Skyrim:Weapons

Weapons in Skyrim fall into three classes, organized around the three weapon skills:

• One-handed: daggers, maces, swords, and war axes
• Two-handed: battleaxes, greatswords, and war hammers
• Archery: bows and arrows, crossbows and bolts^DG

Weapon Categories

This page only lists the base (unenchanted) weaponry available in Skyrim. Base weapons are considered to be those which appear in standard leveled lists and those which can be made by the player at Forges. There are several other pages that also provide information on weapons. If the weapon you are looking for is not listed on this page, you may want to check one of these other resources:

• Skyrim-Weapons: Category listing of all the weapons available in the game.
• Search: Type the name of the weapon into the search box on the left and click the magnifying glass icon to find the weapon.
• Generic Magic Weapons: Magic weapons that are found in random loot.
• Leveled Items: Magic weapons that vary depending upon your character's level (generally quest rewards).
• Artifacts: Weapons with one-of-a-kind enchantments and unique appearances
• Ammunition: Arrows and bolts^(DG), both normal and enchanted
• Staves: Staves are used for casting magical spells instead of physical attacks
• Specialty Gear: Weapons and armor only obtainable from specific factions

Overview

For all of the weapons listed on this site, the provided damage values are the weapons' base damage. The actual damage your character will do with a weapon is derived from the base damage according to your character's weapon skill and any relevant skill perks. The damage can also be increased by using smithing to sharpen a weapon.

Weapon damage formula: <pre style="width:; white-space:-moz-pre-wrap; white-space:-pre-wrap; white-space:-o-pre-wrap; white-space:pre-wrap; word-wrap:break-word; ">displayed damage = (base damage + smithing increase) * (1 + skill/200) * (1 + perk effects) * (1 + item effects)
Perk Effects = .2 * Barbarian/Armsman/Overdraw rank level

Damage =

((Right Hand displayed Damage * (1 + Power Attack Bonus) * (1 + Power Attack Perk) * (1 + Dual Power Attack perk)) * Dual Power Attack Mod) + ((Left Hand displayed Damage * (1 + Power Attack Bonus) * (1 + Power Attack Perk) * (1 + Dual Power Attack perk)) * Dual Power Attack Mod)

Power Attack Bonus = 1 if power attacking
Power Attack Perk = 0.25 if power attacking and you have Savage Strike or Devastating Blow
Dual Power Attack Perk = 0.5 if power attacking with two weapons and you have Dual Savagery
Dual Power Attack Mod is 1.5 for the right (1xattack) and 3 (2xattack) for the left hand if dual power attacking (else 1)

Note on Dual Savagery, you don't have to be power attacking with both weapons. Single power attacks get this bonus as long as there is a weapon in both hands.

Weapon Materials

Weapons appear in several different materials and styles, which determine the quality of the weapon. Higher quality weapons do more damage (but are generally heavier). Which quality weapons you will find are generally determined based on your character's level.

The following table describes the standard level at which a weapon type begins to show up in randomly generated loot; lower level weapons will also randomly appear. Enchanted versions of weapons will begin to appear one level later; see Generic Magic Weapons for details. See Leveled Lists for details on how these lists are used to determine the probabilities of individual items appearing. Level of "N/A" means that the item is not available from standard leveled lists. Although daedric weapons can be found in random loot once your level is high enough, the chances of finding daedric weapons is 20 times smaller than other weapon types.

Most weapons from the list below can be created at Forges, by using the Smithing skill. The ability to make a weapon is not dependent upon your character's level, but is instead dependent upon which Smithing perks you have unlocked. All standard weapons can also be tempered at Grindstones, if you have the necessary item. Tempering is twice as effective if you have unlocked the perk necessary to forge that item. Tempering an enchanted version of the weapon (whether custom-enchanted, or generic) is similar to tempering the base version – it requires the same item, and is twice as effective if you have unlocked the forging perk – but also requires the Arcane Blacksmith perk to be unlocked.

Level	Material	Perk to Forge	Item for Tempering
1	Iron	No perk needed	Iron Ingot
2	Steel	Steel Smithing	Steel Ingot
N/A	Silver†	N/A	N/A
6	Orcish	Orcish Smithing	Orichalcum Ingot
12	Dwarven	Dwarven Smithing	Dwarven Metal Ingot
N/A	Nord Hero	N/A††	Steel Ingot
N/A	Skyforge Steel	N/A‡‡	Steel Ingot
18	NordicDB	Advanced Armors	Quicksilver Ingot
19	Elven	Elven Smithing	Refined Moonstone
27	Glass	Glass Smithing	Refined Malachite
35	StalhrimDB	Ebony Smithing†††	Stalhrim
36	Ebony	Ebony Smithing	Ebony Ingot
46	Daedric	Daedric Smithing‡	Ebony Ingot
N/A	DragonboneDG	Dragon Armor	Dragon Bone

^† Silver weapons (regardless of type) gain 20 base damage when used against undead or werewolves. This amount is not improved by your weapon skill, but is increased by relevant enchantments and perks. This effect is not considered an enchantment, so silver weapons can be enchanted like any normal unenchanted weapon, though they will always display the text for this effect and not for any enchantment that you may place on it.
^‡ All Daedric weapons can also be made at the Atronach Forge, in which case the Daedric Smithing perk is not needed, but instead the Sigil Stone must be obtained. Tempering weapons created at the Atronach Forge is still augmented by the Daedric Smithing perk.
^†† Nord Hero weapons can only be created at the Skyforge, and only after the quest Glory of the Dead has been completed.
^‡‡ Although Skyforge Steel weapons cannot be forged, tempering them is still augmented by the Steel Smithing perk.
^††† Forging Stalhrim weapons also requires completion of the quest A New Source of Stalhrim.

One-handed Weapons

Swords Reach: 1 Speed: 1 Stagger: 0.75 Name (ID) Weight Value Damage Iron Sword 00012eb7 9 25 7 Steel Sword 00013989 10 45 8 Orcish Sword 00013991 11 75 9 Dwarven Sword 00013999 12 125 10 Nord Hero Sword 00068c7b 9 135 11 Skyforge Steel Sword 0009f25c 10 70 11 Elven Sword 000139a1 13 235 11 48px Nordic SwordDB xx01cdb1 12 290 11 Glass Sword 000139a9 14 410 12 Ebony Sword 000139b1 15 720 13 48px Stalhrim SwordDB xx01cdb8 14 985 13 Daedric Sword 000139b9 16 1250 14 Dragonbone SwordDG xx014fce 19 1500 15	War Axes Reach: 1 Speed: 0.9 Stagger: 0.85 Name (ID) Weight Value Damage Iron War Axe 00013790 11 30 8 Steel War Axe 00013983 12 55 9 Orcish War Axe 0001398b 13 90 10 Dwarven War Axe 00013993 14 165 11 Nord Hero War Axe 00068c63 11 165 12 Skyforge Steel War Axe 0009f260 12 80 12 Elven War Axe 0001399b 15 280 12 48px Nordic War AxeDB xx01cdb2 14 350 12 Glass War Axe 000139a3 16 490 13 Ebony War Axe 000139ab 17 865 15 48px Stalhrim War AxeDB xx01cdb9 16 1180 15 Daedric War Axe 000139b3 18 1500 15 Dragonbone War AxeDG xx014fcf 21 1700 16	Maces Reach: 1 Speed: 0.8 Stagger: 1 Name (ID) Weight Value Damage Iron Mace 00013982 13 35 9 Steel Mace 00013988 14 65 10 Orcish Mace 00013990 15 105 11 Dwarven Mace 00013998 16 190 12 Elven Mace 000139a0 17 330 13 48px Nordic MaceDB xx01cdb0 16 410 13 Glass Mace 000139a8 18 575 14 Ebony Mace 000139b0 19 1000 16 48px Stalhrim MaceDB xx01cdb7 18 1375 16 Daedric Mace 000139b8 20 1750 16 Dragonbone MaceDG xx014fcd 22 2000 17
Daggers Reach: 0.7 Speed: 1.3 Stagger: 0 Name (ID) Weight Value Damage Iron Dagger 0001397e 2 10 4 Steel Dagger 00013986 2.5 18 5 Orcish Dagger 0001398e 3 30 6 Dwarven Dagger 00013996 3.5 55 7 Skyforge Steel Dagger† 0009f25d 2.5 25 8 Elven Dagger 0001399e 4 95 8 48px Nordic DaggerDB xx01cdae 3.5 115 8 Glass Dagger 000139a6 4.5 165 9 Ebony Dagger 000139ae 5 290 10 48px Stalhrim DaggerDB xx01cdb5 4.5 395 10 Daedric Dagger 000139b6 6 500 11 Dragonbone DaggerDG xx014fcb 6.5 600 12 † The Skyforge Steel Dagger cannot be tempered, because it was completely left out of the appropriate list. This bug is fixed by version 1.0 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.

Two-handed Weapons

Greatswords Reach: 1.3 Speed: 0.7 Stagger: 1.1 Name (ID) Weight Value Damage Iron Greatsword 0001359d 16 50 15 Steel Greatsword 00013987 17 90 17 Orcish Greatsword 0001398f 18 75 18 Dwarven Greatsword 00013997 19 270 19 Nord Hero Greatsword 000a3115 16 250 20 Skyforge Steel Greatsword 0009f25e 17 140 20 Elven Greatsword 0001399f 20 470 20 48px Nordic GreatswordDB xx01cdaf 19 585 20 Glass Greatsword 000139a7 22 820 21 Ebony Greatsword 000139af 22 1440 22 48px Stalhrim GreatswordDB xx01cdb6 21 1970 23 Daedric Greatsword 000139b7 23 2500 24 Dragonbone GreatswordDG xx014fcc 27 2725 25

Battleaxes Reach: 1.3 Speed: 0.7 Stagger: 1.15 Name (ID) Weight Value Damage Iron Battleaxe 00013980 20 55 16 Steel Battleaxe 00013984 21 100 18 Orcish Battleaxe† 0001398c 25 165 19 Dwarven Battleaxe 00013994 23 300 20 Nord Hero Battle Axe 00068c79 20 300 21 Skyforge Steel Battleaxe 0009f25f 21 150 21 Elven Battleaxe 0001399c 24 520 21 48px Nordic BattleaxeDB xx01cdad 23 650 21 Glass Battleaxe 000139a4 25 900 22 Ebony Battleaxe 000139ac 26 1585 23 48px Stalhrim BattleaxeDB xx01cdb4 25 2150 24 Daedric Battleaxe 000139b4 27 2750 25 Dragonbone BattleaxeDG xx014fc3 30 3000 26 † The Orcish Battleaxe has been left out of the standard LItemWeaponBattleAxe leveled list, although it is included in several less common battleaxe leveled lists. As a result, this axe is less likely to be found in random loot than other base weapons. This bug is fixed by version 1.3.2 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.

Warhammers

• Reach: 1.3
• Speed: 0.6
• Stagger: 1.25

	Name (ID)	Weight	Value	Damage
	Iron Warhammer 00013981	24	60	18
	Steel Warhammer 0001398a	25	110	20
	Orcish Warhammer 00013992	26	180	21
	Dwarven Warhammer 0001399a	27	325	22
	Elven Warhammer 000139a2	28	565	23
48px	Nordic WarhammerDB xx01cdb3	27	700	23
	Glass Warhammer 000139aa	29	985	24
	Ebony Warhammer 000139b2	30	1725	25
48px	Stalhrim WarhammerDB xx01cdba	29	2850	26
	Daedric Warhammer 000139ba	31	4000	27
	Dragonbone WarhammerDG xx014fd0	33	4275	28

Archery

Bows

All traditional bows require arrows as ammunition.

• Stagger: 0 (50% chance for 0.25 with Power Shot)

	Name (ID)	Weight	Value	Damage	Speed
	Long Bow† 0003b562	5	30	6	1
	Hunting Bow‡ 00013985	7	50	7	0.9375
	Orcish Bow 0001398d	9	150	10	0.8125
	Nord Hero Bow†† 00068c57	7	200	11	0.875
	Dwarven Bow 00013995	10	270	12	0.75
	Elven Bow 0001399d	12	470	13	0.6875
48px	Nordic BowDB xx026232	11	580	13	0.6875
	Glass Bow 000139a5	14	820	15	0.625
	Ebony Bow 000139ad	16	1440	17	0.5625
48px	Stalhrim BowDB xx026231	15	1800	17	0.5625
	Daedric Bow 000139b5	18	2500	19	0.5
	Dragonbone BowDG xx0176f1	20	2725	20	0.75

^† The long bow cannot be created at forges. It can be tempered using firewood. Tempering is not augmented by any Smithing perks.
^‡ The hunting bow cannot be created at forges. It can be tempered using leather strips, and tempering is augmented if you have selected the Steel Smithing perk.
^†† The Nord hero bow cannot be tempered. Its tempering entry (TemperWeaponSkyforgeBow) incorrectly links to the Nord hero battle axe instead of the bow.

• This bug is fixed by version 1.9.26.0.8 of the Official Skyrim Patch.

Crossbows^DG

Crossbows are only available with the Dawnguard add-on, and any crossbow other than the basic one can only be acquired by siding with the Dawnguard (see Ancient Technology for details). Crossbows all require bolts as ammunition instead of arrows. While bolts can be manufactured at any forge, crossbows can only be crafted at Gunmar's forge in Fort Dawnguard.

• Stagger: 0.75

	Name (ID)	Weight	Value	Damage	Speed
	CrossbowDG xx000801	14	120	19	1
	Enhanced CrossbowDG xx00f19e	15	200	19	1
	Dwarven CrossbowDG xx00b647	20	350	22	1
	Enhanced Dwarven CrossbowDG xx00f19f	21	550	22	1

†

The Enhanced versions have an additional property: Attacks with this crossbow ignore 50% of armor. This effect is not considered an enchantment, so enhanced crossbows can be enchanted like any normal unenchanted weapon, though they will only display the text for this effect and not for any enchantment that you may place on it.

††

Despite saying they have the same speed as the long bow, all crossbows fire significantly slower than most of the normal bows. Unlike with normal bows however it is possible to circumvent this by means of an exploit: unequipping the bow then re-equipping it by means of hotkeys will cause the crossbow to be reloaded.