Shivering:Shadowrend

Leveled Artifact: Shadowrend (00095360, 0009535E) (All statistics are for level 30+ version) (lore page)
Type	Blade Two Hand/Blunt Two Hand
Editor ID	SE11ShadowBlade## or SE11ShadowAxe##
Statistics
Damage	28
Damage	28	Health	1000
Speed	.85
Speed	.85	Reach	1.3
Weight	52/54	Value	9646
Enchantment
Damage Health 30 pts Weakness to Magic 15% for 30 secs
Charge/Cost = Uses		9000/117=76

Shadowrend

Shadowrend is a weapon retrieved during the main quest. It is one of the most powerful weapons in the game.

It can either be a claymore or a battleaxe. If your Blunt skill is greater than your Blade skill at the point when you enter the Grove of Reflection, you will receive the battleaxe. If your Blade skill is greater, or if the two skills have the same value, you will receive the claymore.

It is leveled to the character's level at the time it is received. It also has a leveled enchantment that casts Weakness to Magic and Damage Health on strike. The Damage Health effect is leveled with the weapon but the Weakness to Magic remains the same for every level with a magnitude of 15%.

How to Get It

Shadowrend is obtained in the quest Symbols of Office. When you reach the Grove of Reflection, you will have to battle with a shadow version of yourself. You must retrieve the blade/axe after defeating your clone, at which point the weapon is normally dropped on the ground. However, the clone drops Shadowrend only if it is equipped and unsheathed (see quest bugs for details). It helps to save before you fight your clone, in case it does not drop Shadowrend.

The Skull of Corruption glitch in combination with the Staff of Worms may also be used to retrieve it.

Statistics

• EditorID: SE11ShadowBlade## or SE11ShadowAxe##

In general, the sword and axe versions of Shadowrend have the same statistics, other than the governing skill. One exception is the weapon's weight for the maximum level version.

Level	ID Claymore / Battleaxe					Speed	Reach	Charge / Cost = Uses	Enchantment
1-4	0008078A / 0008078F	10	200	910	12	.85	1.3	2000/26=76	Damage Health 2 pts Weakness to Magic 15% for 30 secs
5-9	0008078B / 00080790	25	350	1263	16			2500/33=75	Damage Health 5 pts Weakness to Magic 15% for 30 secs
10-14	0008078C / 00080791	30	400	1918	18			3500/46=76	Damage Health 10 pts Weakness to Magic 15% for 30 secs
15-19	0008078D / 00080792	45	700	4104	24			4700/62=75	Damage Health 15 pts Weakness to Magic 15% for 30 secs
20-24	0008078E / 00080793	50	800	6431	26			6000/79=75	Damage Health 20 pts Weakness to Magic 15% for 30 secs
25-29	0009535F / 0009535D	52	900	8038	27			7500/97=77	Damage Health 25 pts Weakness to Magic 15% for 30 secs
30+	00095360 / 0009535E	52/54	1000	9646	28			9000/117=76	Damage Health 30 pts Weakness to Magic 15% for 30 secs

Notes

• Dragonsword of Lainlyn, which is added by the Fighter's Stronghold official plug-in, is almost identical to Shadowrend in appearance however the Dragonsword is a one-handed weapon.
• The shape of the Shadowrend Battle Axe is identical to that of the Daedric Battle Axe, but its texture is black and smooth instead.
• Shadowrend swings slightly faster than most other two-handed weapons, having a speed of .85 rather than .8 or .7
• Boosting one skill by using Fortify Skill will have no effect on which weapon you receive, as the base skill value is used.
• Both versions of Shadowrend appear in the Shadowrend Creation for Skyrim Special Edition.