Bow · Crossbows
Frostfire Crossbow
If your enemies don't freeze as you take aim, they are sure to do so once they are hit.
Materials fromSwamp· in the developers' Deep north medium test kit
CrossbowGold_FrostFireSpawnspawn CrossbowGold_FrostFire 1 4Recipe
Beyond level 4 at the Forge of Potential:
1× Bloodgold Battle Idol per attempt.
Upgrades by level
| Level | Damage | Block | Durability | Station lvl | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 232 Pierce180 Chop12 Fire88 Frost | 3 | 300 | 4 | |
| 2 | 240 Pierce185 Chop15 Fire91 Frost | 3 | 350 | 5 | |
| 3 | 248 Pierce190 Chop18 Fire94 Frost | 3 | 400 | 6 | |
| 4 | 256 Pierce195 Chop21 Fire97 Frost | 3 | 450 | 7 |
Upgrade cost per level = materials per level × (level − 1), and × 4 at level 4 (Piece.Requirement.GetAmount in the game code). Station level = recipe level + level − 1.
Total cost
Craft it and upgrade to level 4:
One Frostfire Crossbow, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):
Stats
- Skill
- Crossbows
- Reload time
- 3.5 s
- Knockback
- 210
- Backstab bonus
- ×3
- Block armor
- 3
- Parry bonus
- ×1.5
- Movement speed
- -5%
- Tool tier
- 6
- Durability
- 300 (+50 per level)
- Weight
- 1.5
Hits to kill in the Swamp
| Creature | Health | Per hit | Hits | 2★ hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 145.6 | 1 | 1 | |
| 50 | 198.8 | 1 | 1 | |
| 60 | 247.1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 100 | 254.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 100 | 111.7 | 1 | 3 | |
| 150 | 198.8 | 1 | 3 | |
| 200 | 254.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 400 | 254.5 | 2 | 5 | |
| 800 | 66.9 | 12 | 36 | |
| 5,000 | 150.3 | 34 | — |
Level 4 Frostfire Crossbow, primary attack, skill 50 (each hit rolls 55–85% of the damage), after each creature's resistances. Try other levels and skills in the damage calculator.
Compared with similar weapons
| Item | Damage | Max level | Stamina | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | 209 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 220 | 229 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 220 | 229 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 230 | 239 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 230 | 239 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 264 | 288 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 319 | 358 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 332 | 374 | 0 | 1.5 |
Frostfire Crossbow in other languages
UkrainianВогнекрижний арбалет
Portuguese BrazilianBesta de fogogelo
FrenchArbalète de givrefeu
ItalianBalestra di Fuocoghiaccio
GermanFrostfeuer-Armbrust
SpanishBallesta de fuego gélido
RussianОгнеледяной арбалет
BulgarianМразоогнен Арбалет
TurkishBuzateşi Arbaleti
PolishMroźnognista kusza
Chinese冰火十字弓
Chinese Trad霜火十字弓
Japanese氷炎のクロスボウ
Korean서리불길 석궁
From the game's own localization files (15 languages).
Source: ObjectDB in the files of Valheim 1.0.16 (2026-09-24), prefab CrossbowGold_FrostFire. See how this site reads the game.