Nettlebane
| Nettlebane | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Base Damage | 6 |
| Speed | 1.3 |
| Weight | 10 |
| Value | 5 |
| Level | 1+ |
| Category | Dagger |
| Class | Ebony |
| Variants | Ebony Dagger, Blade of Sacrifice |
| Skill | One-Handed |
| Unique | Yes |
| Item ID | 0001C492 |
| Game/DLC | Skyrim |
Nettlebane is a unique ebony dagger that hagravens made to sacrifice spriggans. It deals 6 base damage and weighs 10, far behind a normal Ebony Dagger. Danica Pure-Spring sends for it during The Blessings of Nature, and the hagraven at Orphan Rock holds it.
How to Get Nettlebane Guide
Nettlebane Map Location and Quest Guide
Nettlebane map location:
Nettlebane is held by a hagraven at Orphan Rock. Danica Pure-Spring sends for it during The Blessings of Nature in Whiterun.
- Talk to Danica Pure-Spring in the Temple of Kynareth, Whiterun.
- Travel to Orphan Rock.
- Defeat the hagraven and her guards, then take Nettlebane.
- Bring Nettlebane back to Danica.
- Use the dagger to cut through the roots at Eldergleam Sanctuary.
Map credit by Map Genie.
How It Plays
Nettlebane is a key more than a weapon. Its purpose is to cut through the roots and bark of the Eldergleam, the ancient tree in Eldergleam Sanctuary. In a fight, its damage sits closer to an Orcish Dagger than to an ebony one.
Tempering with an Ebony Ingot is the one way to improve it. The dagger stays outside the reach of an Arcane Enchanter, and Smithing perks leave its tempering unchanged.
Nettlebane is best kept as a trophy of the quest. The blade looks like an ebony dagger with crude engravings. It has a green tint and a pattern of roots along the blade.
Quest Background
The Blessings of Nature begins at the Gildergreen, the holy tree outside the Temple of Kynareth in Whiterun. Lightning has struck the tree, and it is dying. Danica Pure-Spring, the priestess of the temple, has her hands full with soldiers wounded in the war. She believes the tree can still be saved. "Trees like this never really die. They only slumber," she says.
The Gildergreen grew from a cutting of the Eldergleam, a tree far older than any settlement in Skyrim. Sap from the parent tree could wake its child. Ordinary blades cannot cut the Eldergleam, so Danica points to a weapon of the hagravens. "I've heard about a weapon they've made for sacrificing Spriggans. It's called 'Nettlebane'."
Orphan Rock is a hagraven nest northeast of Helgen. Four witches guard the area below and around the rock, and a single hagraven holds the dagger on top. The witches attack with Destruction spells on sight. Dealing with them first makes the hagraven fight much easier.
Danica refuses to touch the foul blade when it arrives. She sends the Dragonborn on to Eldergleam Sanctuary in Eastmarch instead. A pilgrim named Maurice Jondrelle overhears and asks to come along. He fights with his bare fists and charges any enemy on the road, so keeping him alive takes some care.
Eldergleam Choice
Inside the sanctuary, the roots of the Eldergleam block the path to the trunk. Nettlebane cuts them, and they bend aside. At the top, the quest splits in two.
Using Nettlebane on the tree itself draws out its sap. That act angers the tree, and spriggans rise from the earth to defend it. They attack everyone in the cave, including the peaceful pilgrims Asta and Sond. Maurice, if present, stands back while the sap is taken and then attacks.
Hearing Maurice out leads to the peaceful ending. He prays to the Eldergleam, and the tree grants a new sapling to replace the dead Gildergreen. Danica worries that the temple will lose its pilgrims without the old tree, but she accepts the sapling. Either way, the Gildergreen blooms again soon after. Danica then offers Master level training in the Restoration skill.
Gameplay Tips
Temper it at a grindstone with an Ebony Ingot.
Smithing Guide
Enchanted weapons require the Arcane Blacksmith Perk to upgrade.
Upgrades
Nettlebane is improved at a grindstone with one Ebony Ingot per improvement. An enchanted copy can only be improved with the Arcane Blacksmith perk.
| Quality | Smithing | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Fine | 14 | +1 |
| Superior | 31 | +3 |
| Exquisite | 65 | +5 |
| Flawless | 100 | +7 |
| Epic | 134 | +8 to +9 |
| Legendary | 168 | +10 |
| Crafting Materials | Upgrade Materials | Smithing Level | Smithing Perk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannot be crafted | Ebony Ingot | - | 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.
Nettlebane has the same damage at every character level.
| Level | Damage | Weight | Value | Enchantment | Level ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1+ | 6 | 10 | 5 | Cannot be enchanted | 0001C492 |
Notes
Cutting sap from the Eldergleam with Nettlebane brings spriggans out of the earth to defend the tree.
One-Handed Weapon Categories
All Unique Daggers
| Name | Image | Damage | Speed | Weight | Value | Enchantment | Item ID | Level | Upgrade Material | Crafting Perk | Skill | DLC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandra's Dagger | 
|
5 | 1.3 | 1 | 10 | Cannot be enchanted | 00043E1E | 1+ | Cannot be upgraded | None | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Blade of Sacrifice | 
|
10 | 1.3 | 4 | 144 | Cannot be enchanted | 00079B1D | 1+ | Ebony Ingot | None | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Blade of Woe | 
|
12 | 1 | 7 | 880 | Absorb 10 points of health | 0009CCDC | 1+ | Cannot be upgraded | Steel Smithing | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Bloodthorn | 
|
5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 183 | If the target dies within 3 seconds, it fills a soul gem | 000A4DCE | 1+ | Steel Ingot | Steel Smithing | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Borvir's Dagger | 
|
8 | 1.3 | 4 | 18 | Enchantable | 000ECD54 | 1+ | Refined Moonstone | Elven Smithing | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Kahvozein's Fang | 
|
6 | 1.3 | 5 | 9 | Yields Dragon Hearthscales | 000D0758 | 1+ | Cannot be upgraded | None | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Keening | 
|
8 | 1.3 | 4 | 5 | Chance to absorb 10 points of health, magicka and stamina on hit | 0006A13C | 1+ | Cannot be upgraded | None | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Mehrunes' Razor | 
|
11 | 1.3 | 3 | 860 | Hits have a small chance to instantly kill | 000240D2 | 1+ | Ebony Ingot | None | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Nettlebane | 
|
6 | 1.3 | 10 | 5 | Cannot be enchanted | 0001C492 | 1+ | Ebony Ingot | None | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Rundi's Dagger | 
|
5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 18 | Cannot be enchanted | 000ECD53 | 1+ | Steel Ingot | Steel Smithing | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Valdr's Lucky Dagger | 
|
5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 15 | 25% chance of a critical hit | 000B994E | 1+ | Steel Ingot | Steel Smithing | One-Handed | Skyrim |
| Ancient Nord Dagger | 
|
5 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 5 | Enchantable | XX000E44 | 1+ | Steel Ingot | Steel Smithing | One-Handed | Creation Club |
| Honed Ancient Nord Dagger | 
|
8 | 1.3 | 9 | 8 | Enchantable | XX08A1ED | 1+ | Steel Ingot | Steel Smithing | One-Handed | Creation Club |
| Nord Hero Dagger | 
|
8 | 1.3 | 2 | 55 | Enchantable | XX08A1E4 | 1+ | Steel Ingot | Steel Smithing | One-Handed | Creation Club |
| Rulnik's Dagger | 
|
8 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 115 | 10 points of extra damage to Spriggans | FEXXXECE | 1+ | Cannot be Upgraded | None | One-Handed | Creation Club |
| Fang of Haynekhtnamet | 
|
13 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 1446 | Target takes 25 points of shock damage, and half as much Magicka damage | XX000ED3 | Dragon Bone | Dragon Smithing | One-Handed | Creation Club |