The Dragonbone Mace from the Dawnguard add-on is the most powerful mace in the game and the strongest one-handed weapon you can craft. It deals 17 base damage, weighs 22 and is worth 2,000 gold.
Made from
Dragon Bone and ebony, it is the endgame choice for anyone who likes to settle arguments with blunt force. It matches Dragonplate Armor or Dragonscale Armor.
Stats
| Type | Mace |
|---|---|
| Skill | One-handed |
| Material | Dragonbone |
| Damage | 17 |
| Weight | 22 |
| Value | 2000 gold |
| Speed | 0.8 |
| Reach | 1 |
| Stagger | 1 |
| Critical damage | 8 |
| Add-on | Dawnguard |
| Item ID | 02014FCD |
Where to find
- One of the three Keepers in the Soul Cairn may wield one; you can take it after killing them if you are level 45 or higher.
- Otherwise, forging it yourself is the main way to get one.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 1 ×
Leather Strips, 1 ×
Ebony Ingot, 2 ×
Dragon Bone. Requires the Dragon Armor Smithing perk.
Improving at a grindstone: 1 ×
Dragon Bone. The Arcane Blacksmith perk doubles the improvement.
Compared with other maces
Base stats of all regular (unenchanted) maces in Skyrim, weakest first:
| Weapon | Damage | Weight | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mace | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| Steel Mace | 10 | 14 | 65 |
| Orcish Mace | 11 | 15 | 105 |
| Dwarven Mace | 12 | 16 | 190 |
| Elven Mace | 13 | 17 | 330 |
| Nordic Mace | 13 | 16 | 410 |
| Glass Mace | 14 | 18 | 575 |
| Daedric Mace | 16 | 20 | 1750 |
| Ebony Mace | 16 | 19 | 1000 |
| Stalhrim Mace | 16 | 18 | 1375 |
| Dragonbone Mace | 17 | 22 | 2000 |
Tips and notes
- Forging requires Smithing 100 and the Dragon Armor perk, plus two Dragon Bones, an
Ebony Ingot and a
Leather Strip. - Temper with a Dragon Bone; Dragon Armor doubles the improvement.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Dawnguard.esm, record DLC1DragonboneMace). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.
