Shield
Nord Buckler
An effective method of protection, with sufficient skill.
ShieldGoldBucklerSpawnspawn ShieldGoldBuckler 1 3Recipe
Beyond level 3 at the Forge of Potential: 
1× Bloodgold Protection Idol per attempt.
Upgrades by level
| Level | Block | Durability | Station lvl | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | 400 | 4 |  10× Bloodgold 1× Mould: Nord Buckler 10× Timberwood |
| 2 | 94 | 450 | 5 | 5× Bloodgold5× Timberwood |
| 3 | 100 | 500 | 6 | 10× Bloodgold10× Timberwood |
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.
Where to get Nord Buckler
| Source | Amount | Chance | Biome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooked on Frost Foundry · from Cast: Nord Buckler | — | — |
Stats
- Skill
- Blocking
- Knockback
- 40
- Backstab bonus
- ×4
- Block armor
- 88 (+6 per level)
- Parry bonus
- ×2.5
- Block force
- 30
- Movement speed
- -5%
- Tool tier
- 2
- Durability
- 400 (+50 per level)
- Weight
- 4
Compared with similar shields
| Item | Block | Max level | Parry × | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iron Tower Shield | 52 | 64 | ×0 | 4 |
 Serpent Scale Shield | 60 | 72 | ×0 | 5 |
 Silver Shield | 60 | 72 | ×1.5 | 5 |
 Black Metal Shield | 78 | 90 | ×1.5 | 5 |
 Carapace Buckler | 78 | 90 | ×2.5 | 5 |
| Nord Buckler | 88 | 100 | ×2.5 | 4 |
 Carapace Shield | 96 | 108 | ×1.5 | 5 |
 Black Metal Tower Shield | 104 | 116 | ×0 | 5 |
 Flametal Shield | 114 | 126 | ×1.5 | 5 |
Nord Buckler in other languages
UkrainianНордичний кулачний щит
Portuguese BrazilianBroquel Nórdico
FrenchTarge nordique
ItalianBrocchiero del nord
GermanNord-Buckler
SpanishBroquel nord
RussianНордский баклер
BulgarianНордски Малък Щит
TurkishNord Küçük Kalkanı
PolishNordycki puklerz
Chinese北境圆盾
Chinese Trad諾德圓盾
Japaneseノルドのバックラー
Korean노드의 버클러
From the game's own localization files (15 languages).
Source: ObjectDB in the files of Valheim 1.0.16 (2026-09-24), prefab ShieldGoldBuckler. See how this site reads the game.