Blades Sword (Skyrim)

Blades Sword is a one-handed sword that appears in . Wielded by members of the Blades, these katana-like weapons can be obtained upon joining that faction, although its appearance differs from its variant in Oblivion. A light and quick weapon, it has base damage equal to the scimitar, Elven sword, Nord hero sword, Skyforge Steel sword, and honed ancient Nord sword.
==Locations==
*One can be found on the weapon rack near the arcane enchanter in Delphine's Secret Room in the Sleeping Giant Inn.
*Six can be found on the weapon rack alongside the chest containing Blades armor in Sky Haven Temple, and taken during the quest "Alduin's Wall."
*Delphine carries two and Esbern carries one that can only be pickpocketed.
*Fultheim in the Nightgate Inn carries one that can be pickpocketed or looted from his body.
*Followers inducted into the Blades carry one that can be taken from their inventory.
==Unique variants==
*Bolar's Oathblade - found alongside Bolar's Writ at the foot of the Shrine of Talos at Bloated Man's Grotto.
*Dragonbane - found on a wooden table in the armory at Sky Haven Temple.
*Akaviri Sword - wielded by Dexion Evicus in the add-on Dawnguard. It can only be obtained by pickpocketing him through the Misdirection perk, or by reverse-pickpocketing a better weapon onto Dexion, leaving and re-entering, and taking the Akaviri sword out of his inventory.
==Smithing==
The Blades sword cannot be crafted, but it can be upgraded with a steel ingot at a grindstone and also benefits from the Steel Smithing perk, which doubles the improvement.
===Upgrades===
Weapon Quality	
Damage(One-Handed 25)	Damage(One-Handed 100)	Value
Fine 	
13	17 	300
Superior 	15	21 	400
Exquisite 	17	23 	450
Flawless 	19	26 	499
Epic 	22	29 	550
Legendary 	24	32 	600
==Bugs==
* The Blades sword may not place properly into a display case after being upgraded at a grindstone or may fall on the ground when leaving and re-entering the house.
* The Blades sword may be affected by the Fortify Restoration potion and may get extremely high damages.
==See also==
*Akaviri Katana
==Appearances==
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