Shield
Nord Shield
Stay safe, and do so in style.
· in the developers' Deep north warrior test kit
ShieldGoldSpawnspawn ShieldGold 1 3Recipe
Beyond level 3 at the Forge of Potential: 
1× Bloodgold Protection Idol per attempt.
Upgrades by level
| Level | Damage | Block | Durability | Station lvl | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Blunt | 132 | 400 | 4 |  15× Bloodgold 1× Mould: Nord Shield 10× Timberwood |
| 2 | 10 Blunt | 138 | 450 | 5 | 8× Bloodgold5× Timberwood |
| 3 | 10 Blunt | 144 | 500 | 6 | 16× 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 Shield
| Source | Amount | Chance | Biome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooked on Frost Foundry · from Cast: Nord Shield | — | — |
Stats
- Skill
- Blocking
- Knockback
- 50
- Backstab bonus
- ×4
- Block armor
- 132 (+6 per level)
- Parry bonus
- ×1.5
- Block force
- 50
- Movement speed
- -5%
- Tool tier
- 4
- Durability
- 400 (+50 per level)
- Weight
- 5
Compared with similar shields
| Item | Block | Max level | Parry × | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 Shield | 132 | 144 | ×1.5 | 5 |
 Flametal Tower Shield | 140 | 152 | ×0 | 5 |
 Nord Greatshield | 158 | 170 | ×0 | 5 |
Nord Shield in other languages
UkrainianНордичний щит
Portuguese BrazilianEscudo Nórdico
FrenchBouclier nordique
ItalianScudo del nord
GermanNord-Schild
SpanishEscudo nord
RussianНордский щит
BulgarianНордски Щит
TurkishNord Kalkanı
PolishNordycka tarcza
Chinese北境之盾
Chinese Trad諾德盾
Japaneseノルドの盾
Korean노드의 방패
From the game's own localization files (15 languages).
Source: ObjectDB in the files of Valheim 1.0.16 (2026-09-24), prefab ShieldGold. See how this site reads the game.