Daedric has 19 base damage and Dragonbone has 20. Dragonbone. - and this means that if you want to optimize your build either way, you have to have a mismatched set! The Armour is awesome, but the Weapons are absolute plops, when it comes to looks. True to its predecessors from previous games, the Daedric bow's … Only if you have a lot of fortify archery gear on to magnify the difference. Except for weapons, it's the other way round! My Dragonbone greatsword does more damage than my Daedric greatsword but with the bow and the normal sword the daedric ones are still higher after both being upgraded to legendary. So, simple - maxing out combat ability? I have no need to use dragon bone weapons. If I am a Nord, I use dragon bone no matter what. - Dragonbone is stronger, but Daedric is lighter! As is the case with most Daedric weapons, this bow has a devilish shape that makes it worthy of being around the depths of Oblivion. The Daedric Bow is the second strongest non-enchanted bow in the game, just a point behind the mighty Dragonbone Bow. Anyways I was able to buy a good bow at last after weeks of grindinhg then decided its a good time to do some dungeons. I personally prefer Dragonbone, mostly because I despise all Daedra EXCEPT for Sheogorath, he's fun. However, I choose Dragon bone, because I find that they look far better. 1 Appearance and design 2 Locations 2.1 Fixed locations 3 Smithing 4 Atronach Forge 5 See also 6 Appearances The Daedric bow follows the recurve bow design in which the tips curve away from the archer when the bow is strung. The Daedric Bow is a bow found in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. For other uses, see Daedric Bow. doing what I did. My Dragon bow is pulling almost 400 dmg. Dragon Bone is probably slightly worse then Daedric. I personally think the Daedric Swords and such look like crap. This can be gotten around by unequipping & reequipping the crossbow, but I never remember that during combat.. That being said, for me the big advantage of a crossbow is it's "snap shot" ability, & the shortfall in damage versus higher tier Bows such as Dragonbone isn't really all that noticeable at higher levels of improvement (comparing equivalent levels of "legendary" for both). My daedric bow does 168 damage, 188 with ebony arrows and x3 due to the perk in sneak, and my double daedric daggers do 101 damage each, totaling out to 202 damage (x30 with perk in sneak). Dragonbone bow can be acquired from the light side of smithing so you get access to the best light armor, the second best heavy bow, and the the best light bow. The base damages are higher on the Dragonbone weapons but that changes by around 3 points after upgrading. I do like the look of the Daedric better though, but I assume you can get the same armor rating and dmg. Nightingale bow is a leveled reward, and if you have the Dawnguard DLC installed, the bow can use Dragonbone arrows. Daedric bow is slightly better, but you have to go up the heavy side of smithing to get it. This last character I actually made Dragonbone, upgraded using armor and potions (all legit, no loops or any of that garbage).... armor rating right now is 1341. The difference in Dragonbone arrows and Daedric arrows is 1 point. If I am a Dark Elf, I use daedric. It definitly is down to preference of design, while I understand that daedric is the best armor, it looks terrible, cause the vigilants to attack you, whom I generally agree with by the way, and the only benefit is 10% higher intimidation chance. Hi, i tested this with greatswords, swords and bows. Daedric Bow. Worried about carry limit? Daedric. The only Weapon I like in the Daedric arsenal was the Bow, that's it. Daedric armour is stronger, but Dragonbone is lighter. (Again legit). Well, the Bound bow can also use Dragonbone arrows – you simply need to equip them, but this will banish your bound (read: “Daedric”) arrows. Something that might give you a chuckle is the difference in damage between the Dragonbone Bow and the Daedric Bow is 6 points.