Morrowind:Long Blade

Skill: Long Blade
Governing Attribute: Strength
Specialization: Combat
Increase: Successful Attack: +1.0

The Long Blade skill lets one use broadswords, sabers, longswords, claymores, katanas, and dai-katanas effectively. The higher the skill, the more likely an attack is to hit an enemy.

Character Creation

The following races receive bonuses to their Long Blade skill:

• +15 bonus: Redguard, +10 bonus: Imperial, +5 bonus: Dunmer, Nord

The following classes have Long Blade as a Major skill:

• Archer, Bard, Crusader, Knight, Scout, Spellsword, Warrior

The following classes have Long Blade as a Minor skill:

• Assassin, Battlemage, Rogue

Trainers The Master Trainer of Long Blade is Ulms Drathen at the Armigers Stronghold in Molag Mar. Other trainers of note are: Shardie at Buckmoth Legion Fort (up to 86) Larrius Varro in Moonmoth Legion Fort (up to 74) Adibael Hainnabibi at his yurt in Kaushtababi Camp (up to 72) Mertis Falandas at the Tower of Dusk Lower Level in Ghostgate (up to 72) Missun Akin at his hut in Falasmaryon (up to 72) See Long Blade Trainers for the complete list.

Books The following books will increase your Long Blade skill: Words and Philosophy 2920, Morning Star 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 17 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 20 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 23

Factions

The following factions include Long Blade as one of their favored skills:

• Blades
• Camonna Tong (not joinable)
• Census and Excise (not joinable)
• East Empire Company (joinable in Bloodmoon)
• Fighters Guild
• Hands of Almalexia^TR (not joinable)
• House Redoran
• Imperial Knights (not joinable)
• Imperial Legion
• Quarra Clan
• Talos Cult (not joinable)

Long Blades

This is a list of base long blade weapons. Complete lists of one-handed and two-handed long blade weapons, including enchanted and unique ones, are also available.

The broadsword, saber, longsword, and claymore are Western weapons. The katana and dai-katana are Akaviri-style blades. Long blades, one-handed or two-handed, and the most common weapons here. The claymore and dai-katana are two-handed weapons, and relatively heavy and slow; the rest are one-handed. Rank them by effectiveness as broadsword, saber, longsword, katana, claymore, and dai-katana, with broadsword least effective. - Garothmuk gro-Muzgub

1-Hand

Name ID Ficheiro:OBWeightIcon small.png Ficheiro:OBHealthIcon small.png Ficheiro:OBValueIcon small.png Chop Slash Thrust Speed Reach Enchant Iron Saber iron saber 15.0 700 24 5−18 4−16 1−4 1.4 1.0 5.5 Iron Broadsword iron broadsword 12.0 600 30 4−12 2−12 2−12 1.25 1.0 5 Iron Longsword iron longsword 20.0 800 40 2−13 1−18 4−16 1.35 1.0 6 Steel Saber steel saber 15.0 1,050 48 5−20 4−18 1−5 1.4 1.0 5.5 Steel Broadsword steel broadsword 12.0 900 60 4−14 4−14 2−14 1.25 1.0 5 Imperial Broadsword imperial broadsword 12.0 600 60 6−12 4−12 4−12 1.25 1.0 7 Steel Longsword steel longsword 20.0 900 80 2−14 1−20 4−18 1.35 1.0 6 Nordic Broadsword nordic broadsword 15.0 800 95 6−18 2−18 2−18 1.25 1.0 6 Steel Katana steel katana 18.0 1,800 100 3−20 1−18 1−6 1.5 1.0 6 Silver Longsword silver longsword 16.0 640 160 2-14 1−20 4−18 1.35 1.0 4.8 Glass Longsword glass longsword 12.0 480 16,000 2−24 1−33 4−30 1.35 1.0 3.6 Ebony Broadsword* ebony broadsword 24.0 1,800 15,000 4−26 2−26 2−26 1.25 1.0 10 Ebony Longsword ebony longsword 40.0 1,600 20,000 2−27 1−37 4−34 1.35 1.0 12 Daedric Longsword daedric longsword 60.0 3,200 40,000 2−32 1−44 4−40 1.35 1.0 18 Daedric Katana daedric katana 54.0 4,800 50,000 3−44 1−40 1−14 1.5 1.0 18

Broadswords: Ebony, Iron, Nordic, Steel/Imperial Longswords: Daedric, Ebony, Glass, Iron, Silver, Steel Katanas: Daedric, Steel Sabers: Iron, Steel

* Sometimes appears in cursed variety. See Cursed Items for details.

2-Hand

Name ID Ficheiro:OBWeightIcon small.png Ficheiro:OBHealthIcon small.png Ficheiro:OBValueIcon small.png Chop Slash Thrust Speed Reach Enchant Iron Claymore iron Claymore 27.0 1,400 80 1−24 1−21 1−14 1.25 1.0 7 Steel Claymore steel claymore 27.0 2,100 160 1−27 1−23 1−16 1.25 1.0 7 Nordic Claymore nordic claymore 30.0 1,600 180 1−30 1−25 1−18 1.25 1.0 10 Steel Dai-katana steel dai-katana 20.0 2,700 240 1−27 1−23 1−14 1.35 1.0 7 Silver Claymore silver claymore 21.6 1,260 320 1−27 1−23 1−16 1.25 1.0 5.6 Dwarven Claymore dwarven claymore 27.0 3,500 1,200 1−33 1−29 1−20 1.25 1.0 7 Glass Claymore glass claymore 16.2 840 32,000 1−45 1−39 1−27 1.25 1.0 4.2 Daedric Claymore daedric claymore 81.0 5,600 80,000 1−60 1−52 1−36 1.25 1.0 21 Daedric Dai-katana daedric dai-katana 60.0 7,200 120,000 1−60 1−52 1−30 1.35 1.0 21

Claymores: Daedric, Dwarven, Glass, Iron, Nordic, Silver, Steel Dai-katanas: Daedric, Steel