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Valheim bronze equipment comparison
One table for your next purchase. Another for the full upgrade commitment.
A quality-1 axe and cultivator need 13 bronze together. Maximum-quality bronze armor needs 69 bronze. Use the tables to compare goals, then subtract your own inventory in the planner.
Initial crafting costs
| Equipment | Bronze | Copper ingots | Tin ingots | Other materials | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze axe | 8 | 16 | 8 | 4 Wood2 Leather scraps | Plan this item → |
| Bronze pickaxe | 10 | 20 | 10 | 3 Core wood | Plan this item → |
| Cultivator | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 Core wood | Plan this item → |
| Bronze helmet | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 Deer hide | Plan this item → |
| Bronze plate cuirass | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 Deer hide | Plan this item → |
| Bronze plate leggings | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 Deer hide | Plan this item → |
Maximum-quality totals
Totals include the original craft and every upgrade. Copper and tin are ingredients for the bronze total, not extra metal on top of it.
| Equipment | Target quality | Bronze total | Copper ingots | Tin ingots | Other materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze axe | 4 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 4 Wood8 Leather scraps |
| Bronze pickaxe | 4 | 40 | 80 | 40 | 9 Core wood |
| Cultivator | 3 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 Core wood |
| Bronze helmet | 4 | 23 | 46 | 23 | 2 Deer hide |
| Bronze plate cuirass | 4 | 23 | 46 | 23 | 2 Deer hide |
| Bronze plate leggings | 4 | 23 | 46 | 23 | 2 Deer hide |
Worked examples
Already own a quality-2 axe?
Only quality 3 and quality 4 remain: 20 bronze and 5 leather scraps. Paying the full 32-bronze total again would count your existing axe twice.
Read the upgrade calculation →Keep construction outside the equipment budget
A forge costs 6 copper, 4 stone, 4 coal and 10 wood. These are separate from the equipment rows above. The planner reports the forge level needed but does not choose or price the improvement buildings.
Read the forge requirements →Make the comparison your own.
Select multiple items, choose only the remaining upgrades, and deduct your stock.
Sources & scope
- Valheim Wiki: Bronze axe ↗
- Valheim Wiki: Bronze pickaxe ↗
- Valheim Wiki: Cultivator ↗
- Valheim Wiki: Bronze plate leggings ↗
Published recipe tables, checked September 27, 2026. Adapted recipe data is shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Totals are calculated by the same tested engine as the planner. Mods, raw ore and travel time are excluded.