Skyrim:Dawnguard Rune Axe
| Dawnguard Rune Axe | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Base Damage | 11 |
| Speed | 0.9 |
| Weight | 13 |
| Value | 175 |
| Level | 1+ |
| Category | War Axe |
| Class | Dawnguard |
| Variants | Dawnguard War Axe |
| Skill | One-Handed |
| Unique | Yes |
| Item ID | XX01668C |
| Game/DLC | Dawnguard |
The Dawnguard Rune Axe has the potential to be the best weapon in the entire game, this is because it gets stronger and stronger with each undead foe it defeats. It is possible to do over 200 damage per hit with this weapon. The Dawnguard Rune Axe is a unique war axe that can be found in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and was originally added by the Dawnguard DLC.
Weapon Enchantment
The Dawnguard Axe's enchantment increases in power with every undead enemy killed with the axe. The amount of Sun Damage the axe does increases by 10 points with every 10 undead enemies defeated, the axe can deal a total of 100 Sun damage per hit.
Sun damage will deal 10 damage to normal enemies but double damage to undead. This means that the Dawnguard Rune Axe can deal 200 sun damage per hit.
| Enchantment |
|---|
| Does 10+ sun damage to undead where n is the number of undead killed with the axe since the last sunrise |
How to Get The Dawnguard Rune Axe Location Guide
Where to find the Dawnguard Rune Axe Location?
You can find the Dawnguard Rune axe location is random, it can be found during during the Dawnguard side quest "Lost Relic."
You can start the "Lost Relic" Quest at Fort Dawnguard by speaking to Florentius Baenius, he will task you with retreating an ancient artifact from a randomly chosen location. Since the "Lost Relic" quest is one of several possible radiant side quests which can be randomly assigned to the player, you may need to go through several other side quests before you are given the "Lost Relic" Side quest.
The Lost Relic quest rewards 3 possible unique item reawrds, the: Dawnguard Rune Shield, Dawnguard Rune Hammer or the Dawnguard Rune Axe. The Lost Relic quest can be repeated until you get all the unique items.
Gameplay Tips
- The fastest way to raise the damage of the Dawnguard Rune Axe to 100 is to raise your own undead and then defeat them using the axe. The Ritual Stone Power can be used in Nordic tombs to raise and defeat multiple many undead at once. If the Ritual Stone is stored on the Aetherial Crown, you can uneqip and then re-equip the crown to reset the Ritual Stone's cooldown so you can repeatedly summon and defeat multiple undead.
- The sun damage enchantments damage can be further increased by 25% with the Necromage perk, an additional 25% with Bone Wolf's pets power, and another 25% with the Bloodworm Helm's enchantment. In total this increases your damage to undead by 75%.
- Even though it should not be the case, the Axes sun damage is affected by the Augmented Flames perk and Ahzidal Dragon Priest Mask. This can increase the damage the axe does by another 75%.
Smithing Guide
Enchanted weapons require the Arcane Blacksmith Perk to upgrade.
| Crafting Materials | Upgrade Materials | Smithing Level | Smithing Perk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannot be crafted | Steel Ingot | - | Steel 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 Dawnguard Rune Axe is not a leveled weapon.
| Level | Damage | Weight | Value | Enchantment | Level ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1+ | 11 | 13 | 175 | Does 10+ sun damage to undead where n is the number of undead killed with the axe since the last sunrise | XX01668C |
One-Handed Weapon Categories
All Unique War Axes
| Name | Image | Damage | Speed | Weight | Value | Enchantment | Item ID | Level | Upgrade Material | Crafting Perk | Skill | DLC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balgruuf's War Axe | 
|
9 | 0.9 | 12 | 55 | Cannot be enchanted | 00013983 | 1+ | Steel Ingot | Steel Smithing | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Dawnguard Rune Axe | 
|
11 | 0.9 | 13 | 175 | Does 10+ sun damage to undead where n is the number of undead killed with the axe since the last sunrise | XX01668C | 1+ | Steel Ingot | Steel Smithing | One-Handed | Dawnguard |
| Notched Pickaxe | 
|
5 | 0.9 | 10 | 303 | Raises the wielder's Smithing abilities, and does 5 shock damage to enemies on hit | 001019D4 | 1+ | Iron Ingot | None | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Okin | 
|
12 | 0.9 | 11 | 320 | Target takes 10 points of frost damage to Health and Stamina | 0008FFDE | 1+ | Steel Ingot | Steel Smithing | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Poacher's Axe | 
|
5 | 0.9 | 10 | 32 | 3 points of extra damage to Animals | 000AE086 | 1+ | Steel Ingot | None | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Ulfric's War Axe | 
|
9 | 0.9 | 12 | 55 | Cannot be enchanted | 00013983 | 1+ | Steel Ingot | Steel Smithing | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Rocksplinter | File:Skyrim Rocksplinter.webp | 1 | 1.3 | 10 | 5 | Cannot be Enchanted | 0006A707 | 1+ | Cannot be Upgraded | None | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Cleaver of St. Felms | 
|
14 | 0.9 | 17 | 2508 | Burns the target for 30 points. Targets on fire take extra damage. Absorb 25 points of magicka. | XX057384 | 1+ | Dwarven Metal Ingot | Dwarven Smithing | One-Handed | Creation Club |
