Knives¶

Every item of this type that can have properties, and the passives that work with it. All item bases: Item bases.

A knife uses knife bonuses. Dagger throw replaces its alternative attack only when that mastery is active.

Items (12)¶

Name	Stats	Crafted at	Item level
Abyssal Razor	Slash 20, Pierce 20	Workbench	Mountain
Flint Knife	Slash 5, Pierce 5	Workbench	Meadows
Butcher Knife		Forge	Black Forest
Copper Knife	Slash 12, Pierce 12	Forge	Black Forest
Silver Knife	Slash 25, Pierce 25, Spirit 12	Forge	Mountain
Black Metal Knife	Slash 34, Pierce 34	Forge	Plains
Skoll and Hati	Slash 45, Pierce 45	Black Forge	Plains
Frostfire Dagger	Slash 62, Pierce 62, Fire 10, Frost 88	Black Forge	Deep North
Nord Dagger	Slash 75, Pierce 75	Black Forge	Deep North
Thunderblood Dagger	Slash 80, Pierce 80, Lightning 45	Black Forge	Deep North
Voidcaller	Slash 12, Pierce 12	—	—
Wooden Knife	Slash 1, Pierce 1	—	—

Nodes of this weapon's branches in the passive tree, and nodes and mastery options whose bonuses name this weapon.

	Name	Effect
	Fang in the Dark	+20% knife critical strike damage 30% increased knife sneak attack damage
	Knife Beneath the Rib	30% increased knife critical strike chance +20% knife critical strike damage
	Knife's Trace	40% increased ailment build-up with knives
	Light blade	5% increased knife attack speed
	Serpent's Cut	5% increased knife attack speed 40% increased poison build-up with knives
	Short Edge	20% increased knife damage 10% reduced knife stamina cost
	Traveller's Blade	20% increased knife damage 10% reduced knife stamina cost
	Trickster's Grin	30% increased knife critical strike chance

	Option	Effect
	Behind the Guard	Attacking from block with a charged knife teleports you behind the aimed nearby enemy Attacking from block with a charged knife teleports you behind the aimed nearby enemy with knives with charged attacks
	Dagger throw	Your equipped one-handed knife’s alternative attack becomes a weapon throw (dual knives such as Skoll and Hati are not thrown). The actual knife falls on the ground unless a weapon-return effect brings it back.

Stat	Nodes
12% increased knife critical strike chance	8
8% increased knife damage	5
+8% knife critical strike damage	4
2% increased knife attack speed	3
16% increased ailment build-up with knives	2
12% increased knife sneak attack damage	1

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.3.6, extracted 2026-10-27.