Valheim has been with us for a little over a year now and is still in early access since its surprising rise in popularity at launch last March while updates and tweaks are happening constantly, major updates that bring in huge changes have been few, with the last major update still being the Hearth and Home Update last September. The recent mini-update to the Mountain caves has also brought in massive changes to the games’ difficulty, and with that, the assumption of new weapons. It’s been a while since we last saw Valheim’s weapons have a top 10 list, and with that in mind, it’s also time for us to re-evaluate the list made way back when (pre-Hearth and Home to be specific).
Now you may be thinking, a year of the game being out has given a whole chest full of Viking weapons, right? Well, sadly not. There have been new weapons out don’t get me wrong, but only a select few to say the least. If we were to just pick the best of the best, then we just assume the one with the most damage output wins, and you’d be right, but that’s far too easy to do and will end up as a list full of that specific tier of weapon. For this revisit, we’ll be approaching the best weapons in the game from a new perspective, which will be explained below.
As with all Valheim lists, this was written at the time of the games’ latest version (version 0.207.20) and is based on my experience in completing the game with a few friends, and will be on the perspective from a new player, progressing through the game in its current state. Entries may also be left unchanged relative to the past reviews as the information listed is still accurate and valid. Some weapons may be left out on the list to reduce redundancy but may be referenced in any of the entries.
With that in mind, here are some weapons you should get when you play this Viking sandbox, again.
15. Club
What’s Good About the Club?
Simply put, it’s simplicity. The club is, again, such a good starter weapon for anyone doing a new game, or just starting and learning the game. Simple things on why it’s good are listed below.
Club:
- Only consumes 5 stamina per swing
- Usable up until you get metal weapons
- Can be made literally in under a few minutes
Want to kill boars for food? This is fine. Battling Greylings? This is also fine. The only thing I wouldn’t take this for is the Black Forest mobs, and by that point, you already have better weapons made, listed below.
