Backstab¶

Extra damage against an enemy that has not noticed the attacker yet, regardless of attack direction. Weapons carry no backstab bonus of their own: it comes only from sneak attack damage bonuses.

Referenced by¶

Passive Tree¶

Notables¶

	Name	Effect
	Back in the Gloom	30% increased sneak attack damage
	Blade Behind the Shoulder	30% increased sneak attack damage +25% critical strike damage on an unaware target
	Shadow Behind the Shoulder	60% increased sneak attack damage at night
	Unseen Hunter's Fang	30% increased sneak attack damage 30% increased critical strike chance on an unaware target

Small passives¶

Stat	Nodes
12% increased sneak attack damage	6
24% increased sneak attack damage at night	4
12% increased sneak attack damage against full life enemies	3

Items¶

Mods (9)¶

Mod	Type	Rolls on	From (item level)
#% increased sneak attack damage	Suffix	must be weapon; one of bare hands, bomb, bow, knife, trap or fist weapon	Meadows (1)
#% increased sneak attack damage	Suffix	must be jewel and Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased sneak attack damage	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased sneak attack damage	Suffix	must be jewel and Dexterity–Intelligence jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased sneak attack damage against full life enemies	Suffix	must be weapon; one of bomb, knife or trap	Meadows (1)
#% increased sneak attack damage against full life enemies	Suffix	must be jewel and Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased sneak attack damage against full life enemies	Suffix	must be jewel and Dexterity–Intelligence jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased sneak attack damage at night	Suffix	must be weapon; one of bomb, knife or trap	Meadows (1)
#% increased sneak attack damage at night	Suffix	must be jewel and Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.1.0, extracted 2026-10-19.