Skyrim:Dragonbone Weapons
The best weapons in Skyrim are Dragonbone weapons which have the highest base damage of any other weapon type in The Skyrim Special Edition. This page provides a comprehensive list of Dragonbone weapons and armor sets, along with details on where to find them.
If either Skyrim Anniversary Edition or the Creation Club DLC Saints & Seducers is installed, the newly added Amber Weapons will deal the same damage as Dragonbone weapons, but are considerably lighter and can be crafted earlier with the Glass Smithing Perk unlocked at level 70 smithing skill. The newly added Madness Weapons are slightly heavier but deal more damage than Dragonbone Weapons. Madness Weapons can also be crafted with the Ebony Smithing Perk unlocked at level 80 Blacksmithing Skill.
How to get Dragonbone Weapons
There are several possible ways to get Dragonbone Weapons in Skyrim:
- Many of the Dragonbone weapons can be obtained without Smithing them by found during the Dawnguard Questline when you enter the Soul Cairn you must battle three of the Keepers, each of them wield Dragonbone weapons. However the Keeper only has a chance to drop the dragonbone weapon if you are at least level 45 or higher (See walkthrough guide on weapon page).
- Dragonbone Weapons can be crafted at level 100 smithing skill with the Dragon smithing perk. Crafting them requires Dragon Bones, Ebony Ingots and Leather Strips.
- The Dragonbone weapons does not appear in any loot lists once you reach a certain level in Skyrim.
- You can add weapons to your inventory using Console Commands, by typing "player.additem [Dragonbone Weapon ID] 1".
