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Items
Morrowind is home to scores of unique and powerful items, and finding them is one of the most entertaining parts of the game. Here I have tried to
list every artifact I could find, and others which were submitted to me by e-mail, and tell you how to find them and what they do. I have not included items which although unique, have no special powers, and are simply normal items renamed for quests. I have also ignored unique, but rubbish items, such as some of the Mage Staffs. As well as these unique artefacts, I have included sections containing information on various useful, but not unique, items.
Artefact Weapons
Axes:
-Cleaver of St. Felms
Unique ebony war axe, 1-37 damage, 20pt feather and 15pt drain magicka on self when strikes. 12000 value.
Mendel Eves, Bladder of Clovis, Tureynulal, Dwemer ruin past Ghostfence, E side of Red Mountain region.
Not really much better than a standard ebony war axe, but still a good unique axe.
-Cloudcleaver
Steel Battle Axe, 1-36 damage + 1-25 shock damage. 1630 drakes value
Quest from a semi-clothed Nord on the road West of Caldera. See Quests section.
No, it’s not very good, but the quest has a good alternate reward
-Stormkiss
Battle Axe, 1-30 damage plus 1-25 shock damage. 120 drakes value.
Next to a corpse, Tukushapal, Marvani Ancestral Tomb, island S of Molag Mar, NW of Tel Branora
Yes, even weaker than Cloudcleaver. Great dungeon though.
-Queen of Bats
Unique battle axe, 1-44 damage, plus 1-10 point drain health for 30 seconds. 12000 drakes value.
I'm fairly certain this isn't in the game, but it can still be summoned using the console if you want to see it.
Summon by typing: player->additem “axe_queen_of_bats_unique” 1 in the console.
-War Axe of Airan Ammu
Glass War Axe, 1-33 damage (one handed), fortify strength 15-30 for 15 seconds when used. 14500 drakes value.
Ulath Pal, Askkhan’s Yurt, Erabenimsun Camp, on paper map.
Good, lightweight one handed axe, although not as good as the top grade normal war axes.
Blunt Weapons
-Daedric Scourge
Enhanced Daedric Mace, 10-35 damage, summon scamp and dremora for 60 seconds when used, 80000 drakes value.
Divayth Fyr’s chest, in his main room, Tel Fyr. See raiding the corprusarium in the treasure troves section.
Very good mace, all round better than normal daedric mace; better weight, damage and higher attack speed.
-Light of Day
Mace, 5-30 damage, resist magic 30, shield 20 for five seconds, drain magicka 100, all on self, and 4-20 fire damage on target, all when strikes. 2400 gold.
Only available through the second Aundae Vampire quest, on an NPC, Ano Vando, you are sent to kill.
Hard to get, but good enchantment. Strangely low cash value though...
-Mace of Molag Bal
Mace, 3-35 damage, absorb magic (1-20) and strength (1-15) for 60 seconds when strikes. 25000 value.
Shrine quest, Yansirramus, on a large island W of Tel Aruhn. Kill a named daedroth found at Kora-Dur, E of Kogoruhn (unnamed Dunmer Stronghold).
Another good mace, particularly for Mages needing a way to replenish mana.
-Skull Crusher
Unique Mace, 10-60 damage, constant 15 pt feather and 5 pt fortify attack. 48000 value.
In a chest, Forgotten Vaults of Anudnabia, Omaren Ancestral Tomb, island NE of daedric ruin by Sadrith Mora. Must levitate.
Very powerful one handed blunt weapon. Curiously low value for such power. Also very light and has good toughness.
-Staff of Hasedoki
Unique Staff, 5-15 damage, resist magic 30-40% for 30 seconds when used. 75000 value.
Koffutto Gilgar, Gimothran Ancestral Tomb, S of Falensarano.
Not great, but a good, ‘classic’ mage weapon.
-Staff of Magnus
Unique staff, 5-15 damage, spell absorb 25-50 and restore health 1 for 60 seconds when used. 210000 value.
Dreveni Hlaren, Assu, just NE of Mt Kand Cavern, Molag Amur region.
Very cool: great abilities, huge value. Anybody else think the icon for it looks bent?
-Sunder
Hammer, 10-70 damage, constant fortify attack 30, strength 20, endurance 20, luck 20, drain fatigue 1 (self). 400000 value.
Main Quest item, Dagoth Venym, Vemynal, NW of Dagoth Ur, Dwemer ruin. Must use Wraithguard as well.
A main quest item, but you can get it anyway. As you can see, it’s amazing.
-Trebonius’s Staff
Unique staff, 3-16 damage, when strikes, 7-15 fire and shock in area, 7-15% weakness to fire and shock in area. 10000 value.
Trebonius Artorius, Vivec Mages’ Guild, part of MG quest, or when you fight to become Archmage.
You can just kill him for it, but the MG is very useful, so it’s best to do their quests to get it.
-Veloth’s Judgement
Warhammer, 1-70 damage, when strikes: 4-10 fire damage, damage agility 25, absorb fatigue 5, all for 10 seconds. 30000.
Temple quest only, start at Molag Mar, kill Berne vamp clan boss, at Galom Daeus, Dwemer ruin W of Uvirith’s Grave.
You can only get it from the quest, but it’s worth doing because Galom Daeus has some other good items in it. Very heavy.
Bows
-Auriel’s Bow
Unique bow, 2-50 damage. Lighter than equivalent damage (daedric bow). 30000 value.
Ralyn Othravel, a helmless guard at the Tower of Dawn in Ghostgate. Kill or steal to obtain it.
A very good bow, but hard to get.
-Bonebiter Bow
Main Quest Bow, 1-20 damage, damage agility at range 20 points when used. 105 value.
Sul Senipal, a wraith in Juno section of Urshilaku Burial Caverns, SE of Urshilaku Camp.
Rubbish as a weapon, but still unique.
-Bow of Shadows
Unique Bow, 4-40 damage, cast when used, 30 second invisibility and fortify speed 20-30 for 30 seconds. 42000 value.
On a table in Venim Ancestral Tomb, N of Zainab Camp.
Powerful, even lighter than Auriel’s, and considerably easier to get. A good weapon.
Long Blades
-Chrysamere
Unique Claymore, 5-70 damage, when used: resist fire and reflect 5-20% for 30 seconds, restore health 5-20 points. 95000.
Drarami Hloran, Abanabi, island SW of Sadrith Mora, NE of Tel Fyr.
Directions from an Imperial Legion quest. Not really that good. Goldbrand does more damage and is one handed.
-Crescent Blade
Funky curved blade, 20-50 damage, cast on strike: disintegrate armour 5-30, paralyse 15 seconds. 180000
value.
Put on the Daedric Sanctuary Amulet found in Tel Fyr (see raiding the corprusarium).
Very good indeed - paralyse is excellent, and it is very stylish.
-Eltonbrand
Upgrade from Goldbrand, 10-60 damage, on strike: 10-30 fire damage, restore fatigue 10, fortify attack 30
for 30. 150000.
Tricky. Become a vampire, go to Mages’ Guild Vivec, talk to Sirilonwe for a special quest. Have Goldbrand. Drop 11171 gold in a pile, then the rest of your
gold in another. Pick up the 11171 gold, and a message about basketball should pop up.
An easter egg, really, but absurdly good. The best weapon in the game, but you have to be a vamp to get it.
-Fury
Unique Claymore, 1-27 damage, plus 20 attack. -20 to all armour skills and 20% blindness. 3200 value.
Body behind locked door, Kogoruhn (unnamed stronghold), E of Falasmaryon
Used to be bugged so that the skill penalties became permanent. I think the last patch fixed this.
-Goldbrand
Unique longsword, 10-50 damage, 10-30 fire damage on strike. 150000 value.
Boethiah shrine quest, x on paper map NW of Hla Oad. Underwater shrine - talk to the statue’s head.
Very good one handed sword, but limited charge.
-Ice Blade of the Monarch
Unique Claymore, 5-50 damage, plus 10-40 frost damage. 95000 value.
Llaren Terano, arena section of Rotheran, Dunmer Stronghold South of Dagon Fel.
Powerful, but low on charge. About equal with Chrysamere, as a rough estimate.
-Magebane
Glass Claymore, 1-45 damage, resist magic 20-40% for 10 seconds when used. 32000 value.
Central Mummy high up on the spiral in Laterus Burial, Urshilaku Burial, main quest cavern.
Not great, but it’s there if you want to complete the set. Glass weapons look nice, though.
-Temreki, Shackler of Souls
Steel claymore, 1-27 damage, absorb strength and endurance 0-20 for 10 seconds and soul trap for 10 seconds on strike. 4500 value.
Larrius Varro at Fort Moonmoth. Yes, the one who gives you the bloodbath quest. You have to kill or steal.
Interesting enchantment, but a weak weapon. Also hard to get, because it’s not part of any quest.
-Umbra
Unique Two Handed Sword, 10-50 damage, soul trap for 120 seconds on strike. 110000 value.
Umbra, an orc standing over a mountain E of Suran. You must kill him to get it. He is very tough.
Useful for wilderness hunting to get souls for improving enchant skill, and quite powerful, but not the best.
Short Blades
-Black Hands Dagger
Unique Daedric Dagger, 9-20 damage, absorb health 10-25 and blind 10-50 for thirty seconds when strikes. 15000 value.
Can only be obtained from completing the special Morag Tong quests for Eno Hlaalu.
Amazing weapon, very fast, with great enchantment. Unfortunately, it’s as hard to get as it is powerful.
-Fang of Haynekhtnamet, or something similar...
Unique shortblade, 13-30 damage plus 20-40 shock damage. 32000 value.
A box by a sixth house shrine, Sanctum of Black Hope, Mamaea, a long way E of Koal Cave, before you hit the mountains.
Very powerful indeed for base damage, but mildly limited charge. Very good shortblade
-Keening
Main quest short blade, 9-18 damage, constant: fortify health 30, magic 50, attack 30, agility 20 and speed 20. 400000 value.
In Odrosal, a Dwemer Ruin SE of Dagoth Ur, up a ladder. Key on Dagoth Odros.
Must wear Wraithguard as well. Needed for the main quest.
-Mehrunes’ Razor
Unique dagger, 12-17 dam, on strike: disintegrate armour 6-25, weakness to poison 5 for 20s, 6-20 poison dam. 5000 value.
Shrine on very Western tip of Vvardenfell, Mehrunes Dagon’s quest.
Great name, but not a great weapon.
-Shismil
Short blade, 12-17 damage, cast when used fortify sneak 5%, chameleon 30% for 20 seconds. 10000 value.
Delvam Andarys, Mawia, a tower on a small island SE of Molag Mar.
Not bad, not great, but still unique.
-Soul Drinker
Unique Daedric dagger, 8-12 damage, soul trap for 60 seconds on strike. 11000 value.
Given as a reward for a Mages’s Guild quest from Balmora Mages’ Guild.
Handy for enchanters trying to fill up soul gems quickly.
Spears
-Bthuangth's Harvester
Dwarven Halberd, 5-29 damage, soultrap for 30 seconds on strike. 900 value.
Found in Dandera Selaro's smithy, Ald'ruhn.
Not so good, not so bad, but it's there.
-Greed
Spear, 5-23 damage, constant spell absorb 20, drain personality 5. 800 value.
Found in the Telvanni Vault in Vivec, Telvanni Canton.
Not very good as a weapon, but constant spell absorb can be combined with other items for almost 100% coverage.
-Spear of Bitter Mercy
Unique Spear, 15-60 damage, when used, for 30 seconds: reflect 20-30%, summon storm atronach. 130000 value.
Shrine Quest from Sheogorath in St Delyn’s Canton underworks.
The greatest spear in the game, easily measuring up to the more popular weapon types.
-Stormforge
Dwarven Halberd, 5-28 damage, plus 15-25 shock damage on strike and 5 second 50 pt lightning shield on self. 600 value.
Brilnosu Ilarys, on top of Hlormaren Dunmer stronghold
Pretty good, and the only other unique spear that I know of.