Bow · Bows
Spinesnap
Using this bow is backbreaking work but so worth it.
Materials fromMistlands· in the developers' test kit
BowSpineSnapSpawnspawn BowSpineSnap 1 4Recipe
Beyond level 4 at the Forge of Potential:
1× Black Marble Battle Idol per attempt.
Upgrades by level
| Level | Damage | Block | Durability | Station lvl | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 Pierce5 Spirit | 3 | 250 | 1 | |
| 2 | 76 Pierce10 Spirit | 3 | 300 | 2 | |
| 3 | 80 Pierce15 Spirit | 3 | 350 | 3 | |
| 4 | 84 Pierce20 Spirit | 3 | 400 | 4 |
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 Spinesnap, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):
Stats
- Skill
- Bows
- Draw time
- 2.5 s
- Knockback
- 25
- Backstab bonus
- ×3
- Block armor
- 3
- Parry bonus
- ×1.5
- Movement speed
- -5%
- Tool tier
- 5
- Durability
- 250 (+50 per level)
- Weight
- 1.5
Hits to kill in the Mistlands
| Creature | Health | Per hit | Hits | 2★ hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeker Brood | 20 | 29.4 | 1 | 3 |
| 50 | 88.2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 200 | 29.4 | 7 | 21 | |
| 350 | 58.8 | 6 | 18 | |
| 1,500 | 58.8 | 26 | 77 | |
| 1,500 | 29.4 | 52 | 154 | |
| 12,500 | 29.4 | 426 | — |
Level 4 Spinesnap, 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
| Item | Damage | Max level | Stamina | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 41 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 42 | 51 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 52 | 76 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 77 | 104 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 82 | 109 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 82 | 109 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 92 | 119 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 92 | 119 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 110 | 170 | 0 | 1.5 |
Spinesnap in other languages
SwedishBråck
UkrainianХребтолам
Portuguese BrazilianEstala coluna
NorwegianRyggradriver
HungarianGerinctörő
FrenchÉchine brisée
ItalianSpaccaschiena
GermanRückgratbrecher
SpanishEstallacolumnas
RussianХребтолом
RomanianColoana Infinitului
BulgarianГръботрош
FinnishRankajousi
IcelandicHryggbrjótur
TurkishOmurgaçatlatan
LithuanianStubarlaužys
CzechPáteřolam
PolishKręgopruj
Chinese断脊
Chinese Trad脊骨弓
Japanese背骨折りの弓
Korean등골의 굴곡
Thaiกระดูกคันธนู
From the game's own localization files (24 languages).
Source: ObjectDB in the files of Valheim 1.0.16 (2026-09-24), prefab BowSpineSnap. See how this site reads the game.