Valdr's Lucky Dagger

Base Damage	5
Speed	1.3
Weight	2.5
Value	15
Level	1+
Category	Dagger
Class	Steel
Variants	Steel Dagger, Bloodthorn, Rundi's Dagger, Skyforge Steel Dagger
Skill	One-Handed
Unique	Yes
Item ID	000B994E
Game/DLC	Skyrim

Valdr's Lucky Dagger is a unique steel dagger with a 25% chance of a critical hit. It deals 5 base damage, like a normal Steel Dagger. Valdr gives it as thanks for clearing the spriggans out of Moss Mother Cavern.

Weapon Enchantment

Each strike has a 25% chance to land a critical hit, which adds 5 points of damage. The effect is built into the blade rather than a true enchantment, so it has unlimited charge.

The Enchantment Effects page lists every weapon enchantment.

Enchantment
25% chance of a critical hit

How to Get Valdr's Lucky Dagger Guide

Valdr's Lucky Dagger Map Location and Quest Guide

Valdr's Lucky Dagger map location:

Valdr gives his Lucky Dagger as thanks for clearing Moss Mother Cavern. He waits, wounded, just outside the cave.

Travel to Moss Mother Cavern.
Speak to the wounded Valdr outside the entrance.
Heal Valdr, or give him something to heal himself.
Clear the spriggans out of the cavern.
Return to Valdr for the dagger.

Map credit by Map Genie.

How It Plays

Valdr's Lucky Dagger is a strong blade for the first levels of the game. One strike in four is a critical hit. A critical hit with this dagger adds its full base damage as a bonus, which is more than a normal critical hit adds.

The bonus does not grow with the character. Critical damage comes from the dagger's own base damage only. Tempering, the One-Handed skill and One-Handed perks do not raise it. As the character levels up, the luck becomes a smaller and smaller share of each blow.

The dagger suits an early assassin who wants burst damage. Later, the Sneak skill tree changes the picture. With the Backstab perk, and even more with Assassin's Blade, sneak attacks with a stronger dagger far outpace the luck bonus. The Blade of Woe and other late daggers then take its place.

Quest Background

Valdr, a Nord hunter, waits wounded outside the entrance of Moss Mother Cavern. He and his friends Ari and Niels tracked an injured bear into the cave. Spriggans ambushed them inside, and only Valdr escaped. He needs healing at once, or the spriggan's curse will kill him.

Once healed, Valdr asks for help to avenge his friends. He can fight beside the Dragonborn with his bow, or wait outside while the cave is cleared alone. Three spriggans and a bear lurk inside. Fire damage helps a great deal against the spriggans.

When the last spriggan falls, Valdr hands over the dagger as thanks. He then stays behind to bury his friends before returning to Falkreath.

Gameplay Tips

Temper it at a grindstone with a Steel Ingot. The Steel Smithing perk doubles the improvement.
The Elemental Fury shout works on it, because the blade counts as unenchanted.

Smithing Guide

Crafting Materials	Upgrade Materials	Smithing Level	Smithing Perk
Cannot be crafted	Steel Ingot	-	Steel 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.

Valdr's Lucky Dagger has the same damage at every character level.

Level	Damage	Weight	Value	Enchantment	Level ID
1+	5	2.5	15	25% chance of a critical hit	000B994E

Notes

Valdr's hunting partner Ari gave him the dagger and always said it brought her luck.

One-Handed Weapon Categories

All Unique Daggers

Name	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