War Axes are One-handed weapons found in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

They offer a balance

between swords and maces, swinging faster than the latter but more damaging than the
former.

Perks

War Axes benefit from several perks in the One-Handed skill tree. They are:

Armsman

Fighting Stance

Hack and Slash (exclusive to War Axes)

Dual Flurry

Savage Strike

Critical Charge

Dual Savagery

Paralyzing Strike

War Axes

Name DamageIcon WeightIcon Gold Upgrade Perk Item ID

Ancient Nord War Axe 9 14 15 Steel Ingot Steel 0002C672

Ancient Nordic Pickaxe DR 5 10 500 N/A – XX0398E6

Balgruuf's War Axe 9 12 55 Steel Ingot Steel 00013983

Ceremonial Axe9 14 5 Steel Ingot Steel 0008ABFD

Daedric War Axe 15 18 1500 Ebony Ingot Daedric 000139B3

Dawnguard Rune Axe DG 11 13 175 Steel Ingot Steel XX01668C

Dawnguard War Axe DG 11 13 55 Steel Ingot Steel XX00D098

Dragonbone War Axe DG 16 21 1700 Dragon Bone Dragon 02014FCF

Dwarven War Axe 11 14 165 Dwarven Metal Ingot Dwarven

00013993

Ebony War Axe 15 17 865 Ebony Ingot Ebony 000139AB

Elven War Axe 12 15 280 Refined Moonstone Elven 0001399B

Falmer War Axe 11 21 82 Chaurus Chitin N/A 000302CD

Forsworn Axe 11 15 90 Steel Ingot Steel 000CC829

Ghorbash's Ancestral Axe 8 11 30 Iron Ingot N/A 0006A8FD

Glass War Axe 14 16 490 Refined Malachite Glass 000139A3

Hoarfrost DR 5 10 946 N/A – XX0179C9

Honed Draugr War Axe 11 16 27 Steel Ingot Dwarven 0005BF15

Honed Falmer War Axe 13 21 245 N/A – 0006F700

Illusory War Axe 1 14 15 N/A – 000E7A31

Iron War Axe 8 11 30 Iron Ingot N/A 00013790

Lunar Iron War Axe 8 11 94 Iron Ingot N/A LEVEL 2–3: 0003B0C5

8 11 128 LEVEL 4–5: 0003B0C6

8 11 163 LEVEL 6+: 0003B0C7

Lunar Steel War Axe 9 12 119 Steel Ingot Steel LEVEL 2–3: 0003B0B8

9 12 153 LEVEL 4–5: 0003B0BB

9 12 188 LEVEL 6+: 0003B0BE

Nord Hero War Axe 12 11 165 Steel Ingot Steel 00068C63

Nordic War Axe DR 12 14 350 Quicksilver Ingot Advanced

XX01CDB2

Notched Pickaxe 5 10 303 Iron Ingot N/A 001019D4

Okin 12 11 320 Steel Ingot Steel 0008FFDE

Orcish War Axe 10 13 90 Orichalcum Ingot Orcish 0001398B

Pickaxe 5 10 5 N/A – 000E3C16

Poacher's Axe 5 10 32 Steel Ingot N/A 000AE086

Skyforge Steel War Axe 12 12 80 Steel Ingot Steel 0009F260

Stalhrim War Axe DR 15 16 1180 Stalhrim Ebony XX01CDB9

Steel War Axe 9 12 55 Steel Ingot Steel 00013983

Ulfric's War Axe 9 12 55 Steel Ingot Steel 00013983

Woodcutter's Axe 5 10 5 N/A – 0002F2F4

Appearances

The Elder Scrolls: Arena

The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine

The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard

The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire

The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn

The Elder Scrolls Online

The Elder Scrolls: Blades