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Weak spot

A pickaxe hit reveals a shrinking weak spot on visible ore. Hitting it before it closes deals increased mining damage; bonuses can improve its size, lifetime and count.

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Crafting

Craft Notables

Name Effect
Fault Lines +1 weak spots on a deposit at once
Keen Eye +1 weak spots on a deposit at once
Weak spot duration +20% time before a weak spot closes
Weak spot rate +25% weak spot appearance rate
Weak spot rate +25% weak spot appearance rate
Weak spot size +20% weak spot size

Small craft nodes

Stat Nodes
+10% weak spot appearance rate 5
+1 weak spots on a deposit at once 4
+8% time before a weak spot closes 2
+8% weak spot size 2

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