The Daedric Bow is the peak of the base game’s material bows, with 19 base damage – four more than the Glass Bow and two more than Ebony. The trade-off is weight (18) and the slowest draw of the standard bows, so every shot feels deliberate.
It follows a recurve design, with the tips curving away from the archer, and it is unmistakably Daedric: black, angular and bristling with spikes. Pair it with Daedric Armor and you will look like something that crawled out of Oblivion to collect a debt.
Stats
| Type | Bow |
|---|---|
| Skill | Archery |
| Material | Daedric |
| Damage | 19 |
| Weight | 18 |
| Value | 2500 gold |
| Speed | 0.5 |
| Stagger | 0 |
| Critical damage | 9 |
| Add-on | Base game |
| Item ID | 000139B5 |
Where to find
- Unenchanted Daedric bows appear from level 46, enchanted ones from level 47, though rarely. Revered and Legendary dragons may drop enchanted ones.
- From level 47, Niranye in Windhelm (once she fences for you) and Tonilia in Riften often sell them.
- After level 47, one lies by a dead archer in Brood Cavern, and one may sit on Syndus’ counter in the Ragged Flagon.
- The Dremora Merchant summoned with Black Market (Dragonborn) can sell one.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 3 × 
Ebony Ingot, 1 × Daedra Heart. Requires the Daedric Smithing Smithing perk.
Improving at a grindstone: 1 × Ebony Ingot. The Arcane Blacksmith perk doubles the improvement.
Compared with other bows
Base stats of all regular (unenchanted) bows in Skyrim, weakest first:
| Weapon | Damage | Weight | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Bow | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| Hunting Bow | 7 | 7 | 50 |
| Ancient Nord Bow | 8 | 12 | 45 |
| Imperial Bow | 9 | 8 | 90 |
| Orcish Bow | 10 | 9 | 150 |
| Nord Hero Bow | 11 | 7 | 200 |
| Dwarven Bow | 12 | 10 | 270 |
| Falmer Bow | 12 | 15 | 135 |
| Forsworn Bow | 12 | 11 | 145 |
| Elven Bow | 13 | 12 | 470 |
| Nordic Bow | 13 | 11 | 580 |
| Supple Ancient Nord Bow | 14 | 18 | 235 |
| Falmer Supple Bow | 15 | 20 | 410 |
| Glass Bow | 15 | 14 | 820 |
| Ebony Bow | 17 | 16 | 1440 |
| Stalhrim Bow | 17 | 15 | 1800 |
| Daedric Bow | 19 | 18 | 2500 |
| Dragonbone Bow | 20 | 20 | 2725 |
Tips and notes
- Forging needs Smithing 90 and Daedric Smithing: three Ebony Ingots and one Daedra Heart. Temper with an Ebony Ingot.
- The Atronach Forge can also make one, but you need a Sigil Stone from the Conjuration Ritual Spell (Conjuration 90) plus a Daedra Heart, an Ebony Bow, a Centurion Dynamo Core and a Black Soul Gem.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Skyrim.esm, record DaedricBow). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.
