About ShieldBash
From ThunderstoreShield bash with synced animation, balanced damage and a tactical melee interrupt. One enemy per bash; shared 4-second interrupt protection.
Shield Bash
Adds a shield bash to Valheim with a custom animation, sounds and enemy knockback. Damage scales with shield block power and the Blocking skill.
How to use
Equip a shield and press G. The key can be changed in the mod configuration. Existing configurations keep their saved key.
New in 1.6.0
- Interrupt one nearby enemy's melee windup with a well-timed bash.
- Enemies gain 4 seconds of protection against repeated ShieldBash interrupts.
- Bosses, players, tamed creatures and special attacks cannot be interrupted.
- Added optional RU/EN cooldown and stamina hints, plus clearer shield tooltips.
Requirements
- BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2360
- Jotunn 2.30.2
Support
Highlights
From source dataLoaders
Runs on BepInEx.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Dependencies
Needs 2 other projects installed alongside it.
ShieldBash 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
- 1.6.0, released 2026-11-02
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| BepInEx |
From 16 recorded builds of ShieldBash.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6.0 | 2026-11-02 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.5.5 | 2026-07-04 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.5.4 | 2026-07-03 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.5.3 | 2026-06-30 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.5.2 | 2026-02-21 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.5.1 | 2026-02-08 | n/a | BepInEx |
Dependencies
- Required: Jotunn
- Required: BepInExPack Valheim
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run ShieldBash 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 catalogCreatures & NPCs
Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.
Compatibility
- Game
- Valheim
- Loaders
- BepInEx
- Requires
- One-click install needs a BepInEx server. 2 other projects installed alongside it.
Verified at the source
- ✓ThunderstoreOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-03Open ↗
- ✓AuthorMexanik, as published on Thunderstore
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
