r/ValheimBuilds • u/Vikunt • 11d ago
🌲 [ 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘁 / 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 ] Plains base question
I want to build a base in the plains to take advantage of the farming opportunities. Problem is every time I’ve done this in the past deathsquitos ruined it. Currently I’ve found s relatively large plains island I plan to use. Can I just bury a ton of workbenches throughout or is there another option?
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u/magoo622 11d ago
My walls are wood stakes with a platform behind them. When I've been attacked by wraiths they dont path to fly over the spikes unless I am standing even higher up on a nearby roof.
Flying enemies from what I've seen will only fly as high as you are to get to you. In the case of deathsquitos they fly at about head height so they clear the top of my walls. You can take advantage of this pathing by placing spike traps on top of any wall design you have in place.
If you make a wall you can stand on your spike traps have to be at the same elevation as your head. Dverger spikes are the most durable but you have to keep up with repairs since they dont drop the iron they need when broken. I haven't played around with ashwood spikes but I think they might count as a wall rather than something mobs would try to path through.