The Dragonbone Greatsword is carved from the bones of slain dragons and held together with a bit of ebony and leather. It deals a hefty 25 base damage and weighs 27, so it hits like a falling dragon.
Dragonbone weapons came with the Dawnguard add-on and belong with Dragonplate Armor and Dragonscale Armor. It is very much an endgame weapon, with a base value of 2725 gold to match.
Stats
| Type | Greatsword |
|---|---|
| Skill | Two-handed |
| Material | Dragonbone |
| Damage | 25 |
| Weight | 27 |
| Value | 2725 gold |
| Speed | 0.7 |
| Reach | 1.3 |
| Stagger | 1.1 |
| Critical damage | 12 |
| Add-on | Dawnguard |
| Item ID | 02014FCC |
Where to find
- Found in various locations around Skyrim.
- Can drop from the Keepers in the Soul Cairn at higher levels.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 3 × 
Leather Strips, 1 × 
Ebony Ingot, 4 × 
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 greatswords
Base stats of all regular (unenchanted) greatswords in Skyrim, weakest first:
| Weapon | Damage | Weight | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Greatsword | 15 | 16 | 50 |
| Ancient Nord Greatsword | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| Silver Greatsword | 17 | 12 | 160 |
| Steel Greatsword | 17 | 17 | 90 |
| Orcish Greatsword | 18 | 18 | 75 |
| Dwarven Greatsword | 19 | 19 | 270 |
| Elven Greatsword | 20 | 20 | 470 |
| Honed Ancient Nord Greatsword | 20 | 21 | 63 |
| Nord Hero Greatsword | 20 | 16 | 250 |
| Nordic Greatsword | 20 | 19 | 585 |
| Skyforge Steel Greatsword | 20 | 17 | 140 |
| Glass Greatsword | 21 | 22 | 820 |
| Ebony Greatsword | 22 | 22 | 1440 |
| Stalhrim Greatsword | 23 | 21 | 1970 |
| Daedric Greatsword | 24 | 23 | 2500 |
| Dragonbone Greatsword | 25 | 27 | 2725 |
Tips and notes
- Forging needs Smithing 100 and the Dragon Armor perk, plus four dragon bones, one ebony ingot and three leather strips.
- Improve it with a dragon bone; Dragon Armor doubles the improvement.
- Summoned wrathmen may wield one, but theirs can’t be looted.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Dawnguard.esm, record DLC1DragonboneGreatsword). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.