The Orcish Bow is the archery weapon of the orcish tier, a solid upgrade over basic hunting and long bows early in the game. It deals 10 base damage, weighs 9 and is worth 150 gold.
It is made from 
Orichalcum and iron, with no leather needed, and gives sneaky archers a nice boost before elven and glass bows arrive. It goes with Orcish Armor.
Stats
| Type | Bow |
|---|---|
| Skill | Archery |
| Material | Orcish |
| Damage | 10 |
| Weight | 9 |
| Value | 150 gold |
| Speed | 0.81 |
| Stagger | 0 |
| Critical damage | 5 |
| Add-on | Base game |
| Item ID | 0001398D |
Where to find
- Unenchanted bows appear from level 6 (sometimes as early as level 2) and enchanted ones from level 7.
- Sold by blacksmiths and general goods merchants.
- Carried by various characters and enemies, or found in chests and as world items.
- Delphine keeps one at the Sleeping Giant Inn in Riverwood.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 1 × 
Iron Ingot, 2 × Orichalcum Ingot. Requires the Orcish Smithing Smithing perk.
Improving at a grindstone: 1 × Orichalcum Ingot. The Arcane Blacksmith perk doubles the improvement.
Compared with other bows
Base stats of all regular (unenchanted) bows in Skyrim, weakest first:
| Weapon | Damage | Weight | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Bow | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| Hunting Bow | 7 | 7 | 50 |
| Ancient Nord Bow | 8 | 12 | 45 |
| Imperial Bow | 9 | 8 | 90 |
| Orcish Bow | 10 | 9 | 150 |
| Nord Hero Bow | 11 | 7 | 200 |
| Dwarven Bow | 12 | 10 | 270 |
| Falmer Bow | 12 | 15 | 135 |
| Forsworn Bow | 12 | 11 | 145 |
| Elven Bow | 13 | 12 | 470 |
| Nordic Bow | 13 | 11 | 580 |
| Supple Ancient Nord Bow | 14 | 18 | 235 |
| Falmer Supple Bow | 15 | 20 | 410 |
| Glass Bow | 15 | 14 | 820 |
| Ebony Bow | 17 | 16 | 1440 |
| Stalhrim Bow | 17 | 15 | 1800 |
| Daedric Bow | 19 | 18 | 2500 |
| Dragonbone Bow | 20 | 20 | 2725 |
Tips and notes
- Forging requires Smithing 50 and the Orcish Smithing perk, which also doubles tempering with an Orichalcum Ingot.
- The recipe is just one Iron Ingot and two Orichalcum Ingots, making it cheap to craft.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Skyrim.esm, record OrcishBow). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.
