Capes in Valheim are an extra armor slot you can wear alongside a helmet, chest piece, and pants. They are not only stylish but can also grant useful bonuses to help you survive better in a given biome. While they do add a bit of armor, that part is marginal. Far more important are the effects they provide. Just like all other gear, you can upgrade capes, which improves their durability and armor. Or bring them, together with a suitable idol, to the Forge of Potential and try your luck going beyond the max level. Today we will look at when to wear which cape.
Valheim Odin Cape: Exclusive for beta testers
- Crafting:
- Leather scraps x10
- Coal x4
- Biome: None
- Durability: 1500
Although you can no longer obtain this cape, we mention it for completeness. Valheim beta testers received this cloak via code back then. It is a sign that you have supported Valheim for a long time. Otherwise, you can spawn it via command. With 1500 durability, it has one of the highest durability values of all capes.
Valheim Deer Hide Cape: Perfect for beginners in the Meadows biome
- Crafting:
- Deer hide x4
- Bone fragments x5
- Biome: Meadows
- Durability: 400
Your first cape will likely be the deer hide one. Simple yet stylish. It has no active bonuses and mainly serves as an introduction to using capes as additional armor.
Valheim Troll Hide Cape: Sneak through the Black Forest with a stealth bonus
- Crafting:
- Troll hide x10
- Bone fragments x10
- Biome: Black Forest
- Durability: 500
A clear step up is the Troll Hide Cape, which you should craft after your first troll kill. It is part of the troll armor set, and only when you wear all four pieces do you get the set effect. This grants +15 levels to your Sneak skill. Early on that is very handy and keeps you from being spotted immediately. Trolls are tough opponents, especially solo. Invite friends and fight together against this huge monster. Rent an affordable Valheim server to farm trolls together and craft the armor.
Valheim Wolf Fur Cape: Protection from frost in the Mountains
- Crafting:
- Wolf pelts x6
- Silver x4
- Wolf trophy x1
- Biome: Mountains
- Durability: 1000
In the Mountains you can craft a new cape from wolf pelts, and it is essential there. It grants frost resistance high up in the mountains. It is part of the wolf armor, but you do not get a set bonus. The frost resistance is the decisive advantage here.
Valheim Lox Cape: High durability and frost resistance in the Plains
- Crafting:
- Lox pelt x6
- Silver x2
- Biome: Plains
- Durability: 1200
In the Plains you have two capes to choose from. The Lox Cape is a durability upgrade over the Wolf Cape and also provides frost resistance. It pairs well with the Lox armor for a cohesive look. The cape is not required for the Lox set bonus, which grants +30 levels to Sneak and +15 levels to Bow.
Valheim Linen Cape: Elegant cloak with color options
- Crafting:
- Linen thread x20
- Silver x1
- Biome: Plains
- Durability: 1500
The Linen Cape has no direct effects, but you can craft it in six colors (black, white, red, blue, green, and yellow). That makes it unique among all capes. It is part of the padded armor, the heavy Plains set, but without a set bonus.
Valheim Feather Cape: Feather Fall, reduced fall damage, and jump stamina
- Crafting:
- Feathers x10
- Scale hide x5
- Refined Eitr x20
- Biome: Mistlands
- Durability: 1200
You craft the Feather Cape in the Mistlands as part of the mage armor, but you can wear it on its own as well. You gain frost resistance, but due to its construction you are vulnerable to fire. In addition, the cape grants the “Feather Fall” effect: You fall more slowly (5 m/s), take no fall damage, and your stamina cost when jumping is reduced by 20%. A perfect cape for the Mistlands’ vertical areas.
Valheim Asksvin Cape: Run faster with Windrun in the Ashlands
- Crafting:
- Asksvin hide x6
- Morgen sinew x2
- Biome: Ashlands
- Durability: 1500
In the Ashlands, the Asksvin Cape delivers strong mobility benefits. Your stamina cost when dodging is reduced by 15%, plus you gain frost resistance. The “Windrun” effect makes you run faster with the wind while using stamina more efficiently. The stronger the wind, the greater the benefit.
Valheim Ashen Cape: Save stamina for warriors with Flametal armor
- Crafting:
- Asksvin hide x6
- Morgen sinew x2
- Flametal x5
- Biome: Ashlands
- Durability: 1200
The Ashen Cape pairs perfectly with Flametal armor. It provides frost resistance for the journey into the Deep North and reduces your stamina usage by 10% when attacking and by 20% when blocking. It is also the first cape with +12 armor. A strong cape for warriors.
Valheim Cape of the Caller: Best mage cape in the Deep North
- Crafting:
- Seal pelt x6
- Norna thread x2
- Blood gold x5
- Refined Eitr x15
- Biome: Deep North
- Durability: 1200
As a mage, you should go with the Cape of the Caller, ideally as part of the Caller armor set. You gain frost resistance, +20% Eitr regeneration, and 10% less stamina cost when dodging. A top-tier cape for magic-focused builds.
Valheim Elk Hide Cape: Use stamina efficiently for melee fighters
- Crafting:
- Elk hide x6
- Elk sinew x2
- Blood gold x5
- Biome: Deep North
- Durability: 1200
For melee fighters, the Elk Hide Cape is the better choice. In addition to frost resistance in the Deep North, it primarily reduces stamina usage. You spend 20% less stamina when attacking and when sprinting.
Conclusion: The right Valheim cape by biome and build
Capes not only look stylish and give your character a unique flair, some of them also offer powerful effects in-game. Almost every biome has an optimal cape you should wear while exploring. They can grant resistances to environmental conditions or, in combination with the matching armor set, activate a specific ability. Some also improve your skills. Always choose the cape to fit the situation and craft a new one as soon as you enter a new biome.
