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Headsman's Axe
Skyrim Weapon

19
damage
Base damage17
Two-handed 25×1.13

The Headsman's Axe is an iron battleaxe in Skyrim with a base damage of 17. Its damage scales with the Two-handed skill, and it can be tempered at a grindstone.

It can take 17 enchantments at an arcane enchanter. It is boosted by 10 perks.

Headsman's Axe 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 Headsman's Axe

Stats

interactive
19
damage
Base damage17
Two-handed 25×1.13
Speed
0.7
Reach
1.5
Stagger
0.85
15
11
improve · Fine
Two-handed skill
0
2
5
Smithing skill
0
2
0

Tempering

interactive
Improving Headsman's Axe at a grindstone. Pick a tier to set Smithing to the level it takes; damage is at the current Two-handed skill.
Tier
Damage
Smithing
Fine
20 +1
15
Superior
22 +2.8
31
Exquisite
24 +4.6
65
Flawless
26 +6.4
100
Epic
28 +8.2
100+
Legendary
30 +10
100+
100+ tiers take Fortify Smithing gear or potions on top of the skill.

Two-handed Scaling

interactive
Damage by Two-handed level. Pick a level to set the skill there.
Level 15
18
×1.075
Level 25
19
×1.125
Level 50
21
×1.25
Level 75
23
×1.375
Level 100
26
×1.5

Enchantments

Enchantments this weapon can take at an arcane enchanter (up to two with the Extra Effect perk). Magnitudes scale with the Enchanting skill; each one links to its own page.

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