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One-handed weapon · Axes

Thunderblood Axe

As this axe cuts through wood and blood alike, a resounding thunderous crack shall be heard throughout the land.

Damage
231
186 Slash · 45 Lightning
Block
66
parry ×2
Attack stamina
16
Max level
4

Materials fromSwamp

Item IDAxeGold_BloodLightningSpawnspawn AxeGold_BloodLightning 1 4

Recipe

Upgrades by level

LevelDamageBlockDurabilityStation lvlMaterials
1186 Slash90 Chop45 Lightning6640041× Nord Axe20× Bloodgold1× Thunderblood Essence
2196 Slash93 Chop50 Lightning66450510× Bloodgold1× Thunderblood Essence
3206 Slash96 Chop55 Lightning66500620× Bloodgold2× Thunderblood Essence
4216 Slash99 Chop60 Lightning66550740× Bloodgold4× Thunderblood Essence

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

Stats

Skill
Axes
Primary attack stamina
16
Secondary attack
28 stamina, ×1.5 damage
Knockback
60
Backstab bonus
×3
Block armor
66
Parry bonus
×2
Block force
20
Movement speed
-5%
Tool tier
6
Durability
400 (+50 per level)
Weight
2

Hits to kill in the Swamp

CreatureHealthPer hitHits2★ hits
Skeleton40193.211
Blob50138.612
Leech60193.211
Draugr100193.212
Wraith100117.613
Oozer150138.624
Draugr Elite200193.224
Writhan400268.825
Abomination800193.2513
Bonemass5,000117.643—

Level 4 Thunderblood Axe, 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
Berserkir Axes140155162
Thundering Berserkir Axes150165162
Primal Berserkir Axes150165162
Nord Axe176206162
Nord Greataxe188218222.5
Thunderblood Axe231276162
Thunderblood Greataxe243288222.5
Frostfire Axe244292162
Frostfire Greataxe254302222.5

Thunderblood Axe in other languages

UkrainianГромокровна сокира

Portuguese BrazilianMachado de trovossangue

DanishTordenblod økse

FrenchHache de sang-tonnerre

ItalianAscia di Sangue tonante

GermanDonnerblut-Axt

SpanishHacha de sangre de trueno

RussianГромокровный топор

BulgarianГръмокръвна Брадва

TurkishŞimşekkanı Baltası

PolishGrzmotokrwisty topór

Chinese雷血战斧

Chinese Trad雷血斧

Japanese雷血の斧

Korean천둥피 도끼

From the game's own localization files (16 languages).

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