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Nightingale Bow
Skyrim Weapon

Freezes the target for 30 points and shocks target for 15 points
20
damage
Base damage19
Archery 15×1.08

Nightingale Bow is a unique Daedric bow in Skyrim with a base damage of 19. Its damage scales with the Archery skill, and it can be tempered at a grindstone.

It carries a built-in enchantment and cannot be enchanted further. It is boosted by 9 perks.

Nightingale Bow 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 Nightingale Bow

Stats

interactive
20
damage
Base damage19
Archery 15×1.08
Speed
0.5
Reach
1
Stagger
0
2500
18
improve · Fine
Daedric Smithing
Archery skill
0
1
5
Smithing skill
0
2
0

Tempering

interactive
Improving Nightingale Bow at a grindstone. Pick a tier to set Smithing to the level it takes; damage is at the current Archery skill.
Daedric Smithing perk
Tier
Damage
Smithing
with perk
Fine
22 +1
15
15
Superior
23 +2.8
31
22
Exquisite
25 +4.6
65
40
Flawless
27 +6.4
100
57
Epic
29 +8.2
100+
74
Legendary
31 +10
100+
91
100+ tiers take Fortify Smithing gear or potions on top of the skill.

Archery Scaling

interactive
Damage by Archery level. Pick a level to set the skill there.
Level 15
20
×1.075
Level 25
21
×1.125
Level 50
24
×1.25
Level 75
26
×1.375
Level 100
29
×1.5

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