About SmartShield
From ThunderstoreAuto-equips a shield when you switch to a one-handed weapon, including after a bow or crossbow.
🛡️ SmartShield
Automatically equips your shield when you switch to a one-handed weapon in Valheim.
✨ Features
- Automatic Shield Equip — Equips your shield when you draw a one-handed weapon.
- Smart Weapon Switching — Handles weapon draws and hotbar switching.
- Vanilla Sheathing Behavior — By default, sheathing with
Rkeeps both your weapon and shield visible on your back. - Configurable Sheathing — Choose whether your shield stays equipped when you sheath your weapon.
⚙️ Configuration
Configuration file:
BepInEx/config/cjayride.SmartShield.cfg
| Setting | Default | Description | |---|---|---| | UnequipOnSheath | false | Set to true to unequip the shield when sheathing, leaving only the weapon on your back. |
📦 Installation
- Install BepInEx for Valheim.
- Install the SmartShield mod.
- Launch the game. The mod will automatically create its configuration file.
📁 Package Information
- Thunderstore package:
Cjayride.SmartShield - Build artifact:
dist/Cjayride.SmartShield-1.0.12.zip
Generated during the build process; not committed to the repository.
See CHANGELOG.md for release history.
Highlights
From source dataLoaders
Runs on BepInEx.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 7d ago.
SmartShield 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 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
- 1.0.12, released 2026-10-29
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| BepInEx |
From 3 recorded builds of SmartShield.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.12 | 2026-10-29 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.0.11 | 2026-09-29 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.0.10 | 2026-09-28 | n/a | BepInEx |
Dependencies
- Required: BepInExPack Valheim
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run SmartShield 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 catalogWeapons, items & crafting
New weapons, gear, items and the recipes to make them.
Compatibility
- Game
- Valheim
- Loaders
- BepInEx
- Requires
- One-click install needs a BepInEx server.
Verified at the source
- ✓ThunderstoreOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-29Open ↗
- ✓Authorcjayride, as published on Thunderstore
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
