Skyrim:Blade of Woe

Unique Item: Blade of Woe (000964c9, 0009ccdc) (lore page)
Type	One-handed Dagger
Editor ID	DBBladeOfWoeAstrid and DBBladeOfWoeReward
Statistics
Damage	12
Damage	12		{{{health}}}
Speed	1
Speed	1	Reach	0.7
Weight	7	Value	880
Enchantment
Absorb 10 points of health Absorb Health, 10 pts for 1 sec
Charge/Cost = Uses		500/40=12

Blade of Woe

The Blade of Woe is a unique dagger belonging to Astrid, the leader of the only remaining Dark Brotherhood group in Skyrim. It can be received in three ways: pickpocketing from Astrid, killing Astrid during the Quest With Friends Like These..., or at the end of the quest Death Incarnate.

Related Quests

• With Friends Like These...: Repay your debt to the Family, and show you are willing to kill on command.
• Death Incarnate: Assist Brotherhood members in the fight against the Penitus Oculatus assault.

Notes

• The first version (000964c9) is the one used by Astrid; the second version (0009ccdc) is the one given to you.
• You can pickpocket the Blade of Woe from Astrid during the quest With Friends Like These... using the Misdirection perk. The blade may also be taken from Astrid using a high level disarm shout. You will then receive a second Blade of Woe at the end of Death Incarnate.
• You can also pickpocket the Blade of Woe from Astrid after hiding in the Night Mother's coffin, before you leave the sanctuary.
• The Blade of Woe is the most powerful dagger in the game, but also the slowest. Its burst damage is favorable to stealthy players, as its DPS in normal combat is inferior to other daggers.
  • The Dawnguard add-on adds the dragonbone dagger, which deals 12 base damage and has a slightly lighter weight (6.5), which makes it a much better choice as it isn't reduced to a situational weapon.
    • Creation Club adds two daggers that are stronger, that being the Fang of Haynekhtnamet^CC and the Madness Dagger^CC, both with 13 base damage and 1.3 attack speed.
• Myrwatch's gallery^CC contains a special holder for this item.

Bugs

• Unlike any other dagger, The Blade of Woe shares the same speed with swords, which makes it the slowest dagger in game.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 1.0, fixes this bug.
• No materials are required for tempering the Blade of Woe. Whether or not this is a bug or intended by the developers is not known.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 1.0, addresses this issue. Based on the keywords that already apply to it, it now requires a steel ingot.

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