Weapon vs Creature

Pick a target and see every Valheim weapon ranked by the damage it actually deals to that creature, not the number printed on the weapon. Creature resistances multiply each damage type separately, so a weaker weapon of the right type routinely beats a stronger one of the wrong type. Quality levels are included.

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Resistances

Chop: UnaffectedFire: Very resistantBlunt: WeakFrost: WeakSlash: ResistantPierce: Very resistantPoison: ImmunePickaxe: Unaffected

Weapon	Base	Effective	Multiplier	Breakdown
Frostfire Sledge	300	435	1.45×	Fire 3, Blunt 300, Frost 132
Thunderblood Sledge	280	397.5	1.42×	Blunt 352.5, Lightning 45
Frostfire Mace	242	348	1.44×	Fire 3, Blunt 213, Frost 132
Nord Sledge	225	337.5	1.50×	Blunt 337.5
Thunderblood Mace	225	315	1.40×	Blunt 270, Lightning 45
Lightning Strike	300	300	1.00×	Lightning 300
Frostfire Knucklechains	180	255	1.42×	Fire 3, Blunt 120, Frost 132
Nord Mace	170	255	1.50×	Blunt 255
Frostfire Greatsword	286	228	0.80×	Fire 3, Frost 132, Slash 93
Thunderblood Knucklechains	167	228	1.37×	Blunt 183, Lightning 45
Demolisher	145	217.5	1.50×	Blunt 217.5
Storm Star	145	212.5	1.47×	Blunt 202.5, Lightning 10
Frostfire Greataxe	254	212	0.83×	Fire 3, Frost 132, Slash 77
Staff of Embers	240	210	0.88×	Fire 30, Blunt 180
Frostfire Axe	244	207	0.85×	Fire 3, Frost 132, Slash 72
Frostfire Sword	238	204	0.86×	Fire 3, Frost 132, Slash 69
Bloodgeon	135	202.5	1.50×	Blunt 202.5
Flametal Mace	135	202.5	1.50×	Blunt 202.5
Klossen	145	202.5	1.40×	Blunt 202.5
Frostfire Crossbow	332	193	0.58×	Fire 3, Frost 132, Pierce 58
Frostfire Dagger	222	181	0.82×	Fire 2.5, Frost 132, Slash 31, Pierce 15.5
Frostfire Atgeir	248	172	0.69×	Fire 3, Frost 132, Pierce 37
Frostfire Spear	248	172	0.69×	Fire 3, Frost 132, Pierce 37
Nord Knucklechains	114	171	1.50×	Blunt 171
Frostfire Bow	178	162	0.91×	Fire 3, Frost 132, Pierce 17, Spirit 10
Thunderblood Greatsword	265	155	0.58×	Slash 110, Lightning 45
Thunderblood Greataxe	243	144	0.59×	Slash 99, Lightning 45
Thunderblood Axe	231	138	0.60×	Slash 93, Lightning 45
Thunderblood Sword	225	135	0.60×	Slash 90, Lightning 45
Frostner	95	132.5	1.39×	Blunt 52.5, Frost 60, Spirit 20
Thunderblood Crossbow	319	113.5	0.36×	Pierce 68.5, Lightning 45
Nord Greatsword	210	105	0.50×	Slash 105
Thunderblood Dagger	205	105	0.51×	Slash 40, Pierce 20, Lightning 45
Mistwalker	115	97.5	0.85×	Frost 60, Slash 37.5
Scourging Slayer	180	95	0.53×	Slash 85, Lightning 10
Nord Greataxe	188	94	0.50×	Slash 94
Thunderblood Atgeir	237	93	0.39×	Pierce 48, Lightning 45
Thunderblood Spear	225	90	0.40×	Pierce 45, Lightning 45
Nord Axe	176	88	0.50×	Slash 88
Porcupine	95	86.3	0.91×	Blunt 75, Pierce 11.3
Brutal Slayer	170	85	0.50×	Slash 85
Nord Sword	170	85	0.50×	Slash 85
Primal Slayer	180	85	0.47×	Slash 85
Slayer	170	85	0.50×	Slash 85
Frost Arrow	78	84.5	1.08×	Frost 78, Pierce 6.5
Iron Mace	55	82.5	1.50×	Blunt 82.5
Iron Sledge	55	82.5	1.50×	Blunt 82.5
Thunderblood Bow	165	82.5	0.50×	Pierce 27.5, Spirit 10, Lightning 45
Thundering Berserkir Axes	150	80	0.53×	Slash 70, Lightning 10
Nidhögg the Thundering	145	77.5	0.53×	Slash 67.5, Lightning 10
Crystal Battleaxe	120	75	0.63×	Slash 45, Spirit 30
Krom	150	75	0.50×	Slash 75
Dyrnwyn	155	75	0.48×	Fire 2.5, Slash 72.5
Berserkir Axes	140	70	0.50×	Slash 70
Bleeding Berserkir Axes	140	70	0.50×	Slash 70
Primal Berserkir Axes	150	70	0.47×	Slash 70
Silver Sword	105	67.5	0.64×	Slash 37.5, Spirit 30
Nidhögg	135	67.5	0.50×	Slash 67.5
Nidhögg the Bleeding	135	67.5	0.50×	Slash 67.5
Nidhögg the Primal	145	67.5	0.47×	Slash 67.5
Nord Crossbow	264	66	0.25×	Pierce 66
Skull Splittur	130	65	0.50×	Slash 65
Storm Ripper	230	65	0.28×	Pierce 55, Lightning 10
Himminafl	125	61.3	0.49×	Pierce 21.3, Lightning 40
Nord Dagger	150	56.3	0.38×	Slash 37.5, Pierce 18.8
Black Metal Battleaxe	110	55	0.50×	Slash 55
Ripper	220	55	0.25×	Pierce 55
Root Ripper	230	55	0.24×	Pierce 55
Wound Ripper	220	55	0.25×	Pierce 55
Bronze Mace	35	52.5	1.50×	Blunt 52.5
Arbalest	200	50	0.25×	Pierce 50
Black Metal Axe	100	50	0.50×	Slash 50
Black Metal Sword	95	47.5	0.50×	Slash 47.5
Nord Atgeir	182	45.5	0.25×	Pierce 45.5
Staff of Frost	30	45	1.50×	Frost 45
Splitnir the Storming	145	43.8	0.30×	Pierce 33.8, Lightning 10
Nord Spear	170	42.5	0.25×	Pierce 42.5
Jotun Bane	120	40	0.33×	Slash 40
Battleaxe	70	35	0.50×	Slash 35
Dyrnwyn	85	35	0.41×	Fire 7.5, Slash 27.5
Nord Bow	110	35	0.32×	Pierce 25, Spirit 10
Skoll and Hati	90	33.8	0.38×	Slash 22.5, Pierce 11.3
Splitnir	135	33.8	0.25×	Pierce 33.8
Splitnir the Bleeding	135	33.8	0.25×	Pierce 33.8
Splitnir the Primal	145	33.8	0.23×	Pierce 33.8
Silver Arrow	72	33	0.46×	Pierce 13, Spirit 20
Stagbreaker	25	31.3	1.25×	Blunt 30, Pierce 1.3
Silver Knife	62	30.8	0.50×	Slash 12.5, Pierce 6.3, Spirit 12
Storm Fang	92	30.5	0.33×	Pierce 20.5, Lightning 10
Iron Axe	60	30	0.50×	Slash 30
Flesh Rippers	60	30	0.50×	Slash 30
Staff of the Wild	40	30	0.75×	Blunt 30
Carapace Spear	115	28.8	0.25×	Pierce 28.8
Iron Sword	55	27.5	0.50×	Slash 27.5
Black Metal Atgeir	105	26.3	0.25×	Pierce 26.3
Black Metal Knife	68	25.5	0.38×	Slash 17, Pierce 8.5
Bloodgold Arrow	100	25	0.25×	Pierce 25
Vilebone Maulclaws	80	25	0.31×	Slash 10, Pierce 15
Spinesnap	77	23	0.30×	Pierce 18, Spirit 5
Bloodgold Bolt	92	23	0.25×	Pierce 23
Snowball	15	22.5	1.50×	Blunt 7.5, Frost 15
Staff of Fracturing	24	21	0.88×	Fire 3, Blunt 18
Charred Arrow	82	20.5	0.25×	Pierce 20.5
Charred Bolt	82	20.5	0.25×	Pierce 20.5
Ash Fang	82	20.5	0.25×	Pierce 20.5
Blood Fang	82	20.5	0.25×	Pierce 20.5
Root Fang	92	20.5	0.22×	Pierce 20.5
Bronze Axe	40	20	0.50×	Slash 20
Dundr	20	20	1.00×	Lightning 20
Fang Spear	75	18.8	0.25×	Pierce 18.8
Club	12	18	1.50×	Blunt 18
Carapace Arrow	72	18	0.25×	Pierce 18
Carapace Bolt	72	18	0.25×	Pierce 18
Bronze Sword	35	17.5	0.50×	Slash 17.5
Iron Atgeir	65	16.3	0.25×	Pierce 16.3
Needle Arrow	62	15.5	0.25×	Pierce 15.5
Black Metal Bolt	62	15.5	0.25×	Pierce 15.5
Abyssal Razor	40	15	0.38×	Slash 10, Pierce 5
Early Axes	30	15	0.50×	Slash 15
Ancient Bark Spear	55	13.8	0.25×	Pierce 13.8
Obsidian Arrow	52	13	0.25×	Pierce 13
Paws of the Bear	25	12.5	0.50×	Slash 12.5
Black Metal Pickaxe	49	12.3	0.25×	Pierce 12.3
Draugr Fang	52	11.8	0.23×	Pierce 11.8
Bronze Atgeir	45	11.3	0.25×	Pierce 11.3
Huntsman Bow	42	10.5	0.25×	Pierce 10.5
Ironhead Arrow	42	10.5	0.25×	Pierce 10.5
Iron Bolt	42	10.5	0.25×	Pierce 10.5
Flint Axe	20	10	0.50×	Slash 10
Torch	19	9.8	0.51×	Fire 3.8, Blunt 6
Copper Knife	24	9	0.38×	Slash 6, Pierce 3
Voidcaller	24	9	0.38×	Slash 6, Pierce 3
Bronze Spear	35	8.8	0.25×	Pierce 8.8
Fire Arrow	33	8.3	0.25×	Fire 5.5, Pierce 2.8
Iron Pickaxe	33	8.3	0.25×	Pierce 8.3
Bronzehead Arrow	32	8	0.25×	Pierce 8
Finewood Bow	32	8	0.25×	Pierce 8
Bone Bolt	32	8	0.25×	Pierce 8
Stone Axe	15	7.5	0.50×	Slash 7.5
Ooze Bomb	5	7.5	1.50×	Blunt 7.5
Smoke Bomb	5	7.5	1.50×	Blunt 7.5
Bile Bomb	5	7.5	1.50×	Blunt 7.5
Blob Bomb: Elite Poison	5	7.5	1.50×	Blunt 7.5
Blob Bomb: Frost	5	7.5	1.50×	Blunt 7.5
Blob Bomb: Lava	5	7.5	1.50×	Blunt 7.5
Blob Bomb: Poison	5	7.5	1.50×	Blunt 7.5
Blob Bomb: Pulp	5	7.5	1.50×	Blunt 7.5
Blob Bomb: Tar	5	7.5	1.50×	Blunt 7.5
Fishing Rod	5	7.5	1.50×	Blunt 7.5
Flinthead Arrow	27	6.8	0.25×	Pierce 6.8
Poison Arrow	78	6.5	0.08×	Pierce 6.5
Bronze Pickaxe	25	6.3	0.25×	Pierce 6.3
Crude Bow	22	5.5	0.25×	Pierce 5.5
Wood Arrow	22	5.5	0.25×	Pierce 5.5
Flint Spear	20	5	0.25×	Pierce 5
Antler Pickaxe	18	4.5	0.25×	Pierce 4.5
Flint Knife	10	3.8	0.38×	Slash 2.5, Pierce 1.3
Stone Pickaxe	15	3.8	0.25×	Pierce 3.8
Abyssal Harpoon	10	2.5	0.25×	Pierce 2.5
Grappling Hook	10	2.5	0.25×	Pierce 2.5
Wooden Mace	1	1.5	1.50×	Blunt 1.5
Wooden Sledge	1	1.5	1.50×	Blunt 1.5
Wooden Knife	2	0.8	0.38×	Slash 0.5, Pierce 0.3
Wooden Sword	1	0.5	0.50×	Slash 0.5
Wooden Axe	1	0.5	0.50×	Slash 0.5
Wooden Battleaxe	1	0.5	0.50×	Slash 0.5
Wooden Greatsword	1	0.5	0.50×	Slash 0.5
Wooden Atgeir	1	0.3	0.25×	Pierce 0.3
Wooden Spear	1	0.3	0.25×	Pierce 0.3

Valheim Weapon Matchups

Every creature in Valheim carries a resistance value per damage type, and every weapon deals typed damage that scales with quality. Cross the two and the best weapon against a given target is a calculation rather than an opinion. That is what this page does, using the game’s own multipliers.

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Valheim Matchup FAQ

What weapon should I use against a specific creature in Valheim?

It depends on that creature’s resistances, which can halve or double your damage. Pick a target above and the table ranks every weapon by the damage it will actually deal.

How do damage resistances work in Valheim?

Weak multiplies incoming damage by 1.5, Very Weak by 2, Resistant by 0.5, Very Resistant by 0.25, and Immune reduces it to zero. Those multipliers are read from the game rather than estimated.

How much extra damage does a weakness do in Valheim?

The game runs a 9-step ladder, not a simple weak/resist pair: VeryWeak 200%, Weak 150%, SlightlyWeak 125%, Normal 100%, SlightlyResistant 75%, Resistant 50%, VeryResistant 25%, and Immune and Ignore both land on zero. So a weakness is worth 150 per cent and a doubled weakness 200 per cent, while a resistance halves you to 50 and a strong one cuts you to 25. Those numbers are read from the game files rather than assumed.

What is the difference between Immune and Ignore in Valheim?

Nothing, as far as the damage goes — both multiply the incoming type by zero. The distinction matters only when reading a creature’s row: an entry that is Ignore on every single type cannot be damaged at all by anything in the game, whereas a creature that is merely Immune to one or two types can still be killed with something else.

How many creatures and weapons does this compare in Valheim?

169 weapons against 139 creatures, 12 of them bosses, with every pairing worked out from the same modifier table the game uses. Bosses are listed separately because their resistances are usually the point of the fight, and averaging them into a general ranking hides exactly the information you came for.