For the pun crimes you have committed against Skyrim and its people I sentence you to finding the beacon of Meridia in every playthrough no matter where you go first.
So here is the thing about the forsworn sword. It's not a sword. It's a type of macuahuitl. You swing it like a sword, but it's designed to rip and tear into flesh like sharp teeth, and it is than a regular sword slash. The types of wounds they make usually can't be stitched
No estoy seguro de la comparación, un tipo de arma dentada no tiene por qué ser "un tipo de" macahuitl, tomando en consideración que la característica primera del macuahuitl es que está hecha de obsidiana, un "tipo de" podria ser su variante conocida en los pueblos andinos como macana, lo que comparten es el trabajo de pulido de piedras claramente definido con un patrón estético alegórico a elementos de su cosmivisión, en este caso el arma de los renegados está hecha con dientes y huesos, bastante rudimemtaria. Creo que llamarlo macahuitl es ser demasiado generoso con la espada de los renegados, la cual habla de un nivel mucho menor de complejidad en elaboración. La cultura mexicana y nahuatl eran bastante complejas.
tbh I think it's less like a macahuitl and more like some of the shark's tooth swords found in some Pacific Island nations. those could seriously fuck you up - though honestly those real-life swords were much more well-made and had more blade coverage than the Forsworn ones
@@KorbentMarksman The forsworn sword is essentially a shark tooth paddle made by your nephew in arts and crafts. Like much of Skyrim itself; neat concept, questionable execution
My head canon on the ancient nord weapons is that they are actually just ritual weapons meant specifically for use in burial rites and so are more symbolic than practical. That's also why you see them used as seals and keys in a couple of tombs
Edit: Never mind. I hadn't watched the Vid yet and thought this list would be about strength and usability. Yes. They are stupidly overdesigned etc. What? Dude they are almost as good as Steal swords. Despite the fact that they are thousands of years old... If anything It's a bit unrealistic how good they are. They must have been legendary weapons of Ancient myths to be this good after thousands of years of rotting away. Besides you would think Smithing technique would improve over time but apparently it significantly downgraded...
Additionally, if you think about it, you only find them in crypts and ancient burial sites. Which are historically used by the rich and powerful. Which would explain why they are so overengineered.
@@eliasvonbrille If i recall, Nords canonically are famously good blacksmiths who make quality equipment, which makes it ironic that almost no one in Skyrim actually has good quality equipment. The only faction who seems to actually have canon-accurate Nord armor standards are random Black Briar goons wearing Steel Plate (and not any of the Companions who have the best blacksmith in the country with Skyforge weapons...). Ancient Nord weapons seem to be an interesting nod to this: they're incredibly old, yet so well made that despite suffering so much time-oriented degradation they're still about as good quality as Tamriel's modern Steel weaponry. Nord Hero weapons seem to be the restored version of these, which reveal a weapon that's of competitive quality to Elven weapons but uses substantially cheaper and lower quality materials that showcase how superior the smithing process was. Skyforge Steel and current Nordic weapons seem to be the modern Tamriel equivalents to restored Ancient Nord weapons, all having the same damage output but express different cultural eras of the Nords. Supposedly (no confirmation), it's the Imperial-fication of most human cultures that caused traditional Nord equipment quality to lessen over time via Imperial standardization of its own style of mediocre (but overall cost-effectively cheap) gear, only being preserved by a select few upholders of the old forging traditions (Skyforge Steel) or backwater settlements who avoided Imperial standardization but still put their own spin on ancient Nordic equipment (Skaal with their Nordic gear). Traditional Nord smiths may make way better stuff, but usually at high costs that make gearing armies with that stuff impossible to do, hence why Imperial standardization ended up being more practical for large scale warfare purposes since that at least affords everyone with Steel quality equipment instead of having a bunch of poorer troops using a mess of random gear with a lot of garage iron in the mix.
@@RogueRanksI know it's a video game but is it possible too make an actual full functional amber sword out of actual amber????????????????????????#cuz you know harden tree sap!
@@jaredelizardo201you mean like in real life? Yeah, probably not. Like you said, hardened tree sap. Doesn’t sound very strong or durable to me but 🤷🏻♂️
Dawnbreaker deserves its spot at #1. It's gorgeous, useful, and one of the first weapons I make sure to grab during any playthrough, no matter which build I'm going for. I don't mind Meridia's quest that much. Those desecrated corpses have a decent chunk of gold on them!
She has a snarky attitude, but the quest is really good low level if you just grab a drain mana poison or silence of some sort the mage is easy to fight. That gold starting out is a godsend before you can go to winterhold and just sit around harvesting dragon bones for money
I like to wait until at least level 30 to do the quest because every single spirit you fight inside can fill a grand soul gem and by then I often have a lot of empty grand soul gems. For an enchanter, no other dungeon in Skyrim offers more grand souls than Meridia's Temple.
@@nyx6066 Why? It's one of the best weapons against undead, and with so many vampires and draugr in the game you get to use Dawnbreaker's explosive secondary effect a lot.
@autsni like u know what that is Jackass!#why didn't you stop hideing behind you pc and come say it too my face here in Michigan or r you Ohio people who voted Trump back as president too much of a bunch of cowders u can't think for yourselves too actually do something!
You had other creation club weapons but forgot: boneshaver, remnant scimitar, blackwater blade, bloodthirst, dawnfang/duskfang, sword of the crusader, Cyrus' sword, grand champion's sword, ebony scimitar, goldbrand, hopesfire, trueflame and torment. (And technically the fishing rod, alik'r fishing rod, argonian fishing rod, and dwarven fishing rod are all coded as one-handed swords in game as well)
I think the Anniversary ones he mentioned are the ones Bethesda gave out for free, I seem to remember Saints and Seducers as well as Rare Curios being made free because they were actually good creations and people wanted integration into the base game
I guess taste is a definite matter here, but the falmer war axe is a favorite design of mine. The claw-scythe head is really cool and as a monster hunter fan, really reminds me of those weapons.
1:09 Just to play devil’s advocate for the forsworn sword, it is similar to many Aztec and Polynesian wood weapons which were essentially flat wooden clubs with sharp bones and teeth attached to the edge. So in terms of realism, it’s actually pretty plausible for a faction that’s supposed to have a primitive aesthetic.
Fun story, in the Switch version of Skyrim I was playing I did the quest to get Dawnbreaker and when I killed the guy at the end I immediately looted him and found a Dawnbreaker on him, I took it got rewarded with another one and now I have two Dawnbreaker I can dual wield
Bro I don't want to say it but, you once again rated a weapon from a mod, or in this case its modded texture, dragonsbane has just generic blades sword look in vanilla, but gotta say the modded texture looks awesome
@@RogueRanks you need to try doing a pure vanilla Skyrim playthrough once It's gonna be such a weird experience after so much time but you're probably gonna get bored fast, also what was that one mod that allowed you to do a timed block?
@@solidsnek1268Why in vanilla skyrim u can't pass level 80 for your character the hole point of Skyrim SE/AE is you can Old school vanilla skyrim sucks balls & ain't 💩 PERIOD!you vanilla players r few & far between I bet you numbers in the us r so low it's laughbul!
@@jaredelizardo201 nah bro I'm not saying anywhere that vanilla is better, I just meant that vanilla is a good detox for someone that only plays modded, I know vanilla Skyrim sucks a lot in some aspects but I think its charm is still there, go suck some balls lil bro
The golden saint sword and Dawnbreaker, for a fantasy game like Skyrim, are absolutely beautiful! The golden saint sword would use a more slender and longer build but otherwise, it's beautiful. I could see it being host for a really awesome shock enchantment for a paladin. I find these swords to be very underrated and so is the golden bow. Dawnbreaker, while not at all underrated, still doesn't get the fan love it deserves as a wonderfully designed fantasy sword to wield against the undead. I only wish Bethesda had made a two handed version that you can craft.
@игорь-ъ1х5к yeah that's the only drawback. I hate that. Especially high value items that go missing that I was hoping to pick up that I now have to search the whole room for
2:36 Don't diss my wooden sword. It's made out of wood. Plus it's extra funny using the restoration glitch (whether you go full OP or just slightly stronger) on it, and making it on-par with Daedric weapons, or far better.
“Ancient Swords should be less detailed than modern ones” Have you seen the cathedrals they made back in the day? The previous ages were WAY more elaborate than we are in modern day
4:00 just because something is ancient doesn’t mean it has to be primitive. Like I genuinely don’t know what you’re wanting; do you want it to be two sticks and rock? Just because it’s primitive? In 2000 years when humans come back to earth and see our weapons, do you think they’ll be expecting obsidian flint arrowheads?
Dawnbreaker will always be a favorite of mine. I pretty much always join the dawnguard and it’s awesome when I get fatalities on vampires and they explode in the middle of it
The goofiness of some of the swords in Skyrim is one of the main reasons I prefer using a war axe. The simple swinging animations look better with an axe too, swords always seem to make any character look like they're using one for the first time in their life, but with an axe the simple swinging side to side just looks normal.
When I saw you put Bound sword on the list, I was praying you would make a Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia joke .... My gratitude knows no bounds, mister
The reason throughout history there have been very few serrated swords is because the serrations catch on bones make it difficult to remove from a fallen enemy, which is a disadvantage in an all out battel
Nightingale Sword is my favorite. Totally utilitarian, especially for a thief. In any other sword the crossguard is a bit small, but we're talking about the weapon of a character who is by definition a sneaky sort. It's the closest thing to a concealed sword. It has color to it, and personally I think it beats out the Dawnbreaker because if you're a thief sneaking into a building or a tomb you really don't want a super glowie blade. Elegant, but on the down low...good for just awesome and it fits the Nightingale armor set perfectly. (Now if we could only get Shadowmere without joining Murder, Inc., we could totally rock the Zorro vibe.)
Dual Wield Dawnbreaker and the Nightingale Blade. Not only are they both awesome, they are similar enough in appearance and slight enough in construction that they make a believable, balanced fighting set.
I find it funny that he kept talking about how cool it is to have Gladius style swords on the list while completely excluding the actual Gladius in the game from said list (The Gladius is from the same creation as the Storm-Bear sword)
You forgot a few Swords (mainly from the Creation club). Trueflame, Hopesfire, and the Ebony Scimitars from Ghosts of the Tribunal are all dope curved swords. Goldbrand is just a Golden Katana. Dawn/Duskfang and Bloodthirst are a duo of Tsaesci blades (very unique designs) brought over from Akavir. The Remnant Scimitar is a much better looking scimitar than the Vanilla game's. Boneshaver and Cyrus's Sabre are very unique Redguard blades (one the weapon of a previous protagonist). The Fishing Creation's Fishing Rods are classified as the Game's engine and serve the same purpose outside of actually fishing (though they kinda suck as weapons XD). Torment is a badass looking Daedric Longsword (TES Oblivion weapon type) that we obtain in the Deadlands (Dagon's realm, basically Hell) after killing the Dremora wielding it. And 2 Swords that are LITERALLY JUST GLADIUS SWORDS: The Grand Champion's Sword from the Bittercup creation, and Dragon's Oath the imperial counterpart to the Storm-Bear Sword. The fact that you included the Storm-Bear sword, but didn't include Dragon's Oath, and then bitched about there not being a Gladius is just asinine. Also Ice Enchantments suck in Skyrim, as all Nords, Draugr, Vampires, and half of all Dragons have a 50% resistance to it! Meanwhile far fewer enemies resist Fire, which is the enchantment on Dragon's Oath.
My theory on the ancient nord weapons having all that un-necessary design and decoration is because they were left in the tombs for the fallen rather than for use in battle and an ancient nord going into battle would more likely have a steel weapon, especially with the reputation of the skyforge steel. The other ancient nord weapons from nord heros are probably ceremonial in nature even if they go into battle so they are decorated but also functional even if plain steel would be better in practicality.
I always thought that the elven weapon models should have looked like the ebony weapons keeping their original color schemes and ebony as elven. Also I alway kind of scratched my head at orcish stuff....they are renowned for their smithing skills yet all their stuff looks like it was pulled out of a mad max movie
Woah woah woah, falmer sitting at 29 is CRIMINAL. Its one of my favorite base designs in the game, only sitting behind the blades sword and the wooden shiv. It looks kinda like they made it outta the sharp claw like legs of the chaurus they raise and has okay damage for what it is. I like enchanting mine with paralysis and magicka absorb bc i play a spell blade type of character. I also love the actualy ancient falmer set aswell and basically beeline thru dawgaurd just for that alone
I always thought Miraak’s sword was originally a dragon fang that he had forged into a sword, and was later corrupted during his time with Hermaeus Mora, making it what it is now
you cant go wrong with dawnbreaker no matter the playstyle of each playthrough. the fact that its not leveled and you can basically get this masterpiece of a design by level 12, also puts it on top of my favorites swords too !
I can see the argument for why the steel sword isn’t all that impressive but in my opinion it’s an amazing sword that is simple and beautiful. When I start a playthrough in Skyrim I don’t progress out of riverwood without full steel armor, sword, shield and dagger cuz I think the iron armor and weapons suck. Both in design and aesthetics. After I kill my first dragon I continue to improve smithing to the point of dwarven smithing and forging a crap ton of dwarven bows based on the experience they grant and go until I have the advanced armor perk to forge steel plate armor or Nordic carved and weapons. The Nordic carved weapons and armor are my favorites easily cuz of design, the flourishes and more. I don’t care I am usually a sword and shield user I would easily craft all the Nordic carved weapons for display in a home. Dawnbreaker is awesome and all but hearing meridia over and over every playthrough is annoying. Though in the dawnguard dlc, using it and auriel’s bow against vampires and Harkon is just flavor win right there lol. Dragonbane is an awesome dragon slayer sword, I just wish it didn’t have be a blades sword. I think the glass sword while beautiful is just a dumb idea in my opinion. If I wanted glass for a weapon, I’ll use volcanic glass lol. Obsidian is just better. Daedric sword is gnarly for obvious reasons but the fact that there is no added bonus damage cuz of the serrated edge hurts it. Dragonbone is just pure epicness mixed with utility as a weapon. It’s perfect. I just love hearing random guards ask how they can procure weapons and armor made of dragon bones and scales lol. The ebony sword is one I gladly skip and choose the ebony ax over cuz the sword is just ugly. Orcish sword is cool just not impressive to me. Elven, while elegant, is more of a display piece than a weapon for battle.
The problem with Dawnbreaker is that if you have Serana as your follower(since she is the follower with the highest level cap) then the explosion from killing undead also affects her due to her being a vampire and after 3 or 4 of them she turns hostile.
Yeah tier list videos are bad, even worse when the creator knows nothing about the subject matter and misses the majority of the actual items he's discussing.
Dawnfang is my baby. Infinite charge, 7 points of burn during day, 7 points of freeze at night and every 12th or so kill regains healthy. I also upgraded it to above 80 damage.
@@f.b.l.9813Daedric and Ebony were the op weapons in Morrowind. Especially when well enchanted, same for armor. I miss the Morrowind equipping system. Have 4 op rings on, amulet, waistband, clothing and then your enchanted armor lol. Surprisingly you can be op and still die easily if not careful. Lol.
Ebony blade, 2h katana that drains health and gets stronger by deceitful acts (murder friends) and never runs out of charge (which i dont entirely understand because it never "gets dull" so how did it lose its power in the first place? Yeah, i get that it hasnt been used in a while. If you power it up and stick it in a trunk, when you pull it out later, still charged. Not complaining, just an observation.
Like the video but as a history buff i must say i hate when people see germanic anything and go norse or scandinavian. Skyrim is far more close to viking age england/danelaw than anywhere else. The weapons like the norse style are more just generic germanic. The roman influences and vikings who left a colder north to live in skyrim... yeah its england and i always overreact to people saying its Norway or something lol 😅
@@AwareWolfOnWheels Because ever since I found 2 Daedric Katanas in Morrowind and dual wielded them, all my characters throughout the series have been a dual wielding tanks.
It's so validating to hear someone voice the thoughts I've always had. On a side note, I hope the Ice Blade of the Monarch ranks #1 on the Greatswords ranking.
Better-shaped weapons is a staple in my mod list along with better shaped bows of the heavens before these mods, I had no idea how paddle-like and huge all the weapons were. The better-shaped weapons have a great look for ancient Nord weapons based on Viking and Celtic cultures, making it one of my go to blades when I use swords.
For the pun crimes you have committed against Skyrim and its people I sentence you to finding the beacon of Meridia in every playthrough no matter where you go first.
The worst kind of curse
@@RogueRanks yay I agree but the punishment fit the crime
Skyrim and her*
@@louisvint1107what?
@louisvint1107 Good eye at the error!
Falmer are mostly blind in their defense
Thats... fair
@@RogueRanksI bet you didn't see that coming
@@justinroux1610 the falmer surely didnt
@@ledanoir1239
Naah😂😂
Yet they can know your exact position, even if you have the Muffle enchantment.
So here is the thing about the forsworn sword. It's not a sword. It's a type of macuahuitl. You swing it like a sword, but it's designed to rip and tear into flesh like sharp teeth, and it is than a regular sword slash. The types of wounds they make usually can't be stitched
Still ugly, but great points
No estoy seguro de la comparación, un tipo de arma dentada no tiene por qué ser "un tipo de" macahuitl, tomando en consideración que la característica primera del macuahuitl es que está hecha de obsidiana, un "tipo de" podria ser su variante conocida en los pueblos andinos como macana, lo que comparten es el trabajo de pulido de piedras claramente definido con un patrón estético alegórico a elementos de su cosmivisión, en este caso el arma de los renegados está hecha con dientes y huesos, bastante rudimemtaria. Creo que llamarlo macahuitl es ser demasiado generoso con la espada de los renegados, la cual habla de un nivel mucho menor de complejidad en elaboración. La cultura mexicana y nahuatl eran bastante complejas.
@@RogueRanksI’d sooner get cut with a real sword than the foreword sword
tbh I think it's less like a macahuitl and more like some of the shark's tooth swords found in some Pacific Island nations. those could seriously fuck you up - though honestly those real-life swords were much more well-made and had more blade coverage than the Forsworn ones
@@KorbentMarksman The forsworn sword is essentially a shark tooth paddle made by your nephew in arts and crafts. Like much of Skyrim itself; neat concept, questionable execution
My head canon on the ancient nord weapons is that they are actually just ritual weapons meant specifically for use in burial rites and so are more symbolic than practical. That's also why you see them used as seals and keys in a couple of tombs
Edit: Never mind. I hadn't watched the Vid yet and thought this list would be about strength and usability. Yes. They are stupidly overdesigned etc.
What? Dude they are almost as good as Steal swords. Despite the fact that they are thousands of years old...
If anything It's a bit unrealistic how good they are. They must have been legendary weapons of Ancient myths to be this good after thousands of years of rotting away.
Besides you would think Smithing technique would improve over time but apparently it significantly downgraded...
Additionally, if you think about it, you only find them in crypts and ancient burial sites. Which are historically used by the rich and powerful. Which would explain why they are so overengineered.
I genuinely thought that was the lore on them 😂😂😂 I always assumed bc of the different types of nord weapons
@@eliasvonbrille
If i recall, Nords canonically are famously good blacksmiths who make quality equipment, which makes it ironic that almost no one in Skyrim actually has good quality equipment. The only faction who seems to actually have canon-accurate Nord armor standards are random Black Briar goons wearing Steel Plate (and not any of the Companions who have the best blacksmith in the country with Skyforge weapons...).
Ancient Nord weapons seem to be an interesting nod to this: they're incredibly old, yet so well made that despite suffering so much time-oriented degradation they're still about as good quality as Tamriel's modern Steel weaponry. Nord Hero weapons seem to be the restored version of these, which reveal a weapon that's of competitive quality to Elven weapons but uses substantially cheaper and lower quality materials that showcase how superior the smithing process was. Skyforge Steel and current Nordic weapons seem to be the modern Tamriel equivalents to restored Ancient Nord weapons, all having the same damage output but express different cultural eras of the Nords.
Supposedly (no confirmation), it's the Imperial-fication of most human cultures that caused traditional Nord equipment quality to lessen over time via Imperial standardization of its own style of mediocre (but overall cost-effectively cheap) gear, only being preserved by a select few upholders of the old forging traditions (Skyforge Steel) or backwater settlements who avoided Imperial standardization but still put their own spin on ancient Nordic equipment (Skaal with their Nordic gear). Traditional Nord smiths may make way better stuff, but usually at high costs that make gearing armies with that stuff impossible to do, hence why Imperial standardization ended up being more practical for large scale warfare purposes since that at least affords everyone with Steel quality equipment instead of having a bunch of poorer troops using a mess of random gear with a lot of garage iron in the mix.
The Amber Sword looks like it is made of cheese, which I suppose is to be expected with Sheogorath.
You just ruined that sword for me
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@@RogueRanksI know it's a video game but is it possible too make an actual full functional amber sword out of actual amber????????????????????????#cuz you know harden tree sap!
@@jaredelizardo201you mean like in real life? Yeah, probably not. Like you said, hardened tree sap. Doesn’t sound very strong or durable to me but 🤷🏻♂️
Dawnbreaker deserves its spot at #1. It's gorgeous, useful, and one of the first weapons I make sure to grab during any playthrough, no matter which build I'm going for. I don't mind Meridia's quest that much. Those desecrated corpses have a decent chunk of gold on them!
She has a snarky attitude, but the quest is really good low level if you just grab a drain mana poison or silence of some sort the mage is easy to fight. That gold starting out is a godsend before you can go to winterhold and just sit around harvesting dragon bones for money
I like to wait until at least level 30 to do the quest because every single spirit you fight inside can fill a grand soul gem and by then I often have a lot of empty grand soul gems. For an enchanter, no other dungeon in Skyrim offers more grand souls than Meridia's Temple.
i really dislike dawnbreaker lmao
I fucking hate that vile piece of trash.
@@nyx6066 Why? It's one of the best weapons against undead, and with so many vampires and draugr in the game you get to use Dawnbreaker's explosive secondary effect a lot.
The sheer amount of sword puns in the beginning almost cut me dead.
Imagine all the puns that didn’t make the cut. The poor puns put out on the chopping block.
y'all need to cut it out
It was shearly piercing
It takes a sharp mind to make that many puns.
Ha! Like 187.
The Falmer war axe disrespect will not be tolerated, buddy
Its so bad
@RogueRanks Bro they're using their claws against them and it's hooked! It's like a jawbone knife It's goes hard
@autsni big deal it still sucks just like the forsworn 💩
@@jaredelizardo201 peabrain
@autsni like u know what that is Jackass!#why didn't you stop hideing behind you pc and come say it too my face here in Michigan or r you Ohio people who voted Trump back as president too much of a bunch of cowders u can't think for yourselves too actually do something!
the amber sword looks like a big popsicle to me, it's so colorful i wanna lick it
Well if this isn't g*y I don't know what is 😂
The holy crusaders sword not being on this list is criminal
You had other creation club weapons but forgot: boneshaver, remnant scimitar, blackwater blade, bloodthirst, dawnfang/duskfang, sword of the crusader, Cyrus' sword, grand champion's sword, ebony scimitar, goldbrand, hopesfire, trueflame and torment. (And technically the fishing rod, alik'r fishing rod, argonian fishing rod, and dwarven fishing rod are all coded as one-handed swords in game as well)
Well considering half his rankings here were dogshit I wouldn’t trust he had the mental capacity to perceive the other weapons
@@zappiestlynx9567 boo womp ass comment
I think the Anniversary ones he mentioned are the ones Bethesda gave out for free, I seem to remember Saints and Seducers as well as Rare Curios being made free because they were actually good creations and people wanted integration into the base game
He included the storm bear sword but not dragons oath. I was hyped and waiting for torment but it never came
@PontiacBonneville-ut8co idk man, he may just be a Stormcloak and we never knew?
1:37 Miraak got his sword from bad dragon
"Closest to a Gladius..." So, we're just not gonna talk about Dragon's Oath?
i was about to make this comment dragons oath is a literal gladius 😂😂
Yeah thats my bad
I guess taste is a definite matter here, but the falmer war axe is a favorite design of mine. The claw-scythe head is really cool and as a monster hunter fan, really reminds me of those weapons.
It can't come around on it, but fair points
1:09 Just to play devil’s advocate for the forsworn sword, it is similar to many Aztec and Polynesian wood weapons which were essentially flat wooden clubs with sharp bones and teeth attached to the edge. So in terms of realism, it’s actually pretty plausible for a faction that’s supposed to have a primitive aesthetic.
Fun story, in the Switch version of Skyrim I was playing I did the quest to get Dawnbreaker and when I killed the guy at the end I immediately looted him and found a Dawnbreaker on him, I took it got rewarded with another one and now I have two Dawnbreaker I can dual wield
Bro the game is 13 years old no one is surprised by anything.
It just works.
It just works.
Bro I don't want to say it but, you once again rated a weapon from a mod, or in this case its modded texture, dragonsbane has just generic blades sword look in vanilla, but gotta say the modded texture looks awesome
Damn I didn't even realize that! Its been a while since I've played without some of these mods. Literally years
@@RogueRanks you need to try doing a pure vanilla Skyrim playthrough once
It's gonna be such a weird experience after so much time but you're probably gonna get bored fast, also what was that one mod that allowed you to do a timed block?
@@solidsnek1268Why in vanilla skyrim u can't pass level 80 for your character the hole point of Skyrim SE/AE is you can Old school vanilla skyrim sucks balls & ain't 💩 PERIOD!you vanilla players r few & far between I bet you numbers in the us r so low it's laughbul!
@@jaredelizardo201 nah bro I'm not saying anywhere that vanilla is better, I just meant that vanilla is a good detox for someone that only plays modded, I know vanilla Skyrim sucks a lot in some aspects but I think its charm is still there, go suck some balls lil bro
@@solidsnek1268it could have been ordinator or combat gameplay overhaul (I use both and I know it was one of them on my game, I'd try CGO)
Those Falmer should really learn; just cause your blind doesn't mean your sword should have bad aesthetics.
Exactly
One more ranking video closer to greatswords? I can't wait for that one!
Coming soon!
The golden saint sword and Dawnbreaker, for a fantasy game like Skyrim, are absolutely beautiful! The golden saint sword would use a more slender and longer build but otherwise, it's beautiful. I could see it being host for a really awesome shock enchantment for a paladin. I find these swords to be very underrated and so is the golden bow. Dawnbreaker, while not at all underrated, still doesn't get the fan love it deserves as a wonderfully designed fantasy sword to wield against the undead. I only wish Bethesda had made a two handed version that you can craft.
Absolutely!
dawnbreaker is cool but i hate it when i kill draugr with it and it just fkcn explodes and all items in the room just fly in unknown direction
@игорь-ъ1х5к yeah that's the only drawback. I hate that. Especially high value items that go missing that I was hoping to pick up that I now have to search the whole room for
2:36 Don't diss my wooden sword. It's made out of wood. Plus it's extra funny using the restoration glitch (whether you go full OP or just slightly stronger) on it, and making it on-par with Daedric weapons, or far better.
"The Falmer need to at least *try* to make their stuff look good"
My brother in Christ, they can't look at all!
But they can feel
“Ancient Swords should be less detailed than modern ones”
Have you seen the cathedrals they made back in the day? The previous ages were WAY more elaborate than we are in modern day
Thats... a good point
4:00 just because something is ancient doesn’t mean it has to be primitive. Like I genuinely don’t know what you’re wanting; do you want it to be two sticks and rock? Just because it’s primitive? In 2000 years when humans come back to earth and see our weapons, do you think they’ll be expecting obsidian flint arrowheads?
Dawnbreaker will always be a favorite of mine. I pretty much always join the dawnguard and it’s awesome when I get fatalities on vampires and they explode in the middle of it
Unless you have Serana around and you keep setting her on fire from the undead explosions.
I thought the wooden sword was just a gift you get for your kids.
I couldn’t understand how could I miss so many weapons in my 300+ hours of Skyrim until he mentioned Creation Club
He still missed near a dozen
My 649 damage wooden sword would beg to differ.
What a badass ^
Yeah that’s a good one just for the challenge. I did this too, got Smith and Enchanting skills maxed out, with the double enchantment😂😂
I accidentally maid the fight against Miraak unwinnable with my 6.5k sword, so I tend to be more careful with how much I overdo it now... 😂
The falmer sword being ranked higher than Miraaks sword is wild.
Loving the content! Would love to see a ranking video of the armour, or pubs/inns in Skyrim too 😁
Armor is planned! Probably will do a Light & Heavy vid separately
@ awesome! Look forward to those.
The goofiness of some of the swords in Skyrim is one of the main reasons I prefer using a war axe.
The simple swinging animations look better with an axe too, swords always seem to make any character look like they're using one for the first time in their life, but with an axe the simple swinging side to side just looks normal.
no matter what this list looks like i’m still just gonna go for the chillrend and nightingale blade combo
GOAT combo
Wow. This is some Camelwork's level of puns right out of the gate. Good work! lol
Thanks!
FINALLY SOMEONE PLACED THE DAWNBREAKER TO ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE!
I just realized that Harkon’s Sword is just Skyrim version of Rivers of Blood
Nah Rivers of Blood is Elden Ring’s version of Harkon’s Sword 😎
When I saw you put Bound sword on the list, I was praying you would make a Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia joke .... My gratitude knows no bounds, mister
The delivery alone of these jokes and puns made me subscribe within the first 60 seconds. What a treasure 😂
Happy to hear it :D
The reason throughout history there have been very few serrated swords is because the serrations catch on bones make it difficult to remove from a fallen enemy, which is a disadvantage in an all out battel
Nightingale Sword is my favorite. Totally utilitarian, especially for a thief. In any other sword the crossguard is a bit small, but we're talking about the weapon of a character who is by definition a sneaky sort. It's the closest thing to a concealed sword. It has color to it, and personally I think it beats out the Dawnbreaker because if you're a thief sneaking into a building or a tomb you really don't want a super glowie blade. Elegant, but on the down low...good for just awesome and it fits the Nightingale armor set perfectly. (Now if we could only get Shadowmere without joining Murder, Inc., we could totally rock the Zorro vibe.)
@@WalterWild-uu1td it’s truly a beautiful deadly piece of art
Nice list! Nordic and Dragonbone swords are my 2 favorites
Chillrend is my absolute favourite weapon in all of Skyrim. Happy to see it get some appreciation!
Dual Wield Dawnbreaker and the Nightingale Blade. Not only are they both awesome, they are similar enough in appearance and slight enough in construction that they make a believable, balanced fighting set.
The amount of puns in the beginning should be a crime lol
The hottest take of the video is going after the Falmer for visual aesthetic
Imagine spouting at forsworn "your swords are uglier than falmer!"
You forgot dawn/duskfang
I always forget something...
He literally forgot half of the swords...
I find it funny that he kept talking about how cool it is to have Gladius style swords on the list while completely excluding the actual Gladius in the game from said list
(The Gladius is from the same creation as the Storm-Bear sword)
the sheer amounts of puns in this video is peak content
You forgot a few Swords (mainly from the Creation club). Trueflame, Hopesfire, and the Ebony Scimitars from Ghosts of the Tribunal are all dope curved swords. Goldbrand is just a Golden Katana. Dawn/Duskfang and Bloodthirst are a duo of Tsaesci blades (very unique designs) brought over from Akavir. The Remnant Scimitar is a much better looking scimitar than the Vanilla game's. Boneshaver and Cyrus's Sabre are very unique Redguard blades (one the weapon of a previous protagonist). The Fishing Creation's Fishing Rods are classified as the Game's engine and serve the same purpose outside of actually fishing (though they kinda suck as weapons XD). Torment is a badass looking Daedric Longsword (TES Oblivion weapon type) that we obtain in the Deadlands (Dagon's realm, basically Hell) after killing the Dremora wielding it. And 2 Swords that are LITERALLY JUST GLADIUS SWORDS: The Grand Champion's Sword from the Bittercup creation, and Dragon's Oath the imperial counterpart to the Storm-Bear Sword. The fact that you included the Storm-Bear sword, but didn't include Dragon's Oath, and then bitched about there not being a Gladius is just asinine. Also Ice Enchantments suck in Skyrim, as all Nords, Draugr, Vampires, and half of all Dragons have a 50% resistance to it! Meanwhile far fewer enemies resist Fire, which is the enchantment on Dragon's Oath.
Bro forgot 45% of swords, this man has mid skyrim knowledge at best.
My theory on the ancient nord weapons having all that un-necessary design and decoration is because they were left in the tombs for the fallen rather than for use in battle and an ancient nord going into battle would more likely have a steel weapon, especially with the reputation of the skyforge steel. The other ancient nord weapons from nord heros are probably ceremonial in nature even if they go into battle so they are decorated but also functional even if plain steel would be better in practicality.
19:35 i love Jing Wei's Shock Sword from Fallout 3
I see you're rating it on looks, not stats. Interesting. I'm glad you're having fun with your channel. 10/10
Bro I’ve always wondered why everyone be sleeping on harkonnen’s blade, thanks for showing it a little love
When I heard "A new hand touches the beacon" it gave me PTSD
I clicked the video out of curiosity and was met with 3x combo of puns. Today's a good day.
I always thought that the elven weapon models should have looked like the ebony weapons keeping their original color schemes and ebony as elven. Also I alway kind of scratched my head at orcish stuff....they are renowned for their smithing skills yet all their stuff looks like it was pulled out of a mad max movie
That was my favorite part about the dawn breaker that it would glow when undead were near, so I’d know if im in for a fight
Woah woah woah, falmer sitting at 29 is CRIMINAL. Its one of my favorite base designs in the game, only sitting behind the blades sword and the wooden shiv. It looks kinda like they made it outta the sharp claw like legs of the chaurus they raise and has okay damage for what it is. I like enchanting mine with paralysis and magicka absorb bc i play a spell blade type of character. I also love the actualy ancient falmer set aswell and basically beeline thru dawgaurd just for that alone
Fair points!
Greatsword are my favorite weapon class in every fantasy game I play, plus you please rank those next?
….you remembered the nord hero sword…….im so proud of you….
I always thought Miraak’s sword was originally a dragon fang that he had forged into a sword, and was later corrupted during his time with Hermaeus Mora, making it what it is now
Cool theory! It looks like a similar shape
you cant go wrong with dawnbreaker no matter the playstyle of each playthrough. the fact that its not leveled and you can basically get this masterpiece of a design by level 12, also puts it on top of my favorites swords too !
Shocking how much you seem to love a good gladius but then include the stormbear sword without its counterpart the imperial dragon sword.
I have been waiting for this.
Everyone hates meridias but dawnbreaker is a great reward it was definitely my number 1 b4 starting this video.
Its an awesome sword
Dawn breaker is cool. It's just annoying hearing "ANOTHER HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON" every playthrough
Great video, can't wait to see the 2-handed sword video. 😎
I can see the argument for why the steel sword isn’t all that impressive but in my opinion it’s an amazing sword that is simple and beautiful. When I start a playthrough in Skyrim I don’t progress out of riverwood without full steel armor, sword, shield and dagger cuz I think the iron armor and weapons suck. Both in design and aesthetics. After I kill my first dragon I continue to improve smithing to the point of dwarven smithing and forging a crap ton of dwarven bows based on the experience they grant and go until I have the advanced armor perk to forge steel plate armor or Nordic carved and weapons. The Nordic carved weapons and armor are my favorites easily cuz of design, the flourishes and more. I don’t care I am usually a sword and shield user I would easily craft all the Nordic carved weapons for display in a home. Dawnbreaker is awesome and all but hearing meridia over and over every playthrough is annoying. Though in the dawnguard dlc, using it and auriel’s bow against vampires and Harkon is just flavor win right there lol. Dragonbane is an awesome dragon slayer sword, I just wish it didn’t have be a blades sword. I think the glass sword while beautiful is just a dumb idea in my opinion. If I wanted glass for a weapon, I’ll use volcanic glass lol. Obsidian is just better. Daedric sword is gnarly for obvious reasons but the fact that there is no added bonus damage cuz of the serrated edge hurts it. Dragonbone is just pure epicness mixed with utility as a weapon. It’s perfect. I just love hearing random guards ask how they can procure weapons and armor made of dragon bones and scales lol. The ebony sword is one I gladly skip and choose the ebony ax over cuz the sword is just ugly. Orcish sword is cool just not impressive to me. Elven, while elegant, is more of a display piece than a weapon for battle.
thers no f way u rank the Mirak sword less then woode toy sword
Miraak sword fugly
Fact's I remember loving it on my first playthrough years ago.
I'd do it again
The Ebony sword just looks like a hunk of metal that someone sharpened one end of, to me.
What’s a Skyrim? I’m just here for the puns
The problem with Dawnbreaker is that if you have Serana as your follower(since she is the follower with the highest level cap) then the explosion from killing undead also affects her due to her being a vampire and after 3 or 4 of them she turns hostile.
so if u dislike a weapon its because its not realistic but if you do like the weapon, it being realistic doesnt matter. that logic makes sence.
That's it buddy.
A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON...
The nord hero greatsword is my favorite in how it looks, I hope you rank that one high in your video about greatswords
There is a paladin weapon spell mod that allows you to conjure a holy sun version of the silver sword.
I have never not been enraged by one of these videos
It's either the sheer ignorance or just bad takes.
Yeah tier list videos are bad, even worse when the creator knows nothing about the subject matter and misses the majority of the actual items he's discussing.
Ik the daedric sword looks so good and he just hates on it yet somehow likes the darven sword
@@AwareWolfOnWheelsit’s a ranking, it’s gonna be subjective based on HIS own opinions🤓🤓🤓🤓
@@naf8787 shit tier comment on shit tier content
Dude I thought I was having a stroke with that intro
Dawnfang is my baby. Infinite charge, 7 points of burn during day, 7 points of freeze at night and every 12th or so kill regains healthy. I also upgraded it to above 80 damage.
Today is when I learned that there was Amber equipment in this game
Its a Creation Club addition, Saints & Seducers pack
The irony of a holy paladin using a daedric weapon is palatable.
Do you mean… paladinble? (I’m so sorry)
maybe the Aedra should get off their aetherial asses and make some aedric weapons for the dragonborn then!
@@f.b.l.9813Daedric and Ebony were the op weapons in Morrowind. Especially when well enchanted, same for armor. I miss the Morrowind equipping system. Have 4 op rings on, amulet, waistband, clothing and then your enchanted armor lol. Surprisingly you can be op and still die easily if not careful. Lol.
8:31 I actually think the ebony sword should be lower on the list that thing is awful looking same with the great sword
The ebony war axe is sexy tho
@ yeah I agree that other ebony weaons are nice just not the sword and greatsword
Ebony blade, 2h katana that drains health and gets stronger by deceitful acts (murder friends) and never runs out of charge (which i dont entirely understand because it never "gets dull" so how did it lose its power in the first place? Yeah, i get that it hasnt been used in a while. If you power it up and stick it in a trunk, when you pull it out later, still charged. Not complaining, just an observation.
Hope you do a shield ranking video soon. As historical shield nerd, I've got some very... extreme opinions about the imperial shield's handle.
Like the video but as a history buff i must say i hate when people see germanic anything and go norse or scandinavian.
Skyrim is far more close to viking age england/danelaw than anywhere else. The weapons like the norse style are more just generic germanic. The roman influences and vikings who left a colder north to live in skyrim... yeah its england and i always overreact to people saying its Norway or something lol 😅
That intro script deals psychic damage with all the puns. I thought this was a sword video not a mage one
I was hoping to see the Jyggalag’s Sword, I love the design even though is not that fancy but it stands above average, love the video by the way
Two handed vid most likely
These are so fun to watch!
The Dawnbreaker mission glitched for me during the boss fight and I ended up being able to pick up 2 swords. I now dual wield dual Dawnbreakers 😁
Dual wield is the lowest form of combat in skyrim, why would you do that to yourself?
@@AwareWolfOnWheels Because ever since I found 2 Daedric Katanas in Morrowind and dual wielded them, all my characters throughout the series have been a dual wielding tanks.
5:07 it was a real sword used by the mogilians (i believe)
More puns than seconds of footage in the first minute. Instantly subscribed.
I love the aincient nord gear, especially the hero sword.
He forgot goldbrand and dragon’s oath 😢
I love giving Inigo the dawnbreaker, and he's so grateful afterwards, lol
It's so validating to hear someone voice the thoughts I've always had. On a side note, I hope the Ice Blade of the Monarch ranks #1 on the Greatswords ranking.
Im bit confused on the inclusion of swords from mods.
Yeah what's the deal with that
MITTENSQUAD is the first thing that comes to my mind when this video came on my feed after years of not playing this game...
Looking forward to the Two-Handed Swords video
To be fair, the Falmer taking time to make sure things look visually appealing would be the biggest waste of time imaginable
Better-shaped weapons is a staple in my mod list along with better shaped bows of the heavens before these mods, I had no idea how paddle-like and huge all the weapons were.
The better-shaped weapons have a great look for ancient Nord weapons based on Viking and Celtic cultures, making it one of my go to blades when I use swords.
And the fact u missed a whole lot of other swords in the game yeah they definitely love the swords
To be entirely fair, it ain't like the falmer can see how abominable their craftsmanship ends up...