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One-handed weapon · Clubs

Thunderblood Mace

A weapon to rival perhaps even that of the thunder god himself...

Damage
225
180 Blunt · 45 Lightning
Block
66
parry ×2
Attack stamina
16
Max level
4

Materials fromSwamp

Item IDMaceGold_BloodLightningSpawnspawn MaceGold_BloodLightning 1 4

Recipe

Upgrades by level

LevelDamageBlockDurabilityStation lvlMaterials
1180 Blunt45 Lightning6640041× Nord Mace20× Bloodgold1× Thunderblood Essence
2190 Blunt50 Lightning66450510× Bloodgold1× Thunderblood Essence
3200 Blunt55 Lightning66500620× Bloodgold2× Thunderblood Essence
4210 Blunt60 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 Mace, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):

Stats

Skill
Clubs
Primary attack stamina
16
Secondary attack
28 stamina, ×2.5 damage
Knockback
90
Backstab bonus
×3
Block armor
66
Parry bonus
×2
Block force
30
Movement speed
-5%
Tool tier
2
Durability
400 (+50 per level)
Weight
2

Hits to kill in the Swamp

CreatureHealthPer hitHits2★ hits
Skeleton40262.511
Blob50283.511
Leech6018911
Draugr10018912
Wraith100115.513
Oozer150283.512
Draugr Elite20018924
Writhan400115.5411
Abomination800115.5721
Bonemass5,000262.520—

Level 4 Thunderblood Mace, 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
Storm Star145163162
Klossen145163162
Demolisher145163284
Nord Mace170200162
Nord Sledge225255284
Thunderblood Mace225270162
Frostfire Mace242290162
Thunderblood Sledge280325284
Frostfire Sledge300348284

Thunderblood Mace in other languages

UkrainianГромокровна булава

Portuguese BrazilianMaça de trovossangue

DanishTordenblod morgenstjerne

FrenchMassue de sang-tonnerre

ItalianMazza di Sangue tonante

GermanDonnerblut-Streitkolben

SpanishMaza de sangre de trueno

RussianГромокровная булава

BulgarianГръмокръвен Боздуган

TurkishŞimşekkanı Gürzü

PolishGrzmotokrwista buława

Chinese雷血钉锤

Chinese Trad雷血釘頭錘

Japanese雷血のメイス

Korean천둥피 철퇴

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

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