Category:Weapons
Weapons in Valheim are items used to fight and kill Creatures.
You can unlock more weapons after killing bosses in the game and getting new resources from other biomes.
Offensive and defensive properties
In Valheim weapons of the same type deal the same type of damage:
- Slash damage = One/ two-handed Axes, Swords - Pierce damage = Bows, Pickaxes, Polearms and Spears. - Half pierce, Half slash damage = Knives - Blunt damage: One/ two-handed Clubs
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.
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.
