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.
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. 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.
In Valheim weapons of the same type deal the same type of damage:
| Weapon type | Damage type | One/ two-handed |
|---|---|---|
| Axes & Swords | Slash damage | One/ two-handed |
| Bows, Pickaxes, Polearms and Spears | Pierce damage | Two handed |
| Knives | Half pierce/ half slash damage | One handed |
| Clubs | Blunt damage | One/ two-handed |
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.
| 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.
