Krom

Krom is a two-handed sword in Valheim, built for wide melee control and heavy single-target damage. Its standard attacks favor broad, vertical swings that can catch multiple enemies in front of the player, while the final hit in the basic combo is narrower in horizontal coverage. The alternate attack is a long-reaching thrust that can outrange many enemies and deals excellent damage. In practice, it works well as an aggressive weapon for clearing groups while still having a strong option for finishing tougher targets at distance.

The weapon scales through four quality levels. Its slash damage increases from 150 to 168, while durability rises from 200 to 350. Upgrading also increases its material investment, and the required resources are a mix of iron, bronze, and scale hide.

• Quality 1: 30 Iron, 20 Bronze, 5 Scale Hide
• Quality 2: 15 Iron, 10 Bronze, 5 Scale hide
• Quality 3: 30 Iron, 20 Bronze, 10 Scale hide
• Quality 4: 45 Iron, 30 Bronze, 15 Scale hide

Krom’s attack pattern rewards spacing and timing. The first two swings cover a fairly wide arc, making them useful against clustered enemies, but the third combo strike is less forgiving in width and should be aimed carefully. The secondary thrust is especially valuable when fighting enemies that try to stay just outside melee range, since it reaches much farther than the basic swing chain and can deliver very strong damage from a safe position.

A notable variant of this weapon is used by Brenna in the Smouldering Tomb dungeon, where it appears as a fiery version of Krom with an explosive secondary attack instead of the normal thrust. The weapon’s name is a reference to Crom, the chief god of the Cimmerians from Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian stories.