Ice: How to Get It in the Deep North

Ice is a material tied to Deep North progression. You obtain it from Deep North ice deposits and terrain, and its main role is making Liquid Frost. Use this page alongside the Deep North guide and the item catalog.

Quick facts

How to obtain

1. Find mineable ice deposits on the Deep North surface and frozen waterways.
2. Clear nearby enemies and mine enough for both the Frigid Kiln build cost and its first processing cycles.
3. Carry the Ice to the Frigid Kiln, where five Ice produces one Liquid Frost.

What it's used for

• Process Ice in a Frigid Kiln to make Liquid Frost.
• Stock it near the kiln before processing casts at the Frost Foundry.
• Use the Snow Shovel to make northern work areas easier to navigate.

Identifying a mineable sheet

Mineable Ice lies in Deep North ice sheets. Sliding underfoot is the clearest clue that you have stepped onto the correct surface. Equip a Black Metal pickaxe, clear nearby enemies, and work from an edge where a sudden fight will not push you into water or trap you on slick terrain.

The main processing ratio is five Ice to one Liquid Frost in the Frigid Kiln. The kiln itself costs 10 Frostcores, 20 Stone, and five Ice, so the first trip must cover both construction and fuel. Carry more than the build cost if you already have casts waiting.

Ice is heavy enough to reward local staging. Put a chest beside a portal-connected kiln and move several mining loads before running the Frost Foundry. This reduces the chance that a finished mould-to-cast step stalls because no coolant is ready.

Frequently asked questions

How can I identify mineable Ice?

The correct Deep North ice sheet makes the character slide; mine it with a Black Metal pickaxe.

How much Ice makes Liquid Frost?

Five Ice produces one Liquid Frost in the Frigid Kiln.

Common mistakes

• Mining snow-covered ground without checking for the sliding surface cue.
• Bringing a lower-tier pickaxe instead of a Black Metal pickaxe.
• Collecting only the five Ice used to build the kiln and none for processing.

Count Ice in groups of five because each Liquid Frost cycle consumes five. If three key casts are waiting, stage at least the fuel indicated by the foundry workload plus the separate kiln construction cost. Keep the mining portal off the slick sheet so a hostile arrival does not turn the return point into a sliding fight.

Documentation status

Iron Gate's 1.0 notes confirm the named content; exact quantities and route details here are included where current hands-on guides and game-data references agree.

Sources

Sources: Official Valheim 1.0 notes, Valheim.tools game-data guide, All Things How guide, Valheim.tools 1.0 database update, Valheim.tools ice item data.