Wuuthrad can't be sharpened..
It makes no sense how I can upgrade/fine tune other unique and magical weapons I have yet I can't do anything with wuuthrad....this is another one of those things that really pisses me off with this game. I waste time trying to do things then get denied what I'm trying to do...

1st I create this sweet looking high elf with hopes of creating a powerful destruction mage so I only lvl up magicka and destruction perks which I have no problem with til lvl 25 or so then I realize that destruction damage is the same at lvl 1..i try to compensate by hard earning a staff of fireballs off a dragon priest with dragon fight only to find that the staff is only good for a pretty walking stick or ornament on the wall. Spell crafting was removed so I can't even create my own spells :brokencomputer:

So then I stop using my mage and create a badass barbarian nord with hopes of only using 2h battle axes...I seek out a unique battle axe for my character and find only wuuthrad which I'm already disappointed is weaker then alot of other battle axes but I still take it anyway figuring that once I get my smithing up, I can sharpen it up a bit...wrong again



I'm so disappointed with all these disappointments in this game, it's a shame because I really like skyrim but I'm starting to like it less and less....today was the 1st day I removed it from my xbox since purchase

...That's because Wuuthrad is a quest item.

You are doing it wrong.

So you thought changing your character would change the fact that you can or can not smith a unique weapon?

It isn't when the quest is over. But, they made it so basically all quest rewards can't be upgraded.

The Ebony Blade and Ebony Mail can be upgraded. But the difference there is that they actually utilize Ebony as their material type; other unique items, such as Wuuthard, have no material type associated with them. They are made of pure magic.

The Ebony Blade can not be upgraded with smithing.

Almost all quest rewards that can be upgraded still can't be upgraded enough because they don't fall in to one of the perks and so they will always be worse than a regular item with the same base after upgrades (e.g. Mace of Molag Bal).

Wow I can see being slightly annoyed by this, but refusing to play a game that you already spent $60 on...

btw, magic is fully functinal at level 25

Misinformation. This is one of only a couple situations I've heard of where a quest reward cannot be upgraded.

I've upgraded EVERY SINGLE 1h quest reward weapon I've gotten, so I don't know how you can go around making highly ignorant blanket statements...




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im pretty sure that dawnbreaker can be upgraded and its a unique sword as well as a quest reward..

i'm just frustrated that i made 2 characters and they both suffer from design flaws...i wonder if i make a thief character, lvl up sneak, only to find that ppl can hear me walking barefoot

anyone else having trouble having it their way? i'm not even complaining about all the glitches, remedial companions and game freezes...all i want is for the game to be played how it's supposedly designed

If you are are on the PC, try the Mod "The Lost Art of Blacksmithing" it fixes the Problem that some Items cant be upgraded. Also adds some new stuff, like craftable Lockpicks.

alas i'm on the xbox it's only vanilla flavor for me..had i known magic and such was messed up i probably would've went PC

Destruction is pretty much underpowered if you don't exploit the enchanting system... but then it easily gets overpowered.

i can destroy anything with destruction... i dont even use it too much now cuz its 100 and too easy. have you been stopping at the college of winterhold frequently? they offer spells based on your level in that school of magic.

It doesnt. Compared to Archery the Damage is pathetic, you can Enchant all you want, Your Highest Damage Bolt Spell will still be only 90 Damage without Potion. Where a Bow easily does 500+Arrow+Proc+ Poison not including Sneak Bonus.


Destruction is basicly not playable on Master Difficulty.

I guess that when the construction set comes out, you'll be able to "upgrade" the weapon that way. And yes, Bestesda did a crap job on this game. Talk about nerfing stuff - svckS. And having to use that 3rd party piece of garbage Steam doesn't help either

i dont exploit anything and lvl up normally but it shouldnt matter what lvl spell i use, the destruction increase should increase all destruction damage just like increasing 2h will make iron battle axes still useful..

I also dont like the idea of shouting to make me swing my axe faster, it should come naturally as i lvl up my 2h and get stronger. Its more realistic to start out weak and grow stronger with the weapon of choice as your skill with that weapon grows

yes the dmg isnt wonderful. but with dual casting and impact its not fair. i play on expert and nothing really stands much of a chance. with impact they cant even move being repeatedly staggered. it even staggers dragons... and i dont even use the 90 dmg. chain lightning is much more efficient dmg to mana wise plus it jumps from targets. i dont need to deal the damage that quick when they cant move