7 Best Weapons For A Warrior Build

Summary

• Dragonbane offers extra damage to dragons and shock damage to enemies.
• Miraak’s Sword is a powerful weapon with unique attack patterns.
• Bloodskal Blade offers crowd control with energy blasts and range.

Skyrim is one of the most complete and masterfully crafted RPGs of the last 15 years. Not only does it offer players tons of different missions, powerful enemies to defeat, interesting NPCs to interact with, and a broad range of long-distance and melee weapons, but it also presents players with a compelling narrative that still holds up today.

The game also features great poisons to quickly level up the Alchemy skill and tons of different builds for players to try and slay their enemies with. Here are some of the best weapons in Skyrim to use in a powerful Warrior build. This list will consider base damage as one of the main criteria, ranking each weapon based on that attribute.

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Dragonbane

Extra Damage To Dragons Throughout The Land

Dragonbane is one of the best katanas in the entirety of Skyrim, and it can be obtained in the Sky Haven Temple during the quest “Alduin’s Wall”. It deals 20 to 40 points of extra damage to Dragons, as well as 10 points of shock damage to other enemies. This alone makes it an outstanding weapon, even though its base damage isn’t great.

Dragonbane can be upgraded with a quicksilver ingot and the Arcane Blacksmith perk at any grindstone and benefits from the Steel Smithing perk, which can double the rate at which it’s improved. Paired with a good Armor mod, this weapon can be unstoppable.

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Miraak’s Sword

An Outstanding Weapon That Grows In Length When Swung

Also known as the Firstblade, Miraak’s Sword is a very powerful weapon that can give players an advantage in combat, especially if they’re using a Warrior build. It’s the second-lightest sword in the game and also has the highest physical base damage of any one-handed sword available. One of the greatest things about this weapon is its attack pattern, as it takes on the shape of a tentacle and grows in length when swung.

This quickly makes up for its initial appearance of a lack of range, which makes it an ideal choice for a Warrior build. Combined with some of the best mods for the game, Miraak’s Sword can be overpowered.

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Chillrend

Players Have The Chance To Briefly Paralyze Foes

Veteran fans of The Elder Scrolls franchise will probably remember Chillrend from Oblivion, which makes it great that it returned in Skyrim. The magnitude of the enchantment of this weapon, as well as its base strength and value, are dependent on each Dragonborn’s level, and it can be obtained and wielded as early as level one.

One of its additional effects is that it deals 30 points of Frost damage to enemies and has a chance to paralyze them for two seconds, which can be great for crowd control if the right conditions are met. While it’s best to have the Dragonborn wield Chillrend, it can also be given to some of the greatest followers in the game to make them more efficient.

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Bloodskal Balde

A Great Weapon For Crowd Control

Bearing the same base damage as a Glass Greatsword, the Bloodskal Blade is one of the best weapons that players can choose if they’re trying to complete Skyrim using a Warrior build.

When players do a power attack with this blade, a horizontal or vertical energy blast is shot forward, which inflicts 30 points of damage depending on the power attack that’s been used. The range of this blade’s attack can go up to 15 feet and penetrate walls, as well as travel through various enemies at once. All in all, it’s safe to say that if players want to make their playthrough harder, they should stay away from the Bloodskal Blade.

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Wuuthrad

A Deadly Weapon With A Ton Of Lore Behind It

Wuuthrad is one of those weapons that don’t require a ton of effort to obtain, as all players have to do is complete the quest “Glory of the Dead to have it reforged by Eorlund Gray-Mane once all the fragments for it have been found. It can later be used to open Ysgramor’s Tomb, but players must remember to remove it from the statue afterwards to keep it.

This weapon deals extra damage to Elves and is one of the heaviest Battleaxes in Skyrim, as it weighs 25. Given this, it’s recommended to pair it with a good Light Armor set unless players have a decent carry weight stat. Otherwise, they’ll be overencumbered.

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Volendrung

A Classic In The Elder Scrolls Franchise

Volendrung has been featured in almost every Elder Scrolls game, which makes it a classic that many veteran fans of the franchise will likely remember. This Warhammer originally belonged to Rourken, a Dwemer who migrated from Morrowind.

This weapon can be upgraded by using Ebony Ingot and the Arcane Blacksmith perk, as it will not benefit from the regular Smithing perk. It cannot be improved past the flawless quality without the Smithing skill going over 100. Volendrung absorbs 50 points of Stamina from enemies, which can quickly tire them out and make them easier to deal with.

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Dragonbone Warhammer

A Mighty Weapon With A Considerably High Base Damage

The Dragonbone Warhammer is part of the Dawnguard expansion, which added tons of new different weapons and formidable enemies for players to take on. This weapon has the highest base damage out of all the weapons available aside from the Madness Warhammer.

To be crafted, the Dragonbone Warhammer requires a Smithing level of 100 and the Dragon Armor perk. Players will also have to go to a blacksmith’s forge and bring with them 3x Dragon bones, 2x Ebony ingots, and 3x Leather strips, which are not too hard to come by, but will require some effort to obtain.