The Iron Warhammer is a big lump of iron on a stick, and it works exactly as well as that sounds. It deals 18 base damage, weighs 24 and is the slowest swing in the iron family at 0.6 speed – but when it lands, people notice.
As an iron weapon it sits at the very start of the tier ladder and needs no Smithing perk to forge. It is one of the first two-handed hammers most characters come across, ideal for a starting brawler in Iron Armor before steel and orcish options open up.
Stats
| Type | Warhammer |
|---|---|
| Skill | Two-handed |
| Material | Iron |
| Damage | 18 |
| Weight | 24 |
| Value | 60 gold |
| Speed | 0.6 |
| Reach | 1.3 |
| Stagger | 1.25 |
| Critical damage | 9 |
| Add-on | Base game |
| Item ID | 00013981 |
Where to find
- Plain and enchanted versions appear from level 1.
- Sold by blacksmiths and general goods merchants.
- Carried by various enemies and NPCs, and found in chests or as world items.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 4 × 
Iron Ingot, 3 × 
Leather Strips.
Improving at a grindstone: 1 × Iron 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
- Recipe: 4 Iron Ingots and 3 Leather Strips, no perk required.
- Temper with an Iron Ingot; no perk doubles the improvement, so it falls off quickly.
- Next steps up: the Steel Warhammer or Orcish Warhammer.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Skyrim.esm, record IronWarhammer). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.