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Bow · Bows

Thunderblood Bow

Lightning dances along the string, waiting to be unleashed.

Damage
165
110 Pierce · 45 Lightning · 10 Spirit
Block
3
parry ×1.5
Weight
1.5
Max level
4

Materials fromSwamp

Item IDBowGold_BloodLightningSpawnspawn BowGold_BloodLightning 1 4

Recipe

Upgrades by level

LevelDamageBlockDurabilityStation lvlMaterials
1110 Pierce45 Lightning10 Spirit340041× Nord Bow20× Bloodgold1× Thunderblood Essence
2118 Pierce50 Lightning15 Spirit3450510× Bloodgold1× Thunderblood Essence
3126 Pierce55 Lightning20 Spirit3500620× Bloodgold2× Thunderblood Essence
4134 Pierce60 Lightning25 Spirit3550740× 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 Bow, 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
400 (+50 per level)
Weight
1.5

Hits to kill in the Swamp

CreatureHealthPer hitHits2★ hits
Skeleton40106.412
Blob50127.412
Leech60135.812
Draugr100153.312
Wraith100115.213
Oozer150127.424
Draugr Elite200153.324
Writhan400153.338
Abomination80065.51337
Bonemass5,00082.961—

Level 4 Thunderblood Bow, 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
Draugr Fang527601.5
Spinesnap7710401.5
Ash Fang8210901.5
Blood Fang8210901.5
Root Fang9211901.5
Storm Fang9211901.5
Nord Bow11017001.5
Thunderblood Bow16521901.5
Frostfire Bow17823501.5

Thunderblood Bow in other languages

UkrainianГромокровний лук

Portuguese BrazilianArco de trovossangue

DanishTordenblod bue

FrenchArc de sang-tonnerre

ItalianArco di Sangue tonante

GermanDonnerblut-Bogen

SpanishArco de sangre de trueno

RussianГромокровный лук

BulgarianГръмокръвен Лък

TurkishŞimşekkanı Yayı

PolishGrzmotokrwisty łuk

Chinese雷血之弓

Chinese Trad雷血弓

Japanese雷血の弓

Korean천둥피 활

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

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