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Skyrim:Crossbow

Crossbows are available with the Dawnguard add-on, and crossbow other than the basic one can only be acquired by siding with the Dawnguard (see Ancient Technology for details). Crossbows all require bolts as ammunition instead of arrows. While bolts can be manufactured at any forge, crossbows can only be crafted at Gunmar's forge in Fort Dawnguard or at the All Forge in the Myrwatch Creation.

DawnguardEdit

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Name (ID)       Speed ††
  CrossbowDG
(xx000801)
14 120 19 1
  Enhanced CrossbowDG
(xx00f19e)
15 200 19 1
  Dwarven CrossbowDG
(xx00b647)
20 350 22 1
  Enhanced Dwarven CrossbowDG
(xx00f19f)
21 550 22 1
The Enhanced versions have an additional property: Attacks with this crossbow ignore 50% of armor. This effect is not considered an enchantment, so enhanced crossbows can be enchanted like any normal unenchanted weapon, though they will only display the text for this effect and not for any enchantment that you may place on it.
††Despite saying they have the same speed as the long bow, all crossbows fire significantly slower than most of the normal bows. Unlike with normal bows, however, it is possible to circumvent this by means of an exploit: unequipping the bow then re-equipping it by means of hotkeys will cause the crossbow to be reloaded.

Expanded Crossbow PackEdit

Name (ID)       Speed
  Daedric Crossbow
(FExxx808)
20 1400 28 1
  Enhanced Daedric Crossbow
(FExxx814)
20 1700 28 1
  Dragonbone Crossbow
(FExxx809)
22 1500 30 1
  Enhanced Dragonbone Crossbow
(FExxx815)
22 2000 30 1
  Glass Crossbow
(FExxx80A)
16 800 25 1
  Enhanced Glass Crossbow
(FExxx816)
16 1000 25 1
  Imperial Crossbow
(FExxx80B)
14 200 20 1
  Enhanced Imperial Crossbow
(FExxx817)
14 400 20 1
  Nordic Crossbow
(FExxx80C)
15 700 23 1
  Enhanced Nordic Crossbow
(FExxx818)
15 900 23 1
  Orcish Crossbow
(FExxx80D)
15 500 22 1
  Enhanced Orcish Crossbow
(FExxx819)
15 700 22 1
  Silver Crossbow
(FExxx80E)
14 600 21 1
  Enhanced Silver Crossbow
(FExxx81A)
14 700 21 1
  Stalhrim Crossbow
(FExxx80F)
18 1100 27 1
  Enhanced Stalhrim Crossbow
(FExxx81B)
18 1300 27 1

Elite CrossbowsEdit

Name (ID)       Speed
  Ebony Crossbow
(FExxx8A6)
23 610 25 1
  Enhanced Ebony Crossbow
(FExxx8AE)
24 870 25 1
  Elven Crossbow
(FExxx801)
21 480 23 1
  Enhanced Elven Crossbow
(FExxx809)
22 630 23 1


BugsEdit

  • Dwarven crossbows equipped to (some? all?) followers can get into a glitch where the follower continually raises and lowers the crossbow but never fires. Equipping a steel crossbow or a Creation Club crossbow fixes the problem. ?