Stalhrim War Axe

A Dragonborn DLC one-handed axe of enchanted ice with 15 base damage, sold on Solstheim and carried by Frea.

The Stalhrim War Axe comes from the Dragonborn add-on and is made from Stalhrim, the magical ice of Solstheim. It deals 15 base damage, weighs 16 and is worth 1,180 gold, putting it on par with the very best one-handed axes.

Oddly, the head clearly has metal parts even though the recipe is only stalhrim and leather, and the overall shape is close to the Iron War Axe. Wear it with Stalhrim Armor.

Stats

Type War Axe
Skill One-handed
Material Stalhrim
Damage 15
Weight 16
Value 1180 gold
Speed 0.9
Reach 1
Stagger 0.95
Critical damage 8
Add-on Dragonborn
Item ID 0401CDB9

Where to find

  • Sold by Baldor Iron-Shaper in Skaal Village.
  • Sold by Glover Mallory in Raven Rock.
  • Frea of Skaal Village carries one.

Crafting and upgrading

Crafting at a forge: 2 × Stalhrim, 2 × Leather Strips. Requires the Ebony Smithing Smithing perk.

Improving at a grindstone: 1 × Stalhrim. The Arcane Blacksmith perk doubles the improvement.

Compared with other war axes

Base stats of all regular (unenchanted) war axes in Skyrim, weakest first:

Weapon Damage Weight Value
Iron War Axe 8 11 30
Ancient Nord War Axe 9 14 15
Steel War Axe 9 12 55
Orcish War Axe 10 13 90
Dawnguard War Axe 11 13 55
Dwarven War Axe 11 14 165
Falmer War Axe 11 21 82
Forsworn Axe 11 15 90
Elven War Axe 12 15 280
Honed Draugr War Axe 12 16 27
Nord Hero War Axe 12 11 165
Nordic War Axe 12 14 350
Skyforge Steel War Axe 12 12 80
Glass War Axe 13 16 490
Honed Falmer War Axe 13 21 245
Daedric War Axe 15 18 1500
Ebony War Axe 15 17 865
Stalhrim War Axe 15 16 1180
Dragonbone War Axe 16 21 1700

Tips and notes

  • Forging requires Smithing 80, Ebony Smithing and completing “A New Source of Stalhrim”.
  • Frost Damage enchantments are 25% stronger on it.
  • Same base damage as the Daedric War Axe, but lighter.
  • Bug (PC): it does not apply the bleeding damage war axes normally get.

Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Dragonborn.esm, record DLC2StalhrimWarAxe). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.

Quest reward from

Characters linked to this weapon

Frea is the Skaal shaman of Solstheim who fights alongside you against Miraak in the Dragonborn add-on – and becomes a follower once his threat is ended.

Where it appears

Sources checked: Skyrim game files (WEAP + COBJ records), Fandom Elder Scrolls wiki

Stalhrim War Axe

Type
Material
Damage
15
Weight
16
Value
1180 gold
Enchantment
Upgrade with
1 × Stalhrim
Smithing perk
Arcane Blacksmith, Ebony Smithing
How to get
Crafted, Bought
Where

Forge it with Smithing 80 and Ebony Smithing after “A New Source of Stalhrim”, or buy one in Skaal Village or Raven Rock.

Item ID
0401CDB9