The Dwarven Dagger is a compact, angular blade of Dwemer make. It deals 7 base damage, weighs only 3.5 and swings quickly, which makes it handy for sneaky types who like to get close and personal.
Dwarven metal sits in the middle of Skyrim’s heavy material path, after steel and before orcish. The dagger is a natural match for Dwarven Armor, and smiths get to practice on it cheaply since the recipe uses just one ingot of each metal.
Stats
| Type | Dagger |
|---|---|
| Skill | One-handed |
| Material | Dwarven |
| Damage | 7 |
| Weight | 3.5 |
| Value | 55 gold |
| Speed | 1.3 |
| Reach | 0.7 |
| Stagger | 0 |
| Critical damage | 3 |
| Add-on | Base game |
| Item ID | 00013996 |
Where to find
- Unenchanted versions appear from level 12, enchanted ones from level 13, from blacksmiths, general goods merchants, enemies and random loot.
- Alftand: two on a table in the Glacial Ruins, near four Dwarven helmets, and one on the table where Valie lies (watch out for high-level Falmer).
- A display case in the Arch-Mage’s Quarters at the College of Winterhold, free to take after The Eye of Magnus.
- A display case in Bits and Pieces in Riften.
- Carried by Ildari Sarothril.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 1 × 
Dwarven Metal Ingot, 1 × 
Steel Ingot, 1 × 
Leather Strips, 1 × 
Iron Ingot. Requires the Dwarven Smithing Smithing perk.
Improving at a grindstone: 1 × Dwarven Metal Ingot. The Arcane Blacksmith perk doubles the improvement.
Compared with other daggers
Base stats of all regular (unenchanted) daggers in Skyrim, weakest first:
| Weapon | Damage | Weight | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Dagger | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Steel Dagger | 5 | 2.5 | 18 |
| Orcish Dagger | 6 | 3 | 30 |
| Dwarven Dagger | 7 | 3.5 | 55 |
| Elven Dagger | 8 | 4 | 95 |
| Nordic Dagger | 8 | 3.5 | 115 |
| Skyforge Steel Dagger | 8 | 2.5 | 25 |
| Glass Dagger | 9 | 4.5 | 165 |
| Ebony Dagger | 10 | 5 | 290 |
| Stalhrim Dagger | 10 | 4.5 | 395 |
| Daedric Dagger | 11 | 6 | 500 |
| Dragonbone Dagger | 12 | 6.5 | 600 |
Tips and notes
- Forging needs Smithing 30 and Dwarven Smithing, plus one Dwarven metal ingot, one steel ingot, one iron ingot and a leather strip.
- Improve it with a Dwarven metal ingot; the perk doubles the improvement.
- Calcelmo wrote at length about Dwemer blades, if you need bedtime reading.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Skyrim.esm, record DwarvenDagger). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.
