The Elven Warhammer is the elven tier’s heaviest swing: 23 base damage at 28 weight, which is excellent for a mid-game two-hander. It outclasses most steel and Dwemer hammers and stays useful until you reach glass and beyond.
Its design leans fully into the elven hawk motif. The head is shaped like a stylised hawk with spread wings, and the haft and counterweight are covered in fine carvings. It looks right at home with Elven Armor, though plenty of heavy-armor players carry it purely for the damage.
Stats
| Type | Warhammer |
|---|---|
| Skill | Two-handed |
| Material | Elven |
| Damage | 23 |
| Weight | 28 |
| Value | 565 gold |
| Speed | 0.6 |
| Reach | 1.3 |
| Stagger | 1.25 |
| Critical damage | 11 |
| Add-on | Base game |
| Item ID | 000139A2 |
Where to find
- Unenchanted elven warhammers appear from level 19, enchanted ones from level 20.
- Sold by blacksmiths and general goods merchants.
- Wielded by various characters and enemies, and found as random loot or world items.
- Fixed: in an Expert-locked display case in Kodlak Whitemane’s room in Jorrvaskr, Whiterun.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 2 × 
Iron Ingot, 1 × 
Quicksilver Ingot, 3 × 
Leather Strips, 2 × 
Refined Moonstone. Requires the Elven Smithing Smithing perk.
Improving at a grindstone: 1 × Refined Moonstone. 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 needs Smithing 30 and Elven Smithing: two Refined Moonstone, two Iron Ingots, one Quicksilver Ingot and three Leather Strips.
- Temper it with Refined Moonstone; Elven Smithing doubles the improvement.
- Picking Kodlak’s display case is a theft, so make sure nobody in Jorrvaskr is watching.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Skyrim.esm, record ElvenWarhammer). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.
