Two-handed weapons¶

A single weapon that occupies both hands. It cannot be used with a shield and is separate from dual-wield weapons.

Referenced by¶

	Name	Effect
	Cleaver's Gaze	30% increased two-handed critical strike chance
	Drengr's Answer	30% increased two-handed damage in melee on block recently
	Giant's Grip	15% increased two-handed damage 5% increased two-handed attack speed
	Giant's Sweep	15% increased two-handed damage in melee 10% increased two-handed area of effect in melee +15 Strength
	Rumble of Heavy Steel	15% increased two-handed damage in melee 15% increased area of effect on stagger with two-handed melee weapons recently +15 Strength
	Strike to the Bone	+20% two-handed critical strike damage
	Traveller's Megingjord	+30 carry weight 2.5% reduced two-handed stamina cost with attacks per 100 points of maximum carry capacity
	Two Steady Hands	10% reduced two-handed stamina cost with attacks +15 Strength
	Two-Hander's Weight	40% increased stagger build-up with two-handed weapons

	Option	Effect
	Free Off Hand	15% increased two-handed knockback with alternative attacks while your off hand is free ×0.93 two-handed attack speed with primary attacks while your off hand is free

Stat	Nodes
6% increased two-handed damage in melee	9
4% reduced two-handed stamina cost with attacks	4
6% increased two-handed damage	3
12% increased two-handed critical strike chance	3
+8% two-handed critical strike damage	3
2% increased two-handed attack speed	2

Mod	Type	Rolls on	From (item level)
#% increased two-handed attack speed	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased two-handed critical strike chance	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased two-handed critical strike chance	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength–Intelligence jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased two-handed damage	Prefix	must be jewel and Strength jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased two-handed damage in melee	Prefix	must be jewel and Strength jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased two-handed damage in melee	Prefix	must be jewel and Strength–Intelligence jewel	Meadows (1)
#% reduced two-handed stamina cost with attacks	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength jewel	Meadows (1)
+#% two-handed critical strike damage	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength jewel	Meadows (1)
+#% two-handed critical strike damage	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength–Intelligence jewel	Meadows (1)

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