The reason why seekers only take white damage from frostner is that seekers are resistant to slash, blunt, and pierce damage but not frost damage. And the reason why frostner does white damage but mistwalker does grey damage is because that frostner does frost more than other types of damage while the mistwalker does mainly slash. The color of the damage number depends solely on the most prominent damage type. Hope that answers it

I nearly spit out my coffee at 6:26 when they absolutely yeeted that greyling

Bugs, why did it have to be bugs.

Lemme address the Frostner damage showing in white. When displaying the damage, the game will calculate which damage type is most prevalent and display the color based on that. In the case of the Frostner frost is the highest damage and seekers are neutral to is so it's gonna be white. Another way to prove this is hitting a blob with Porcupine which has almost even split between pierce and blunt and see it take grey damage despite it's vulnerability to blunt. That's because the weapons highest damage is pierce which the blob is resistant to. Hope this helps

I`m finding more usefull to use 2 good stamina foods and 1 health using padded armor to absorb more damage. The high stamina is paramount to move around in the mistlands.

To add to your Frostner review regarding the "white" damage dealt, It deal white damage because the frostner due to having most of its damage as Frost Damage, that is the reference damage shown when you hit a monster, therefore when you hit the seeker and it shows white, it is a "normal damage" indicator of the frost damage. the blunt damage is secondary For the mistwalker sword, the slash damage is the main damage, therefore it shows grey damage indicator. It is not a bug, it is a technical information.

An important note: you are fighting on nice flat open ground. Fighting with Frostner on a steep grade (as is most common in mistlands since it's basically Emyn Muil) will cause swings to miss if you are slightly above or below them, yet their attacks will still hit you. Opting for maneuverability in such terrain is also a questionable choice considering it's not possible to make good use of your speed in a lot of the cramped / constricted areas you will actually be fighting in (including the infested mines).

I find frost arrows helpful in dealing with seekers since it slows them down and keeps them at a safe distance. Requires higher stamina to fire a steady stream of arrows. Good for up to 3 seekers even 1 star ones, once it goes over that, I pop the bonemass forsaken power and iron sledge everything. For seeker soldier, if I'm mining something, I will use a tower shield and have him mine for me. Once I'm done with him I throw him in a ditch I dug earlier, takes too much time to defeat him. At least until I get new mistlands gear and weapons.

The demolisher really screws these things over, one shots all ticks, and broods. Knocks about 1/2 off seekers, and stuns them. It doesn't work very well against the soldiers though. The issue really comes up when you run into 1 or 2 * versions. The 2* soldier is an absolutely monster. And you really can't parry him even w/max block, and 250 hp. I found the only way to deal w/these, is to find a high ground like he demonstrates, and just shoot them.

The reason the damage values for frostner are white is because seekers are resistant to all physical damage but take normal elemental damage. Frostner’s biggest damage value comes from frost damage so the game chooses that when giving feedback to the player in the form of colored damage values. The blunt portion of the damage is still reduced due to their resistance and the spirit portion is not applied because seekers are immune to spirit.

The reason why Frostner deals "white" damage is because it's primary dmg type is frost, Mistwalkers primary dmg is slash thus grey even though the frost part works to 100%

One thing that I consistently see in a lot of these videos that causes me to twitch is the ideas referencing shields. The parry bonus applies to to the block armor. 2.5 for bucklers, 1.5 for round shields. Before you get your hands on a carapace buckler your best option is going to be a black metal shield. Maxed out the iron buckler hits 40 BA, or 100 total block armor before your skill bonuses. The level 1 Black Metal Shield starts at 78, for a total of 117 BA when parrying. So, early on....bucklers for the win, absolutely. As soon as you get to that stage before getting carapace gear though, in terms of shields, your black metal shield is gonna be the one to carry you. Progression(if you prefer parrying) for shields in a snippet: Bronze Buckler --> Iron Buckler --> BMS --> Carapace Buckler.

how to fight them: pray they stop attacking and hit em when their pathing fails

I think the 1 and 2 star seekers are scaled much higher. You also forgot that the seeker soldiers are far more common.

I know this video is for when you're *approaching* the Mistlands. However... Once you get the resources for it, the Himminafl wins all battles, hands down. Can't change my mind. I love that thing. You can handle huge crowds of enemies with it. The Demolisher is great for a backup to cheese fights too. Skoll & Hati get an honorable mention for having out while you run around. They're fantastic for keeping out at all times, because they don't slow you down, and you can parry pretty much any attack, even seekers. I especially love them for the plains, because they're super fast for parrying and taking out Deathsquitos. You can parry a Seeker and take it out in two to three rapid hits with Skoll & Hati. That's pretty much my weapon layout: Skoll & Hati, Himminafl, and Demolisher. Spine snap for range, obviously. I haven't even cared to go for the magic much yet, because this layout destroys everything. I'm only leveling up my magic skills in preparation for The Queen, because magic is pretty much required for her. Outside of skill leveling, I don't really use Eitr.

NEVER use iron for arrows. Iron is an important building material throughout the whole game. There's better arrows that don't use a non-renewable resource (eg. Frost, Fire, etc)

Why would you use iron arrows when they're expensive to make with a material that's not really renewable and when needle arrows are available and do almost 50% more damage?

all of this works fine, until you run in to a 1-star seeker..he just burst through my shield and take half of my health...

fighting them on flat land is kinda easy opposite from fighting them in the mistlands or in the dungenous where there is no space ...

The best advice I got is aggression. They stun easily so you can trade a hit and keep pressing for a stunlock and bonus damage. Always have an aoe weapon handy for kiting swarms of them. They arent bad so long as you keep your stamina up

6:26 Weee!

I just tested it: Seekers and ticks do pirce damage. Wearing the root armor chest pice cuts it in half. Useful for low level entry or speedruns.

Can you please make a guide and gameplay on looting a dverger base, thanks nice video btw

Thanks for the info. It will really help when I get to diving into that misty hell-scape filled with some of my worst nightmares... Though it looks like I might want to stock up on the frostner mats with my new character before the update drops to live because I haven't gotten to Yag yet.

Thanks for the info

Firespark! Seekers come mostly in Packs.... there is really no use for the fenris set which is too underpowered! And i have also not experienced that they have any problems...reaching you on high locations (jump/run lvl 100).

Hehe I'm going to die SO many times in the mistlands but looks really fun

Great advice, until the first cave I discover is guarded by a 2-star Seeker who proceeds to shred through my shield, armor and health no matter which combination I use, lol.

Dwarfling meets the basic violence of mistlands 6:26 You forget to tell how to deal with the enemies with stars

Thanks for the info. Frostner is always the answer, lol. How do you get ticks off your back when you solo?

dude just use ooze bombs on normal seekers you can just kite them around even with just walking while watching their hp tick down because of ooze bombs poison attack also its ooze bombs are perfect when its more than 1 seeker because ooze bomb are area effect and it only takes 3 ooze bombs to kill seekers just walk around while waiting for the 1st ooze bomb effect to wear out then throw another ooze bomb but when it comes to seeker soldier you can just kite them around on high place and rain down arrows with them just make sure to hit their butts

Updates on valheim don't help these how-to videos 😞 seekers all around do way more damage and are way more aggressive then a month ago. Fully upgraded padded armor has no chance against one star seekers.

I keep running into the seeker floer 2* on tiny mystland islands and getting 2 shot thru the swamp ultimate while being flung 30 yards out into the water from them flying all around me. It's infuriating

"you can kite them around" What bullshit is this kiting when you hit them 0 times with the bow doing so

cant get behind the brutes in the dungeons in mistlands, but theyre kind of dumb so they usually get stuck in doorways and you can shoot them with arrows.

Yes, kiting in grasland is very easy 😂 - but unfortunately not so in mistlands.

Frost hammer still good?

Please make a video on how to build a base against seeker event.

Lmao, go ahead and spawn a 1 or 2 star and try and deal with it

if you can parry well Skoll and Hati can tear them apart really quick even from the front

Demoing fighting with mods by summoning creates outside of their biome isn't a very practical demonstration. You used a completely different technique when you were actually fighting in the mistlands instead of the ones you summoned in the meadows.

Mistlands be kickin' my butt. Find black cores, die, repeat.

Where did you come up with the idea that the seeker soldiers are called brutes?

Thx for ur good Tip and Build Videos, I think using Frost Frrows will go faster than normal or Iron Arrows

Actually, the Blackmetal Ategir is awesome for groups of Seekers. Stuns them with ease.

@3:00 there are no high tier bucklers or tower shields...

Thx for the video, but serpent meat is brutal rare. This build seems to have to much life and less armor and stamina. Won´t play this way. I equip my full upgraded padded armour and tear this seekers to pieces!^^

Good video. I have thoughts. First off, parry is super effective against the seekers and the soldiers. The soldiers are super easy to parry, with either special attack. And both of them are weak from the rear. So the tactic that is most effective is to parry then run around back and kill. I have lots of luck with the porcupine and black metal shield. Second, I cannot imagine fighting 3 seekers as you first suggest. Running around that much in the mistlands will kill your stamina, and you are likely to aggro more bugs with how far you demonstrated moving to dodge. Plus you cannot see the terrain, so it won't work. Last bit, try using magic. It is really the only way to thrive in the mist. And it is very effective against the seekers and soldiers. Like I said, good video, very helpful. But try these tactics and maybe there is an even better combo to run against them.

So far, almost every Valheim video I've watched today has had Porn bots in the comments. I just report and move on... Usually. But this is the 5th video in a row! So I had to say something. Oh yah, Thanks for the GREAT content!!!

It's so funny that they can't get you up high, even though they fly

Lenin cape

Well, those first 10 minutes of the video are useless since you do it completely different once you're into their own domain. 🤣

Could you do proper guide for ranger only but only only ?? Mistlands ?

Seeker soldiers are the easiest insect to deal with. On a 1v1 situation they almost always headbutt twice then do a one-two aoe on the ground. Parrying the first two attacks and doing one special attack while they're staggered is probably the safest way to fight them. Also their weakness is on their bum. Duo is better against these guys.

What about the new Mistlands Hammer thing? Or the new pole weapon with the lightening damage?

The Seekers are weak to all forms of damage if you hit their tail, btw

how the hell did you upgrade armor to level 4 ? I can go to level 2 max. Isthere smth Im missing ?

Hey hey, could u make a vid about the enemies of the mistlands mobs, maybe a lox or something idk ^^

I hope you did not just put the mistlands boss into the thumbnail

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Pls call it a 'seeker elite' because now every time you say "seeker brute" I confuse it with 'seeker brood'.😅

Can you explore the mist lands without one of those floating orbs?

U never parry xD

Do G-PORTAL have mistlands servers?

You can't say that creatures or mobs are "maneuverable", unless it is you who goes inside that creature and manoeuvres, or steers it around...like a car or a vehicle. What you are trying to say, is that they are very mobile, that they move around easily and freely.

Frostner isnt bugged firespark...

I hate these things

I made frostner to fight yagluth in my new playthrough and when I got to mistlands I found out it worked really well compared to ALL the new weapons practically. I now don't know why i've spent days making these new weapons that don't even work very well. Magic is horrid in this game as well. The mage set bonus of 40% regen is broken and bugged. I get the same regen in my carapace armor. Mistlands has been pretty underwhelming, but that's par for the course in gaming these days.

Take it the trap's are not that great.