No fantasy RPG would be complete without a wide variety of weapons for players to use. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim understands this and has a wide range of weapon types for players to use ranging from daggers to greatswords.
Daggers are meant to compliment stealthy characters since they deal great sneak damage, but these weapons can also be fantastic for aggressive builds when dual-wielded. With 11 unique daggers to find in Skyrim, there’s a solid amount of variety that can complement most playstyles.
11 Alessandra’s Dagger
Alessandra is a priestess that works in Riften. She originally used her father’s dagger until she was given her own after becoming a priestess, hence why she wishes to return it to her father.
Alessandra’s Dagger is a quest item that deals as much damage as a Steel Dagger, but that’s all it has going for it. No enchantments or special properties make this weapon unique. Its most unique trait is being stuck in a player’s inventory permanently until they bring it to Alessandra’s father.
10 Rundi’s Dagger
Found at a shrine to the southeast of Winterhold, Rundi’s Dagger is a standard Steel Dagger that can be enchanted. It has no unique properties except its name. Originally, this item was supposed to be part of “The Missing Apprentices” quest but the quest was never finished before the game was released.
9 Kahvozein’s Fang
Kahvozein’s Fang is a unique Dragon Priest Dagger that can harvest heartscales from dragon corpses, which is required to complete the “Alteration Ritual Spell” quest. Besides this small niche, Kahvozein’s Fang is a standard Dragon Priest Dagger that deals six damage per swing and weighs 5 units.
8 Nettlebane
Attainable at the start of Skyrim from a side quest in Whiterun, Nettlebane is comparable to an Orcish Dagger in terms of its damage output of six a swing.
While it does weigh a whopping ten units, it does have reasonable damage considering when players can obtain this weapon. Nettlebane is essential for completing “The Blessings of Nature” quest.
7 Valdr’s Lucky Dagger
Assisting Valdr with clearing out Moss Mother Cavern will grant Valdr’s Lucky Dagger, a Steel Dagger that has an innate 25% critical hit chance. Critical hits in Skyrim multiply the base damage by 1.5x, increasing Valdr’s damage from 5 to 7.5 when it critically hits. It’s not bad for how early players can earn it, but obtaining Sneak perks and either the Shrouded Hand Wraps or Ancient Shrouded Gloves allows Valdr’s Dagger to deal hundreds of damage in a single sneak attack.
6 Borvir’s Dagger
Borvir’s Dagger has suffered the same fate as Rundi’s Dagger. This dagger is also tied to the broken “The Missing Apprentices” quest that was never finished, meaning that few players will stumble across it. It can be found near Borvir’s corpse in Journeyman’s Nook. As for stats, Borvir’s Dagger is the same as an Elven Dagger, making this a much better early-game dagger to hunt down than Rundi’s Dagger.
5 Blade Of Sacrifice
Boethiah followers have the Blade of Sacrifice, a named variant of an Ebony Dagger. It can instantly kill any follower during the “Boethiah’s Calling” questline, but it otherwise functions the same as an Ebony Dagger. It does ten damage per swing and can be upgraded at a grindstone, although the Blade of Sacrifice can not be enchanted.
4 Keening
Keening was a mythical weapon in Morrowind responsible for slaying Dagoth Ur, and it makes a strange return in Skyrim. Keening in this game is a counterfeit, sadly, as equipping it doesn’t instantly kill the Dragonborn.
As a dagger, Keening is incredibly strong. It deals eight base damage and has a chance to absorb ten points of Health, Magicka, or Stamina with every swing. Unfortunately, this weapon can not have its enchantment recharged if it runs out. Using 100% Fortify Destruction enchantments is the only way to keep Keening’s enchantment always active.
3 Bloodthorn
Bloodthorn is criminally underrated, due in part to the description for this weapon being incomplete. Obtained from Hag’s End, this dagger deals five base damage and can trap a target’s souls into a soul gem.
While this sounds underwhelming, Bloodthorn also has a ten-point Health absorption enchantment not listed in its description. Since it absorbs souls reliably, Bloothtorn can sustain its enchantment with ease. Dealing 15 damage a swing for such an early-game dagger is nothing to scoff at.
2 Blade Of Woe
The Blade of Woe is very similar to Bloodthorn, dealing 12 base damage while absorbing 10 points of Health with every attack. Its damage output is comparable to a Dragonbone Dagger, the highest tier of dagger in Skyrim. It’s obtained from the “Death Incarnate” questline.
1 Mehrunes’ Razor
Statistically, Mehrunes’ Razor is a good dagger that deals 11 base damage. It is much stronger than this, however, as it has a small percent chance of instantly killing a target when it hits them. This chance is around 2% per swing, but this is much more frequent than it sounds due to how fast daggers swing in Skyrim. Pairing this dagger with the Elemental Fury Shout can turn this weapon into an instant-killing machine against tougher foes.
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