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Nordic Bow
Skyrim Weapon

Dragonborn
14
damage
Base damage13
Archery 15×1.08

The Nordic Bow is a Nordic bow in Skyrim with a base damage of 13. Its damage scales with the Archery skill, and it can be tempered at a grindstone. It was added by the Dragonborn expansion.

It can take 17 enchantments at an arcane enchanter, and is found pre-enchanted in 31 variants. It is boosted by 8 perks.

Nordic 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 Nordic Bow

Stats

interactive
14
damage
Base damage13
Archery 15×1.08
Speed
0.6875
Reach
1
Stagger
0
580
11
improve · Fine
Archery skill
0
1
5
Smithing skill
0
2
0

Tempering

interactive
Improving Nordic Bow at a grindstone. Pick a tier to set Smithing to the level it takes; damage is at the current Archery skill.
Tier
Damage
Smithing
Fine
15 +1
15
Superior
17 +2.8
31
Exquisite
19 +4.6
65
Flawless
21 +6.4
100
Epic
23 +8.2
100+
Legendary
25 +10
100+
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
14
×1.075
Level 25
15
×1.125
Level 50
16
×1.25
Level 75
18
×1.375
Level 100
20
×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.

Enchanted Variants

Pre-enchanted versions of this weapon found in the world.
Stamina Damage
Does 20 points of Stamina damage.
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Shock Damage
Target takes 25 points of shock damage, and half as much Magicka damage.
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Fire Damage
Burns the target for 15 points. Targets on fire take extra damage.
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Frost Damage
Target takes 15 points of frost damage to Health and Stamina.
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Shock Damage
Target takes 15 points of shock damage, and half as much Magicka damage.
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Magicka Damage
Does 30 points of Magicka damage.
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Stamina Damage
Does 15 points of Stamina damage.
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Turn Undead
Undead up to level 13 flee for 30 seconds.
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Soul Trap
If target dies within 7 seconds, fills a soul gem.
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Fear
Creatures and people up to level 10 flee from combat for 30 seconds.
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Fear
Creatures and people up to level 13 flee from combat for 30 seconds.
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Fire Damage
Burns the target for 20 points. Targets on fire take extra damage.
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Frost Damage
Target takes 20 points of frost damage to Health and Stamina.
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Magicka Damage
Does 40 points of Magicka damage.
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Shock Damage
Target takes 20 points of shock damage, and half as much Magicka damage.
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Soul Trap
If target dies within 10 seconds, fills a soul gem.
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Turn Undead
Undead up to level 21 flee for 30 seconds.
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Banish
Summoned Daedra up to level 12 are sent back to Oblivion.
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Banish
Summoned Daedra up to level 20 are sent back to Oblivion.
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Fear
Creatures and people up to level 16 flee from combat for 30 seconds.
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Fire Damage
Burns the target for 25 points. Targets on fire take extra damage.
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Frost Damage
Target takes 25 points of frost damage to Health and Stamina.
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Magicka Damage
Does 50 points of Magicka damage.
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Paralyze
Chance to paralyze the target for 2 seconds.
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Paralyze
Chance to paralyze the target for 4 seconds.
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Soul Trap
If target dies within 15 seconds, fills a soul gem.
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Stamina Damage
Does 25 points of Stamina damage.
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Turn Undead
Undead up to level 30 flee for 30 seconds.
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Chaos Damage
50% chance for each element of Fire, Frost and Shock to do 25 points of damage.
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Chaos Damage
50% chance for each element of Fire, Frost and Shock to do 15 points of damage.
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Chaos Damage
50% chance for each element of Fire, Frost and Shock to do 20 points of damage.
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