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balrond arsenal reborn

by Balrond · for Valheim

An overhaul adding over 150 new weapons and armors and changing multiple aspect of vanilla items

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About balrond arsenal reborn

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An overhaul adding over 150 new weapons and armors and changing multiple aspect of vanilla items

⚔️ Arsenal Reborn - Mod Documentation

Overview

Arsenal Reborn is a remastered and expanded version of the original BalrondArsenal mod. It’s stronger, better, faster—and designed as an extension of Balrond Amazing Nature.

This mod overhauls Valheim’s vanilla weapon and armor systems, introducing:

  • A huge variety of new weapons and armor sets
  • Complete rebalancing of vanilla equipment
  • Full integration with existing systems like crafting and stat progression

> All items with the suffix _bal originate from this mod or its extensions.


🛡️ Key Features

  • 🗡 150+ total new items
  • 🛡 13 brand-new armor sets + replacements/upgrades for existing ones
  • 🎭 Includes and replaces BalrondCultistArmor
  • ⚔️ Integrated with Balrond Amazing Nature
  • 🧩 Translation support
  • 🔄 Diversified stat mechanics:
  • Movement speed debuffs on heavy weapons
  • Weight and armor values now scale with upgrades
  • Armor values vary per piece: chest > legs > helmet
  • 🛠 Enhanced shield and 2H weapon mechanics
  • 🔧 Vanilla weapon rebalance across the board
  • 🐺 Wolf Fang Spear converted into a Bone Spear, new Silver Spear added
  • 🔨 Stagbreaker replaced with a new variant
  • 🪖 Iron and Silver helmets have been reworked
  • 🛡 Max shield upgrade level increased from 3 ➜ 4

🧩 Content Highlights

🛡 Armor Sets & Gear

  • 13 new complete armor sets
  • New capes and helmets
  • Replacement for existing Leather, Iron and Silver helmets
  • Reworked and extended existing vanilla gear
  • Each armor piece has distinct armor scaling values
  • Legendary(Awakened) end game version of well known weapons

⚔ Weapon Overhaul

  • Full rebalance of all 1H, 2H, and ranged weapons
  • New weapon combination types
  • Better tier progression and role diversity (e.g., support, tank, DPS)

🔁 Crafting & Integration

  • Mod is designed to work alongside Balrond Amazing Nature
  • Many weapons and items can be crafted at:
  • Shaman Table or Mage Table for magic-related gear
  • Ironworks responsible for Darksteel and higher tier weapons and armor till Blackforge
  • Runforge for Ashlands end gear and Deepnorth Gear including Legendary weapons
  • Direct compatibility with Upgrade World, Expand World, and WackyDB

🚫 Compatibility Notes

  • ❌ This mod is not standalone. It extends Balrond Amazing Nature
  • ❌ This mod includes Balrond Cultist Armor by default—no need to install it separately

💬 Community & Support


🖼 Image Gallery

> Contains link to ko-fi gallery and examples of gear for Chitin,Frosteel and Darksteel

| Description | Preview | |--------------------|---------| | Ko-fi Gallery | Arsenal | | Frosteel armory | Frosteel | | Darksteel armory | Darksteel | | Chitin armory | Chitin |


📌 Additional Details

  • This mod does not include configurable settings
  • Built for immersive progression and endgame enhancement
  • Translations are not synced and are local-only

📚 Table of Contents

> Scroll down for complete FAQs, changelogs, and prefab lists.

❓ FAQ

Where do I find configs?

There are no configs. The mod is meant to be played as-is. For changes, use mods like WackyDB or Expand World.

Does the mod require server sync?

No, it works client-side only.

Are translations synced?

No, translation files are local-only.

I see a lot of [tag_something_something]!

This means translations are missing. Check the config folder:

  • Path: config/BalrondArsenalReborn-translation/English.json

How do I add translations?

  1. Copy English.json and rename to a supported language (e.g., Polish.json)
  2. Add entries like:
"tag_thswordsilver_bal_description": "Mój nowy wspaniały opis"

Can I use this to translate other mods?

Yes! Add tag mappings like:

"somename_something": "My translation"

This only works if the other mod loads after Arsenal Reborn.


🧾 Changelog

Update 0.1.0

  • First beta release

Update 0.1.1

  • Balance tweaks
  • Recipe adjustments
  • Magic items re-targeted to Shaman & Mage tables

Update 0.1.2

  • 2H sword now uses proper sword skill
  • Balance and recipe updates

Update 0.1.3

  • New Armor Set: Serpent Lord
  • New Weapon Set: Awakened Weapons (endgame)
  • New Helmets for:
  • Druid set
  • Frosteel Juggernaut
  • Fallen King’s Crown

Update 0.1.4

  • fix serpent lord status
  • rebalance all shields
  • added 2 new shields copper shield and silver buckler
  • recipe fixes
  • some weapons got their stats tweaked to better balance gameplay

Update 0.1.5

  • bugfixes on weapons not giving skilpoints
  • fixed weapon type missing issue
  • slight rebalance to some of items
  • changes in recipe costs
  • code optimization

Update 0.1.6

  • translation updates
  • description updates
  • minor bugfixes


🧬 Prefab ID List

List:

  • "KnifeFader_bal"
  • "HelmetCultist_bal"
  • "ArmorCultistChest_bal"
  • "ArmorCultistLegs_bal"
  • "CapeCultist_bal"
  • "CursedHand_bal"
  • "ArmorAncientChest_bal"

Read the full description on Thunderstore →

Highlights

From source data

Loaders

Runs on BepInEx.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Dependencies

Needs 1 other project installed alongside it.

balrond arsenal reborn on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Valheim servers, for BepInEx servers. We download it from Thunderstore, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Optional on the server
Server type needed
BepInEx
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Valheim — 4 GB (4 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
0.1.6, released 2025-07-24

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
BepInEx

From 7 recorded builds of balrond arsenal reborn.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
0.1.62025-07-24n/aBepInEx
0.1.52025-06-07n/aBepInEx
0.1.42025-05-14n/aBepInEx
0.1.32025-04-04n/aBepInEx
0.1.22025-01-26n/aBepInEx
0.1.12024-12-22n/aBepInEx

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run balrond arsenal reborn on a Valheim server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Thunderstore as “Tweaks”

Quality of life & UI

Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.

Works on a server

From source side support

Thunderstore lists server-side support for balrond arsenal reborn as optional: it can run on a server, but isn’t required there.

Compatibility

Game
Valheim
Loaders
BepInEx
Runs on
Serveroptional on the server
Requires
One-click install needs a BepInEx server. 1 other project installed alongside it.

Verified at the source

  • ✓ThunderstoreOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorBalrond, as published on Thunderstore
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

balrond arsenal reborn, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install balrond arsenal reborn?

Thunderstore lists server-side support for balrond arsenal reborn as optional: it can run on a server, but isn’t required there.

Which loaders does it support?

BepInEx.

Is it free?

Yes. balrond arsenal reborn is free to download from Thunderstore.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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