This page summarizes the base weapons in Daggerfall. See the material modifiers below to see how damage varies depending on what the item is made out of, and which is minimum required to hit certain monsters. For special weapons, see the artifacts page.
Base Weapon ValuesEdit
These are the standard values from which each weapon's stats are derived.
| Type | Base Damage | Weight (kg) | Skill | Wield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagger | 1-6 | 0.50 | Short Blade | One-handed |
| Tanto | 1-8 | 0.75 | Short Blade | One-handed |
| Shortsword | 1-8 | 2.50 | Short Blade | One-handed |
| Wakazashi† | 1-10 | 2.00 | Short Blade | One-handed |
| Broadsword | 1-12 | 5.00 | Long Blade | One-handed |
| Saber | 3-12 | 3.75 | Long Blade | One-handed |
| Longsword | 2-16 | 4.50 | Long Blade | One-handed |
| Katana | 3-16 | 2.50 | Long Blade | One-handed |
| Claymore | 2-18 | 7.50 | Long Blade | Two-handed |
| Dai-Katana | 3-21 | 3.50 | Long Blade | Two-handed |
| Battle Axe‡ | 2-12 | 6.00 | Axe | One-handed |
| War Axe‡ | 2-16 | 7.50 | Axe | Two-handed |
| Staff | 1-8 | 2.00 | Blunt Weapon | Two-handed |
| Mace | 1-12 | 4.50 | Blunt Weapon | One-handed |
| Flail | 2-14 | 7.00 | Blunt Weapon | Two-handed |
| Warhammer | 3-18 | 7.00 | Blunt Weapon | Two-handed |
| Short Bow | 4-16 | 1.00 | Archery | Two-handed |
| Long Bow | 4-18 | 1.50 | Archery | Two-handed |
†"Wakazashi", not the standard "wakizashi", is the spelling used in Daggerfall.
‡The terms "battle axe" and "war axe" are reversed in Daggerfall compared to in other Elder Scrolls games: usually war axes are one-handed and battle axes are two-handed.
Material ModifiersEdit
Weapons can be made of various metals. Different materials affect the damage done by a weapon, its weight, and its ability to harm certain monsters. However, due to a game bug that displays weapon damage ranges via in-game tooltip information by accounting for the material modifier twice rather than only once, the damage ranges shown in-game are incorrect. Therefore, for clarity, the below table lists these damage modifiers in two columns: the first shows the modifiers actually applied by each weapon, and the second shows the incorrect modifiers displayed in inventory tooltips within the game. Finally, note that hit chance modifiers, although not displayed in-game, equal ten times the material damage modifiers, as shown below. These damage, hit, and other modifiers are:
- The damage displayed is correct in Daggerfall Unity.
| Material | Damage Modifier (actual) | Damage Modifier (displayed) | To Hit Modifier | Weight Modifier* | Color | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron | -1 | -2 | -10 | 1.00 | Grey | |
| Steel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | Light grey | Steel or better required to harm imps |
| Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | Silver | Silver or better required to harm lycanthropes, ghosts, wraiths, mummies, and standard vampires |
| Elven | +1 | +2 | +10 | 1.00 | Silver (slightly brighter) | Elven or better required to harm nymphs |
| Dwarven | +2 | +4 | +20 | 0.75 | Yellow | Dwarven or better required to harm harpies |
| Mithril | +3 | +6 | +30 | 1.00 | Blue | Mithril or better required to harm gargoyles, ancient vampires, any liches, and any daedra |
| Adamantium | +3 | +6 | +30 | 1.00 | Dark grey | |
| Ebony | +4 | +8 | +40 | 0.50 | Black | |
| Orcish | +5 | +10 | +50 | 1.00 | Green | |
| Daedric | +6 | +12 | +60 | 1.25 | Red |
*Modified weights are rounded to the nearest 0.25kg, rounding down at midpoint values.
Weapon ListEdit
The following lists all the base weapons, sorted by skill type. The prices set forth here reflect non-enchanted items only.
The weight and price values can be found here and here. Note that the final purchase or sale price can quite easily vary by a factor of 20% or more in either direction, depending on both your Mercantile skill and that of the shopkeeper.
Finally, due to the game bug described in the Material Modifiers section above, the below tables list weapon damage ranges in two columns: the first shows the ranges actually applied by each weapon, and the second shows the incorrect ranges displayed in inventory tooltips within the game.
Short BladeEdit
DaggersEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Dagger |  |
0-5 | 0-4 | 3 | 0.50 |
| Steel Dagger |  |
1-6 | 1-6 | 6 | 0.50 |
| Silver Dagger |  |
1-6 | 1-6 | 12 | 0.50 |
| Elven Dagger |  |
2-7 | 3-8 | 24 | 0.50 |
| Dwarven Dagger |  |
3-8 | 5-10 | 48 | 0.25 |
| Mithril Dagger |  |
4-9 | 7-12 | 96 | 0.50 |
| Adamantium Dagger |  |
4-9 | 7-12 | 192 | 0.50 |
| Ebony Dagger |  |
5-10 | 9-14 | 384 | 0.25 |
| Orcish Dagger |  |
6-11 | 11-16 | 768 | 0.50 |
| Daedric Dagger |  |
7-12 | 13-18 | 1536 | 0.50 |
ShortswordsEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Shortsword |  |
0-7 | 0-6 | 15 | 2.50 |
| Steel Shortsword |  |
1-8 | 1-8 | 30 | 3.00 |
| Silver Shortsword |  |
1-8 | 1-8 | 60 | 2.50 |
| Elven Shortsword |  |
2-9 | 3-10 | 120 | 2.50 |
| Dwarven Shortsword |  |
3-10 | 5-12 | 240 | 1.75 |
| Mithril Shortsword |  |
4-11 | 7-14 | 480 | 2.50 |
| Adamantium Shortsword |  |
4-11 | 7-14 | 960 | 2.50 |
| Ebony Shortsword |  |
5-12 | 9-16 | 1920 | 1.25 |
| Orcish Shortsword |  |
6-13 | 11-18 | 3840 | 2.50 |
| Daedric Shortsword |  |
7-14 | 13-20 | 7680 | 3.00 |
TantoEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Tanto |  |
0-7 | 0-6 | 9 | 0.75 |
| Steel Tanto |  |
1-8 | 1-8 | 18 | 0.75 |
| Silver Tanto |  |
1-8 | 1-8 | 36 | 0.75 |
| Elven Tanto |  |
2-9 | 3-10 | 72 | 0.75 |
| Dwarven Tanto |  |
3-10 | 5-12 | 144 | 0.50 |
| Mithril Tanto |  |
4-11 | 7-14 | 288 | 0.75 |
| Adamantium Tanto |  |
4-11 | 7-14 | 576 | 0.75 |
| Ebony Tanto |  |
5-12 | 9-16 | 1152 | 0.50 |
| Orcish Tanto |  |
6-13 | 11-18 | 2304 | 0.75 |
| Daedric Tanto |  |
7-14 | 13-20 | 4608 | 0.75 |
WakazashiEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Wakazashi |  |
0-9 | 0-8 | 24 | 2.00 |
| Steel Wakazashi |  |
1-10 | 1-10 | 48 | 2.50 |
| Silver Wakazashi |  |
1-10 | 1-10 | 96 | 2.00 |
| Elven Wakazashi |  |
2-11 | 3-12 | 192 | 2.00 |
| Dwarven Wakazashi |  |
3-12 | 5-14 | 384 | 1.50 |
| Mithril Wakazashi |  |
4-13 | 7-16 | 768 | 2.00 |
| Adamantium Wakazashi |  |
4-13 | 7-16 | 1536 | 2.00 |
| Ebony Wakazashi |  |
5-14 | 9-18 | 3072 | 1.00 |
| Orcish Wakazashi |  |
6-15 | 11-20 | 6144 | 2.00 |
| Daedric Wakazashi |  |
7-16 | 13-22 | 12288 | 2.50 |
Long BladeEdit
BroadswordsEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Broadsword |  |
0-11 | 0-10 | 30 | 5.00 |
| Steel Broadsword |  |
1-12 | 1-12 | 60 | 6.25 |
| Silver Broadsword |  |
1-12 | 1-12 | 120 | 5.00 |
| Elven Broadsword |  |
2-13 | 3-14 | 240 | 5.00 |
| Dwarven Broadsword |  |
3-14 | 5-16 | 480 | 3.75 |
| Mithril Broadsword |  |
4-15 | 7-18 | 960 | 5.00 |
| Adamantium Broadsword |  |
4-15 | 7-18 | 1920 | 5.00 |
| Ebony Broadsword |  |
5-16 | 9-20 | 3840 | 2.50 |
| Orcish Broadsword |  |
6-17 | 11-22 | 7680 | 5.00 |
| Daedric Broadsword |  |
7-18 | 13-24 | 15360 | 6.25 |
ClaymoresEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Claymore |  |
1-17 | 0-16 | 90 | 7.50 |
| Steel Claymore |  |
2-18 | 2-18 | 180 | 9.25 |
| Silver Claymore |  |
2-18 | 2-18 | 360 | 7.50 |
| Elven Claymore |  |
3-19 | 4-20 | 720 | 7.50 |
| Dwarven Claymore |  |
4-20 | 6-22 | 1440 | 5.75 |
| Mithril Claymore |  |
5-21 | 8-24 | 2880 | 7.50 |
| Adamantium Claymore |  |
5-21 | 8-24 | 5760 | 7.50 |
| Ebony Claymore |  |
6-22 | 10-26 | 11520 | 3.75 |
| Orcish Claymore |  |
7-23 | 12-28 | 23040 | 7.50 |
| Daedric Claymore |  |
8-24 | 14-30 | 46080 | 9.25 |
Dai-katanaEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Dai-katana |  |
2-20 | 1-19 | 150 | 3.50 |
| Steel Dai-katana |  |
3-21 | 3-21 | 300 | 4.25 |
| Silver Dai-katana |  |
3-21 | 3-21 | 600 | 3.50 |
| Elven Dai-katana |  |
4-22 | 5-23 | 1200 | 3.50 |
| Dwarven Dai-katana |  |
5-23 | 7-25 | 2400 | 2.75 |
| Mithril Dai-katana |  |
6-24 | 9-27 | 4800 | 3.50 |
| Adamantium Dai-Katana |  |
6-24 | 9-27 | 9600 | 3.50 |
| Ebony Dai-katana |  |
7-25 | 11-29 | 19200 | 1.75 |
| Orcish Dai-katana |  |
8-26 | 13-31 | 38400 | 3.50 |
| Daedric Dai-katana |  |
9-27 | 15-33 | 76800 | 4.25 |
KatanaEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Katana |  |
2-15 | 1-14 | 75 | 2.50 |
| Steel Katana |  |
3-16 | 3-16 | 150 | 3.00 |
| Silver Katana |  |
3-16 | 3-16 | 300 | 2.50 |
| Elven Katana |  |
4-17 | 5-18 | 600 | 2.50 |
| Dwarven Katana |  |
5-18 | 7-20 | 1200 | 1.75 |
| Mithril Katana |  |
6-19 | 9-22 | 2400 | 2.50 |
| Adamantium Katana |  |
6-19 | 9-22 | 4800 | 2.50 |
| Ebony Katana |  |
7-20 | 11-24 | 9600 | 1.25 |
| Orcish Katana |  |
8-21 | 13-26 | 19200 | 2.50 |
| Daedric Katana |  |
9-22 | 15-28 | 38400 | 3.00 |
LongswordsEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Longsword |  |
1-15 | 0-14 | 45 | 4.50 |
| Steel Longsword |  |
2-16 | 2-16 | 90 | 5.50 |
| Silver Longsword |  |
2-16 | 2-16 | 180 | 4.50 |
| Elven Longsword |  |
3-17 | 4-18 | 360 | 4.50 |
| Dwarven Longsword |  |
4-18 | 6-20 | 720 | 3.25 |
| Mithril Longsword |  |
5-19 | 8-22 | 1440 | 4.50 |
| Adamantium Longsword |  |
5-19 | 8-22 | 2880 | 4.50 |
| Ebony Longsword |  |
6-20 | 10-24 | 5760 | 2.25 |
| Orcish Longsword |  |
7-21 | 12-26 | 11520 | 4.50 |
| Daedric Longsword |  |
8-22 | 14-28 | 23040 | 5.50 |
SabersEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Saber |  |
2-11 | 1-10 | 36 | 3.75 |
| Steel Saber |  |
3-12 | 3-12 | 72 | 4.50 |
| Silver Saber |  |
3-12 | 3-12 | 144 | 3.75 |
| Elven Saber |  |
4-13 | 5-14 | 288 | 3.75 |
| Dwarven Saber |  |
5-14 | 7-16 | 576 | 2.75 |
| Mithril Saber |  |
6-15 | 9-18 | 1152 | 3.75 |
| Adamantium Saber |  |
6-15 | 9-18 | 2304 | 3.75 |
| Ebony Saber |  |
7-16 | 11-20 | 4608 | 1.75 |
| Orcish Saber |  |
8-17 | 13-22 | 9216 | 3.75 |
| Daedric Saber |  |
9-18 | 15-24 | 18432 | 4.50 |
AxeEdit
Battle axesEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Battle axe |  |
1-11 | 0-10 | 60 | 6.00 |
| Steel Battle axe |  |
2-12 | 2-12 | 120 | 7.50 |
| Silver Battle axe |  |
2-12 | 2-12 | 240 | 6.00 |
| Elven Battle axe |  |
3-13 | 4-14 | 480 | 6.00 |
| Dwarven Battle axe |  |
4-14 | 6-16 | 960 | 4.50 |
| Mithril Battle axe |  |
5-15 | 8-18 | 1920 | 6.00 |
| Adamantium Battle axe |  |
5-15 | 8-18 | 3840 | 6.00 |
| Ebony Battle axe |  |
6-16 | 10-20 | 7680 | 3.00 |
| Orcish Battle axe |  |
7-17 | 12-22 | 15360 | 6.00 |
| Daedric Battle axe |  |
8-18 | 14-24 | 30720 | 7.50 |
War axesEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron War axe |  |
1-15 | 0-14 | 60 | 7.50 |
| Steel War axe |  |
2-16 | 2-16 | 120 | 9.25 |
| Silver War axe |  |
2-16 | 2-16 | 240 | 7.50 |
| Elven War axe |  |
3-17 | 4-18 | 480 | 7.50 |
| Dwarven War axe |  |
4-18 | 6-20 | 960 | 5.75 |
| Mithril War Axe |  |
5-19 | 8-22 | 1920 | 7.50 |
| Adamantium War Axe |  |
5-19 | 8-22 | 3840 | 7.50 |
| Ebony War axe |  |
6-20 | 10-24 | 7680 | 3.75 |
| Orcish War axe |  |
7-21 | 12-26 | 15360 | 7.50 |
| Daedric War Axe |  |
8-22 | 14-28 | 30720 | 9.25 |
BluntEdit
FlailsEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Flail |  |
1-13 | 0-12 | 45 | 7.00 |
| Steel Flail |  |
2-14 | 2-14 | 90 | 8.75 |
| Silver Flail |  |
2-14 | 2-14 | 180 | 7.00 |
| Elven Flail |  |
3-15 | 4-16 | 360 | 7.00 |
| Dwarven Flail |  |
4-16 | 6-18 | 720 | 5.25 |
| Mithril Flail |  |
5-17 | 8-20 | 1440 | 7.00 |
| Adamantium Flail |  |
5-17 | 8-20 | 2880 | 7.00 |
| Ebony Flail |  |
6-18 | 10-22 | 5760 | 3.50 |
| Orcish Flail |  |
7-19 | 12-24 | 11520 | 7.00 |
| Daedric Flail |  |
8-20 | 14-26 | 23040 | 8.75 |
MacesEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mace |  |
0-11 | 0-10 | 30 | 4.50 |
| Steel Mace |  |
1-12 | 1-12 | 60 | 5.50 |
| Silver Mace |  |
1-12 | 1-12 | 120 | 4.50 |
| Elven Mace |  |
2-13 | 3-14 | 240 | 4.50 |
| Dwarven Mace |  |
3-14 | 5-16 | 480 | 3.25 |
| Mithril Mace |  |
4-15 | 7-18 | 960 | 4.50 |
| Adamantium Mace |  |
4-15 | 7-18 | 1920 | 4.50 |
| Ebony Mace |  |
5-16 | 9-20 | 3840 | 2.25 |
| Orcish Mace |  |
6-17 | 11-22 | 7680 | 4.50 |
| Daedric Mace |  |
7-18 | 13-24 | 15360 | 5.50 |
StavesEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Staff |  |
0-7 | 0-6 | 15 | 2.00 |
| Steel Staff |  |
1-8 | 1-8 | 30 | 2.50 |
| Silver Staff |  |
1-8 | 1-8 | 60 | 2.00 |
| Elven Staff |  |
2-9 | 3-10 | 120 | 2.00 |
| Dwarven Staff |  |
3-10 | 5-12 | 240 | 1.50 |
| Mithril Staff |  |
4-11 | 7-14 | 480 | 2.00 |
| Adamantium Staff |  |
4-11 | 7-14 | 960 | 2.00 |
| Ebony Staff |  |
5-12 | 9-16 | 1920 | 1.00 |
| Orcish Staff |  |
6-13 | 11-18 | 3840 | 2.00 |
| Daedric Staff |  |
7-14 | 13-20 | 7680 | 2.50 |
WarhammersEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Warhammer |  |
2-17 | 1-16 | 60 | 7.00 |
| Steel Warhammer |  |
3-18 | 3-18 | 120 | 8.75 |
| Silver Warhammer |  |
3-18 | 3-18 | 240 | 7.00 |
| Elven Warhammer |  |
4-19 | 5-20 | 480 | 7.00 |
| Dwarven Warhammer |  |
5-20 | 7-22 | 960 | 5.25 |
| Mithril Warhammer |  |
6-21 | 9-24 | 1920 | 7.00 |
| Adamantium Warhammer |  |
6-21 | 9-24 | 3840 | 7.00 |
| Ebony Warhammer |  |
7-22 | 11-26 | 7680 | 3.50 |
| Orcish Warhammer |  |
8-23 | 13-28 | 15360 | 7.00 |
| Daedric Warhammer |  |
9-24 | 15-30 | 30720 | 8.75 |
ArcheryEdit
All bows require a supply of arrows to fire.
Long bowsEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Long bow |  |
3-17 | 2-16 | 60 | 1.50 |
| Steel Long bow |  |
4-18 | 4-18 | 120 | 1.75 |
| Silver Long bow |  |
4-18 | 4-18 | 240 | 1.50 |
| Elven Long bow |  |
5-19 | 6-20 | 460 | 1.50 |
| Dwarven Long bow |  |
6-20 | 8-22 | 960 | 1.00 |
| Mithril Long bow |  |
7-21 | 10-24 | 1920 | 1.50 |
| Adamantium Long bow |  |
7-21 | 10-24 | 3840 | 1.50 |
| Ebony Long bow |  |
8-22 | 12-26 | 7680 | 0.75 |
| Orcish Long bow |  |
9-23 | 14-28 | 15360 | 1.50 |
| Daedric Long bow |  |
10-24 | 16-30 | 30720 | 1.75 |
Short bowsEdit
| Picture | Damage (actual) |
Damage (displayed) |
Value (gold) |
Weight (kg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Short bow |  |
3-15 | 2-14 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Steel Short bow |  |
4-16 | 4-16 | 60 | 1.25 |
| Silver Short bow |  |
4-16 | 4-16 | 120 | 1.00 |
| Elven Short bow |  |
5-17 | 6-18 | 240 | 1.00 |
| Dwarven Short bow |  |
6-18 | 8-20 | 480 | 0.75 |
| Mithril Short bow |  |
7-19 | 10-22 | 960 | 1.00 |
| Adamantium Short bow |  |
7-19 | 10-22 | 1920 | 1.00 |
| Ebony Short bow |  |
8-20 | 12-24 | 3840 | 0.50 |
| Orcish Short bow |  |
9-21 | 14-26 | 7680 | 1.00 |
| Daedric Short bow |  |
10-22 | 16-28 | 15360 | 1.25 |
NotesEdit
- The Daggerfall User's Guide (page 61 for Weapons, page 63 for Armor) claims that Orcish should be somewhere between Dwarven and Mithril in quality, though this is not the case in-game.