Skyrim best weapons ranked best bow, sword, dagger and more Eurogamer. By Chris Tapsell. Published 1. 61. Light Armor is a skill in The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim and is one of the six skills that falls. For almost all character builds, knowing the best weapons in Skyrim for each type is going to be worthwhile. Some are available early on, too, through side. For almost all character builds, knowing the best weapons in Skyrim for each type is going to be worthwhile. Some are available early on, too, through side quests or otherwise, which can be a massive help for playthroughs on harder difficulties, or for those with a burning desire to power through to Skyrims late game content. Skyrim best weapons explained. Whether youre looking to tackle some of the more bizarre Daedric quests, or power level your Smithing to craft Dragonbone and Daedric weapons, the weapon rankings below should be of some use to you, but before you dive in there are a couple of quick things to bear in mind about how weve structured it all If youre looking to craft or enchant your weapons, be sure to check out our detailed guide to power levelling Smithing and Enchanting skills to hit that level cap and craft the best weapons in the game as quickly as possible. An NA for Perk means you need to boost your Smithing past 1. Alchemy to improve it beyond Flawless specifically, you need to max your Smithing level to 1. Fortify Smithing to boost it beyond that, at which point the weapons in question, which dont benefit from any of the Smithing skill Perks, can then be improved beyond Flawless quality. The weapon sections below, excluding the Bows and Crossbows, are in order of lowest to highest damage and weight so daggers first, with their low damage and low weight, moving ending with the heaviest and highest damage Warhammers. For bows, higher weight means faster arrow travel speed, and normally a slower nocking speed. For one and two handed weapons, a higher weight means a slower swing speed, so for the most damage per second youll want a combination of high base damage and low weight. If a weapon is listed as not enchantable, that will generally mean its not disenchantable, either. Well give a little extra context for our rankings in each section, but bear in mind were considered damage per second here, too, so in many cases weight is just as important as raw damage Unique items are marked with an asterisk and weve briefly explained how to get them in that sections notes. G0Nats-hxA/maxresdefault.jpg' alt='Skyrim Best Mage Armor In The Game' title='Skyrim Best Mage Armor In The Game' />Standard items like Daedric weapons, meanwhile, can always be found through either random loot or crafting. Stalhrim weapons Frost Damage bonus is actually more powerful than it looks the Chaos Damage enchantment, which has a 5. The best Bows and Crossbows in Skyrim. A couple quick things to note about the bows and crossbows below The Enhanced Dwarven Crossbow is part of the Dawnguard questline, and can only be obtained if you side with the Dawnguard over the Vampires. This specific type of crossbow is available to craft or buy after finding the schematic in one of the sis Ancient Technology quests. Crossbows, whilst generally more powerful than bows in terms of damage, take a fair bit longer to fire each shot. They can also be equipped with exploding bolts of various damage types, too, which stack with any enchantments on the crossbow itself. Zephyr is found in the Dwemer ruin Arkngthamz during the Dawnguard quest Lost to the Ages. The Nightingale Bow is found in the Inner Sanctum after youve defeated Arch Curate Vythur in the Dawnguard quest Touching the Sky. Note that with bows, there is generally a tradeoff between rate of fire and damage, and the choice depends on your playstyle. For stealth characters, higher damage bows like the Dragonbone, Daedric, and Nightingale bows are preferred, as they give you a greater chance of taking characters out in one hit from stealth and remaining undetected. For archers who expect to get in the mix a little more, attack speed is preferred, with bows like Zephyr and Auriels bow, to help you maximise the stagger effect of your Perks, and deal sustainied damage as quickly as possible in extended combat. In the table, DPS refers to the damage per second of the bow, taking into account both the bows total speed to fully nock and fire and arrow, and its base damage. Weapon. Damage. Weight. DPSUpgrade with. Effect. Enchantable. Enhanced Dwarven Crossbow. NADwarven Metal Ingot, Dwarven Smithing. Scan To Pdf Serial Keygen. Ignores 5. 0 of armor. Yes. Dragonbone Bow. Dragon Bone, Dragon Armor. None. Yes. Auriels Bow. Refined Moonstone, Elven Smithing. Sun Damage, tripled if target is Undead. Can use Sunhallowed and Bloodcursed Arrows. No. Zephyr. 21. Dwarven Metal Ingot, Dwarven Smithing. Fires 3. 0 faster than a standard bow. No. Daedric Bow. 19. Ebony Ingot, Daedric Smithing. None. Yes. Nightingale Bow. Ebony Ingot, NA3. Frost Damage, 1. 5 Shock Damage. No. The best Daggers in Skyrim. Daggers have the highest attack speed and lowest base damage of all weapons in Skyrim, but that doesnt mean they should be ignored. In fact, for all One Handed skill users, they can be essential Dual wielding means that the swing speed of the fastest weapon is applied to both. So, for duel wielders, equipping one of the below daggers like Mehrunes Razor, which has a tiny weight of just 3, will apply that same weight to a massive Daedric Mace when put in the other hand. Blade of Woe is acquired from either pickpocketing or killing Astrid of the Dark Brotherhood, or completeing the Dark Brotherhood quest With Friends like These. If you pickpocket it from her before completing that quest, you can in fact obtain two copies of the weapon. Mehrunes Razor is a reward for completing the quest Pieces of the Past, if you opt to kill Silus Vesuius. Weapon. Damage. Weight. Upgrade with ingot, Perk. Effect. Enchantable. Dragonbone Dagger. Dragon Bone, Dragon Armor. None. Yes. Blade of Woe. Any, Steel Smithing. Absorb 1. 0 health. No. Mehrunes Razor. Ebony Ingot, NA1. No. Daedric Dagger. Ebony Ingot, Daedric Smithing. None. Yes. Stalhrim Dagger. Stalhrim, Ebony Smithing. Frost Damage enchantments 2. Yes. The best Swords in Skyrim. Swords are, as youd expect, the most popular weapons in Skyrim thanks to their versatility and balance of both speed and damage. Theyre the fastest non dagger one handed weapons, but have lower damage than their mace and war axe counterparts. Windshear, firstly, benefits from appears to be a bug, whereby every attack with it will stagger your opponent even dragons rendering them completely unable to attack or reatreat as long as you continue to strike them with the right timing. It is only possible to obtain during the Dark Brotherhood quest Hail Sithis on board The Katariah, where its lodged, Excalibur like, right at the very top of the ships prow. Miraaks Sword is obtained by killing Miraak in the Dragonborn quest At the Summit of Apocrypha. Chillrend can be found during the quest The Pursuit, inside the tunnels under Riftweald Manor in Riften, and can also be obtained by breaking into Riftwead Manor and accessing the tunnels from inside, after doing a spot of roof hopping to get inside. Chillrend is levelled, too, meaning you get the stats weve detailed below at level 4. Nightingale Blade is acquired as a reward for completing the Thieves Guild quest Hard Answers, and is also levelled, with the maximum stats we detail below gained if youre at level 4. Weapon. Damage. Weight. Upgrade with. Effect. Enchantable. Windshear. Steel Ingot, Steel Smithing. Staggers opponent with every hit 3. No. Miraaks Sword. Ebony Ingot, Daedra Heart, Dwarven Smithing. Absorb 1. 5 Stamina. No. Chillrend. 51. Refined Malachite, Glass Smithing.