Iron Sword Valheim 1.0.20

The Iron Sword is a sword that deals 55 slash damage at quality 1 and 73 in total at quality 4. It trains the swords skill.

“The straight line between life and death runs along the edge of this blade.”

The Iron Sword is a one-handed sword that uses the Swords skill. The game describes it as "The straight line between life and death runs along the edge of this blade." It first becomes available in the Swamp and weighs 0.8.

Its attacks deal slash damage: 55 at quality 1, rising to 73 at the maximum quality of 4. Each attack costs 10 stamina. It has a block power of 21, a parry bonus of 2, a knockback of 40, a backstab bonus of 3, and a durability of 200. It can be teleported.

You craft it at a Forge, which must be at station level 2. The recipe needs 2 Wood, 20 Iron and 3 Leather Scraps.

Stats by quality

QualitySlashBlockDurability
15521200
26121250
36721300
47321350

Attacks

AttackPatternDamageAt max qualityCostsRangeStagger
Primary (chain of 3)Horizontal5573102.4 m×1
SecondaryHorizontal165219202.7 m×1

Damage to a body at quality 1 times the attack's multiplier; skill level, backstab and the creature's resistances change it. See the damage calculator.

Crafting

Crafted at the Forge (level 2).

IngredientAmount
Wood2
Iron20
Leather Scraps3

Upgrades

Upgrading costs, per level:

Upgrade to qualityStation levelWoodIronLeather Scraps
231102
342204
453306

Other sword items

Black Metal Sword, Bronze Sword, Dvergr Tankard, Dyrnwyn, Dyrnwyn, Frostfire Sword, Horn of Celebration, Mead Horn of Oden, Mistwalker, Nidhögg, Nidhögg the Bleeding, Nidhögg the Primal.