One-handed weapon · Knives
Wooden Knife
Some people would say this knife is better for butter.
Materials fromMeadows
KnifeWoodSpawnspawn KnifeWood 1 4Upgrades by level
| Level | Damage | Block | Durability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Slash1 Pierce | 12 | 200 |
| 2 | 2 Slash2 Pierce | 12 | 250 |
| 3 | 3 Slash3 Pierce | 12 | 300 |
| 4 | 4 Slash4 Pierce | 12 | 350 |
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.
Where to get Wooden Knife
| Source | Amount | Chance | Biome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Found in Chest | 1 × 2–3 rolls | 100% | MeadowsDeep North |
Stats
- Skill
- Knives
- Primary attack stamina
- 4
- Secondary attack
- 4 stamina, ×3 damage
- Knockback
- 10
- Backstab bonus
- ×6
- Block armor
- 12
- Parry bonus
- ×4
- Block force
- 10
- Tool tier
- 3
- Durability
- 200 (+50 per level)
- Weight
- 0.3
Hits to kill in the Meadows
| Creature | Health | Per hit | Hits | 2★ hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5.6 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | 5.6 | 2 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5.6 | 2 | 6 | |
| Greyling | 20 | 5.6 | 4 | 11 |
| 40 | 5.6 | 8 | 22 | |
| 60 | 5.6 | 11 | 33 | |
| 150 | 5.6 | 27 | 81 | |
| 175 | 5.6 | 32 | 94 | |
| 500 | 5.6 | 90 | — |
Level 4 Wooden Knife, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 0.3 | |
| 10 | 16 | 4 | 0.3 | |
| 24 | 30 | 6 | 0.3 | |
| 40 | 46 | 8 | 0.3 | |
| 62 | 68 | 10 | 0.3 | |
| 68 | 74 | 12 | 0.3 | |
| 90 | 96 | 14 | 0.3 | |
| 150 | 180 | 14 | 0.3 | |
| 205 | 250 | 14 | 0.3 |
Wooden Knife in other languages
SwedishTräkniv
UkrainianДерев’яний ніж
Portuguese BrazilianFaca de madeira
DanishTrækniv
NorwegianTrekniv
HungarianFakés
FrenchCouteau en bois
ItalianColtello di legno
GermanHolzmesser
SpanishCuchillo de madera
RussianДеревянный нож
RomanianCuțit de lemn
BulgarianДървен Нож
FinnishPuuveitsi
IcelandicViðarhnífur
TurkishTahta Bıçak
LithuanianMedinis peilis
CzechDřevěný nůž
PolishDrewniany Nóż
Chinese木刀
Chinese Trad木小刀
Japanese木のナイフ
Korean나무 칼
From the game's own localization files (24 languages).
Source: ObjectDB in the files of Valheim 1.0.16 (2026-09-24), prefab KnifeWood. See how this site reads the game.