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A weapon is a piece of equipment that can be used to deal damage to any person or creature. Weapons are made from a variety of materials, such as common Steel to less common Glass. Damage and speed of a weapon is determined by its strength, the material it's made of, the weight, and the skill of the character wielding it. The main exception is a Staff, which is not used as a melee weapon, but rather one that shoots out magical attacks. The staff can be used regardless of level or skills.

Weapons and Armor in Cyrodiil come in an array of materials. These nearly always go in a consistent order of quality: if a dagger of one material is better than a dagger of another, then armor of the first material will also be superior to the second. One point that is frequently confused is Dremora and Daedric equipment. While identical in appearance and weight, Dremora equipment is vastly inferior in quality, equivalent to Steel. Otherwise, weight is correlated with quality.

Due to Oblivion's leveling system, rarity for higher end items is nearly nonexistent. At level 20+, Bandits and Marauders frequently roam with full sets of Glass or Daedric equipment.

Normal Vs. Enchanted WeaponsEdit

"Normal weapons" are standard base weapons that are not enchanted, meaning they do not have any additional effects such as magical damage. Normal weapons cannot be used to attack certain ethereal creatures, such as ghosts and wraiths. The exceptions to this rule are Silver and Daedric weapons, which do not have to be enchanted to inflict damage on non-corporeal enemies.

Weapons enchanted with a Soul Gem will cast the enchanted spell(s) on "strike". This means that whenever a successful strike is made on a target, the effect will also activate and hit the target. These magical weapons have a certain number of charges, indicating how many times the effect can be activated. When the weapon's charges are exhausted, it will only do its base damage with no additional effects. Weapons can be recharged using filled Soul Gems, or a Varla Stone, which will recharge all of the enchanted weapons in the player's inventory. Soul Gems restore a specified number of charges, which is dependent upon their soul level: Petty, Lesser, Common, Greater, and Grand. In addition, certain NPCs will recharge enchanted weapons for a fee. This is a common service among members of the Mages Guild, bot otherwise rare.

Weapon HealthEdit

Weapon health is an indicator of a weapon's condition. If a weapon's health is reduced, it will do less damage. When its health reaches zero, the weapon breaks and becomes unusable (broken items are marked with a split orange circle in the inventory). Damaged Weapons can be repaired using repair hammers, or they can be taken to an NPC who performs repair services. Any vendor of weapons or armor will perform repairs for a fee; to access this service, activate the person and then click the icon of a hammer. Select the item in need of repairs from a list of all the items in the player's inventory which are not at maximum health. Fighter's Guild porters also provide repair services to members, and charge less than vendors for their services.

The player will have to be at least a Journeyman rank in the Armorer skill if they want to repair magical items themselves. Note that repairing enchanted weapons does not recharge them.

ReachEdit

A weapon's reach determines how close the character must be to the opponent for the weapon to connect. Weapons such as daggers have a minimal reach, while claymores have a far greater reach (more than double that of a dagger). Bows have the greatest reach, since fire a projectile far beyond the normal attack range of the user. The distance an arrow flies from a bow depends on how much the bow is drawn; firing arrows rapidly will result in very short arcs, while slowly drawing a shot can fire it beyond visual range.

Main article: Reach

Attack speedEdit

Different weapons have different attack speeds, which affects how much damage can be dealt over a certain amount of time. The Speed attribute influences how fast a weapon can be swung/fired. Smaller weapons have greater attack speeds, though they also have shorter reaches and generally do less damage with each hit. Daggers have the fastest attack speed; warhammers have the slowest.

Main article: Attack speed

BladesEdit

DaggersEdit

Weapon	Item ID					Speed	Reach
Iron Dagger	00019171	6	3	5	70	1.4	0.6
Fine Iron Dagger	0003A862	10	2.7	6	77
Rusty Iron Dagger	00090616	2	3	3	35
Steel Dagger	000229B9	20	4	7	112
Fine Steel Dagger	0003A859	40	3.6	8	123
Silver Dagger	00025224	40	5	9	162
Dwarven Dagger	00035DD0	110	6	11	220
Elven Dagger	00035E63	260	7	13	286
Glass Dagger	00035E5B	570	8	15	360
Ebony Dagger	00035E6A	1250	9	17	442
Daedric Dagger	00035E72	2700	10	19	532

Unique daggersEdit

Weapon	Item ID					Speed	Reach
Blade of Woe	00022BA8	20	4	7	400	1.4	0.6
Dagger of Discipline	000C891F	0	5	9	70

ShortswordsEdit

Weapon	Item ID					Speed	Reach
Rusty Iron Shortsword	00090615	5	8	5	56	1.2	0.8
Iron Shortsword	00000C0D	12	8	7	98
Fine Iron Shortsword	0003A865	7	7.2	8	108
Steel Shortsword	000229BC	40	10	9	144
Fine Steel Shortsword	0003A85C	55	9	10	158
Silver Shortsword	00025220	70	12	11	198
Dwarven Shortsword	00035DD3	145	14	13	260
Elven Shortsword	00035E64	400	16	15	330
Glass Shortsword	00035E5C	550	18	17	408
Ebony Shortsword	00035E6B	900	20	19	494
Daedric Shortsword	00035E73	1500	22	21	508

LongswordsEdit

Weapon	Item ID					Speed	Reach
Iron Longsword	00000C0C	70	20	10	140	1.0	1.0
Fine Iron Longsword	0003A863	90	18	11	154
Steel Longsword	000229BA	120	24	12	192
Fine Steel Longsword	0003A85A	140	21.6	13	211
Silver Longsword	0002521F	160	28	5	252
Dremora Longsword	0003E9C3	100	48	16	150
Dwarven Longsword	00035DD1	200	32	16	320
Elven Longsword	000229B3	420	36	18	396
Glass Longsword	00035E5F	840	40	20	480
Ebony Longsword	00035E6E	1700	44	22	572
Daedric Longsword	00035E76	3100	48	24	672

ClaymoresEdit

Weapon	Item ID					Speed	Reach
Iron Claymore	0001C6CD	40	22	12	168	0.8	1.3
Fine Iron Claymore	0003A861	80	19.8	13	185
Steel Claymore	000229B8	80	26	14	224
Fine Steel Claymore	0003A858	190	23.4	15	246
Silver Claymore	00025226	130	23.2	16	288
Dremora Claymore	0003E9C4	130	32	16	288
Dwarven Claymore	00035DCF	310	38	18	360
Elven Claymore	00035E68	600	44	20	440
Glass Claymore	00035E61	1150	50	22	528
Ebony Claymore	00035E70	2200	56	24	624
Daedric Claymore	00035E78	4000	62	26	728

KatanasEdit

Weapon	Item ID					Speed	Reach
Ruined Akaviri Katana	000980DF	3	20	8	100	1.0	1.0
Akaviri Katana	00024DCA	120	10	14	200
Ancient Akaviri Katana	000E78E5	180	18	15	240
Akaviri Dai-Katana	0009DAC5	150	24	16	250

Unique KatanasEdit

Weapon	Item ID					Speed	Reach
Akavari Sunderblade	000CA514	2780	18	15	350	1.0	1.0
Renault's Akaviri Katana	00066C44	0	18	15	240

BluntsEdit

War AxesEdit

Weapon	Item ID					Speed	Reach
Rusty Iron War Axe	00090613	4	12	5	56	1.1	0.8
Iron War Axe	00000D81	13	12	8	112
Fine Iron War Axe	0003A866	26	10.8	9	123
Steel War Axe	000229BD	35	16	10	160
Fine Steel War Axe	0003A85D	70	14.4	11	176
Silver War Axe	00025222	60	20	12	216
Dwarven War Axe	00035DD4	165	24	14	280
Elven War Axe	00035E65	345	28	16	352
Glass War Axe	00035E5D	710	32	18	432
Ebony War Axe	00035E6C	1450	36	20	520
Daedric War Axe	00035E74	3100	40	22	616

Battle AxesEdit

Weapon	Item ID					Speed	Reach
Iron Battle Axe	00000D7F	35	27	12	168	0.8	1.2
Fine Iron Battle Axe	0003A85F	70	24.3	13	185
Steel Battle Axe	000229B6	75	35	14	224
Fine Steel Battle Axe	0003A856	150	30	15	246
Silver Battle Axe	00025221	125	41	16	288
Dwarven Battle Axe	00035DCD	300	48	18	360
Elven Battle Axe	00035E67	580	55	20	440
Glass Battle Axe	00035E60	1050	62	22	528
Ebony Battle Axe	00035E6F	2100	69	24	624
Daedric Battle Axe	00035E77	3800	76	26	728

MacesEdit

Weapon	Item ID					Speed	Reach
Club	0003B375	3	8	7	70	0.9	0.9
Rusty Iron Mace	00090614	6	15	7	70	0.9	1.0
Iron Mace	00000D82	17	15	10	140
Fine Iron Mace	0003A864	34	13.5	11	154
Steel Mace	000229BB	40	19	12	192
Fine Steel Mace	0003A85B	80	17.1	13	211
Dremora Mace	0003E9C2	43	40	12	100
Silver Mace	00025223	70	23	14	252
Dwarven Mace	00035DD2	180	27	16	320
Elven Mace	00035E66	380	31	18	396
Glass Mace	00035E5E	750	34	20	480
Ebony Mace	00035E6D	1500	39	22	572
Daedric Mace	00035E75	3200	43	24	672

WarhammersEdit

Weapon	Item ID					Speed	Reach
Iron Warhammer	00019172	60	30	14	196	0.7	1.3
Fine Iron Warhammer	0003A867	26	10.8	15	216
Steel Warhammer	000229BE	125	39	16	256
Fine Steel Warhammer	0003A85E	250	35.1	17	282
Silver Warhammer	00025225	200	48	18	324
Dwarven Warhammer	00035DD5	430	57	20	400
Elven Warhammer	00035E69	800	66	22	484
Glass Warhammer	00035E62	1500	75	24	576
Ebony Warhammer	00035E71	2800	84	26	676
Daedric Warhammer	00035E79	5000	93	28	784

MarksmanEdit

BowsEdit

Weapon	Item ID
Dremora Light Bow	000872A9	6	22	8	60
Iron Bow	00025231	11	8	8	112
Fine Iron Bow	0003A860	22	7.2	9	123
Steel Bow	000229B7	30	10	9	144
Dremora Bow	000872AA	28	22	10	80
Silver Bow	00025227	55	12	10	180
Fine Steel Bow	0003A857	60	9	10	158
Black Bow	000908AD	70	8	10	200
Dwarven Bow	00035DCE	155	14	12	240
Dremora Heavy Bow	000872AB	180	22	14	240
Elven Bow	000229BF	360	16	14	308
Glass Bow	00035E7A	735	18	16	384
Ebony Bow	00035E7B	1550	20	18	468
Daedric Bow	00035E7C	3200	22	20	560

ArrowsEdit

Weapon	Item ID
Daedric Arrow	0001EFD3	34	0.3	15
Dremora Barbed Arrow	000872A7	4	2	12
Dremora Broadhead Arrow	000872A6	2	1.5	10
Dremora Field Arrow	000872A5	1	1	8
Dwarven Arrow	00022BE2	5	0.2	11
Ebony Arrow	0001EFD5	20	0.2	14
Elven Arrow	000229C0	8	0.1	12
Glass Arrow	00022BE1	12	0.1	13
Iron Arrow	00017829	1	0.1	8
Silver Arrow	0001EFD4	3	0.1	10
Steel Arrow	000229C1	2	0.1	9

StavesEdit

Staves

Weapons by materialEdit

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