Lightning Strike in Valheim
Lightning Strike is a two-handed staff (elemental magic) in Valheim you can have after Fader, in the Deep North. Frost Foundry: from Cast: Lightning Strike: Put Cast: Lightning Strike in a Frost Foundry, 50 s each.
Lightning Strike item ID and spawn command
The item ID is StaffThunderBlood. Open the console with F5, type devcommands, then paste the command. The last number is the quality.
spawn StaffThunderBlood 1 4Drops Lightning Strike in front of you; each copy is its own item. Needs devcommands, in single player or as the host.
How to get Lightning Strike
Earliest in the game first.
- Frost Foundry: from Cast: Lightning StrikePut Cast: Lightning Strike in a Frost Foundry, 50 s each. Deep North (after Fader).
Lightning Strike stats by quality
| Quality | Lightning | Block | Parry force | Durability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300 | 48 | 20 | 400 |
| 2 | 320 | 48 | 25 | 450 |
| 3 | 340 | 48 | 30 | 500 |
| 4 | 360 | 48 | 35 | 550 |
- Parry bonus ×2
- Knockback 10
- Backstab ×1
- −5% movement speed
| Attack | Stamina | Eitr | Health | Damage × |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | — | 40 | — | 1 |
Lightning Strike recipe and upgrades
You don’t craft it here: you get it elsewhere (see above) and upgrade it at a Galdr Table.
Upgrade costs
Each quality needs the station one level higher (build extensions next to it). The total is everything spent from quality 1.
| Quality | Station | This level | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Galdr Table 4 | 5 Bloodgold, 2 Nornathread, 1 Thunderblood Essence | 5 Bloodgold, 2 Nornathread, 1 Thunderblood Essence |
| 3 | Galdr Table 5 | 10 Bloodgold, 4 Nornathread, 2 Thunderblood Essence | 15 Bloodgold, 6 Nornathread, 3 Thunderblood Essence |
| 4 | Galdr Table 6 | 20 Bloodgold, 8 Nornathread, 4 Thunderblood Essence | 35 Bloodgold, 14 Nornathread, 7 Thunderblood Essence |
Refine it at the Forge of Potential
Valheim 1.0’s Forge of Potential upgrades it with Bloodgold Battle Idol instead of materials (1 per try), and can take it past quality 4. Each try succeeds 65% of the time. 35% of tries destroy the item, giving back 35% of the materials of its first craft and its last upgrade, rounded up.
Where Lightning Strike comes from
Made in a station
- Frost Foundry: Cast: Lightning Strike, 50 s each
Valheim 1.0.17, read from the dedicated server files. Chances are per kill or per chest, as the game rolls them. Biomes come from the game’s spawn and location lists; a few dungeon props carry none.
Quick answers
How do I get Lightning Strike in Valheim?
Frost Foundry: from Cast: Lightning Strike: Put Cast: Lightning Strike in a Frost Foundry, 50 s each.
What is the Lightning Strike item ID in Valheim?
StaffThunderBlood. To spawn it, open the console (F5), type devcommands, then spawn StaffThunderBlood 1 4 (the last number is the quality, up to 4). Add p at the end to pick it up. Cheats work in single player or for the host, not on a dedicated server.
How much does it cost to upgrade Lightning Strike to quality 4?
From quality 1 to 4, 35 Bloodgold, 14 Nornathread, 7 Thunderblood Essence in total, at a Galdr Table level 6. Each level: quality 3: 10 Bloodgold, 4 Nornathread, 2 Thunderblood Essence; quality 4: 20 Bloodgold, 8 Nornathread, 4 Thunderblood Essence.
Which version of Valheim is this for?
Valheim 1.0.17, read from the dedicated server’s game files.
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