The Nordic War Axe is a one-handed axe from the Dragonborn add-on, part of Solstheim’s carved Nordic weapon line. Its 12 base damage matches the Elven, Skyforge Steel and Nord Hero war axes.
Frea fights with one in each hand alongside a Stalhrim War Axe during The Temple of Miraak. It fits well with Nordic Carved Armor.
Stats
| Type | War Axe |
|---|---|
| Skill | One-handed |
| Material | Nordic |
| Damage | 12 |
| Weight | 14 |
| Value | 350 gold |
| Speed | 0.9 |
| Reach | 1 |
| Stagger | 0.85 |
| Critical damage | 6 |
| Add-on | Dragonborn |
| Item ID | 0401CDB2 |
Where to find
- Unenchanted versions appear from level 25, enchanted ones from level 26.
- Fixed: complete “The Chief of Thirsk Hall” on Solstheim and loot two of them, along with other Nordic weapons, from the hall’s former residents. This works at any level.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 2 × 
Steel Ingot, 2 × 
Leather Strips, 1 × 
Quicksilver Ingot. Requires the Advanced Armors Smithing perk.
Improving at a grindstone: 1 × Quicksilver Ingot. 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
- Crafted with the Advanced Armors perk using two Steel Ingots, two Leather Strips and a Quicksilver Ingot.
- Tempered with a Quicksilver Ingot; Advanced Armors doubles the improvement.
- On PC it does not apply the usual war axe bleeding damage due to a bug.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Dragonborn.esm, record DLC2NordicWarAxe). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.
