The Gauldur Blackblade is a leveled unique Ancient Nord Sword in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Acquisition
It can be obtained in the ruins of Folgunthur by defeating Mikrul Gauldurson during Forbidden Legend.
Smithing
The Gauldur Blackblade can be upgraded with a Steel Ingot and the Arcane Blacksmith perk. As with all Honed Ancient Nord Weapons, it benefits from the Dwarven Smithing perk, which doubles the improvement.
Enchanting
All variants of this weapon bear the following enchantment:
Although the Gauldur Blackblade is a unique item, it can be disenchanted to learn its effect.
Levels
The damage, weight and value as well as the magnitude of the enchantment are based on the level the Dragonborn starts the related quest. The best possible version is available at level 36.
| Level | 
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Effect | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-11 | 8 | 12 | 234 | Absorb 5 points of health | 000AB702 |
| 12-18 | 8 | 12 | 465 | Absorb 10 points of health | 000F5D1A |
| 19-26 | 11 | 15 | 669 | Absorb 15 points of health | 000F5D1B |
| 27-35 | 11 | 15 | 975 | Absorb 20 points of health | 000F5D1C |
| 36+ | 11 | 15 | 1286 | Absorb 25 points of health | 000F5D1D |
The sword's level is chosen the first time you enter Folgunthur, so if you have completed any quest which have sent you to this dungeon before, the blade will be in that level, not your current level.
Trivia
- PC Users can type
player.additem 000F5D1E 1into the console, which lets the game's level system randomly choose which version of the weapon to add.