Valheim | How To Tame Boars, Wolves & Lox - Taming Guide

Check out this guide for Taming Wild Animals in Valheim. This guide includes how to tame boars, wolf, & lox, how to lead boars, how to feed them & more!!!

Table of Contents

What Is Taming?
How To Tame Boars
How To Tame Wolves
How To Tame Lox

What Is Taming?

Animals That Can Be Tamed

Taming in-game is where you'll be able to make a bond with animals that are in the wild. Once an animal is tamed, it will treat you as its master.

We would recommend that you build a pen/den first before you start taming wild animals as they will attack even after you give them food.

Animals That Can Be Tamed

List Of Animals	Favorite Food	Tameable	Breedable
Boar	Mushroom Blueberiies Raspberries	Yes	Yes
Wolf	Raw Meat Neck Tail Raw Fish Lox Meat	Yes	Yes
Lox	Cloudberries Barley Flax	Yes	No

Currently these are the confirmed animals that can be tamed in-game.

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How To Tame Boars

Boar Taming

Taming a Boar takes a lot of patience, but it can all be worth it in the end. As fully grown & tamed Boars can also good sources of Leather Scraps & Raw Meat.

How To Lure Boars Into Your Pen

Luring them can be a bit challenging. We recommend that when you make a pen, make sure to leave one slot open. Then, look for a boar, have the boar hit you, and run into the pen. Once it’s in, build the final wall to keep it in.

Make sure to repair the walls of the cage frequently, as the boars will attack it.

How To Get Boars' Affection To Go Up

Boars can be tamed if they are placed in a cage since they get aggressive and attack even though you already fed them.

Keep Your Distance

Also make sure that you are near the area but not too close, so their affection meter will increase, if you are too far away there is a chance that the affection meter will not increase. Also, keep them away from fire as it makes the boars panic.

Keep Them Well Fed

To get their trust, you must always kept your Boars well fed, they love to eat Mushroom, Blueberries & Raspberries.

Taming The Wild Boars

Once the acclimatizing has reached 100% you will now be given a chance to tame the Boar. That way Boar will no longer attack you and will now fully trust you.

Breeding Boars

If you have placed another Boar in the cage, they will eventually mate and give birth to offspring, you can put any boars in the pen as there is no concept of gender between animals in-game.

How To Tame Wolves

Taming A Wolf

Taming a Wolf can be a lot of hard work since they will attack you when you try to feed them. A tamed wolf can be your companion once it has reached 100%.

Luring The Wolf Into Your Den

Luring Wolves to the den is a very challenging we recommend that the den you made, make sure to leave one slot open & also have equip a strong armor like the wolf gear.

Then look for a wolf, have them hit you & run into the den. Once it’s in, build the final wall to keep it in. Also make sure to reinforce the walls of the cage every day , as the wolves might attack it and wear it down.

How To Get The Wolves Their Affection & Follow You

Wolves do a lot of damage, so you must build a makeshift den, that way the wolves will not be able to hurt you.

Keep Your Distance

Just like Boars, you'll also want to make sure that you are near the area but not too close, so their affection meter will increase. If you are too far away there is a chance that the affection meter will not increase.

Feeding The Wolves

Wolves will only eat meat like Raw Meat, Neck Tail, Raw Fish & Lox Meat. So make sure to keep them fed at all times.

Taming The Wolves

Just like the Boars, Wolves can also be tamed once they've reached 100%. Then you'll be given a chance to tame them. Once the Wolf has been tamed you can either bring them on your quest or just leave them on your base.

Breeding Wolves

Wolves can also mate. Just put another wolf in the den and they should give birth to a wolf cub.

How To Tame Lox

Taming A Lox

Taming a Lox is not a walk in the park. As these majestic huge creatures can kill you easily, you need to ensure you have good armor and food to survive a potential hit. .

How To Lure Lox Into Your Wood Or Stone Enclosure

To lure a Lox you must build a strong enclosure and be sure to leave one slot open & also have equip a strong armor as they can deal a great damage.

Afterward, look for a Lox and have it follow you to the walls you built. Once it’s in, build the final wall to keep it in. Also make sure to reinforce the walls every day.

How To Get The Lox's Affection & Make It Love You

If you have already built a wall to contain the Lox, then you shouldn't have any problems, but always make sure to repair them every day just in case.

Keep Your Distance

Make sure that you are near the area but not too close as Lox can do an earthquake stomp that is powerful enough to kill you. So their affection meter will increase & if you are too far away there is a chance that the affection meter will not increase.