Dwarven Bow

Base Damage	12
Speed	0.75
Weight	10
Value	270
Level	12+
Category	Bow
Class	Dwarven
Variants	Dwarven Black Bow of Fate, Zephyr
Skill	Archery
Unique	-
Item ID	00013995
Game/DLC	Skyrim

The Dwarven Bow is a bow of Dwarven metal with 12 base damage. It starts to appear at level 12 at blacksmiths and on enemies.

Weapon Enchantment

Any weapon enchantment can be placed on a Dwarven Bow at an arcane enchanter.

Enchanted copies spawn with these effects:

Variant	Enchantment	Magnitude	Level
Dwarven Bow of Cowardice	Fear	7	13
Dwarven Bow of Fear	Fear	10	15
Dwarven Bow of Despair	Fear	13	17
Dwarven Bow of Burning	Fire Damage	10	13
Dwarven Bow of Scorching	Fire Damage	15	15
Dwarven Bow of Flames	Fire Damage	20	17
Dwarven Bow of Frost	Frost Damage	10	13
Dwarven Bow of Ice	Frost Damage	15	15
Dwarven Bow of Freezing	Frost Damage	20	17
Dwarven Bow of Draining	Magicka Damage	20	13
Dwarven Bow of Diminishing	Magicka Damage	30	15
Dwarven Bow of Depleting	Magicka Damage	40	17
Dwarven Bow of Arcing	Shock Damage	10	13
Dwarven Bow of Shocks	Shock Damage	15	15
Dwarven Bow of Thunderbolts	Shock Damage	20	17
Dwarven Bow of Soul Snares	Soul Trap	5	13
Dwarven Bow of Binding	Soul Trap	7	15
Dwarven Bow of Animus	Soul Trap	10	17
Dwarven Bow of Weariness	Stamina Damage	10	13
Dwarven Bow of Torpor	Stamina Damage	15	15
Dwarven Bow of Debilitation	Stamina Damage	20	17
Sanctified Dwarven Bow	Turn Undead	7	13
Reverent Dwarven Bow	Turn Undead	13	15
Hallowed Dwarven Bow	Turn Undead	21	17

Every weapon enchantment is listed under Enchantment Effects.

Dwarven Bow Location

Plain copies appear from level 12 and enchanted ones from level 13. Blacksmiths and general goods merchants sell them, and enemies carry them. Chests and other random loot hold copies too.

Unique Dwarven Bow Variants

Smithing Guide

Enchanted weapons require the Arcane Blacksmith Perk to upgrade.

Crafting

A Dwarven Bow is made at a forge with the Dwarven Smithing perk.

Material	Image	Amount
Dwarven Metal Ingot		2
Iron Ingot		1

Upgrades

A Dwarven Bow is improved at a grindstone with one Dwarven Metal Ingot per improvement. The Dwarven Smithing perk doubles the improvement, so each quality tier needs less Smithing skill. An enchanted copy can only be improved with the Arcane Blacksmith perk.

Quality	Smithing	With Perk	Damage
Fine	14	14	+1
Superior	31	22	+3
Exquisite	65	40	+5
Flawless	100	57	+7
Epic	134	74	+8 to +9
Legendary	168	91	+10

Crafting Materials	Upgrade Materials	Smithing Level	Smithing Perk
- 2x Dwarven Metal Ingot - 1x Iron Ingot	Dwarven Metal Ingot	30 Smithing	Dwarven 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.

Dwarven Bow is not a leveled weapon.

Level	Damage	Weight	Value	Enchantment	Level ID
12+	12	10	270	Enchantable	00013995

Notes

Zephyr and the Dwarven Black Bow of Fate are unique versions of this bow.

Ranged Weapon Categories

All Bows

Name	Damage	Speed	Weight	Value	Enchantment	Item ID	Level	Upgrade Material	Crafting Perk	Skill	Unique	DLC
Ancient Nord Bow	8	0.875	12	45	Enchantable	000302CA	1+	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Angi's Bow	7	0.937	7	50	Cannot be enchanted	000CC392	1+	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Archery	Yes	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	Yes	Dawnguard
Bow of the Hunt	10	0.937	7	434	Animals take 20 points of extra damage	000AB705	1+	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Daedric Bow	19	0.5	18	2500	Enchantable	000139B5	47+	Ebony Ingot	Daedric Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Dragonbone Bow	20	0.75	20	2725	Enchantable	XX0176F1	47+	Dragon Bone	Dragon Smithing	Archery	-	Dawnguard
Drainspell Bow	14	0.875	6	458	Absorb Magicka 15 points	000F82FC	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Dravin's Bow	7	0.937	7	50	Cannot be enchanted	0006B9AD	1+	Leather Strips	Steel Smithing	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Dwarven Bow	12	0.75	10	270	Enchantable	00013995	12+	Dwarven Metal Ingot	Dwarven 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	Yes	Dragonborn
Ebony Bow	17	0.562	16	1440	Enchantable	000139AD	36+	Ebony Ingot	Ebony Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Elven Bow	13	0.687	12	470	Enchantable	0001399D	19+	Refined Moonstone	Elven Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Falmer Bow	12	0.75	15	135	Enchantable	00038340	1+	Chaurus Chitin	None	Archery	-	Skyrim
Falmer Supple Bow	15	0.75	20	410	Enchantable	00083167	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Archery	-	Skyrim
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	Yes	Skyrim
Forsworn Bow	12	0.875	11	145	Enchantable	000CEE9B	1+	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Froki's Bow	6	1	5	307	Does 10 points of Stamina damage	000C0186	1+	Iron Ingot	None	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Gauldur Blackbow	14	0.875	18	972	Absorb 30 points of magicka	000F5D22	36+	Steel Ingot	Dwarven Smithing	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Glass Bow	15	0.625	14	820	Enchantable	000139A5	27+	Refined Malachite	Glass 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	Yes	Dragonborn
Hunting Bow	7	0.937	7	50	Enchantable	0010E2DD	1+	Leather Strips	Steel Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Imperial Bow	9	0.75	8	90	Enchantable	00013841	1+	Steel Ingot	None	Archery	-	Skyrim
Karliah's Bow	25	0.625	9	5	Cannot be enchanted	000DEED8	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Archery	Yes	Skyrim
Long Bow	6	1	5	30	Enchantable	0003B562	1+	Firewood	None	Archery	-	Skyrim
Nord Hero Bow	11	0.875	7	200	Enchantable	00068C57	1+	Steel Ingot	None	Archery	-	Skyrim
Nordic Bow	13	0.6875	11	580	Enchantable	XX026232	26+	Quicksilver Ingot	Advanced Armors	Archery	-	Dragonborn
Orcish Bow	10	0.812	9	150	Enchantable	0001398D	7+	Orichalcum Ingot	Orcish Smithing	Archery	-	Skyrim
Stalhrim Bow	17	0.5625	15	1800	Frost Enchants are 25% stronger	XX026231	35+	Stalhrim	Ebony Smithing	Archery	-	Dragonborn
Supple Ancient Nord Bow	14	0.875	18	235	Enchantable	0005D179	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	Yes	Skyrim
Zephyr	12	1	10	670	Fires 30% faster than a standard bow	XX00CFB6	1+	Dwarven Metal Ingot	Dwarven Smithing	Archery	Yes	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	Yes	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	Yes	Creation Club
Madness Bow	21	0.5	21	3050	Enchantable	XX000BE5	1+	Madness Ingot	Quest	Archery	-	Creation Club
Amber Bow	20	0.5	14	2925	Enchantable	XX000BDC	1+	Amber Ingot	Quest	Archery	-	Creation Club
Dark Bow	13	0.5	10	495	Enchantable	XX000802	1+	Quicksilver Ingot	Daedric Smithing	Archery	-	Creation Club
Golden Bow	11	1	10	495	Enchantable	XX00080F	1+	Gold Ingot	Daedric Smithing	Archery	-	Creation Club