The Dragonbone Battleaxe is the end of the road for two-handed axes. Added in Dawnguard, it deals 26 base damage, weighs 30 and is valued at 3,000 gold – a serious chunk of bone for a serious fighter.
Dragonbone sits at the very top of the Smithing tree: you need Smithing 100 and the Dragon Armor perk to forge it. It pairs naturally with Dragonplate Armor for a heavy endgame build that wears and wields what it slew.
Stats
| Type | Battleaxe |
|---|---|
| Skill | Two-handed |
| Material | Dragonbone |
| Damage | 26 |
| Weight | 30 |
| Value | 3000 gold |
| Speed | 0.7 |
| Reach | 1.3 |
| Stagger | 1.15 |
| Critical damage | 13 |
| Add-on | Dawnguard |
| Item ID | 02014FC3 |
Where to find
- Possible random loot across Skyrim.
- Defeat the Keepers in the Soul Cairn and loot their remains.
- A summoned Wrathman may wield one, but it cannot be taken.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 2 × 
Leather Strips, 2 × 
Ebony Ingot, 3 × 
Dragon Bone. Requires the Dragon Armor Smithing perk.
Improving at a grindstone: 1 × Dragon Bone. The Arcane Blacksmith perk doubles the improvement.
Compared with other battleaxes
Base stats of all regular (unenchanted) battleaxes in Skyrim, weakest first:
| Weapon | Damage | Weight | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Battleaxe | 16 | 20 | 55 |
| Ancient Nord Battle Axe | 18 | 22 | 28 |
| Steel Battleaxe | 18 | 21 | 100 |
| Orcish Battleaxe | 19 | 25 | 165 |
| Dwarven Battleaxe | 20 | 23 | 300 |
| Elven Battleaxe | 21 | 24 | 520 |
| Honed Ancient Nord Battle Axe | 21 | 25 | 50 |
| Nord Hero Battle Axe | 21 | 20 | 300 |
| Nordic Battleaxe | 21 | 23 | 650 |
| Skyforge Steel Battleaxe | 21 | 21 | 150 |
| Glass Battleaxe | 22 | 25 | 900 |
| Ebony Battleaxe | 23 | 26 | 1585 |
| Stalhrim Battleaxe | 24 | 25 | 2150 |
| Daedric Battleaxe | 25 | 27 | 2750 |
| Dragonbone Battleaxe | 26 | 30 | 3000 |
Tips and notes
- Recipe: 3 Dragon Bones, 2 Ebony Ingots and 2 Leather Strips.
- Temper with a Dragon Bone; the Dragon Armor perk doubles the improvement.
- Every dragon you kill is a potential bone donor, so crafting one is mostly a Smithing-level problem.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Dawnguard.esm, record DLC1DragonboneBattleaxe). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.