The Orcish Warhammer is a big, brutal two-hander from the orcish tier, between steel and dwarven. It deals a hefty 21 base damage for its tier, weighs 26 and is worth 180 gold.
Its spiked head and counterweight look surprisingly similar to the Elven Warhammer, which has led some to suspect the Orcs borrowed the design. Wear it with Orcish Armor for the full stronghold look.
Stats
| Type | Warhammer |
|---|---|
| Skill | Two-handed |
| Material | Orcish |
| Damage | 21 |
| Weight | 26 |
| Value | 180 gold |
| Speed | 0.6 |
| Reach | 1.3 |
| Stagger | 1.25 |
| Critical damage | 10 |
| Add-on | Base game |
| Item ID | 00013992 |
Where to find
- Unenchanted versions appear from level 6 and enchanted ones from level 7.
- Sold by blacksmiths and general goods merchants, and carried by various enemies.
- Found in the Orc stronghold Largashbur.
- An enchanted one (random enchantment) lies on a table at the top of the Rift Watchtower.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 1 × 
Iron Ingot, 3 × 
Leather Strips, 4 × 
Orichalcum Ingot. Requires the Orcish Smithing Smithing perk.
Improving at a grindstone: 1 × Orichalcum Ingot. The Arcane Blacksmith perk doubles the improvement.
Compared with other warhammers
Base stats of all regular (unenchanted) warhammers in Skyrim, weakest first:
| Weapon | Damage | Weight | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Warhammer | 18 | 24 | 60 |
| Steel Warhammer | 20 | 25 | 110 |
| Orcish Warhammer | 21 | 26 | 180 |
| Dawnguard Warhammer | 22 | 26 | 110 |
| Dwarven Warhammer | 22 | 27 | 325 |
| Elven Warhammer | 23 | 28 | 565 |
| Nordic Warhammer | 23 | 27 | 700 |
| Glass Warhammer | 24 | 29 | 985 |
| Ebony Warhammer | 25 | 30 | 1725 |
| Stalhrim Warhammer | 26 | 29 | 2850 |
| Daedric Warhammer | 27 | 31 | 4000 |
| Dragonbone Warhammer | 28 | 33 | 4275 |
Tips and notes
- Forging requires Smithing 50 and Orcish Smithing; temper with an Orichalcum Ingot for doubled gains with the perk.
- Unique variants: The Longhammer and Shagrol’s Warhammer.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Skyrim.esm, record OrcishWarhammer). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.
