The Daedric Warhammer is the biggest unenchanted stick in vanilla Skyrim. Its 27 base damage beats every other non-enchanted weapon in the base game, and only the Dawnguard add-on’s Dragonbone Warhammer (28) edges past it. At 31 weight it is also a serious load to carry around.
Daedric weapons have been part of the series since long before Skyrim, and this hammer keeps the tradition of jagged, demonic menace. It is the endgame choice for two-handed heavy-armor builds, ideally wrapped in Daedric Armor for the full end-of-the-world look.
Stats
| Type | Warhammer |
|---|---|
| Skill | Two-handed |
| Material | Daedric |
| Damage | 27 |
| Weight | 31 |
| Value | 4000 gold |
| Speed | 0.6 |
| Reach | 1.3 |
| Stagger | 1.25 |
| Critical damage | 13 |
| Add-on | Base game |
| Item ID | 000139BA |
Where to find
- Daedric warhammers enter the leveled lists in the mid-40s; enchanted versions show up from level 47, though rarely.
- Blacksmiths and general goods merchants may stock them at that level.
- Found as random loot in chests, and Revered or Legendary dragons may drop enchanted ones.
- The Dremora Merchant summoned with the Black Market power (Dragonborn) can sell one.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 5 × 
Ebony Ingot, 3 × 
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 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
- Forging needs Smithing 90 and Daedric Smithing: five Ebony Ingots, three Leather Strips and one Daedra Heart. Temper with an Ebony Ingot.
- The Atronach Forge route needs a Sigil Stone (from the Conjuration 90 ritual spell), a Daedra Heart, an Ebony Warhammer, a Centurion Dynamo Core and a Black Soul Gem.
- The Ebony Warhammer is only two points weaker and costs no Daedra heart.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Skyrim.esm, record DaedricWarhammer). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.