Valheim DatabaseValheim 1.0.16 · read from the game files · unofficial
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Shield

Wood Shield

A simple wooden shield.

Block
6
parry ×1.5
Weight
4
Max level
3

Materials fromMeadows· in the developers' Meadows test kit

Item IDShieldWoodSpawnspawn ShieldWood 1 3

Recipe

Upgrades by level

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 3:

Stats

Skill
Blocking
Knockback
40
Backstab bonus
×4
Block armor
6 (+6 per level)
Parry bonus
×1.5
Block force
20
Movement speed
-5%
Durability
200 (+50 per level)
Weight
4

Compared with similar shields

ItemBlockMax levelParry ×Weight
Wood Shield618×1.54
Wood Tower Shield1022×04
Bronze Buckler1628×2.53
Iron Buckler2840×2.54
Bone Tower Shield3244×04
Banded Shield4254×1.55
Shield of Roots4860×1.54
Iron Tower Shield5264×04
Serpent Scale Shield6072×05

Wood Shield in other languages

SwedishTräsköld

UkrainianДерев’яний щит

Portuguese BrazilianEscudo de madeira

DanishTræskjold

NorwegianTreskjold

HungarianFapajzs

FrenchBouclier en bois

ItalianScudo di legno

GermanHolzschild

SpanishEscudo de madera

RussianДеревянный щит

RomanianScut de lemn

BulgarianДървен Щит

FinnishPuukilpi

IcelandicViðarskjöldur

TurkishTahta kalkan

LithuanianMedinis skydas

CzechDřevěný štít

SlovakDrevený štít

PolishDrewniana tarcza

DutchHouten schild

Portuguese EuropeanEscudo de madeira

Chinese木盾

Chinese Trad木盾

Japanese木の盾

Korean나무 원형 방패

Thaiโล่ไม้

AbenakiAbazajwanôgan

CroatianDrveni štit

Georgianხის ფარი

LatvianKoka vairogs

From the game's own localization files (32 languages).

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