# Valheim Patch 0.221.3 – Call To Arms (Public Test)

- Product: Valheim (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/valheim)
- Vendor: Iron Gate AB
- Date: 2025-08-20
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/892970/view/529855657693675558
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/valheim/releases/2025-08-20-patch-0.221.3-call-to-arms-public-test

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- **added** — Trinkets as a new equipable item type that grant temporary perks through adrenaline surges during combat
- **added** — Adrenaline mechanic that builds by hitting enemies, triggering Forsaken Powers, using magic attacks, and performing Perfect Blocks and Perfect Dodge Rolls
- **added** — Perfect Dodge Roll skill allowing players to dodge attacks and recover stamina
- **added** — Wooden weapons for sparring without damage: Wooden Sword, Wooden Greatsword, Wooden Axe, Wooden Two-handed Axe, Wooden Mace, Wooden Sledge, Wooden Spear, Wooden Atgeir, and Wooden Knife
- **added** — Bear enemy creature
- **added** — Vile enemy creature
- **added** — Bear Meat food item
- **added** — Two new armor sets: Patterns of the Bear and Vilebone set
- **added** — Fist weapons: Paws of the Bear and Vilebone Maulclaws
- **added** — Black Metal and Skull Splittur battleaxes
- **added** — Bottled Blob variants: Poison, Oozer, Tar, Lava, and Frost
- **added** — 13 trinkets including Heart of the Forest, Bronze Pendant, Iron Brooch, Nimble Anklet, Crystal Heart, Wolf Sight, Fins of Destiny, Evasion Mantle, Bracelets of the Brave, Pulsating Earrings, Resounding Shackle, Jörmundling, and Brimstone
- **added** — Combat Practice training structures: Archery Target and Battle Brother
- **added** — Bearskin Rug furniture piece
- **added** — New location: CombatRuin01
- **added** — Three new hairstyles: Mullet, Castellan, and Vinland Shave
- **added** — Five new beard styles: Mustache, Handlebar, Trimmed, Waxed, and Crumb Catcher
- **changed** — Perfect Block no longer costs stamina
- **changed** — Reduced movement speed penalty on Battleaxes, Sledgehammers, and Tower Shields
- **changed** — Improved vertical fighting to make hitting enemies on slopes easier
- **changed** — Rebalanced all Forsaken Powers with updated effects and values
- **changed** — Items on item stands now support multiple orientations for Atgeirs, Axes, Bombs, Bows, Crossbows, Knives, Maces, Pickaxes, Shields, Sledges, Spears, Staffs, Swords, Tower Shields, Fish, Helmets, and various food items
- **changed** — Unity engine upgraded

> ⚠️ Note: **This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!**

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

- **ACCESS**: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

- **FEEDBACK**: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the [form on our website](https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://valheim.com/support/).

Please remember to **be considerate** towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

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If at first you don’t succeed, try again!

Fortunately there are resources at your disposal in order to improve yourself – whether that be wooden weapons for sparring with your comrades, or a built structure to hone your fighting skills against.

In our Call to Arms, you can also find a brand new type of item in the form of trinkets, which will help you in the heat of battle. And as there are some new dangerous foes around, you might find that you very much need them…

You’ll find the full patch notes below, whether you want them abbreviated or detailed. If you’re not afraid of spoilers though, we suggest you tune into the brand new trailer:

##### Abbreviated Patch Notes

* Forsaken Powers rebalanced
* New combat mechanics & combat improvements
* New equipable item type: Trinkets
* 13 new trinkets
* 1 new skill
* 2 new creatures, with 1 additional overhauled creature
* 1 new food item
* 8 new crafting materials
* 18 new weapons (9 wooden)
* 2 new armour sets
* 3 new building pieces
* 3 new hairstyles
* 5 new beard styles
* 1 new location
* Some items can now have multiple orientations on item stands
* Unity engine upgraded
* Various bug fixes and performance improvements

##### Detailed Patch Notes

##### New Content:

**New Mechanics:**
* Trinkets: Equip these items to gain adrenaline during battle, and thus unlock temporary perks.
* Adrenaline: You gain adrenaline by hitting enemies, triggering a Forsaken Power, using certain magic attacks, as well as performing Perfect Blocks and Perfect Dodge Rolls. When the bar is full, you get an adrenaline surge which gives you a temporary perk designated by your equipped Trinket. Adrenaline will fade when you are not in active combat, and you will only gain adrenaline as long as you have a Trinket equipped.
* Wooden Weapons: By using wooden weapons you can practice combat against your friends without hurting each other.
* New skill: Perfect Dodge Roll (Dodge an attack that would have caused you damage and get a % of stamina back)

**Creatures:**
* Enemy: Bear
* Enemy: Vile

**Crafting:**
* Material: Blob Vial (purchasable)
* Material: Ectoplasm
* Material: Ghost Trophy
* Material: Bear Hide
* Material: Bear Trophy
* Material: Bear Paw
* Material: Vile Trophy
* Material: Vile Ribcage

**Food:**
* Bear Meat

**Clothing:**
* Chest Armour: Patterns of the Bear
* Leg Armour: Loincloth of the Bear
* Helmet: Headdress of the Bear
* Chest Armour: Vilebone Cage
* Leg Armour: Vilebone Drapes
* Helmet: Vilebone Visage
* Hat: Sweat Band (purchasable)

**Weapons:**
* Bottled Blob: Poison
* Bottled Blob: Oozer
* Bottled Blob: Tar
* Bottled Blob: Lava
* Bottled Blob: Frost
* Wooden Sword
* Wooden Greatsword
* Wooden Axe
* Wooden Two-handed Axe
* Wooden Mace
* Wooden Sledge
* Wooden Spear
* Wooden Atgeir
* Wooden Knife
* Fist Weapon: Paws of the Bear
* Fist Weapon: Vilebone Maulclaws
* Battleaxe: Blac

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