Mining
Smoothbrain
Adds a skill that increases damage dealt while mining and item yield from ore deposits.
Is there a Valheim mod to show enemy health bars and damage numbers?
Yes. Combat-HUD mods add readable enemy health bars and floating damage numbers, so instead of guessing you can see exactly how much each hit lands for.
Mods that do this
Tenacity
Smoothbrain
Adds a skill that reduces damage taken. Skill increases by taking damage.
NoRainDamage
JoelOliMclean
Rain will no longer damage structures that have no roof. Now configurable for what gets damaged!
HUDCompass
Neobotics
A Heads Up Display compass with map pins and dynamic markers for Ships, Carts and Portals
AzuWearNTearPatches
Azumatt
Patches that alter the wear and tear component of build pieces (Walls, ships, carts & shit). Structural integrity, damage and weather options.
BowPlugin
blacks7ar
Allows you to configure velocity, accuracy, drawspeed, exp multiplier, crit chance, crit damage, bow crosshair and crosshair color of bows and crossbow weapons. Adds a few new crossbows and bows.
The details
These mods typically show a health bar with current/max values above enemies and pop damage numbers on each hit, often color-coded for crits or damage type.
It's especially useful for tuning your gear and builds — you can tell whether that new weapon actually out-damages your old one against a given creature.
Most are client-side and purely visual, so they're safe to add without affecting balance or requiring a server install. Look for options to scale text size and toggle numbers off for a cleaner screen.
New to mods? Read the install & configuration guide. Read the full install & configuration guide →
Related questions
- Does Valheim show damage numbers by default?
- No. Vanilla shows a small enemy health bar but no numeric values or floating damage. HUD mods add the numbers.
- Is a combat HUD mod allowed in multiplayer?
- Usually yes — these are client-side visual mods, so you can run one even if the server and other players don't.