One-handed weapon · Swords

Nidhögg the Primal

Tangle your foes in roots, like the namesake of this blade.

Damage

145

135 Slash · 10 Poison

Block

parry ×2

Attack stamina

Max level

Materials fromAshlands· in the developers' Ashlands test kit

Item IDSwordNiedhoggNatureSpawnspawn SwordNiedhoggNature 1 4

Recipe

Crafted at

Black Forgelevel 4

Beyond level 4 at the Forge of Potential: 1× Flametal Battle Idol per attempt.

Upgrades by level

Level	Damage	Block	Durability	Station lvl	Materials
1	135 Slash10 Poison	57	300	4	1× Nidhögg 6× Flametal 1× Jade
2	141 Slash10 Poison	57	350	5	6× Flametal 1× Jade
3	147 Slash10 Poison	57	400	6	12× Flametal 2× Jade
4	153 Slash10 Poison	57	450	7	24× Flametal 4× Jade

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 Nidhögg the Primal, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):

Stats

Skill: Swords
Primary attack stamina: 16
Secondary attack: 28 stamina, ×3 damage
Knockback: 40
Backstab bonus: ×3
Block armor: 57
Parry bonus: ×2
Block force: 20
Movement speed: -5%
Tool tier: 6
Durability: 300 (+50 per level)
Weight: 0.8

Hits to kill in the Ashlands

Creature	Health	Per hit	Hits	2★ hits
Volture	200	107.1	2	6
Charred Marksman	200	107.1	2	6
Charred Twitcher	220	107.1	3	7
Lava Blob	300	110.6	3	9
Dvergr Rogue	350	114.1	4	10
Charred Warrior	600	107.1	6	17
Asksvin	800	110.6	8	22
Bonemaw	1,100	110.6	10	30
Fallen Valkyrie	1,500	107.1	15	43
Morgen	1,600	60.6	27	80
Fader	25,000	114.1	220	—

Level 4 Nidhögg the Primal, 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
Nidhögg	135	153	16	0.8
Nidhögg the Bleeding	135	153	16	0.8
Nidhögg the Thundering	145	163	16	0.8
Nidhögg the Primal	145	163	16	0.8
Krom	150	168	20	4
Dyrnwyn	155	173	16	0.8
Nord Sword	170	200	16	0.8
Slayer	170	188	20	4
Brutal Slayer	170	188	20	4