One-handed weapons¶

A weapon that leaves the other hand available for a shield. Unarmed attacks count as one-handed while a shield is equipped.

Referenced by¶

	Name	Effect
	Free Fist	5% increased one-handed attack speed 10% increased one-handed knockback
	Jarl's Right Hand	15% increased one-handed damage 30% increased one-handed critical strike chance
	Light Hilt	10% reduced one-handed stamina cost with attacks
	One Hand's Steel	30% increased one-handed damage on dodge recently +20% one-handed critical strike damage

Stat	Nodes
2% increased one-handed attack speed	6
6% increased one-handed damage	5
4% reduced one-handed stamina cost with attacks	2

Mod	Type	Rolls on	From (item level)
#% increased one-handed attack speed	Suffix	must be jewel and Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased one-handed attack speed	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased one-handed damage	Prefix	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
#% reduced one-handed stamina cost with attacks	Suffix	must be jewel and Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
#% reduced one-handed stamina cost with attacks	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)

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