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Ruin's Edge



Ruin's Edge
Ruin's Edge
Base Damage 12
Speed 0.875
Weight 7
Value 750
Level 1+
Category Bow
Class -
Variants -
Skill Archery
Unique Yes
Item ID FEXXXD63
Game/DLC Creation Club

Ruin's Edge is a Dark Seducer bow with an animated eye set above the grip, once carried by Syl, Duchess of Dementia. It came from the Shivering Isles and reached Skyrim in October 2017 as one of the earliest Creation Club releases. No other weapon in the game rolls its effect at random.

Weapon Enchantment

Every shot applies one of five effects chosen at random: 25 points of frost damage, demoralize, frenzy, drain magicka, or paralysis for up to 15 seconds. The paralysis is the reason to carry it, and there is no way to force it.

Where to Find the Ruin's Edge

  • The Edge of Ruin quest sends you to Stony Creek Cave, far south-east of Windhelm.
  • Bandits hold the bow there.

Smithing.png Smithing Guide

Tempering it needs the Arcane Blacksmith perk, because the weapon is enchanted. The material perk below doubles what each improvement is worth.

Tempering Material Perk
Daedra Heart Daedric Smithing

Item tier.png 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.


Level Damage Weight Value Enchantment Level ID
1+ 12 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



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