Cheb's Mercenaries
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #251 of 867 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Cheb's Mercenaries
Cheb's Mercenaries adds mercenaries to Valheim that you can purchase with gold and upgrade with materials to fight (warriors, archers) or perform work (lumberjacks, miners).
It is related to my other mod called Cheb's Necromancy and shares a lot of concepts and functionality. It's basically for people that want living human minions rather than the undead.
Attention: PvP is a new feature in 2. 2. 3 and needs testing. By default, it is disabled. To turn it on, set PvPAllowed to true in the config. Your minions should now be hostile to other players. Please report problems here.
About Me
I'm a YouTuber/Game Developer/Modder who is interested in all things necromancy and minion-related. Please check out my YouTube channel and if you like the work I do and want to give back, please consider supporting me on Patreon or throwing me a dime on Ko-fi. You can also check out my website where I host information on all known necromancy mods, games, books, videos and also some written reviews/guides.
Thank you and I hope you enjoy the mod! If you have questions or need help please join my Discord.
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Reporting Bugs & Requesting Features
If you would like to report a bug or request a feature, the best way to do it (in order from most preferable to least preferable) is:
a) Create an issue on my GitHub.
b) Create a bug report on the Nexus page.
c) Write to me on Discord.
d) Write a comment on the Nexus page.
Requirements
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[] Valheim Mistlands
[
] BepInEx[] Jotunn
[] Cheb's Valheim Library (included)
Installation (manual)
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[] Extract the contents of the plugins folder to your BepInEx plugins folder in the Valheim directory.
A correct installation looks like:
├── Translations
├── chebgonaz
├── chebgonaz.manifest
├── ChebsMercenaries.dll
├── ChebsValheimLibrary.dll
└── ... other mods ...
Cheb's Valheim Library
Cheb's Valheim Library (CVL) is a DLL that contains shared code across my mods. For example, both skeletons from Cheb's Necromancy and mercenaries from Cheb's Mercenaries inherit the ChebGonazMinion type from CVL. This permits mercenaries to be commanded by a wand, and vice versa.
My mods are bundled with the latest CVL at the time of their release, but if you want to upgrade, you can get the newest CVL here.
Features
Detailed info in the wiki. Here's the short version:
[
] Almost everything is, or will soon be, configurable. Minions too weak/ov
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[] Extract the contents of the plugins folder to your BepInEx plugins folder in the Valheim directory.
Cheb's Mercenaries adds purchasable mercenaries to Valheim, including warriors, archers, lumberjacks, and miners. You can hire them with gold and upgrade them with materials to fight or perform work. This gameplay mod offers a new way to build your army or automate resource gathering.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Fresh take on Valheim's gameplay—hire a squad instead of doing everything solo.
- Two distinct roles: combat and labor, so it fits both fighters and builders.
- Active development (last updated December 2025) and a solid download count (4,643).
⚠️ Cons
- Only 96 endorsements—still a niche mod, so expect occasional rough edges.
- No mention of multiplayer compatibility—could cause issues on shared servers.
- No details on balance or cost scaling—might be too easy or too grindy.
For Valheim players who want to delegate combat or tedious resource gathering to NPCs. Great for solo players who want a bit of company or for those who enjoy building a personal army. Skip if you prefer pure survival without NPC helpers.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have enough gold before hiring—mercenaries aren't cheap.
- Upgrade your mercenaries with materials to keep them effective in later biomes.
- Assign lumberjacks and miners to resource-heavy tasks to save your own stamina.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Valheim Mods
- Author
- Cheb Gonaz
- Version
- 3.1.2
- Downloads
- 4,643
- Endorsements
- 96
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 4/9/2023
- Updated
- 12/13/2025
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