The Daedric Mace is a black-and-grey one-handed mace with four serrated flanges forming a crown, faintly glowing red inlays and a spiked pommel. At 16 base damage it is the second-hardest-hitting one-handed weapon in the base game, behind only the Mace of Molag Bal (Dawnguard’s Dragonbone Mace later beats both).
It sits at the top of the material tiers and suits a full Daedric Armor build perfectly.
Stats
| Type | Mace |
|---|---|
| Skill | One-handed |
| Material | Daedric |
| Damage | 16 |
| Weight | 20 |
| Value | 1750 gold |
| Speed | 0.8 |
| Reach | 1 |
| Stagger | 1 |
| Critical damage | 8 |
| Add-on | Base game |
| Item ID | 000139B8 |
Where to find
- Unenchanted versions appear from level 46, enchanted ones very rarely from level 47.
- Sold by blacksmiths and general goods merchants, and found as random loot in chests.
- Enchanted versions can drop from revered and legendary dragons.
- Sold by the Dremora Merchant summoned with the Black Market power.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 3 × 
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 maces
Base stats of all regular (unenchanted) maces in Skyrim, weakest first:
| Weapon | Damage | Weight | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mace | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| Steel Mace | 10 | 14 | 65 |
| Orcish Mace | 11 | 15 | 105 |
| Dwarven Mace | 12 | 16 | 190 |
| Elven Mace | 13 | 17 | 330 |
| Nordic Mace | 13 | 16 | 410 |
| Glass Mace | 14 | 18 | 575 |
| Daedric Mace | 16 | 20 | 1750 |
| Ebony Mace | 16 | 19 | 1000 |
| Stalhrim Mace | 16 | 18 | 1375 |
| Dragonbone Mace | 17 | 22 | 2000 |
Tips and notes
- Forging needs Smithing 90 and Daedric Smithing: three Ebony Ingots, a Daedra Heart and a leather strip.
- Tempered with an Ebony Ingot; the perk doubles the improvement.
- Alternatively, make it at the Atronach Forge with a Sigil Stone, a Daedra Heart, an Ebony Mace, a Centurion Dynamo Core and a Black Soul Gem. The Sigil Stone requires the Conjuration ritual spell (Conjuration 90).
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Skyrim.esm, record DaedricMace). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.