The Orcish Mace is a brutish, spiked club of 
orichalcum that deals 11 base damage. It weighs 15, is slower than a sword, but as maces go it delivers a solid early-to-mid game punch above its steel equivalent.
Orcish gear is the first stop on the heavy branch of the Smithing tree, so this mace is a natural fit for a one-handed warrior in Orcish Armor. Three orichalcum ingots, an 
iron ingot and a leather strip are all it takes.
Stats
| Type | Mace |
|---|---|
| Skill | One-handed |
| Material | Orcish |
| Damage | 11 |
| Weight | 15 |
| Value | 105 gold |
| Speed | 0.8 |
| Reach | 1 |
| Stagger | 1 |
| Critical damage | 5 |
| Add-on | Base game |
| Item ID | 00013990 |
Where to find
- Unenchanted ones begin appearing at level 6, enchanted ones at level 7.
- Sold by blacksmiths and general goods merchants.
- Wielded by various characters and enemies.
- Random loot in chests and occasional world items across Skyrim, so you will probably find one before you can forge one.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 1 × Iron Ingot, 1 × 
Leather Strips, 3 × 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 maces
Base stats of all regular (unenchanted) maces in Skyrim, weakest first:
| Weapon | Damage | Weight | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mace | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| Steel Mace | 10 | 14 | 65 |
| Orcish Mace | 11 | 15 | 105 |
| Dwarven Mace | 12 | 16 | 190 |
| Elven Mace | 13 | 17 | 330 |
| Nordic Mace | 13 | 16 | 410 |
| Glass Mace | 14 | 18 | 575 |
| Daedric Mace | 16 | 20 | 1750 |
| Ebony Mace | 16 | 19 | 1000 |
| Stalhrim Mace | 16 | 18 | 1375 |
| Dragonbone Mace | 17 | 22 | 2000 |
Tips and notes
- Improve it at a grindstone with an orichalcum ingot; Orcish Smithing doubles the improvement.
- Crafting requires Smithing 50 and the Orcish Smithing perk.
- Mace users who later move to heavier hitters can look at the Ebony Mace or Daedric Mace.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Skyrim.esm, record OrcishMace). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.