GjallSummoner
Craft a Gjall Summoner at the Galdr Table to summon a loyal Gjall.
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Gjall Summoner
A staff for the Mistlands that lets you summon a loyal Gjall to fight at your side. Upgrade the staff to command stronger Gjall — up to a fearsome two-star.
Features
- Custom held visual — the staff displays a glowing Tick in your hand with a purple fire effect
- Three upgrade tiers — summons 0-star, 1-star, or 2-star Gjall based on staff quality
- Tamed AI — your Gjall follows you, attacks your enemies, and ignores your allies
- Tick suppression — nearby Ticks are destroyed or converted when your Gjall is active (configurable)
- Configurable — cooldown, max active Gjall, despawn time, and eitr cost are all BepInEx config options
Crafting
Crafted and upgraded at the Galdr Table.
| Quality | Galdr Table Level | Summons | Ingredients |
|---------|-------------------|---------|-------------|
| 1 | Level 1 | 0-star Gjall | 5 BlackCore, 4 GiantBloodSack, 3 Bilebag, 2 TrophyGjall |
| 2 | Level 2 | 1-star Gjall ⭐ | +5 BlackCore, +2 GiantBloodSack, +2 Bilebag, +1 TrophyGjall |
| 3 | Level 3 | 2-star Gjall ⭐⭐ | +10 BlackCore, +4 GiantBloodSack, +4 Bilebag, +2 TrophyGjall |
Usage
- Equip the staff
- Left-click to summon a Gjall at your cursor position
- Your Gjall will follow you and attack nearby enemies automatically
- Only one Gjall can be active at a time (configurable)
- The Gjall despawns after 120 seconds by default (configurable)
Configuration
Settings are found in BepInEx/config/youdied.gjallstaff.cfg after first launch.
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---------|---------|-------------|
| MaxGjall | 1 | Maximum number of active Gjall |
| Cooldown | 30 | Seconds between summons |
| DespawnTime | 120 | Seconds before Gjall despawns (0 = permanent) |
| EitrCost | 50 | Eitr cost per summon |
| DisableTicks | false | Destroy Ticks that spawn near your Gjall |
Requirements
- Jotunn — Jotunn the Valheim Library
- Mistlands content (Gjall, Galdr Table, Mistlands materials)
Installation
- Install BepInEx and Jotunn
- Drop GjallStaff.dll into BepInEx/plugins/
- Launch the game — the staff will be available at the Galdr Table
Support
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Changelog
1.2.0
- Added three upgrade tiers — staff quality now determines Gjall star level (0/1/2-star)
- New crafting recipe using Mistlands materials: GiantBloodSack, Bilebag, TrophyGjall, TrophyTick, BlackCore
- Galdr Table level requirement scales with staff quality (level 1/2/3)
- Blocked vanilla StaffSkeleton attack to prevent skeleton summons when staff is equipped
- Custom held visual: Tick mesh with purple fire effect cloned from StaffSkeleton
- Improved purple color tuning on fire effect and tick emissive glow
- Point light range reduced to prevent purple spill onto player body
1.1.0
- Added Tick suppression — nearby Ticks are destroyed or converted when summoned Gjall is present
- Added GjallDespawn component — configurable lifetime for summoned Gjall
- Added TamedGjallAI — Gjall follows player and attacks enemies
- Fixed currentGjall counter not decrementing on Gjall death in combat
- Renamed prefab to avoid conflict with Staffs of the Forsaken mod
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Left-click summon with cooldown and eitr gate
- Configurable MaxGjall, Cooldown, DespawnTime, EitrCost
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.
Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file. In multiplayer, the host and every client need the same mods installed.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: