Black Metal Tower Shield Valheim 1.0.20
The Black Metal Tower Shield is a shield that deals 10 damage damage at quality 1 and 10 in total at quality 3. It trains the blocking skill.
“A tower shield of gleaming dark metal.”
The Black Metal Tower Shield is a shield first available in the Plains. The game describes it as "a tower shield of gleaming dark metal." You use it with the Blocking skill, and it is not two-handed.
It has a block power of 104 and a knockback of 50. Its damage is 10, the same at quality 1 and at its maximum quality of 3. Its backstab bonus is 1 and its durability is 200. It weighs 5 and can be teleported.
You craft it at a Forge, which must be at station level 3. The recipe takes 15 Finewood, 10 Black Metal and 7 Chain.
Stats by quality
| Quality | Damage | Block | Durability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 104 | 200 |
| 2 | 10 | 110 | 250 |
| 3 | 10 | 116 | 300 |
Crafting
Crafted at the Forge (level 3).
| Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
 Finewood | 15 |
 Black Metal | 10 |
 Chain | 7 |
Upgrades
Upgrading costs, per level:
| Upgrade to quality | Station level | Finewood | Black Metal | Chain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 4 |
Other shield items
Banded Shield, 
Black Metal Shield, 
Bone Tower Shield, 
Bronze Buckler, 
Carapace Buckler, 
Carapace Shield, 
Flametal Shield, 
Flametal Tower Shield, 
Iron Buckler, 
Iron Shield, 
Iron Tower Shield, 
Knight shield UNUSED.