Shields
All 21 Shields in Valheim, with weight, biome tier and what each one is made from. That is 21 of the 899 items catalogued here, split by kind so a single page does not run to hundreds of rows. Every entry links to its own page, where the recipe, the upgrade costs through quality 4 and the station that makes it are laid out in full.
Shields 21
Bone Tower Shield
Wood Shield
Wood Tower Shield
Bronze Buckler
Banded Shield
Iron Buckler
Iron Tower Shield
Serpent Scale Shield
Shield of Roots
Silver Shield
Black Metal Shield
Black Metal Tower Shield
Carapace Buckler
Carapace Shield
Flametal Shield
Flametal Tower Shield
Nord Buckler
Nord Greatshield
Nord ShieldValheim has 21 Shields. They run from Bone Tower Shield at biome tier 1 to Carapace Shield at tier 6, which is the order the game unlocks them in: gear is gated by materials, not by a level. Every entry links to its own page with the recipe or the creature that drops it.
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Shields FAQ
How many Shields are there in Valheim?
There are 21. Each one links through to its weight, its materials and where it comes from.
What is the earliest Shields in Valheim?
Bone Tower Shield, at biome tier 1. The latest is Carapace Shield at tier 6. Progression is gated by materials rather than a quest log, so the tiers follow the biomes.
What tier are Shields in Valheim?
This category spans the progression, from Bone Tower Shield at tier 1 up to Carapace Shield at tier 6. Tier here means the biome the item belongs to rather than a quality grade, so it is a reliable guide to when you will get something and a poor one to how good it is against a specific target.
How many Shields are there in Valheim?
21, out of 899 items in the game. That share is worth knowing before committing to a category: a large one usually means many small variations on the same idea, while a short one means each entry is doing something the others cannot.
Can Shields be upgraded in Valheim?
Most equipment can, and the cost is not a simple multiple. Above the first quality the base requirement is replaced rather than added to, and the multiplier changes again in the upper levels — so the per-item pages carry the worked totals instead of asking you to multiply, because multiplying gives the wrong number.