As a mighty Viking warrior you’ve fought your way to the Deep North in Valheim 1.0—but now you’re facing an enormous door that requires an Intricate Key to unlock. But what is an Intricate Key in Valheim, and how can you get one? Truth is, you’ll eventually need more than one Intricate Key to triumph in the Deep North, so here’s a quick guide that’ll walk you through the steps to find them.
How to craft an Intricate Key in Valheim 1.0
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As you explore the Deep North, keep an eye out for small, snow-covered villages. Look for the largest building in the village, a multi-story dwelling, seen in the image above, then head inside.
Important notes:
Moulds look like flat black rectangles with shapes etched into them. You may need to smash piles of wooden rubble to free them.You’ll eventually need three Intricate Keys, and each mould can only be used once. So keep searching the tunnels until you find at least three Intricate Key moulds.When you touch the first Frostcore, you’ll learn the recipe for the Frost Foundry. You’ll need 10 Frostcore, 15 iron, and 20 stone to build a Frost Foundry at your base.You’ll also need ice, which you can get by using a black metal pickaxe on ice in the Deep North. You’ll know when you’re standing on ice because you’ll slide around. Picking up a unit of ice will give you the recipe for the Frigid Kiln. You can build the kiln with 10 Frostcore, 20 stone, and 5 ice. You’ll also need more ice to fuel the kiln, so gather a few stacks.
Now for the trickier bit: you’ll need bloodgold to craft a cast of the Intricate Key, and bloodgold comes from defeating and destroying Gammeltrolls.
If you haven’t already met a Gammeltroll, just go exploring and one will eventually find you. You’ll know one when you see one: they’re huge. But first, prepare an item you’ll need at your base:
Whew! That’s a lot of work, but now you’ve got everything you need to craft an Intricate Key.
