Nidhögg the Bleeding

Nidhögg the Bleeding is an enchanted version of the Nidhögg sword. It adds bonus damage based on missing health, making it stronger as the player’s health gets lower. The effect scales directly with missing health: each point of health missing increases damage by 0.2%, so the weapon rewards risky play and can become significantly more powerful when the user is wounded.

Because the enchantment replaces the base sword’s progression, it resets any existing upgrades on the normal weapon. Its damage and durability improve with quality upgrades, but its current practical ceiling is limited by available materials and progression. As of patch 218.15, the highest obtainable upgrade is level 2.

• Quality 1: 135 slash damage, 200 durability, costs 1 Nidhögg, 6 Flametal, and 1 Bloodstone
• Quality 2: 141 slash damage, 250 durability, costs 6 Flametal and 1 Bloodstone
• Quality 3: 147 slash damage, 300 durability, costs 12 Flametal and 2 Bloodstone
• Quality 4: 153 slash damage, 350 durability, costs 18 Flametal and 3 Bloodstones

The total cost for a fully upgraded sword is 1 Nidhögg, 42 Flametal, and 6 Bloodstones. Since the enchantment removes prior upgrades from the base sword, it is best treated as a separate investment rather than a direct improvement path from an already enhanced Nidhögg.