Drainblood Battleaxe

Base Damage	21
Speed	0.7
Weight	5
Value	266
Level	1+
Category	Battleaxe
Class	Ancient Nordic
Variants	Ancient Nord Battleaxe, Honed Ancient Nord Battleaxe, Nord Hero Battleaxe, Tsun's Battleaxe
Skill	Two-Handed
Unique	Yes
Item ID	000F82FA
Game/DLC	Skyrim

The Drainblood Battleaxe is a ghostly ancient Nord battleaxe with 21 base damage and a weight of only 5. Spectral draugr wield it in Labyrinthian during The Staff of Magnus, and copies can be looted from their remains.

Weapon Enchantment

Each hit absorbs 15 points of Health from the target.

The Enchantment Effects page lists every weapon enchantment.

Enchantment
Absorb 15 points of health

Drainblood Battleaxe Map Location and Quest Guide

Drainblood Battleaxe map location:

Drainblood Battleaxes are wielded by ghostly draugr inside Labyrinthian. These ghosts appear during The Staff of Magnus.

Accept The Staff of Magnus from Mirabelle Ervine.
Travel to Labyrinthian.
Defeat the ghostly draugr that carry spectral battleaxes.
Loot a Drainblood Battleaxe from their remains.

Map credit by Map Genie.

Smithing Guide

Crafting Materials	Upgrade Materials	Smithing Level	Smithing Perk
Cannot be crafted	Cannot be upgraded	-	None

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.

Drainblood Battleaxe has the same damage at every character level.

Level	Damage	Weight	Value	Enchantment	Level ID
1+	21	5	266	Absorb 15 points of health	000F82FA

How It Plays

The Drainblood Battleaxe is a ghostly copy of an Ancient Nord battleaxe that steals health with every hit. The stolen health flows back to the wielder. That lets a two-handed fighter trade blows more freely and stay in a fight longer without potions. Guides rank it in the middle of the unique two-handed axes, above the Rueful Axe and below Wuuthrad.

Its low weight is the other draw. Ordinary battleaxes weigh four times as much or more. A warrior can carry it as a spare two-hander with almost no cost to the pack.

The axe also hits hard for its weight, which makes it a strong early find. The College of Winterhold's quest to Labyrinthian can come well before the best battleaxes are within reach. At that stage it can out-hit the Steel and Orcish battleaxes a character might carry.

Grindstones cannot improve it. As crafted Ebony, Daedric and Dragonbone battleaxes get tempered, it falls behind. Late in the game it works best as a spare or as a source of its enchantment.

Enchanting

The axe can be broken down at an Arcane Enchanter. Doing so teaches the Absorb Health enchantment. That makes it a useful find for an enchanter who wants to put life stealing on a better weapon of their own.

The enchantment is worth more on a crafted weapon. A tempered Daedric or Dragonbone battleaxe carrying Absorb Health keeps the healing and adds far more damage.

Labyrinthian

The axe belongs to the spectral draugr of Labyrinthian, the ruins of the old city of Bromjunaar. The College of Winterhold sends the Dragonborn there in The Staff of Magnus, the seventh quest of the College questline. The dragon priest Morokei waits at the bottom with the staff.

The ghostly draugr appear in the upper and middle halls of the ruin, long before the fight with Morokei. Each carries a ghost weapon: the Drainblood Battleaxe, the Drainheart Sword or the Drainspell Bow. Kill any spectral draugr with a ghostly battleaxe, and the axe can be taken from its remains.

Labyrinthian is a long and draining trip. Morokei's voice echoes through the halls and drains magicka from intruders. Ghostly images of a young Savos Aren and his fellow mages replay their old expedition along the way. Guides suggest bringing plenty of restoring potions before facing Morokei himself.

Notes

It belongs to a set of ghost weapons with the Drainheart Sword and the Drainspell Bow.

Two-Handed Weapon Categories

All Unique Battleaxes

Name	Damage	Speed	Weight	Value	Enchantment	Item ID	Level	Upgrade Material	Crafting Perk	Skill	DLC
Drainblood Battleaxe	21	0.7	5	266	Absorb 15 points of health	000F82FA	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Two-Handed	Skyrim
Headsman's Axe	17	0.7	11	15	Enchantable	000BE25E	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Two-Handed	Skyrim
Steel Battleaxe of Fiery Souls	18	0.7	21	320	If target dies within 5 seconds, fills a soul gem. Burns the target for 10 points. Targets on fire take extra damage	00040002	2+	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Two-Handed	Skyrim
Rueful Axe	22	0.7	10	1183	Does 20 points of Stamina damage	0001C4E6	1+	Ebony Ingot	None	Two-Handed	Skyrim
The Woodsman's Friend	17	0.7	20	28	Cannot be enchanted	00022265	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Two-Handed	Skyrim
Tsun's Battleaxe	27	0.7	36	1000	Cannot be enchanted	0005BF18	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Two-Handed	Skyrim
Wuuthrad	25	0.7	25	2000	Does 1.2x Damage to Elves	000956B5	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Two-Handed	Skyrim
Shadowrend (Battleaxe)	26	0.6	27	2750	Target is 15% weaker to magic for 30 seconds	FEXXXD62	1+	Ebony Ingot	Daedric Smithing	Two-Handed	Creation Club
Headman's Cleaver	25	0.6	24	2900	Enchantable	FEXXX803	1+	Orichalcum Ingot	Orcish Smithing	Two-Handed	Creation Club