Knives Skill ID

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

About

Knives is a skill and a weapon class in Valheim. Knives have fast attacks with short range and low stamina cost. Knives deal 6x damage against unalerted enemies, whereas most other weapons do 3x.

Overview

Knives is one of Valheim's character skills, tracked under the internal ID Knives. Determines damage and stamina cost with Knives.

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 Knives 10 to add 10 points, or resetskill Knives to wipe it back to 0.

Skill ID	Knives
Description	Determines damage and stamina cost with Knives.
Effect at Max Level	+131% damage and knockback, -33% stamina usage
Experience Gain	1.5 per attack when hitting a creature

Command reference: raiseskill
Command reference: resetskill

Command Builder

Amount

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

Example Commands

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

Resets your Knives skill to 0.

Weapons That Use Knives

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. Knives 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, Knives included, so a hard-won level erodes quickly on a dangerous run. To claw it back without the grind, run raiseskill Knives 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 Knives wipes the skill back to 0.