Valheim tier list Defender: every biome
The Defender's tier lists for every biome of Valheim, weapons and armour from S to D. Choose a biome: the next one stands beside it, and levels 1 to 4 show what upgrading brings.
How it is calculated
Weapons: Block armour at the level × Parry bonus. Shields, and the two-handers that block without one: greatswords, atgeirs, battleaxes and sledges.
Armour: Against the biome's hardest strike, bosses left out - Skeleton: 15 Slash. Each damage type passes the set's resistances, then the armour works on the sum as the game applies it; the grade is the strike ÷ what gets through. Helmet, chest and legs at the level, with the biome's best cape.