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Fists Skill ID

The skill ID for Fists in Valheim, with raiseskill and resetskill commands to set your level from the console.

About

When a player attacks without a weapon, tool equipped, or use a dedicated Fist weapon such as the Flesh Rippers they do a Fist strike. The primary attack is a punch, and the secondary attack is a kick that does additional knockback. The punch has a 2-hit combo where the second punch (left hand) does double damage. Fists can be useful against the weakest of enemies; especially when you want to avoid the cost of weapon durability. It also costs less stamina than most weapons.

Overview

Fists is one of Valheim's character skills, tracked under the internal ID Fists. Determines damage with Bare Fists and Fist weapons.

Experience is gained at 1.5 per attack when hitting a creature.

At max level (100) it grants +131% damage and knockback, -33% stamina usage.

Adjust your level from the console with raiseskill Fists 10 to add 10 points, or resetskill Fists to wipe it back to 0.

Fists skill icon
Skill IDFists
DescriptionDetermines damage with Bare Fists and Fist weapons.
Effect at Max Level+131% damage and knockback, -33% stamina usage
Experience Gain1.5 per attack when hitting a creature
Command reference
raiseskill
Command reference
resetskill

Command Builder

Amount

Increases your Fists skill by 10 points (max level is 100).

Example Commands

Increases your Fists skill by 10 points. Max level is 100.

Resets your Fists skill to 0.

Weapons That Use Fists

Leveling & Death Penalty

Every Valheim skill ranges from level 0 to 100, and its bonus grows as the level climbs — the +131% damage and knockback, -33% stamina usage above is the full value you reach at level 100. Fists earns experience at 1.5 per attack when hitting a creature, so it climbs fastest when you use it deliberately.

Dying is the catch: each death drains roughly 5% of your level in every skill, Fists included, so a hard-won level erodes quickly on a dangerous run. To claw it back without the grind, run raiseskill Fists 10 — that adds ten levels at once, and you can pass any amount (or a negative number to lower it). Prefer a clean slate? resetskill Fists wipes the skill back to 0.

More Skills

In-game description

Damage when unarmed.

Additional game data

Base experience increase step
1

Items using this skill