The Daedric Dagger looks exactly as menacing as it should: a serrated edge like the Daedric sword and the curved handle shared by all Daedric weapons. With 11 base damage at a weight of 6, it is tied for second-best base damage among daggers, level with Mehrunes’ Razor and behind only the Blade of Woe and the Dragonbone Dagger.
Daedric is the peak of the heavy Smithing branch, needing Smithing 90 and the Daedric Smithing perk. It is the dagger of choice for late-game assassins who want Daedric Armor and a very bad attitude to match.
Stats
| Type | Dagger |
|---|---|
| Skill | One-handed |
| Material | Daedric |
| Damage | 11 |
| Weight | 6 |
| Value | 500 gold |
| Speed | 1.3 |
| Reach | 0.7 |
| Stagger | 0 |
| Critical damage | 5 |
| Add-on | Base game |
| Item ID | 000139B6 |
Where to find
- Unenchanted versions from level 46, enchanted from 47 – and even then they are rare.
- Sold by blacksmiths and general goods merchants, and found in chests.
- Enchanted ones may drop from revered or legendary dragons, and appear in thief caches at high levels.
- Sold by the Dremora Merchant via the Black Market power.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 1 × 
Ebony Ingot, 1 × 
Leather Strips, 1 × Daedra Heart. Requires the Daedric Smithing Smithing perk.
Improving at a grindstone: 1 × Ebony 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
- Recipe: 1 Ebony Ingot, 1 Leather Strips and 1 Daedra Heart. Temper with ebony; Daedric Smithing doubles the gain.
- Atronach Forge alternative: Daedra Heart, Ebony Dagger, Centurion Dynamo Core and a Black Soul Gem, with a Sigil Stone to activate the forge.
- The Bound Dagger spell conjures a ghostly copy of it.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Skyrim.esm, record DaedricDagger). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.