Guide: Skyrim Unique Weapons Detailed Locations

There are 80 unique weapons to be found in Skyrim. They are found by completing quests, finishing dungeons, and pickpocketing certain NPC's (to name a few). A majority of these weapons are incredibly strong, giving you a severe advantage on the battlefield.

If you are anything like myself, you'll want to collect all of these weapons, place them in storage, and show them off to your gamer buddies. Okay, maybe not the latter part of that statement... I'm a little extreme. At least you can use the guide below to help you find them all.

Name of Weapon	Location	Description
Headsman’s Axe	Solitude	Look for Ahtar, Solutide’s jailor. You can either complete his quest or pickpocket him.
Firiniel’s End	Solitude	During Dark Brotherhood Quest: Bound Until Death. Will be left on a balcony looking over the Temple of the Divines
The Rueful Axe	Rimerock Burrow	Will find it during Daedric Quest: A Daedra’s Best Friend
Dawnbreaker	Statue to Meridia (Killreath Ruins)	Complete the Daedric Quest: The Break of Dawn to get this weapon
Windshear	The Katariah	Far end of the forward mast
Gauldur Blackblade	Folgunthur	End of the dungeon, fight Mikrul Gauldurson to get it
Grimsever	Mzinchaleft	Help Mjoll the Lioness. Miscellaneous Objective: Grimsever’s Return
Drainblood Battleaxe	Labyrinthian	During College of Winterhold Quest: The Staff of Magnus, it’s held by the spectral Draugr
Drainheart Sword	Labyrinthian	Same as above
Drainspell Bow	Labyrinthian	Same as above
Staff of Magnus	Labyrinthian	Finish the above quest (The Staff of Magnus)
Skull of Corruption	Nightcaller Temple	Complete Daedric Quest: Waking Nightmare
The Pale Blade	Frostmere Crypt	End of the dungeon, carried by Ra’jirr
Mehrunes’ Razor	Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon	Complete Daedric Quest: Pieces of the Past
Ceremonial Sword	Volunruud	Need it to open the Elder’s Cairn Door inside Vulunrrud
Ceremonial Axe	Volunruud	Same as above
Eduj	Volunruud	Might be carried by Knevel the Tongue (end of dungeon)
Okin	Volunruud	Same as above
Nightingale Bow	Bronze Water Cave	Finish Thieves Guild Quest: Blindsighted
Staff of Arcane Authority	Winterhold (The Frozen Hearth)	Will receive as part of Favor: A Little Light Thievery
Staff of Jyrik Gauldurson	Saarthal	In front of Jyrik Gauldurson, on the altar at the end of the dungeon
Steel Battleaxe of Fiery Souls	Ironbind Barrow	End of the dungeon, on the back of the throne
Borvir’s Dagger	Journeyman’s Nook	Near the Alchemy Lab you will see Borvir’s dead body. It’s near him.
Rundi’s Dagger	Rundi’s Mistake	Edge of a small alter
Rusty Mace	Markarth (Abandoned House)	Daedric Quest: The House of Horrors will yield this weapon to you
Mace of Molag Bal	Markarth (Abandoned House)	Same as above
Shiv	Markarth (Abandoned House)	Side Quest: No One Escapes Cidhna Mine. Get it from Grisvar
Spider Control Rod	Markarth (Understone Keep)	Thieves Guild Quest: Hard Answers. It’s in Calcelmo’s Lab, in a room off to the side of the first chamber
Bloodthorn	Deepwood Redoubt	Upper level platform of Hag’s End you will see an impaled body. The weapon is on this body
The Longhammer	Liar’s Retreat	Next to the bar owner’s impaled body
Eye of Melka	Blind Cliff Cave	Complete Dungeon Quest: Blind Cliff Cave – Melka and Petro
Red Eagle’s Fury	Red Eagle Redoubt	Carried  by the leader at the summit of Red Eagle Redoubt
Red Eagle’s Bone	Rebel’s Cairn	After slaying Red Eagle, it’s on a pedestal on your way out
Dragonbane	Sky Haven Temple	In Sky Haven Temple’s armory, it’s on a table
Hevnoraak’s Staff	Valthume	End of the dungeon. It’s carried by Dragon Priest Hevnoraak
Trollsbane	Cradle Stone Crag	On Frofnir Trollsbane’s corpse
Balgruuf’s Greatsword	Whiterun (Warmaiden’s)	Adrianna Avenicci will give this to you for completing Greatsword for a Great Man
Wuuthrad	Whiterun (Skyforge)	Companions Quest: Glory of the Dead, will be forged by Eorlund
Ebony Blade	Whiterun (Dragonsreach)	Complete Daedric Quest: The Whispering Door
Lunar Iron Mace	Silent Moons Camp	One of the (4) random Lunar Weapons found inside Silent Moons Camp
Lunar Iron War Axe	Silent Moons Camp	One of the (4) random Lunar Weapons found inside Silent Moons Camp
Lunar Steel Mace	Silent Moons Camp	One of the (4) random Lunar Weapons found inside Silent Moons Camp
Lunar Steel War Axe	Silent Moons Camp	One of the (4) random Lunar Weapons found inside Silent Moons Camp
Poacher’s Axe	Halted Stream Camp	Found on an Orc near this forge
Froki’s Bow	Graywinter Watch	Back of the cave is a tent. It’s near this tent on a barrel.
Notched Pickaxe	Throat of the World	Go the mountain’s highest tip and you will find it lodged in the rock face
Sanguine Rose	Morvunskar (Misty Grove)	Complete Daedric Quest: A Night to Remember
Blade of Sacrifice	Sacellum of Boethiah	During Daedric Quest: Boethiah’s Calling, the Priestess of Boethiah will give it to you
Ghostblade	Ansilvund	Fjori and Holgeir will give this to you at the end of the dungeon
Valdr’s Lucky Dagger	Moss Mother Cavern	Valdr will give this to you after the Dungeon Quest: Hunter and Hunted
Bolar’s Oathblade	Bloated Man’s Grotto	Just before Daedric Quest: Ill Met by Moonlight, look inside the Shrine. It’s at the foot of the statue of Talos
Halldir’s Staff	Halldir’s Cairn	Halldir is carrying this at the end of the dungeon
Blade of Woe	Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary	Either Dark Brotherhood Quest: Death Incarnate OR Destroy the Dark Brotherhood! Will be taken from Astrid
Angi’s Bow	Angi’s Camp	Complete all of her archery lessons to receive this weapon
Nettlebone	Orphan Rock	Obtained during Temple Quest: The Blessings of Nature
The Woodsman’s Friend	The Conjuror’s Altar: Lake Ilinalta	Southwest of the altar, near some cut logs. It’s next to a dead guy
Chillrend	Riften (Riftweald Manor)	During Thieves’ Guild Quest: The Pursuit. It’s in the locked display case in Mercer’s study room
Alessandra’s Dagger	Riften (Hall of the Dead)	Must deliver this weapon during “Pilgrimage”
Steel Sword	Riften (The Scorched Hammer Blacksmith)	Balimund for Harrald will give this to you during “Bring It!” (Misc. Quest)
Dravin’s Bow	Riften (Ratway Warrens)	Found while on the Misc. Quest: Bow to the Master
Gauldur Blackbow	Geirmund’s Hall	Sigdis Gauldurson will have this at the end of the dungeon
Bow of the Hunt	Clearpsring Tarn	On the altar at the back of Clearspring Cave
Shagrol’s Warhammer	Fallowstone Cave (Giant’s Grove)	During Daedric Quest: The Cursed Tribe. It’s in the Giant’s Grove
Volendrung	Fallowstone Cave (Giant’s Grove)	Complete Daedric Quest: A Cursed Tribe
Staff of Hag’s Wrath	Darklight Tower	Silvia is carrying this at the end of the dungeon
Gadnor’s Staff of Charming	Crystaldrift Cave	Near the body of Gadnor, on top of the giant rock (you’ll know what I’m talking about)
Dragon Priest Staff	Forelhost	End of Forelhost you’ll see Dragon Priest Rahgot. It’s carried by him
Wabbajack	Solutide (Blue Palace Pelagius Wing)	Complete Daedric Quest: The Mind of Madness
Dragon Priest Staff	Skuldfn	Near the portal to Sovngarde carried by Dragon Priest Nahkriin
Amren’s Family Sword	Found in a random bandit camp	Speak to Amren. Found in a random camp.
Ghorbash’s Ancestral Axe	Random Dungeon	If you find it, Ghorbash will become a follower
Hjalti’s Sword	Random Dungeon	Part of “The Ghost of Old Hroldan” in a random dungeon
Kahvozein’s Fang	Random Dragon Priest Dungeon	College of Winterhold Radiant Quest: Alteration Ritual Spell. Given to you by Tolfdir, but it’s in a random dungeon
Keening	Random Dungeon	During College of Winterhold Radiant Quest: Arniel’s Endeavor. Dropped by Arniel
Queen Freydis’s Sword	Random Cave	During Favor: Item Retrieval. Oengul War-Anvil needs you to return this to him
Staff of Tandil	Random Dungeon	During College of Winterhold Radiant Quest: Arniel’s Endeavor in a random dungeon

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