Greyling in Valheim: Stats, Attack, and Where It Spawns
A base-level Greyling has 20 health and hits for 5 Slash damage every 2 seconds — a Meadows enemy built to be a first fight, not a real threat. The wiki's own framing backs that up directly: Greylings are "aggressive creatures found in Meadows," described as "mossy tree-like beings" that are, in the source's own words, "substantially weaker than their Greydwarf counterparts." This guide covers the full stat block, the exact attack pattern, the elemental weaknesses that make Fire the obvious answer, and precisely where and when Greylings show up.
Greyling at a Glance
The wiki's infobox gives a complete base stat block:
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Meadows |
| Health (0-star) | 20 |
| Damage (0-star) | 5 Slash (Attack) |
| Ability | Attack, 2-second cooldown |
| Drops | Resin |
| Faction | Forest |
| Very weak to | Fire |
| Resistant to | Poison |
| Immune to | Spirit |
| Stagger threshold | 30% |
The drop table lists Resin as the confirmed drop at the base (0-star) tier, with a quantity of 1. The source's drop-table format doesn't separate a drop-chance percentage from a fixed quantity here, so whether that Resin is guaranteed on every kill or subject to some unlisted chance is undocumented — treat it as "one Resin per drop table entry," not as a confirmed 100% rate.
The Attack: Range, Damage, and Cooldown
Greylings have exactly one documented attack, and the wiki describes it in specific mechanical terms, quoted directly: "Swings their hand sideways in a 1.5-meter 90-degree horizontal arc to scratch the player (5 Slash damage). This attack can be used every 2 seconds when within 1.2 meters of a player."
Broken down, that's a melee-only enemy: it needs to close to within 1.2 meters, then swipes through a 1.5-meter, 90-degree arc for 5 Slash damage, repeatable every 2 seconds it stays in range. No ranged option, no secondary ability, and no damage type beyond Slash is listed for this creature — the source names only the one attack.
Weaknesses, Resistances, and Stagger
The infobox lists three elemental interactions and a stagger value:
- Very weak to Fire — the single best tool against a Greyling, per the source's own
veryweakfield. - Resistant to Poison — Poison Arrows or a Poison-damage weapon underperform here.
- Immune to Spirit — Spirit damage does nothing at all, per the
immunefield. - Stagger threshold: 30% — since the Greyling's base health is 20, that works out to 0.3 × 20 = 6 damage before it staggers, using the same stagger-threshold math the wiki applies to other Meadows and Black Forest creatures.
The source doesn't list a movement speed, aggro range, or an XP value for the Greyling, so none of those are stated here — they're simply undocumented in this data.
Where and When Greylings Spawn
The spawn table lists two separate spawn conditions:
| Condition | Location | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Normal spawn | Anywhere in forests of Meadows | 2 at once |
| Event spawn | During the "The forest is moving..." event, before defeating The Elder | 4 at once |
The event row also lists a frequency value of 6, but the source doesn't define the unit that number is measured in (a spawn-interval in seconds, a weighting value, or something else), so it isn't possible to derive an actual spawn rate from this data alone — that detail is undocumented beyond the raw figure.
The wiki's notes add two more confirmed points, quoted directly: "Along with Necks and Boars, Greylings are one of the first enemies the player may encounter in Valheim." And: "1-star and 2-star Greylings can only be spawned in using commands, and take on the appearance of the 1-star and 2-star Greydwarfs." The source names those starred variants but gives no health, damage, or stagger figures for them specifically — their combat stats are undocumented and shouldn't be assumed to match any other creature's starred numbers.
Practical tips
- 20 health, 5 Slash damage every 2 seconds — a low-threat early encounter, per the base stat block.
- Stagger at 6 damage — 30% of 20 health, computed as 0.3 × 20 = 6.
- Bring Fire. Greylings are very weak to it; Poison is resistant and Spirit does nothing.
- Stay outside 1.2 meters and its 1.5-meter, 90-degree swipe can't connect.
- Normal spawns cap at 2 in Meadows forests; the "The forest is moving..." event (pre-Elder) raises that to 4.
- 1-star and 2-star Greylings are command-only in normal play and only borrow a Greydwarf's appearance — their stats aren't documented here.
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Conclusion
The Greyling is a 20-health, 5-Slash-damage Meadows enemy that attacks every 2 seconds from within 1.2 meters, in a 1.5-meter, 90-degree arc — the source's own description calls it "substantially weaker" than a Greydwarf. It's very weak to Fire, resistant to Poison, and immune to Spirit, with a 30% stagger threshold that works out to 6 damage (0.3 × 20) at base health. It spawns normally in Meadows forests (limit 2) and in larger numbers — limit 4 — during the pre-Elder "The forest is moving..." event, and it's one of the first three enemies (alongside Necks and Boars) most players ever fight. Starred 1- and 2-star versions exist only via developer commands, borrowing a Greydwarf's look, with no documented stats of their own.
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