Skyrim - Top 10 Daedric Artifacts Ranked 

Hey Wizards, hope you're all doing well and enjoyed the vid 🧙‍♂This was certainly a long one for only 10 rankings and honorables and I learned a good number of new things throughout this vid that I didn't know before. Hopefully I could teach you something new too :) Which Daedric Artifact do you think looks the most badass? 🔥 *FAQs* 👇 Q: Doesn’t the Unofficial Patch mod allow the Daedric Artifacts to benefit from Smithing perks? 🧙‍♂️: It does indeed, I forgot to mention that. With the Unofficial Patch mod, all Daedric Artifacts (weapons and armor) will benefit from a smithing perk. Q: What about the Ring of Khajiit? 🧙‍♂️: Truth be told, I must have completely missed it and skimmed over the Fishing Creation entirely! Apologies for that. But with that being said, the effect on the ring is rather cool; “You move 10% faster. Allows you to cast the spell "Hide”. I wouldn’t rank it in the top 10 but would definitely mention it in the honourable mentions. Q: Why bother with Daedric Artifacts when you can make your own with max smithing and max enchanting? 🧙‍♂: There are certainly benefits of crafting your own gear and I won’t argue against that, instead, I’ll offer some reasons as to why you might choose Daedric Artifacts (unique weapons and armor): 1. Daedric Artifacts all have a unique look to them, most looking pretty badass imo. 2. Most Daedric Artifacts can be retrieved at the beginning or very close to the beginning of the game offering a great early advantage. 3. Most Daedric Artifacts have unobtainable enchantments on them and they’re pretty darn good (Dawnbreaker, Mehrunes Razor and Wabbajack are great examples). 4. Some Daedric Artifacts have innate enchantments and never need to be recharged, but if anything does need to be recharged, Azura’s got your back with her star or The Black Star. 5. While nearly all Daedric Artifacts do not benefit from Smithing perks in vanilla Skyrim, the Unofficial Patch changes this allowing all Daedric Artifacts to benefit from smithing perks. 6. One could use the Restoration loop (before installing the Unofficial Patch) to improve any unique weapon or armor until satisfied. You don’t have to go overboard with the loop either, so long as you use it sensibly and can produce upgrades of realistic quality for your level.

A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to. and so does the video !

There is an entirely moral way to charge the Ebony Blade: Take the Ritual Stone as suggested, and then Destroy the Dark Brotherhood. Mephala will reward you for destroying the rivals of her Morag Tong.

Wabbajack is one of the few daedric artifacts that's given by doing something good, like curing pelagius nightmares, insecurities and fears, seems rather wholesome

For spell breaker, getting Agent of Mara completing the Book of Love quest also gives a 15 percent permanent magic resist .

I like Dawnbreaker 'cause it's the only one that doesn't seem evil, and one of the few that doesn't require you to do something dicky to get it.

When getting Dawnbreaker, use a scroll of Fireball next to it while it’s in the pedestal and a second copy will fly out of it and across the room, pick it up before pulling the one from the Alter and you get two Dawnbreakers. If you use two, it will sweep dungeons as if you swing both, it doubles the chance for the explosion effect every time

I love skyrim videos that show you all of this cool, badass magic lore stuff But also never let you forget that you can glitch through a wall just by mashing your face into a plate.

A NEW HAND HITS THE LIKE BUTTON!

Even for a Skyrim veteran, your videos are simply amazing and very enjoyable to watch!

This video's editing is absolutely incredible. I am in awe of your dedication and skill!

My favorite is the Masque of Clavicus Vile. It has a decent defense rating on its own, it is cool looking, and it can drastically increase the amount of cash you get on trading runs.

By Shor, is that... is that Azura's Star? How did you come to possess such a rare treasure?

The ebony blade is amazing for a light armor two handed build. Dodging attacks and recovering every hit you take. it's absolutely op, since it doesn't drain any stat. Magic drains your magica, melee drains your health and ranged drains a lot of your time and sometimes even stamina. The blade makes your fighting capability basically infinite, which with the blade fury shout, is very op. It makes you kind of unbeatable, only outmatched by fortify enchanting and stealth archer.

Agreed. The Black Star is amazing. And Azura is somewhat tolerable compared to the other Princes. (Other than Merida and her Dawnbreaker. She's annoying, but she doesn't seem evil at least)

The Black Star is by far my favorite and most memorable artifact for me. I will never forget how much easier it made my Skyrim life after I first got it. When you dont have it, it can be pretty annoying to keep casting soul trap on enemies to fill soul gems with the right type of souls just to recharge your enchanted weapons. And if I remember well, the biggest soul gem stones are pretty hard to find, and expensive if you buy them. With Azura's Stars, you never have to worry about that process again.

Lots of my personal favourites are on here :) Sanguine Rose for how awesome it looks, Mehrunes Razor for sneaking around, Dawnbreaker is great before I become a vampire, and Umbra/Mace of Molag Bal for the insane damage + Soul Trap. Only artifact of mine that wasn't here is the Ring of Namira. Let's just say I like how it Synergises with Vampire characters

Damn I've played this game for thousands of hours and have watched probably hundreds of hours of skyrim content. And yet the editing, rythm, content, humor is perfect and made that video hugely entertaining. Gonna click the bell icon to not miss anyone of those !

If you haven't done any of the daedric quests before you get the ebony blade then they are a good way of powering it up as most of them require you to turn on an ally

The wizard riding the chicken absolutely killed me 💀🤣 Love the production value and humor in your videos!!

The Mace of Molag Bal is the only Daedric weapon that can rival a hand-crafted one for usability and DPS. I liked your tip about the Razor in the left hand, and must try that.

i think it's worth mentioning that recharging an item with a soul also gem earns you some Enchantment XP. also, and it took me a long time to figure this out, "Magicka damage" actually means the enemy loses MP.

The reason the ebony blade acts like a one handed weapon is because of a bug where the game reads it as a one handed weapon so it takes it's perks from the one handed tree and another way to power the blade is to befriend the Orks everyone in a stronghold

The Mace of Molag Bal is my favorite and I combine it with the Black Star. Besides the enchantments, it just looks cool and menacing. Dawnbreaker is good for exploring dungeons and Mehrunes' Razor is good for dual wielding.

Although not exactly a daedric artifact, I still count the sword of Jyggalag as one of my favorites due to the fact that you can enchant it yourself with whatever you want to put on it.

Spell breaker is a useful sheild to block not just draugr thu'ums, but also lesser dragon thu'ums.

The arch mage is back! He’s returned to tamriel with another banger!

Exquisite as always, Welshie! Your clips have sold me - - please do a large compilation of your best and favourite kill cams complete with your legendary commentary! Thanks, - Half-Welsh Paladin

“Oh, thank you! Divines bless your kind heart.”

The Dawnbreaker is to much of a great benefit in one's arsenal but I never liked it for how "good" it was, like too good but it is a perfect and ideal weapon for Dawnguard as vampires count as undead.

One of the best! Loved it

Really good content with charm and personality, keep up the great work

I never dug in the Skyrim universe, until now. And maaaan am i overwhelmed by the sheer amount of stuff this game has. I just got the Thane of whiterun and i am confused what to do next but seeing this video gave me some objectives to pursue. Thank you sir!

I like dawn breaker for a few reasons 1. I fight the undead all the time, 2. By doing a duplicating glitch I make a few copies to give all of my followers, 3. As a vampire lord my self it always glowes for me and so I can get just a little bit more light. Though I usually use night vision as a VL, but it makes it easier to find my followers in the dark.

Thank you for taking the time to write closed captions instead of auto captions

Great video man! As always high quality and entertaining. Keep up the great work!

I remember finding Pyrite shrine by accident and getting the Spellbreaker - and the number of times it has saved my noob ass was staggering. Still one of my most favorite peaces of weaponry/armor in the game - together with mace of Molag Bal and Dawnbreaker

So nice to see you back, Master Wizard. Excellent work, as always. For another video, if it catches your fancy, could you rank the Shouts added by the Thunderchild mod? It’s understandable if you don’t, just thought it’d be cool.

i didnt know about dawnbreaker with vampires… thanks for saving me from a few deaths!

Once again, masterfully done!

fun little tid bit bout dawnbreaker, there's a coding over sight. If you kill the mage in the temple of Meridia before he can get to dawn breaker's pedestal you can have two dawn breakers. One from the sheath and one dropped by the mage.

I would love a ranking based on LORE! as to which lorewise is more powerful/busted/unreal! Ty for the video

So glad to have finally found a fellow welshman on RU-vid!!🎉

I love your format. Keep posting

I'm not sure if it just happens with Bow of Shadows but I've noticed when you're crouched if you pull the bow off your back while crouched then you'll move a lot faster than any base crouch movment. You can really see it in 3rd person.

If I could I would donate to you, and you're the only content creator I would say that for. Simply amazing video and your voice is perfect for the commentary. Keep up the great work.

Nice vid! One added bonus to Dawnbreaker: there is a second on the floor of the final dungeon room, so it can be dual wielded, or both you and a follower can have one for roleplay purposes.

I really enjoy your level of presentation. You could've just shown still images of the artifacts while talking about them, but you went the extra mile and it's really entertaining

My favorite wabbajack mishap: fighting an assassin in solitude, turned him into a pile of gold coins.

Spellbreaker + Warlock Ring = Unstoppable 😋

This was enjoyable, thankyou :))

Yessssss been waiting for this one!

Always love your amazing content. You are the Gandalf of Skyrim. You have a naturally very calming voice, how about, hear me out, Skyrim - Top 10 Vacation Spots (with Honourable Mentions)?? Maybe you can tell us about the Cloud District, I am sure a Wizard of your calibre has been there.

ebony mail plus full stealth skill equals watching the life drain from some poor bastard as you crouch just inches from them, fading into nothing 😈

Recently started playing Skyrim, and your videos started popping up so if anything it seems like this isn't coincidence.

Thank you Specules, love the vids

Fun Fact: You can take 2 Dawnbreakers. Meridia wants you to double the fun. 😂

DEFINITELY don't use Dawnbreaker as a vampire...learned that one the hard way

I love your thumbnail for this video, very inspiring art!

I've been waiting for this one😭

Babe wake up, another theWelshWizard vid!

there is an exploit with the dawnbreaker where if you use unrelenting force on it before taking it, you could get 2, essentially dual wielding dawnbreaker

Loved the video. That thumbnail had me clicking, monster thumbnails will pull in.

this video was soo cool and nicely edited! subscribed!

Black star definitely deserves the number one spot imo. If your build can at all utilize it, its basically a necessity because of how useful it is. That being said, late game its usefulness dies off a little because you get access to places with soul gems that respawn like the College of Winterhold, but it will never be useless.

The story of the ebony blade and how it gained its ability to vanish from mortal hands when used for too long, thank alanwe for that. nerien'et could've been very powerfull if he wasnt defeated in the end Ps: i don't know how many times I've turned my own char into a pile of dust and still kept using the dawn breaker 🤣🤣🤣

I do think it would be cool to make a follow up video talking about which one you prefer in terms of looks. That would be fun. From the artifacts I remember (prior to watching the video) The Skull of Corruption looks pretty cool, and I like how it looks pretty gruesome. Wabbajack is cool, I like the design of the head, but it could use more detailing or contrast with colors Dawnbreak is an interesting one for me, I like it, just wished it glowed more Volendrung is probably the most awesome looking Warhammers in the game (Other than the Champion Cudgel) Mace of Molag Bal is probably one of my favorites

Excellent video and I love your “Gandalf “ Outfit!

You know something that bothers me about the Black Star? You're going against the wishes of Azura.... One of, if not, THE most wrathful Daedric Princes.... Like, this lady cursed a whole race of Mer because 3 of them wanted to be Gods. And according to one story, killed some Dwemer who tried to trick her. Why does she let the Dragonborn off so easy here...? I feel like there should have been SOME punishment for taking the Black Star instead of Azura's Star....

I like weapon that are innate with enchantments, makes it feel more unique. Also having just an elemental damage seems boring to me Kinda wished more of the creation club items had better enchantments, and surprisingly the crusader armor is a pain to wear cause if you do ONE misdead, the armor because a bag of boulders strapped onto you. Plus the enchantments aren't as useful compared to Oblivion where I could wear that armor until the end of the game where this just is meh

Great video! Now I'm on a quest to collect every Daedric artifact I can!

This video is higher quality than any tier/rating skyrim video any other creator has made. Great video!

Just got here from recommendation just one video and I'm already a Big Fan

Thumbnail too fire 🔥

Awesome vid, loving the format!🤌🏻

The way you showcased the ebony blade the same you would as if you completed the quest, after plate glitching, made me chuckle and subscribe

2:08 not just innocents, the person must be a friend of the wielder for the blade to power up

The boss music from the final fight for Umbra slaps, as an added bonus.

yet another nice video 👌🏽

The ebony blade is the best for a few reasons: 1. It's fast 2. Absorbs health 3. Pairs perfectly with the dark brotherhood armor 4. It's badass

Keep it up dear Wizard your videos are amazing and I wish you the best. ROAD TO 100K

You are awesome bro! You deserve the subs!!!! Even in 2023 Skyrim is a forever gem!

A Wizard has to make tough choices so they can show off the best magic to the world, but that is always why I love Wizards and why I play a Mage in any game that you can play a mage or wizard... Love you and you're videos Welsh Wizard keep doing the best you can and being the best wizard on the internet!

You should rank these again, but by how much I personally, specifically, enjoy them!

You’re very entertaining man. Great channel 👍🏼

awesome production

His thumbnail is literally my go to set up for my breton paladin

Wow someone who actually still makes skyrim content thank god

I’m literally way too excited to see how this video ends. I can only think of 3 that would be contenders, I’m can’t wait!

17:05 oblivions gates,YES! I freaking love that sheild! It makes a perfect mage build!

Thanks for that tip for the Ebony Blade, I'll try it in my next playthrough.

Hell yeah a new video

That was awesome! next ranking vid idea; summonables! or eeeh, things you can summon that will fight for you. ikd what those are called. it would be really interesting for you to cover which atronach/dremora n such is the strongest and most efficient. :3

This video has helped me A LOT! thank you Welsh Wizard.

Great video, but I really wanna say that the thumbnail is incredible!

Great video, busted out laughing a couple of times 😂

2:57 you can upgrade it by doing the quest up to where it says to pick it up then placing it in a weapon rack and picking it up

I love the mace of molag bal. Its so nice, no level scaling so you can instantly get it at the start of the game with minimal effort. I do it in like 70% of my runs

Volendrung will always be my Go to whenever I do a two-handed build

I feel like it would be interesting to see you top 10 dadric artifacts based off of their lore if that's somthing that you would do.