Daggerfall:Weapons

This page summarizes all base weapons in Daggerfall. See the material modifiers at the bottom of this page 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.

Type	Base Damage	Weight (kg)	Skill	Wield
Dagger	1-6	0.75	Short Blade	One-handed
Tanto	1-8	0.75	Short Blade	One-handed
Shortsword	1-8	3.00	Short Blade	One-handed
Wakizashi	1-10	2.50	Short Blade	One-handed
Broadsword	1-12	6.25	Long Blade	One-handed
Sabre	3-12	4.25	Long Blade	One-handed
Longsword	2-16	5.75	Long Blade	One-handed
Katana	3-16	3.00	Long Blade	One-handed
Claymore	2-18	9.25	Long Blade	Two-handed
Dai-Katana	3-21	4.25	Long Blade	Two-handed
Battle Axe	2-12	7.50	Axe	One-handed
War Axe	2-16	9.25	Axe	Two-handed
Staff	1-8	2.50	Blunt Weapon	Two-handed
Mace	1-12	5.75	Blunt Weapon	One-handed
Flail	2-14	8.75	Blunt Weapon	Two-handed
Warhammer	3-18	8.75	Blunt Weapon	Two-handed
Short Bow	4-16	1.25	Archery	Two-handed
Long Bow	4-18	1.75	Archery	Two-handed

• Unlike in other Elder Scrolls games, the battle axe and war axe are reversed in Daggerfall.

Material Modifiers

Weapons can be made up of various metals. These affect the damage done by weapons, its weight, and allow it harm certain monsters. These modifiers are:

Material	To Hit/ Damage	Weight Modifier	Color	Notes
Iron	-2	1.00	Dark grey
Steel	0	1.25	Light grey	Steel or better required to harm imps
Silver	+2	1.25	Silver	Silver or better required to harm lycanthropes, ghosts, wraiths, mummies, and standard vampires
Elven	+2	1.00	Silver	Elven or better required to harm nymphs
Dwarven	+4	0.75	Yellow	Dwarven or better required to harm harpies
Mithril	+6	1.00	Blue	Mithril or better required to harm gargoyles, ancient vampires, any liches, and any daedra
Adamantium	+6	1.00	Dark Grey
Ebony	+8	0.50	Black
Orcish	+10	1.00	Green
Daedric	+12	1.25	Red