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Two-handed weapon · Swords

Thunderblood Greatsword

Anyone wielding this weapon is sure to be very frightening indeed.

Damage
265
220 Slash · 45 Lightning
Block
76
parry ×2
Attack stamina
20
Max level
4

Materials fromDeep North

Item IDTHSwordGold_BloodLightningSpawnspawn THSwordGold_BloodLightning 1 4

Recipe

Upgrades by level

LevelDamageBlockDurabilityStation lvlMaterials
1220 Slash45 Lightning7640041× Nord Greatsword20× Bloodgold1× Thunderblood Essence
2230 Slash50 Lightning76450510× Bloodgold1× Thunderblood Essence
3240 Slash55 Lightning76500620× Bloodgold2× Thunderblood Essence
4250 Slash60 Lightning76550740× 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 Greatsword, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):

Stats

Skill
Swords
Primary attack stamina
20
Secondary attack
40 stamina, ×3 damage
Knockback
55
Backstab bonus
×3
Block armor
76
Parry bonus
×2
Block force
50
Movement speed
-5%
Tool tier
5
Durability
400 (+50 per level)
Weight
4

Hits to kill in the Deep North

CreatureHealthPer hitHits2★ hits
Greydwarf4021711
Skeleton4021711
Greydwarf Shaman6021711
Baby Seal20021713
Elaking35021725
Seal40021726
Hexen800217412
Moose1,000129.5824
Krigen1,300217618
Barka2,200108.52161

Level 4 Thunderblood Greatsword, 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
Nord Sword170200160.8
Slayer170188204
Scourging Slayer180198204
Primal Slayer180198204
Nord Greatsword210240204
Thunderblood Sword225270160.8
Frostfire Sword238286160.8
Thunderblood Greatsword265310204
Frostfire Greatsword286334204

Thunderblood Greatsword in other languages

UkrainianГромокровний палаш

Portuguese BrazilianEspada grande de trovossangue

DanishTordenblod tohåndssværd

FrenchEspadon de sang-tonnerre

ItalianSpadone di Sangue tonante

GermanDonnerblut-Großschwert

SpanishEspadón de sangre de trueno

RussianГромокровный двуручный меч

BulgarianГръмокръвен Голям Меч

TurkishŞimşekkanı Ulu Kılıcı

PolishGrzmotokrwisty miecz dwuręczny

Chinese雷血宝剑

Chinese Trad雷血巨劍

Japanese雷血の大剣

Korean천둥피 대검

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

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