The Dawnguard Warhammer is a big, heavy hammer built for one purpose: smashing vampires. It deals 22 base damage, weighs 26 and has an extra kick against the undead bloodsuckers.
It comes with the Dawnguard add-on and is the hammer of choice for the Dawnguard order. It can’t be forged, but it’s easy to grab once you reach the fort and pairs naturally with Dawnguard Armor.
Stats
| Type | Warhammer |
|---|---|
| Skill | Two-handed |
| Material | Dawnguard |
| Damage | 22 |
| Weight | 26 |
| Value | 110 gold |
| Speed | 0.6 |
| Reach | 1.3 |
| Stagger | 1.25 |
| Critical damage | 10 |
| Add-on | Dawnguard |
| Item ID | 0200DD55 |
Where to find
- Wielded by Dawnguard members.
- In Fort Dawnguard, take the stairs straight ahead from the doorway and follow the balcony to a room; it’s in a chest on the floor to the left, along with a Dawnguard War Axe.
- The rightmost stairwell from the Fort Dawnguard entrance leads to a rampart with another warhammer, a war axe, crossbows and steel bolts.
Crafting and upgrading
This weapon cannot be crafted at a forge – you have to find, loot or buy it.
Improving at a grindstone: 1 × 
Steel Ingot. 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
- It can’t be crafted, but a steel ingot improves it, and Steel Smithing doubles the improvement.
- A must for vampire hunters, thanks to its bonus damage against them.
- The Dawnguard Rune Hammer is a variant of this weapon.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Dawnguard.esm, record DLC1DawnguardHammer). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.