Drainspell Bow

Base Damage	14
Speed	0.875
Weight	6
Value	458
Level	1+
Category	Bow
Class	Ancient Nordic
Variants	Ancient Nord Bow, Gauldur Blackbow, Nord Hero Bow, Supple Ancient Nord Bow
Skill	Archery
Unique	Yes
Item ID	000F82FC
Game/DLC	Skyrim

The Drainspell Bow is one of 4 unique Ghost Weapons in The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim. These weapons have a spectral appearance unlike any other weapon in the game. It makes for an excellent display weapon.

Weapon Enchantment

The Drainspell Bows enchantment will absorbs 15 points of magicka with each hit. It can also be disenchanted at an Arcane Enchanter to learn its enchantment.

Unfortunately the Drainblood Bow can only be used once before the weapons charge runs out and must be recharged, this is because the weapons total charge is very low. This makes it useless for general gameplay and is likely a mistake. It seems the intention was for its enchantment to match the charge of the Drainheart Sword, which allows for 25 uses before requiring a recharge, this was fixed in the Skyrim Unofficial Patch Mod.

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

Enchantment
Absorb Magicka 15 points

Where to find the Drainspell Bow Location?

To get the Drainheart Bow you must go to the location of Labyrinthian, which is only unlocked during the mage guild quest 'The Staff of Magnus'. During this quest you can obtain the 3 Ghost weapons: Drainblood Battleaxe, Drainspell Bow and Drainheart Sword by killing the Draugr guardians of Labyrinthian.

Gameplay Tips and Tricks

Unfortunately the Drainspell bow has a very limited practical use in general gameplay for two reasons. Firstly when used against mages to absorb their Magika and stop them casting spells, they will typically be dead before they can cast anything, due to their lack of armor. Secondly, it's unlikly that you will make much use of an absorb Magika enchantment on a bow, since you would need to cast spells until you use up your Magika, before swapping to the bow and absorbing more Magika when you have probably not levelled your archery skill as a mage build.
The Gauldur Blackbow is a more powerful version of the Drainspell bow that drains 30 points of Magika instead of 20.

Smithing Guide

Enchanted weapons require the Arcane Blacksmith Perk to upgrade.

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.

The Drainspell Bow is not a leveled weapon.

Level	Damage	Weight	Value	Enchantment	Level ID
1+	14	6	458	Absorb Magicka 15 points	000F82FC

Ranged Weapon Categories

All Unique Bows

Name	Damage	Speed	Weight	Value	Enchantment	Item ID	Level	Upgrade Material	Crafting Perk	Skill	DLC
Angi's Bow	7	0.937	7	50	Cannot be enchanted	000CC392	1+	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Archery	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	Dawnguard
Bow of the Hunt	10	0.937	7	434	Animals take 20 points of extra damage	000AB705	1+	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Archery	Skyrim
Drainspell Bow	14	0.875	6	458	Absorb Magicka 15 points	000F82FC	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Archery	Skyrim
Dravin's Bow	7	0.937	7	50	Cannot be enchanted	0006B9AD	1+	Leather Strips	Steel 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	Dragonborn
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	Skyrim
Froki's Bow	6	1	5	307	Does 10 points of Stamina damage	000C0186	1+	Iron Ingot	None	Archery	Skyrim
Gauldur Blackbow	14	0.875	18	972	Absorb 30 points of magicka	000F5D22	36+	Steel Ingot	Dwarven 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	Dragonborn
Karliah's Bow	25	0.625	9	5	Cannot be enchanted	000DEED8	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	Skyrim
Zephyr	12	1	10	670	Fires 30% faster than a standard bow	XX00CFB6	1+	Dwarven Metal Ingot	Dwarven Smithing	Archery	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	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	Creation Club