Valheim DatabaseValheim 1.0.16 · read from the game files · unofficial
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One-handed weapon · Knives

Silver Knife

A savage piece of pain.

Damage
62
25 Slash · 25 Pierce · 12 Spirit
Block
2
parry ×4
Attack stamina
10
Max level
4

Materials fromMeadows· in the developers' Plains test kit

Item IDKnifeSilverSpawnspawn KnifeSilver 1 4

Recipe

Upgrades by level

LevelDamageBlockDurabilityStation lvlMaterials
125 Slash25 Pierce12 Spirit220032× Wood10× Silver3× Leather Scraps2× Iron
226 Slash26 Pierce12 Spirit225041× Wood5× Silver1× Leather Scraps1× Iron
327 Slash27 Pierce12 Spirit230052× Wood10× Silver2× Leather Scraps2× Iron
428 Slash28 Pierce12 Spirit235064× Wood20× Silver4× Leather Scraps4× Iron

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

Stats

Skill
Knives
Primary attack stamina
10
Secondary attack
30 stamina, ×3 damage
Knockback
10
Backstab bonus
×6
Block armor
2
Parry bonus
×4
Block force
10
Tool tier
3
Durability
200 (+50 per level)
Weight
0.3

Hits to kill in the Meadows

CreatureHealthPer hitHits2★ hits
Neck539.211
Deer1039.211
Boar1039.211
Greyling2039.212
Greydwarf4039.224
Greydwarf Shaman6039.225
Greydwarf Brute15039.2412
Fuling17539.2514
Eikthyr50047.611—

Level 4 Silver Knife, 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
Wooden Knife2840.3
Flint Knife101640.3
Copper Knife243060.3
Abyssal Razor404680.3
Silver Knife6268100.3
Black Metal Knife6874120.3
Skoll and Hati9096140.3
Nord Dagger150180140.3
Thunderblood Dagger205250140.3

Silver Knife in other languages

SwedishSilverkniv

UkrainianСрібний ніж

Portuguese BrazilianFaca de prata

DanishSølvkniv

NorwegianSølvdolk

HungarianEzüst kés

FrenchCouteau en argent

ItalianPugnale d'argento

GermanSilbermesser

SpanishCuchillo de plata

RussianСеребряный нож

RomanianCuțit de argint

BulgarianСребърен Нож

FinnishHopeaveitsi

IcelandicSilfurrýtingur

TurkishGümüş bıçak

LithuanianSidabrinis peilis

CzechStříbrný nůž

PolishSrebrny nóż

DutchZilveren mes

Chinese银刀

Chinese Trad銀刀

Japanese銀のナイフ

Korean은 칼

Thaiมีดเงิน

LatvianSudraba nazis

From the game's own localization files (27 languages).

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