Valheim DatabaseValheim 1.0.16 · read from the game files · unofficial
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Bow · Crossbows

Ripper

Rips your foes apart, simple as that.

Damage
220
220 Pierce
Block
3
parry ×1.5
Weight
1.5
Max level
4

Materials fromAshlands· in the developers' Ashlands medium test kit

Item IDCrossbowRipperSpawnspawn CrossbowRipper 1 4

Recipe

Upgrades by level

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

One Ripper, 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
200 (+50 per level)
Weight
1.5

What Ripper is used for

Hits to kill in the Ashlands

CreatureHealthPer hitHits2★ hits
Volture200160.324
Charred Marksman20080.138
Charred Twitcher22080.139
Lava Blob30080.1412
Dvergr Rogue350160.337
Charred Warrior60080.1823
Asksvin800160.3515
Bonemaw1,100160.3721
Fallen Valkyrie1,500160.31029
Morgen1,60080.12060
Fader25,00080.1312—

Level 4 Ripper, 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

ItemDamageMax levelStaminaWeight
Arbalest20020901.5
Wound Ripper22022901.5
Ripper22022901.5
Storm Ripper23023901.5
Root Ripper23023901.5
Nord Crossbow26428801.5
Thunderblood Crossbow31935801.5
Frostfire Crossbow33237401.5

Ripper in other languages

SwedishSlitare

UkrainianУпокоювач

Portuguese BrazilianEstripadora

NorwegianRiver

HungarianSzaggató

FrenchÉventreuse

ItalianStrappatrice

GermanZerreißer

SpanishDesgarradora

RussianРазрыватель

RomanianSfâșietorul

BulgarianРазкъсвач

FinnishRepijä

IcelandicRífir

TurkishYırtıcı

LithuanianPlėšikas

CzechTrhač

PolishRozpruwacz

Chinese开膛弩

Chinese Trad撕裂者

Japanese裂破の弩

Korean파절기

From the game's own localization files (23 languages).

Source: ObjectDB in the files of Valheim 1.0.16 (2026-09-24), prefab CrossbowRipper. See how this site reads the game.