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Builder

Profession · Timber

Areas and stages

Each area of the profession on the craft tree can be revealed once you have earned enough craft XP in the profession. Your profession stage is the highest stage among the areas you have reached.

Craft XP Stage Area Lore
122 1 1 Every beam has its place in a rising hall. A sure hand sets the timbers true and turns a humble shelter into a lasting home.
423 2 5 A long arm and a steady hammer reach the highest rafters. Hearths and sconces in a well-made hall burn their fuel slowly.
1,270 3 6 Tar-sealed beams and layered thatch keep the hall dry through storms. Deep joints stand against troll fists and the years; spare pegs never go to waste, and a well-tended bench serves the builder far beyond its walls.
2,126 4 2 Old builders could raise a longhouse from the timber another wasted on a shed. No peg or plank is squandered here.
3,726 5 4 Warm furs, carved pillars and a hearth at the centre. A hall built here welcomes the weary and lets them rest deeper.
4,969 6 3 The master builder walks the walls with a mallet, and cracks close wherever the mending reaches. Whole halls are made whole again in one round.

Craft Notables

Name Effect
Building cost +15% building cost reduction
Building rain damage resistance +25% rain resistance of buildings
Building range +5 m build range
Built shelter comfort +3 comfort level
Built structure durability 15% increased building and pure-wood equipment durability
Light source fuel consumption −25% fuel consumption of light sources you built
Wide Mending +4 m repair radius
Wood recovery on salvage +8% chance to recover each lost unit of wood on salvage
Wood recovery on salvage +8% chance to recover each lost unit of wood on salvage
Workbench range 25% increased workbench build range

Quests

The game offers up to four quests per profession, drawn from these families. A family's variants add conditions or a target item. Targets, rewards and which variants appear depend on how many of the profession's areas you have revealed.

Place new building pieces

Offered from the start

Craft XP reward 0 revealed 1 revealed 2 revealed 3 revealed 4 revealed 5 revealed 6 revealed
216 259 302 346 389 432 475
40 variants
Conditions Target 0 revealed (building pieces) 1 revealed (building pieces) 2 revealed (building pieces) 3 revealed (building pieces) 4 revealed (building pieces) 5 revealed (building pieces) 6 revealed (building pieces)
— any 30 — — 57 — — —
in one life (death resets progress) any — 38 — — 63 — 80
along the shore any — 34 — — 57 — 72
at night any — 34 — — 57 — 72
during Corpse Run any — 14 — — 24 — 30
during rain any — 34 — — 57 — 72
near at least two enemies within 15 m any — 14 — — 24 — 30
while wet any — 34 — — 57 — 72
— Black marble building piece — 34 — — 57 — 72
— Iron building piece — 34 — — 57 — 72
— Stone building piece — 34 — — 57 — 72
— Wood building piece — 34 — — 57 — 72
in one life (death resets progress) Black marble building piece — — 39 47 54 61 68
along the shore Black marble building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
at night Black marble building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
during Corpse Run Black marble building piece — — 15 17 20 23 25
during rain Black marble building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
near at least two enemies within 15 m Black marble building piece — — 15 17 20 23 25
while wet Black marble building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
in one life (death resets progress) Iron building piece — — 39 47 54 61 68
along the shore Iron building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
at night Iron building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
during Corpse Run Iron building piece — — 15 17 20 23 25
during rain Iron building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
near at least two enemies within 15 m Iron building piece — — 15 17 20 23 25
while wet Iron building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
in one life (death resets progress) Stone building piece — — 39 47 54 61 68
along the shore Stone building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
at night Stone building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
during Corpse Run Stone building piece — — 15 17 20 23 25
during rain Stone building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
near at least two enemies within 15 m Stone building piece — — 15 17 20 23 25
while wet Stone building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
in one life (death resets progress) Wood building piece — — 39 47 54 61 68
along the shore Wood building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
at night Wood building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
during Corpse Run Wood building piece — — 15 17 20 23 25
during rain Wood building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61
near at least two enemies within 15 m Wood building piece — — 15 17 20 23 25
while wet Wood building piece — — 35 42 48 55 61

Place new lights and fuel those that need fuel

Offered from the start

Craft XP reward 0 revealed 1 revealed 2 revealed 3 revealed 4 revealed 5 revealed 6 revealed
153 184 214 245 275 306 337
28 variants
Conditions Target 0 revealed (lights) 1 revealed (lights) 2 revealed (lights) 3 revealed (lights) 4 revealed (lights) 5 revealed (lights) 6 revealed (lights)
— any 6 — — 12 — — —
in one life (death resets progress) any — 8 — — 13 — 16
at night any — 7 — — 12 — 15
during Corpse Run any — 3 — — 5 — 6
during rain any — 7 — — 12 — 15
near at least two enemies within 15 m any — 3 — — 5 — 6
while wet any — 7 — — 12 — 15
— piece_brazierceiling01 — 7 — — 12 — 15
— piece_groundtorch_wood — 7 — — 12 — 15
— piece_lantern — 7 — — 12 — 15
in one life (death resets progress) piece_brazierceiling01 — — 8 10 11 13 14
at night piece_brazierceiling01 — — 7 9 10 11 13
during Corpse Run piece_brazierceiling01 — — 3 4 4 5 5
during rain piece_brazierceiling01 — — 7 9 10 11 13
near at least two enemies within 15 m piece_brazierceiling01 — — 3 4 4 5 5
while wet piece_brazierceiling01 — — 7 9 10 11 13
in one life (death resets progress) piece_groundtorch_wood — — 8 10 11 13 14
at night piece_groundtorch_wood — — 7 9 10 11 13
during Corpse Run piece_groundtorch_wood — — 3 4 4 5 5
during rain piece_groundtorch_wood — — 7 9 10 11 13
near at least two enemies within 15 m piece_groundtorch_wood — — 3 4 4 5 5
while wet piece_groundtorch_wood — — 7 9 10 11 13
in one life (death resets progress) piece_lantern — — 8 10 11 13 14
at night piece_lantern — — 7 9 10 11 13
during Corpse Run piece_lantern — — 3 4 4 5 5
during rain piece_lantern — — 7 9 10 11 13
near at least two enemies within 15 m piece_lantern — — 3 4 4 5 5
while wet piece_lantern — — 7 9 10 11 13

Not offered (16)

Tasks in the game files that the quest system never offers (older hand-written quests the composed families replaced, or removed ones)
Task
Craft equipment whose recipe uses only wood. Unimplemented
Upgrade equipment whose recipe uses only wood. Unimplemented
Place new wooden pieces. Each piece must remain standing for 10 minutes. Unimplemented
Build roof pieces above an enclosed room. Unimplemented
Restore durability to buildings damaged by the world. Unimplemented
Place and fuel new light sources. Each distinct object counts once. Unimplemented
Spend a full rainy night in your newly built shelter, with no leaks above you. Unimplemented
Place new core-wood pieces. Each piece must remain standing for 10 minutes. Unimplemented
Place new stone pieces. Each piece must remain standing for 10 minutes. Unimplemented
Place new iron pieces. Each piece must remain standing for 10 minutes. Unimplemented
Place new crystal pieces. Each piece must remain standing for 10 minutes. Unimplemented
Place new darkwood pieces. Each piece must remain standing for 10 minutes. Unimplemented
Place new black-marble pieces. Each piece must remain standing for 10 minutes. Unimplemented
Place new grausten pieces. Each piece must remain standing for 10 minutes. Unimplemented
Place new ashwood pieces. Each piece must remain standing for 10 minutes. Unimplemented
Dismantle pieces of natural ruins: abandoned houses, towers or camps. Unimplemented

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.1.0, extracted 2026-10-19.