How to solo farm Sea Serpents in Valheim using a boat and Abyssal harpoon

Sea Serpents are aggressive creatures in Valheim. They can be found lurking in the Ocean biome and are humongous in size. These massive snake-like creatures in Valheim tend to attack and destroy any boat or ship that they see.

On the bright side, defeating and killing a Sea Serpent will reward players with several extremely rare resources in Valheim. They are:

• Serpent meat
• Serpent scale
• Serpent trophy

The caveat here is that killing one at sea will result in only the Serpent Meat floating on the water, with the rest sinking to the bottom. The trick therefore is to bring the Sea Serpent to shallow water or land.

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How to solo farm Sea Serpents in Valheim

Sea Serpents in Valheim (Image via Iron Gate Studio)

In order to solo farm a Sea Serpent in Valheim, players will require a few items and resources to prepare. These items and resources, along with their uses, are:

• A boat, preferably Karve: To venture out to the Ocean biome to find a Sea Serpent.
• At least Iron-tier armor and protective gear: To protect against the massive damage dealt by Sea Serpents in Valheim.
• Items to boost health and stamina: The latter is very important for this fight.
• Abyssal Harpoon: Created from Chitin, the in-game resource can be found on islands with barnacles on the surface.

Once the player has all of these necessary items in their inventory, they need to head into the Ocean biome with their boat. It can take players a bit of time before they manage to find a Sea Serpent in Valheim. The creature can be somewhat elusive, so you will need to explore around a bit before chancing upon one.

Once you spot one, follow these steps:

• You can whittle down the Sea Serpent's health with a bow at the start. This will make the latter process a tad easier. Make sure you don't kill the creature altogether, as that will sink two-thirds of your rewards.
• Equip the Abyssal Harpoon and hit the Sea Serpent with it. You should get the prompt Sea Serpent harpooned.
• Drag the creature to a shoreline by navigating your boat towards a landmass. We suggest trying to do this during the day and aiming for a Meadows biome shoreline. This will ensure you don't have to deal with other hostile mobs while taking down the Sea Serpent solo in Valheim.
• Once near the shore, jump off the boat and drag the Sea Serpent onto land. Your stamina bar will come into play here. The Sea Serpent will be attempting to pull away and get back into the water.
• Once you are sufficiently inland and the Sea Serpent can't quickly disappear into the water, switch to another weapon and start hitting the creature. Note that this action will release the Sea Serpent. You will have to harpoon it before it can disappear into the sea, and again drag it back.
• Hitting the Sea Serpent with a Frost Arrow will impact its movement and turn speed. The creature is also weak to Frost.
• Continue the cycle of hitting it and dragging it back till the Sea Serpent is killed.

While this is the easiest way to take down the Sea Serpent in Valheim solo and ensure you get all of the drop rewards, it is nevertheless a tedious affair. The process becomes simpler if you have another player with you, who can hold on to the harpoon as you make short work of the Sea Serpent.

If you are looking to cook the Serpent Meat, you will need an Iron cooking station in Valheim. The Serpent Scale is required to craft the Serpent Scale Shield. The Serpent Trophy can be used for decorative purposes, that you can hang about your homestead, and to craft the Heavy Fishing Bait.