid event
stopevent	End the currently running event

Pair these with the raids world modifier if you want raids permanently changed rather than triggered once — see World Modifiers.

Server admin commands

These work on dedicated servers and are separate from cheats:

Command	Effect
kick [name/ip/userid]	Remove a player from the server
ban [name/ip/userid]	Ban a player
unban [name/ip/userid]	Lift a ban
banned	List currently banned players

For server setup, ports and hosting options: dedicated server guide.

Legitimate alternatives to cheating

Console commands are fine for testing and for recovering a lost cargo run, but they remove the progression loop that makes Valheim work. If the goal is a friendlier game rather than free items, World Modifiers get you there properly: raise resources, lower raids, soften combat and deathpenalty — no console, and the world still plays like Valheim.

Related

• Tuning the world instead of the save: World Modifiers
• What the free-build mode is worth using on: base design ideas
• Station upgrade pieces you would otherwise farm: workstations