The Lox is the Plains’ wall of meat: huge, resistant to almost everything, and able to stomp you into the dirt. It is also the source of padded armor, so it is worth hunting. This guide is the counter.
Where Lox are
Lox spawn in the Plains, usually alone or in pairs, and often near the location where you can tame one for a mount. They are calm until you are close, then they charge.
What the data says
- Location — Plains.
- Resists — Blunt, Frost, and Slash.
- Drops — Lox meat, Lox pelt, Lox trophy.
- Abilities — Bite and Stomp.
The resistance list is almost everything. Of the basic types, only pierce is unreduced. That means your sword and club are the wrong call; your spear and bow are the right ones.
Why they are dangerous
A Lox hits hard and the Stomp is an area attack that catches you if you stand close after the bite. Because it resists your default Plains weapon (the sword), players wail on it and wonder why it will not die, then get stomped. The fix is weapon choice.
The pierce rule
Switch to a pierce weapon: a spear, or plain and needle arrows from range. The abyssal razor is a pierce weapon and works well. Avoid the sword, the club, and frost damage, all of which the Lox shrugs off. If you are on foot, a spear with a shield is the safe setup.
How to fight a Lox
- Bring pierce. Put a spear or bow on your bar before the Plains.
- Kite the Stomp. After the bite, the Stomp follows as an area hit. Step back so it whiffs, then hit during recovery.
- Use terrain. A Lox is big and slow to turn. Circle it and strike from behind.
- Watch the company. Lox share the Plains with Fulings and Deathsquitos. Clear or separate them first.
Taming note
A tamed Lox is one of the best Plains mounts and a walking storage for ore. The tame uses barley and cloudberries, so you need a Plains farm first. The fight above is for the wild ones you harvest for pelt.
Stats at a glance
| Location | Plains |
| Resists | Blunt, Frost, Slash |
| Drops | Lox meat, Lox pelt, Lox trophy |
| Abilities | Bite, Stomp |
Common mistakes
- Bringing a sword or club. Both are resisted; you waste the fight. Use pierce.
- Standing in the Stomp. The area hit catches you after the bite. Step back.
- Fighting near Fulings. Clear the camp or pull the Lox away first.
- Forgetting the mount payoff. A tamed Lox is worth more than the pelt; consider taming before killing.
Related guides
- Valheim hub — all guides for this game.
- How to beat Abominations in Valheim.
- How to beat Blobs in Valheim.