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The Rueful Axe
Skyrim Weapon

Does 20 points of Stamina damage.
25
damage
Base damage22
Two-handed 25×1.13

The Rueful Axe is a unique Daedric battleaxe in Skyrim with a base damage of 22. Its damage scales with the Two-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 11 perks.

The Rueful 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 The Rueful Axe

Stats

interactive
25
damage
Base damage22
Two-handed 25×1.13
Speed
0.5
Reach
1.3
Stagger
0.85
500
10
improve · Fine
Daedric Smithing
Two-handed skill
0
2
5
Smithing skill
0
2
0

Tempering

interactive
Improving The Rueful Axe at a grindstone. Pick a tier to set Smithing to the level it takes; damage is at the current Two-handed skill.
Daedric Smithing perk
Tier
Damage
Smithing
with perk
Fine
26 +1
15
15
Superior
28 +2.8
31
22
Exquisite
30 +4.6
65
40
Flawless
32 +6.4
100
57
Epic
34 +8.2
100+
74
Legendary
36 +10
100+
91
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
24
×1.075
Level 25
25
×1.125
Level 50
28
×1.25
Level 75
30
×1.375
Level 100
33
×1.5

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