In the new survival MMO Valheim there is a lot to discover, including a hidden trader who sells you unique items. He can be quite hard to find – unless you visit a specific world with a damn stupid name.
Where can I easily find Haldor? When you start Valheim, you can create your own worlds. To do this, you enter a so-called seed or take the suggested random code. After that, you will be thrown into your world on the giant map of Valheim.
If you create the world with the seed “42069lolxd”, you will get a specific world with an advantage: the hidden trader is only a few minutes away on foot from the starting point. Many players search for the trader because of his useful items.
What is a seed? A seed determines what your world looks like. It indicates how your world is generated and through a seed, you can copy the exact same map that another player has. Otherwise, worlds always differ from one another with countless combinations.
Finding Trader Haldor – Map 42069lolxd makes it possible
Here you can find the trader: The trader Haldor is basically hiding somewhere in the Black Forest biome, the “second” area after the simple grassland. Here, trolls, skeletons, and grey dwarfs roam, and you can find core wood for crafting new items.
On the map 42069lolxd, Haldor is located exactly south of the spawn point. Follow our marked path along the shore and cross the river at the small islands to the Black Forest. Shortly after you enter the Black Forest, you should already see Haldor on your map, as a bag symbol will appear.
The journey takes about seven minutes, depending on your buffs. Carrot soup and meat give you more stamina for sprinting, the power from the first boss Eikthyr causes you to consume less stamina. If you don’t use both, it may take longer.
42069lolxd is not the only map where you can quickly find the trader or other things. In our guide to the best seeds of Valheim, you will find many maps with useful properties.
What kind of map is that anyway? The seed comes from the player MysticalPleb on reddit, and he probably discovered it rather by accident while entering funny combinations. Because the whole name of the seed is a meme:
- 420 stands for the consumption of marijuana
- 69 is a sex position
- lol and xd should be self-explanatory
The whole map of Valheim is damn huge. Even after 50 hours, I have seen just about 5% of my map and have not discovered the hidden trader at all. So, the seed 42069lolxd is really useful if you want to buy stuff urgently.
Items at Haldor: What the trader sells
What does Haldor bring me? The trader has some special items in his inventory that you can’t get anywhere else. However, you need a lot of gold if you want to buy everything:
- Christmas hat (100 gold) – Looks nice, haven’t found a use for it yet
- Dverger circlet (620 gold) – Occupies the head slot and serves as a headlamp, replacement for torches
- Megingiard (950 gold) – Equippable belt that increases your carrying capacity by 150 (450 total)
- Ymir meat (150 per piece) – Crafting material for later recipes
- Fishing rod (350 gold) – Allows you to fish in fish-rich waters; only available at Haldor
- Fishing bait (10 gold for 50 pieces) – You need this for the fishing rod to work
You can find gold in dungeons and from enemies like trolls. Also, you can sell rubies, amber, and amber pearls to Haldor via the coin symbol. The items have no other use except to be sold to him.
Of all the items that Haldor sells, the fishing rod and the Megingiard are particularly useful. The fishing rod makes it easy for you to get food. The Megingiard is especially good when gathering iron.
Iron is found in the swamp and it is damn heavy – 10 weight units per piece. When you explore the crypts in the swamp, the belt will help you carry it. In our guide, you can read how to find swamps and loot the crypts.
