Drainspell Bow

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 a ghostly ancient Nord bow with 14 base damage and a weight of only 6. Spectral draugr wield it in Labyrinthian during The Staff of Magnus, and copies can be looted from their remains.

Weapon Enchantment

Each arrow absorbs 15 points of Magicka from the target. The charge runs out after only a few shots.

Every weapon enchantment is listed under Enchantment Effects.

Enchantment
Absorb Magicka 15 points

Drainspell Bow Map Location and Quest Guide

Drainspell Bow map location:

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

1. Accept The Staff of Magnus from Mirabelle Ervine.
2. Travel to Labyrinthian.
3. Defeat the ghostly draugr that carry spectral bows.
4. Loot a Drainspell Bow from their remains.

Map credit by Map Genie.

Gameplay Tips and Tricks

It matches the Supple Ancient Nord Bow's 14 base damage at a third of the weight.

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.

Drainspell Bow is not a leveled weapon.

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

Notes

It belongs to a set of ghost weapons with the Drainheart Sword and the Drainblood Battleaxe.

Ranged Weapon Categories

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  Crossbows

All Unique Bows

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Name	Image	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