Skull Crusher

An unusually light steel warhammer from Ghosts of the Tribunal that drains stamina.

Skull Crusher is a warhammer from Morrowind that hits like a truck but weighs surprisingly little. The Ghosts of the Tribunal Creation adds it to the Tribunal armory at Ashfall’s Tear on Solstheim.

How to get it

Complete the three tasks of the Ghosts of the Tribunal quest to open the armory room at Ashfall’s Tear (in the Raven Rock region). It is in a display case with Light of Day and Magebane.

Enchantment

Does 30 points of stamina damage per hit. Enemies without stamina can’t power attack or block well, so you keep control of the fight.

Stats and handling

28 base damage at a weight of only 15. A Daedric Warhammer deals 27 and weighs 31, so Skull Crusher hits harder at half the weight. It uses the Two-handed skill.

Smithing

Improve it with a Steel Ingot. It needs Arcane Blacksmith, and Steel Smithing doubles the improvement.

Strengths and weaknesses

  • Strength: top warhammer damage at a very low weight.
  • Strength: cheap steel tempering.
  • Weakness: stamina damage is less flashy than elemental damage.

Tips

  • One of the best two-handers for players who carry a lot of loot.
  • According to UESP, the armory weapons respawn, so you can come back for another copy.

Added by the Ghosts of the Tribunal Creation, part of the Skyrim Anniversary Edition. Details checked against UESP and summarised in our own words.

Quest reward from

Characters linked to this weapon

Where it appears

Raven Rock in Skyrim Dragonborn: Solstheim’s Dunmer capital – merchants, Glover Mallory’s smithy, the Retching Netch, Severin Manor and every local quest.
Sources checked: UESP (Creation article + Ghosts of the Tribunal item list), via UESP wikitext

Skull Crusher

Type
Material
Damage
28
Weight
15
Value
2365 gold
Enchantment
Stamina Damage 30 points
Upgrade with
Smithing perk
Arcane Blacksmith (Steel Smithing)
How to get
Found in location
Where

In a display case in the Tribunal armory room at Ashfall’s Tear (accessible after the three Ghosts of the Tribunal tasks).

Item ID
xx11CBF0
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