Zephyr

Base Damage	12
Speed	1
Weight	10
Value	670
Level	1+
Category	Bow
Class	Dwarven
Variants	Dwarven Bow, Dwarven Black Bow of Fate
Skill	Archery
Unique	Yes
Item ID	XX00CFB6
Game/DLC	Dawnguard

The Zephyr is the best Bow in Skyrim because of its unique ability that gives it a 30% faster draw speed, this means that it delivers a highest damage per second than any other bow in the game, this is especially over powerful with Sneak Archer Character Builds.

Weapon Enchantment

Zephyr can fire arrows 33.3% faster than other bows, this makes it the fastest firing bow in Skyrim (drawn with the long bow), its enchantment is unlimited and so it never needs to be recharged.

You can find full breakdown and information of all Weapon Enchantment Effects.

Enchantment
Fires 30% faster than a standard bow

How to Get the Zephyr Location Guide

You can find the weapon location 4 minutes 20 seconds into the video.

Where to find the Zephyr Location?

To get the Zephyr Bow you must start the "Lost to the Ages" quest by reading the book "The Aetherium Wars" or entering the dwemer ruin of Skyrim:Arkngthamz|Arkngthamz]] and talking to Katria, this will skip straight to the 2nd part of the quest, as seen in the video you can find the unique bow Zephyr location at 4:20 in the video above at the end of the log overhanging the cavern below.

Gameplay Tips and Tricks

Zephyr is arguably the best bow in the game since is deals the highest damage per second of any other bow. If you are playing as a stealth archer that utilises sneak attacks for damage, you can hit even more archery sneak attacks before the enemy gets close enough to detect you by using Zephyr.
It is possible to obtain Zephyr at level 1 in Skyrim, but the potenital of its DPS will not be reached until you have the Deadly Aim Perk at level 40 sneak skill and the Overdraw Perk to maximise DPS.
You can also use the Quick Shot Perk in the archery skill tree to shoot arrows 60% faster with Zephyr.
Considering the bow fires 33% faster you can more consistently stagger enemies 50% of the time with the Power Shot Perk.

Smithing Guide

Enchanted weapons require the Arcane Blacksmith Perk to upgrade.

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

The Zephyr is not a leveled weapon.

Level	Damage	Weight	Value	Enchantment	Level ID
1+	12	10	670	Fires 30% faster than a standard bow	XX00CFB6

Ranged Weapon Categories

All Unique Bows

Name	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