Valheim DatabaseValheim 1.0.16 · read from the game files · unofficial
Scythe icon

Two-handed weapon

Scythe

The right tool makes the task at hand so much easier.

Block
1
parry ×0
Attack stamina
5
Weight
2
Max level
3

· in the developers' Harvester test kit

Item IDScytheSpawnspawn Scythe 1 3

Recipe

Crafted atForgelevel 2

Beyond level 3 at the Forge of Potential: 1× Wooden Battle Idol per attempt.

Upgrades by level

LevelBlockDurabilityStation lvlMaterials
1120021× Scythe Handle6× Silver
2140035× Silver
31600410× Silver

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 3:

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

Stats

Skill
Farming
Primary attack stamina
5
Backstab bonus
×1
Block armor
1
Parry bonus
×0
Durability
200 (+200 per level)
Weight
2

Scythe in other languages

SwedishLie

UkrainianКоса

Portuguese BrazilianFoice

DanishLe

NorwegianLjå

HungarianKasza

FrenchFaux

ItalianFalce

GermanSense

SpanishGuadaña

RussianКоса

RomanianCoasă

BulgarianКоса

FinnishViikate

IcelandicOrf og ljár

TurkishTırpan

LithuanianDalgis

CzechKosa

PolishKosa

Chinese镰刀

Chinese Trad大鐮刀

Japanese大鎌

Korean낫

From the game's own localization files (24 languages).

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