Daedric Bow

Base Damage	19
Speed	0.5
Weight	18
Value	2500
Level	47+
Category	Bow
Class	Daedric
Variants	-
Skill	Archery
Unique	-
Item ID	000139B5
Game/DLC	Skyrim

The Daedric Bow is one of the best Bows in Skyrim, its damage is only rivalled by the Dragonbone Bow.

The Daedric bow adopts a recurve bow style, where the tips curve outward when the bow is strung. Staying true to its design in earlier games, the Daedric bow has a demonic appearance, featuring multiple spikes protruding from different parts of its structure, and a faint red glow illuminating it.

Weapon Enchantment

This weapon can be enchanted with any effect for this weapon category.

You can find full breakdown and information of all Weapon Enchantment Effects.

How to Get the Daedric Bow?

Where to find the Daedric Bow Location?

There are multiple methods to get Daedric Bow early in Skyrim.

To get a Daedric Bow early without the smithing skill you can purchase it from the Dremora Merchant with the Black Market power.
You can power level your smithing skill to level 90 and get the Daedric Smithing perk to craft a Daedric Bow. It can be crafted at a blacksmith’s forge using the following materials: Ebony Ingot, Daedra Heart, Leather Strips.
Unenchanted Daedric Bows can be found as random loot in chests after you reach level 46+ and enchanted Daedric Bow can be found at level 47+. However the chance of them appearing are very low. Blacksmiths and general goods merchants have a chance to sell Daedric Bow. You can reset their inventory by saving the game, attacking them and then reloading.

More Powerful Bows

The Daedric Bow used to be the best Bow in the original version of Skyrim:

The Dawnguard add-on introduces superior Dragonbone Bows which do an additional 1 damage and can even be obtained relatively early during the Dawnguard Questline.
The Amber Bow has the same base damage but is much lighter than the Dragonbone Bow. It was added in both Skyrim Anniversary Edition or the Creation Club DLC Saints & Seducers.
The Madness Bow is slightly heavier and deal more damage than Dragonbone bow, making it the new best bow in the game in terms of raw damage.

Smithing Guide

Enchanted weapons require the Arcane Blacksmith Perk to upgrade.

Crafting Materials	Upgrade Materials	Smithing Level	Smithing Perk
- 1x Leather Strips - 3x Ebony Ingot - 1x Daedra Heart	Ebony Ingot	90 Smithing	Daedric Smithing

Weapon Levels

Some weapons in Skyrim are Levelled. The power of a levelled weapon is based on your charcters level when you get them. Some get stronger in both physical and magical aspects, while others only improve their enchantments. These items don't get better as your character levels up.

The Daedric Bow is not a leveled weapon.

Level	Damage	Weight	Value	Enchantment	Level ID
47+	19	18	2500	Enchantable	000139B5

Ranged Weapon Categories

All Bows

Name	Image	Damage	Speed	Weight	Value	Enchantment	Item ID	Level	Upgrade Material	Crafting Perk	Skill	Unique	DLC
Ancient Nord Bow		8	0.875	12	45	Enchantable	000302CA	1+	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Angi's Bow		7	0.937	7	50	Cannot be enchanted	000CC392	1+	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Auriel's Bow		13	1	11	1000	21 points of sun damage. Undead targets take triple damage	XX000800	1+	Refined Moonstone	Elven Smithing	Archery	Yes	Dawnguard
Bow of the Hunt		10	0.937	7	434	Animals take 20 points of extra damage	000AB705	1+	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Daedric Bow		19	0.5	18	2500	Enchantable	000139B5	47+	Ebony Ingot	Daedric Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Dragonbone Bow		20	0.75	20	2725	Enchantable	XX0176F1	47+	Dragon Bone	Dragon Smithing	Archery	-	Dawnguard
Drainspell Bow		14	0.875	6	458	Absorb Magicka 15 points	000F82FC	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Dravin's Bow		7	0.937	7	50	Cannot be enchanted	0006B9AD	1+	Leather Strips	Steel Smithing	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Dwarven Bow		12	0.75	10	270	Enchantable	00013995	12+	Dwarven Metal Ingot	Dwarven Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Dwarven Black Bow of Fate		13	0.75	10	1446	50% chance for each attribute to absorb 25 pts. of Health, Stamina, and/or Magicka	XX02C01A	1+	Ebony Ingot	Dwarven Smithing	Archery	Yes	Dragonborn
Ebony Bow		17	0.562	16	1440	Enchantable	000139AD	36+	Ebony Ingot	Ebony Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Elven Bow		13	0.687	12	470	Enchantable	0001399D	19+	Refined Moonstone	Elven Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Falmer Bow		12	0.75	15	135	Enchantable	00038340	1+	Chaurus Chitin	None	Archery	-	Skyrim
Falmer Supple Bow		15	0.75	20	410	Enchantable	00083167	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Archery	-	Skyrim
Firiniel's End		13	0.687	12	785	Target takes 20 points of frost damage to Health and Stamina	00017059	1+	Refined Moonstone	Elven Smithing	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Forsworn Bow		12	0.875	11	145	Enchantable	000CEE9B	1+	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Froki's Bow		6	1	5	307	Does 10 points of Stamina damage	000C0186	1+	Iron Ingot	None	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Gauldur Blackbow		14	0.875	18	972	Absorb 30 points of magicka	000F5D22	36+	Steel Ingot	Dwarven Smithing	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Glass Bow		15	0.625	14	820	Enchantable	000139A5	27+	Refined Malachite	Glass Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Glass Bow of the Stag Prince		16	0.625	14	375	Wielder receives an increasingly powerful blessing for every 20 animals killed by the bow	XX018ED5	1+	Refined Malachite	Glass Smithing	Archery	Yes	Dragonborn
Hunting Bow		7	0.937	7	50	Enchantable	0010E2DD	1+	Leather Strips	Steel Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Imperial Bow		9	0.75	8	90	Enchantable	00013841	1+	Steel Ingot	None	Archery	-	Skyrim
Karliah's Bow		25	0.625	9	5	Cannot be enchanted	000DEED8	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Long Bow		6	1	5	30	Enchantable	0003B562	1+	Firewood	None	Archery	-	Skyrim
Nord Hero Bow		11	0.875	7	200	Enchantable	00068C57	1+	Steel Ingot	None	Archery	-	Skyrim
Nordic Bow		13	0.6875	11	580	Enchantable	XX026232	26+	Quicksilver Ingot	Advanced Armors	Archery	-	Dragonborn
Orcish Bow		10	0.812	9	150	Enchantable	0001398D	7+	Orichalcum Ingot	Orcish Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Stalhrim Bow		17	0.5625	15	1800	Frost Enchants are 25% stronger	XX026231	35+	Stalhrim	Ebony Smithing	Archery	-	Dragonborn
Supple Ancient Nord Bow		14	0.875	18	235	Enchantable	0005D179	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Archery	-	Skyrim
Nightingale Bow		19	0.5	18	3405	Freezes the target for 30 points and shocks the target for 15 points	000F652C	46+	Ebony Ingot	None	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Zephyr		12	1	10	670	Fires 30% faster than a standard bow	XX00CFB6	1+	Dwarven Metal Ingot	Dwarven Smithing	Archery	Yes	Dawnguard
Bow of Shadows		19		18	2500	Weapon draw is 20% faster and casts invisibility for 30 seconds.	XX000807	1+	Ebony Ingot	Arcane Blacksmith	Archery	Yes	Creation Club
Ruin's Edge		12	0.875	7	750	Randomly applies one of these effects to the target: - Demoralize, 100 pts for 20 seconds - Drain Magicka, 1000 pts for 20 seconds - Frenzy, 100 pts for 20 seconds Frost Damage, 25 pts - Paralyze, for 15 seconds Paralyze, for 1 second	FEXXXD63	1+	Daedra Heart	Daedric Smithing	Archery	Yes	Creation Club
Madness Bow	File:Skyrim Madness Bow.webp	21	0.5	21	3050	Enchantable	XX000BE5	1+	Madness Ingot	Quest	Archery	-	Creation Club
Amber Bow	File:Skyrim Amber Bow.webp	20	0.5	14	2925	Enchantable	XX000BDC	1+	Amber Ingot	Quest	Archery	-	Creation Club
Dark Bow	File:Skyrim Dark Bow.webp	13	0.5	10	495	Enchantable	XX000802	1+	Quicksilver Ingot	Daedric Smithing	Archery	-	Creation Club
Golden Bow		11	1	10	495	Enchantable	XX00080F	1+	Gold Ingot	Daedric Smithing	Archery	-	Creation Club