The Nordic Battleaxe comes with the Dragonborn add-on and belongs to the carved Nordic weapon line of Solstheim. With 21 base damage it lands in the upper-middle tier for battleaxes and is well worth a look for two-handed builds.
It shares its style with Nordic Carved Armor, so a matching set is easy to put together if you already have the perk.
Stats
| Type | Battleaxe |
|---|---|
| Skill | Two-handed |
| Material | Nordic |
| Damage | 21 |
| Weight | 23 |
| Value | 650 gold |
| Speed | 0.7 |
| Reach | 1.3 |
| Stagger | 1.15 |
| Critical damage | 11 |
| Add-on | Dragonborn |
| Item ID | 0401CDAD |
Where to find
- Fixed: in Kolbjorn Barrow, lying on a pile of rubble in the room with Mireli’s body and a draugr trap.
- Otherwise, you will most likely have to craft it yourself.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 5 × 
Steel Ingot, 2 × 
Leather Strips, 1 × 
Quicksilver Ingot. Requires the Advanced Armors Smithing perk.
Improving at a grindstone: 1 × Quicksilver Ingot. 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
- Crafted with the Advanced Armors perk, not a weapon-specific one: five Steel Ingots, two Leather Strips and a Quicksilver Ingot.
- Tempered with a Quicksilver Ingot; Advanced Armors doubles the improvement.
- Heavy-armor smiths who already took Advanced Armors get this weapon line as a bonus.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Dragonborn.esm, record DLC2NordicBattleaxe). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.