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Dragonbane
Skyrim Weapon

40 points of extra damage to dragons, 10 points of shock damage to others.
15
damage
Base damage14
One-handed 20×1.1

Dragonbane is a unique steel sword in Skyrim with a base damage of 14. Its damage scales with the One-handed skill, and it can be tempered at a grindstone.

It carries a built-in enchantment and cannot be enchanted further. It is boosted by 10 perks.

Dragonbane Builds

Jump into the character build planner with this weapon already equipped, tempered and skilled as you set it here, then build perks and the rest of your loadout around it.

Create a build with Dragonbane

Stats

interactive
15
damage
Base damage14
One-handed 20×1.1
Speed
1
Reach
1
Stagger
0.75
1560
14
improve · Fine
Steel Smithing
One-handed skill
0
2
0
Smithing skill
0
2
0

Tempering

interactive
Improving Dragonbane at a grindstone. Pick a tier to set Smithing to the level it takes; damage is at the current One-handed skill.
Steel Smithing perk
Tier
Damage
Smithing
with perk
Fine
17 +1
15
15
Superior
18 +2.8
31
22
Exquisite
20 +4.6
65
40
Flawless
22 +6.4
100
57
Epic
24 +8.2
100+
74
Legendary
26 +10
100+
91
100+ tiers take Fortify Smithing gear or potions on top of the skill.

One-handed Scaling

interactive
Damage by One-handed level. Pick a level to set the skill there.
Level 15
15
×1.075
Level 25
16
×1.125
Level 50
18
×1.25
Level 75
19
×1.375
Level 100
21
×1.5

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