Skyrim:Nightingale Blade

Leveled Artifact: Nightingale Blade (000f6527) (All statistics are for level 46+ version)
Type	One-handed Sword
Editor ID	NightingaleBlade05
Statistics
Damage	14
Damage	14		{{{health}}}
Speed	1
Speed	1	Reach	1
Weight	15	Value	2050
Tempering	Ebony Ingot (See Bugs)
Tempering	Ebony Ingot (See Bugs)	Perk	None (See Bugs)
Enchantment
Absorb 25 points of health and 25 points of stamina per second from the target. Absorb Health, 25 pts for 1 sec Absorb Stamina, 25 pts for 1 sec
Charge/Cost = Uses		3000/55=54

Nightingale Blade

The Nightingale Blade is a sword, originally owned by Gallus, given to you by Karliah during the quest Hard Answers. Its enchantment absorbs the health and stamina of whoever is slashed by it for one second. Tempering the Nightingale Blade requires one ebony ingot and the Arcane Blacksmith perk. The sword itself is similar in color to ebony, with the Nightingale insignia engraved on the guard.

Related Quests

• Hard Answers: Help translate Gallus's journal.

Notes

• Shadowfoot Sanctum^CC contains a special holder for this item.

Leveled Statistics

Level				Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment	Object ID	Editor ID
1-18	11	426	10	500/28=17	Absorb 5 points of health and 5 points of stamina per second from the target: Absorb Health, 5 pts for 1 sec Absorb Stamina, 5 pts for 1 sec	0007a917	NightingaleBlade01
19-26	12	851	11	1000/62=16	Absorb 10 points of health and 10 points of stamina per second from the target: Absorb Health, 10 pts for 1 sec Absorb Stamina, 10 pts for 1 sec	000f6524	NightingaleBlade02
27-35	13	1424	12	2000/96=20	Absorb 15 points of health and 15 points of stamina per second from the target: Absorb Health, 15 pts for 1 sec Absorb Stamina, 15 pts for 1 sec	000f6525	NightingaleBlade03
36-45	14	2248	13	3000/145=20	Absorb 20 points of health and 20 points of stamina per second from the target: Absorb Health, 20 pts for 1 sec Absorb Stamina, 25† pts for 1 sec	000f6526	NightingaleBlade04
46+	15	2050	14	3000/55=54	Absorb 25 points of health and 25 points of stamina per second from the target: Absorb Health, 25 pts for 1 sec Absorb Stamina, 25 pts for 1 sec	000f6527	NightingaleBlade05

^† The level 36-45 version of the blade has 25 points of Absorb Stamina, instead of the 20 points that was probably intended.

• The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 2.0.0, addresses this issue. The Absorb Stamina inconsistency is corrected.

Bugs

• The highest level version of the blade (000f6527) cannot be tempered.
  Mod Notes: TemperWeaponNightingaleBlade05 incorrectly requires NightingaleBlade04 instead of NightingaleBlade05.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 1.0.0, fixes this bug.
• The blade is not affected by any smithing perks.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch addresses this issue. It causes the weapon to benefit from the Daedric Smithing perk.