Weapons

Weapons in Valheim are items used to fight and kill Creatures and bosses. You have melee, bows, shields and consumable weapons (Ooze bomb).

You can unlock more weapons after killing bosses in the game to progress to the next era and getting new resources from new biomes.

Valheim weapon crafting recipe list

Valheim sword crafting list

Valheim club/ maces crafting list

Valheim pickaxe / axe crafting list

Valheim spear crafting list

Valheim atgeir / polearm

Valheim other melee weapons crafting list

Valheim bow crafting list

Valheim shield crafting list

Valheim Arrow crafting list

What weapons are there in Valheim?

Weapons

Weapon type	Damage type	One/ two-handed	Secondary attack	Backstab damage bonus
Swords	Slash damage	One-handed	Stunning the enemy	3x
Axes	Slash damage	One-handed		3x
Battleaxe	Slash damage	Two-handed	A quick stab that costs less stamina than a normal attack	3x
Bows	Pierce damage	Two-handed		3x
Spears	Pierce damage	Two-handed	Throwing the spear. It can be picked up afterwards.	3x
Pickaxes	Pierce damage	Two-handed		3x
Polearms	Pierce damage	Two-handed	Dealing damage in a circle and knocking back enemies	3x
Knives	Half pierce/ half slash damage	One-handed	Leap forward and attack	10x
Clubs	Blunt damage	One/ two-handed	Power up our attack dealing more damage	3x
Two-handed Clubs	Blunt damage	Two-handed	Power up our attack dealing more damage	2x
Torch	Blunt/ fire damage	One-handed	Power up our attack dealing more damage	3x

What are offensive and defensive properties of weapons?

Offensive properties

In Valheim there are creatures that have resistance/ weakness to a certain damage type, which could increase or decrease the effectiveness of these damages. The table above shows the damage type per weapon.

• When an enemy is resistant to a damage type the damage numbers are shown grey.
• When an enemy is weak to a certain damage type the numbers are shown yellow.

Defensive weapon properties in Valheim

Parry

Weapons in Valheim (except tower shields) can be used to parry attacks.

Certain weapons also have parry force. This shows the amount of knockback that is applied to enemies when succesfully parrying.

Weapons that have 0 parry force are spears, bows and blackmetal axes.

Parry bonus

The parry bonus is a multiplier to the block power when parrying an attack. The damage dealt to an enemy after a successful parry is always dubbeled for a short period of time. The parry bonus of a weapon is determined by its weapon type.

Parry bonus table

Weapon	Parry bonus
Knives	4x
Atgeirs (polearms)	3x
All other weapons	2x
Bows	1.5x
Round shields (Except Bronze buckler)	1.5x
Tankard	1.5x
Tower shields	Cannot Parry

Blocking attacks (block power)

In Valheim all weapons a a block power value that indicates the amount of damage that can be blocked by the weapon.

Shield overview

Name	Round/ Tower Shield	Block power/ Upgraded Max	Parry force/ Upgraded Max	Parry Bonus
Wood shield	Round	20 /30	20 / 20	1.5x
Wood tower shield	Tower	36
Bronze buckler	Round	45 /55	30 / 30	2x
Banded shield	Round	60 / 70	40 / 50	1.5x
Iron tower shield	Tower	75
Silver shield	Round	75 / 85	40 / 50	1.5x
Serpent scale shield	Tower	90
Black metal shield	Round	90 / 100	50 / 60	1.5x
Black metal tower shield	Tower	105

Movement speed by weapon type

Movement speed table

Weapon type	Movement speed reduction
Tower shield (except serpent shield)	-20%
Serpent scale shield	-10%
Polearms	-10%
All other one-handed melee weapons	-5%
bows, round shields & pickaxes	-5%
Knives	-0%