Skyrim:Crossbow

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Crossbows are available with the Dawnguard add-on, and crossbow other than the basic one can only be acquired by siding with the Dawnguard (see Ancient Technology for details). Crossbows all require bolts as ammunition instead of arrows. While bolts can be manufactured at any forge, crossbows can only be crafted at Gunmar's forge in Fort Dawnguard or at the All Forge in the Myrwatch Creation.

Dawnguard[edit]

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Name (ID) Weight Value Damage Speed ††
SR-icon-weapon-Crossbow.png CrossbowDG
(xx000801)
14 120 19 1
SR-icon-weapon-Crossbow.png Enhanced CrossbowDG
(xx00f19e)
15 200 19 1
SR-icon-weapon-Dwarven Crossbow.png Dwarven CrossbowDG
(xx00b647)
20 350 22 1
SR-icon-weapon-Dwarven Crossbow.png Enhanced Dwarven CrossbowDG
(xx00f19f)
21 550 22 1
The Enhanced versions have an additional property: Attacks with this crossbow ignore 50% of armor. This effect is not considered an enchantment, so enhanced crossbows can be enchanted like any normal unenchanted weapon, though they will only display the text for this effect and not for any enchantment that you may place on it.
††Despite saying they have the same speed as the long bow, all crossbows fire significantly slower than most of the normal bows. Unlike with normal bows, however, it is possible to circumvent this by means of an exploit: unequipping the bow then re-equipping it by means of hotkeys will cause the crossbow to be reloaded.

Expanded Crossbow Pack[edit]

Name (ID) Weight Value Damage Speed
SR-icon-weapon-Daedric Crossbow.png Daedric Crossbow
(FExxx808)
20 1400 28 1
SR-icon-weapon-Daedric Crossbow.png Enhanced Daedric Crossbow
(FExxx814)
20 1700 28 1
SR-icon-weapon-Dragonbone Crossbow.png Dragonbone Crossbow
(FExxx809)
22 1500 30 1
SR-icon-weapon-Dragonbone Crossbow.png Enhanced Dragonbone Crossbow
(FExxx815)
22 2000 30 1
SR-icon-weapon-Glass Crossbow.png Glass Crossbow
(FExxx80A)
16 800 25 1
SR-icon-weapon-Glass Crossbow.png Enhanced Glass Crossbow
(FExxx816)
16 1000 25 1
SR-icon-weapon-Imperial Crossbow.png Imperial Crossbow
(FExxx80B)
14 200 20 1
SR-icon-weapon-Imperial Crossbow.png Enhanced Imperial Crossbow
(FExxx817)
14 400 20 1
SR-icon-weapon-Nordic Crossbow.png Nordic Crossbow
(FExxx80C)
15 700 23 1
SR-icon-weapon-Nordic Crossbow.png Enhanced Nordic Crossbow
(FExxx818)
15 900 23 1
SR-icon-weapon-Orcish Crossbow.png Orcish Crossbow
(FExxx80D)
15 500 22 1
SR-icon-weapon-Orcish Crossbow.png Enhanced Orcish Crossbow
(FExxx819)
15 700 22 1
SR-icon-weapon-Silver Crossbow.png Silver Crossbow
(FExxx80E)
14 600 21 1
SR-icon-weapon-Silver Crossbow.png Enhanced Silver Crossbow
(FExxx81A)
14 700 21 1
SR-icon-weapon-Stalhrim Crossbow.png Stalhrim Crossbow
(FExxx80F)
18 1100 27 1
SR-icon-weapon-Stalhrim Crossbow.png Enhanced Stalhrim Crossbow
(FExxx81B)
18 1300 27 1

Elite Crossbows[edit]

Name (ID) Weight Value Damage Speed
SR-icon-weapon-Ebony Crossbow.png Ebony Crossbow
(FExxx8A6)
23 610 25 1
SR-icon-weapon-Ebony Crossbow.png Enhanced Ebony Crossbow
(FExxx8AE)
24 870 25 1
SR-icon-weapon-Elven Crossbow.png Elven Crossbow
(FExxx801)
21 480 23 1
SR-icon-weapon-Elven Crossbow.png Enhanced Elven Crossbow
(FExxx809)
22 630 23 1


Bugs[edit]

  • Dwarven crossbows equipped to (some? all?) followers can get into a glitch where the follower continually raises and lowers the crossbow but never fires. Equipping a steel crossbow or a Creation Club crossbow fixes the problem. ?