29 rankings · Valheim 1.0.17
Best in Valheim
Rankings worked out from the game's own numbers, not opinions: damage at max level, hits to kill each creature with its weaknesses applied, block and parry, wood per tree. Every list says what it ranks by and prints the formula, read from the files of Valheim 1.0.17. Each card shows the list's No. 1.
Weapons
No. 1Frostfire Sledge348damage a hitStrongest weaponsDamage per hit and per stamina at max level, the strongest of each type.
No. 1Black Metal Atgeir in the Plains54hits for 5 creaturesBest weapons by biomeHits to kill each biome's creatures, weaknesses applied.
No. 1Iron Mace vs Bonemass66hitsBest weapons vs bossesHits to kill each boss with what you have by then.
No. 1Blood Fang+33%at half healthBest weapon variantsBleeding, Primal, Thundering: which gem for Nidhögg, Slayer, Ripper…
No. 1Frostfire Greatsword334damageBest swords and greatswordsEvery one ranked at max level; the best in each biome.
No. 1Frostfire Greataxe302damageBest axes, battleaxes and Berserkir axesEvery one ranked at max level; the best in each biome.- No. 1Frostfire Sledge348damageBest clubs, maces and sledgesEvery one ranked at max level; the best in each biome.
No. 1Frostfire Dagger270damageBest knives and daggersEvery one ranked at max level; the best in each biome.
No. 1Frostfire Spear296damageBest spearsEvery one ranked at max level; the best in each biome.
No. 1Frostfire Atgeir296damageBest atgeirsEvery one ranked at max level; the best in each biome.
No. 1Frostfire Knucklechains222damageBest claws and knucklechainsEvery one ranked at max level; the best in each biome.
No. 1Frostfire Bow335per shotBest bowsEvery one ranked at max level; the best in each biome.
No. 1Frostfire Crossbow466per shotBest crossbowsEvery one ranked at max level; the best in each biome.
No. 1Lightning Strike360damageBest elemental magic staffsEvery one ranked at max level; the best in each biome.
No. 1Bloodgold Arrow100damageBest arrows & boltsEach arrow and bolt against every boss.
Tools
Armor & gear
No. 1Protector150armorBest armor by biomeHits you survive from each biome's hardest attacks.
No. 1Nord Greatshield255block at 100Best shieldsBlock and parry power at max level, by kind.
No. 1Iron Buckler vs Kall Fimbulbringerholdsevery blockable hitShields vs bossesWhat each shield holds from every boss.
No. 1Moose Hide Cape18armorBest capesArmor, resistances and stamina bonuses; one for each purpose.
No. 1Fins of Destiny10adrenalineBest trinketsAdrenaline, effect and hits or parries to fill each one.
Food & meads
World & building
No. 1Kall Fimbulbringer40,000healthStrongest creaturesHealth and the hardest hit of every creature and boss.
No. 1Frost in the Ashlands×1.1on averageBest damage types by biomeWhich damage type each biome's creatures are weak to.
No. 1Fader5 minonForsaken powersWhat each boss power changes, for how long.
No. 1Iron (wood iron beams)50 mstraight upStrongest building materialsHow tall and how far each material builds; the strongest pieces.
How the numbers move from patch to patch: buffs & nerfs. Try your own setup in the calculators.