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.
Materials fromSwamp
AxeGold_BloodLightningSpawnspawn AxeGold_BloodLightning 1 4Recipe
Beyond level 4 at the Forge of Potential:
1× Bloodgold Battle Idol per attempt.
Upgrades by level
| Level | Damage | Block | Durability | Station lvl | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 186 Slash90 Chop45 Lightning | 66 | 400 | 4 | |
| 2 | 196 Slash93 Chop50 Lightning | 66 | 450 | 5 | |
| 3 | 206 Slash96 Chop55 Lightning | 66 | 500 | 6 | |
| 4 | 216 Slash99 Chop60 Lightning | 66 | 550 | 7 |
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 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
| Creature | Health | Per hit | Hits | 2★ hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 193.2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 50 | 138.6 | 1 | 2 | |
| 60 | 193.2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 100 | 193.2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 100 | 117.6 | 1 | 3 | |
| 150 | 138.6 | 2 | 4 | |
| 200 | 193.2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 400 | 268.8 | 2 | 5 | |
| 800 | 193.2 | 5 | 13 | |
| 5,000 | 117.6 | 43 | — |
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
| Item | Damage | Max level | Stamina | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | 155 | 16 | 2 | |
| 150 | 165 | 16 | 2 | |
| 150 | 165 | 16 | 2 | |
| 176 | 206 | 16 | 2 | |
| 188 | 218 | 22 | 2.5 | |
| 231 | 276 | 16 | 2 | |
| 243 | 288 | 22 | 2.5 | |
| 244 | 292 | 16 | 2 | |
| 254 | 302 | 22 | 2.5 |
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.