Chrysamere, the Paladin’s Blade, is one of the oldest artifacts in the series – it has appeared in Arena, Daggerfall and Morrowind. The Chrysamere Creation brings it to Skyrim as an ebony greatsword with a rare, purely defensive enchantment.
How to get it
Travel to Forelhost, the mountain fortress southeast of Riften. Defeat the Lost Paladin there and take the sword. The quest, The Lost Paladin, does not show up in your journal, so you have to go there yourself.
Enchantment
While equipped, Chrysamere gives you 15% fire resistance, 10% spell absorption and slowly restores health during combat. Because the effects are constant, it never needs recharging. No other weapon in the game has a defensive enchantment like this.
Stats and handling
25 base damage at a weight of 20 – more damage than an Ebony Greatsword at a lower weight. It uses the Two-handed skill.
Smithing
Improve it with an 
Ebony Ingot and a Ruby. You need the Arcane Blacksmith perk, and Ebony Smithing doubles the improvement.
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: constant protection with no charge to manage.
- Strength: high damage for its weight.
- Weakness: no extra damage from the enchantment.
- Weakness: rubies for tempering can be hard to come by early.
Tips
- Great for tank or paladin builds that want to survive mages and fire breath.
- Spell absorption stacks with the Atronach Stone and some armor pieces, so you can build a very magic-resistant warrior.
Added by the Chrysamere Creation, part of the Skyrim Anniversary Edition. Details checked against UESP and summarised in our own words.
