KeenCombat

Adds unique weapon skills to every martial weapon type in Valheim (magic coming soooon)!

Press Middle Mouse Button (or Right Trigger on controller) to activate your equipped weapon's unique skill.

Weapon Skills

⚔ Sword — Blink Strike

Dash forward in the direction the camera is facing, striking all enemies in your path.

🔨 Mace — Bulwark

Flex and fortify yourself, reducing incoming damage and regenerating health for a short time.

🪓 Axe / Dual Axe — Frenzy

Let out a battle roar, temporarily boosting your attack speed and movement speed.

🔱 Atgeir / Spear — Falcon Blitz

Unleash a rapid six-hit flurry, locking yourself in place while striking everything in range.

🏹 Crossbow — Rapid Fire

Fire six bolts in quick succession in the direction you are aiming, consuming no ammunition.

🗡 Knife — Assassination

Vanish into the shadows. Enemies lose track of you. Press the skill button again to unleash a devastating backstrike.

⚔⚔ 2H Sword / 2H Axe — Whirlwind

Spin twice in a devastating double sweep, carving through all enemies around you while moving forward.

🏹 Bow — Primal Rally

Call a wild beast to fight by your side. The creature summoned depends on your bow. The beast follows you, attacks your enemies, and despawns after one minute.

Bow	Summon
Crude Bow	Boar
Finewood Bow	2★ Boar
Huntsman Bow	Wolf
Draugr Fang	BlobElite
Spinesnap	Seeker
Ashlands Bows	Asksvin

Custom bow→creature mappings can be added in the configuration manager for full mod compatibility.

🗡🗡 Dual Knife — Poison Mayhem

Leap backward and hurl a cluster of poison bombs at your original position, dealing direct and poison damage to all nearby enemies.

👊 Fist — Onslaught

Launch into a ferocious forward combo, finishing with a powerful lunge that damages all enemies in a long line ahead.

🔨🔨 2H Mace — Earthquake

Slam the ground and send four shockwaves rippling forward in sequence, dealing heavy damage to everything in their path.

Additional Features

Auto Shield Equip — Automatically equips your best shield when drawing a one-handed weapon. Configurable per weapon type.
Skill Compendium — All skills are documented in the in-game compendium under "Keen Combat Skills".
Fully Configurable — All cooldowns and damage values are adjustable via the Configuration Manager (F1 in-game).

Compatibility

✅ Works with Therzie's Warfare
✅ Client-side only — no server installation required
✅ All players in multiplayer should have the mod installed

Recommended Mods

BepInEx Configuration Manager — for adjusting skill values in-game via F1

Installation

Install BepInExPack Valheim
Extract the KeenCombat folder into your BepInEx/plugins/ directory
Launch the game!

Credits

Mod by Bhimas. Built with BepInEx and HarmonyX.

Magic weapon skills coming in a future update!