Scourge

Malacath’s Daedra-banishing mace, looted from Valkyn Gatanas in the Deadlands (The Cause).

Scourge is a Daedric artifact tied to Malacath, known from Battlespire and Morrowind. The Cause Creation sends you into the Deadlands, the realm of Mehrunes Dagon, where a Dremora lord wields it.

How to get it

During The Cause, the Dremora Valkyn Gatanas uses Scourge in the Deadlands. Defeat him for the final time and loot it from his body. Since game update 1.6.629 he also carries the Daedric Gauntlets of Negation.

Enchantment

Banish: summoned Daedra up to level 36 are sent straight back to Oblivion. That means one hit removes most atronachs and Dremora that enemy mages summon.

Stats and handling

18 base damage at a weight of 22 – more than a Daedric Mace. It uses the One-handed skill.

Smithing

Improve it with an Ebony Ingot. It needs Arcane Blacksmith, and Daedric Smithing doubles the improvement.

Strengths and weaknesses

  • Strength: more base damage than any base-game mace.
  • Strength: deletes summoned Daedra.
  • Weakness: the enchantment does nothing against anything else.

Tips

  • Brilliant in the Deadlands themselves and against conjurers.
  • Its sister weapon from the same Creation is Torment.

Added by the The Cause Creation, part of the Skyrim Anniversary Edition. Details checked against UESP and summarised in our own words.

Quest reward from

Characters linked to this weapon

Malacath in Skyrim: the Orc god and Daedric Prince of the spurned, The Cursed Tribe at Largashbur, Chief Yamarz and how to earn the hammer Volendrung.
Mehrunes Dagon in Skyrim: the Prince of destruction, his shrine near Morthal, Pieces of the Past with Silus Vesuius and how to claim Mehrunes’ Razor.

Where it appears

Sources checked: UESP (Creation article + The Cause item list), via UESP wikitext

Scourge

Type
Material
Damage
18
Weight
22
Value
6569 gold
Enchantment
Banish: summoned Daedra up to level 36 are sent back to Oblivion
Upgrade with
Smithing perk
Arcane Blacksmith (Daedric Smithing)
How to get
Looted from enemy
Where

Wielded by the Dremora Valkyn Gatanas in the Deadlands and looted from his body after his final defeat.

Item ID
xx000B5E
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