Artifacts — Artifact reference

Artifact	Base item	Powers	Source	Notes
The Masque of Clavicus	Ring	Improves reactions from all social groups while worn, based on Personality.	Reward of Clavicus Vile’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Clavicus Vile at a temple or a Mages Guild.	—
The Mehrunes Razor	Dagger	Strikes: if the target fails a magic save, the blow also deals damage equal to the target’s whole current health, and the Razor loses that much condition.	Reward of Mehrunes Dagon’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Mehrunes Dagon at a temple or a Mages Guild.	—
The Mace of Molag Bal	Mace	Strikes: drains the target’s magicka into yours, up to the blow’s damage; any overflow raises your maximum magicka. Strikes a target with no magicka: drains 1d6 Strength, which you gain, even past your maximum. Both gains end 12 minutes after your last strike.	Reward of Molag Bal’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Molag Bal at a temple or a Mages Guild.	Each strike costs the Mace condition equal to the blow.
The Hircine Ring	Ring	Worn by a werewolf: no forced change at the full moon, and no need to kill an innocent to stay healthy.	Reward of Hircine’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Hircine at a temple or a Mages Guild. The Glenmoril Witches always summon him.	Works in either ring slot.
The Sanguine Rose	Red Rose	Use: if a hostile creature is within 12 m, summons an allied Daedroth; the Rose loses 100 condition. With no hostile near it does nothing.	Reward of Sanguine’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Sanguine at a temple or a Mages Guild.	The base item is a Red Rose (a plant ingredient).
Oghma Infinium	Book	Use: opens the character sheet with a pool of 30 points to spend as at a level-up (you do not gain a level), then the book is used up.	Reward of Hermaeus Mora’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Hermaeus Mora at a temple or a Mages Guild.	—
The Wabbajack	Staff	Strikes: changes the struck enemy into a different creature (rat, imp, spriggan, giant bat, grizzly bear, spider, nymph, harpy, skeletal warrior, giant, zombie, giant scorpion, iron, flesh, ice or fire atronach, or lich); once per creature.	Reward of Sheogorath’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Sheogorath at a temple or a Mages Guild.	—
The Ring of Namira	Ring	Worn: reflects the damage of enemy blows back at the attacker — in full, halved for Daedra, doubled for the Undead, and nothing back from animals and vermin.	Reward of Namira’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Namira at a temple or a Mages Guild.	The Ring itself takes no wear from the reflection.
The Skull of Corruption	Amulet	Use: makes an allied copy of the nearest hostile creature within 12 m; the Skull loses 100 condition.	Reward of Vaernima’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Vaernima at a temple or a Mages Guild.	—
Azura's Star	Amulet	Use: releases the soul trapped in it. Worn: traps the soul of every monster you slay, with no Soul Trap spell needed.	Reward of Lady Azura’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Azura at a temple or a Mages Guild.	Keeps the soul as a Soul Gem does.
Volendrung	Warhammer	Cast When Strikes (two effects). In-game lore: saps the strength of its victims.	Reward of Malacath’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Malacath at a temple or a Mages Guild.	—
Warlock's Ring	Ring	Cast When Held (one effect) and Cast When Used (two effects).	Found in a Mages Guild during the knightly quest “The Lost Artifact” (one of four artifacts it can hold); also hidden in a remote dungeon along the betrayal route of Nocturnal’s quest.	—
Auriel's Bow	Long Bow	Cast When Strikes (three effects).	Found in a dungeon during the knightly quest “The Artifact” (one of three artifacts it can hold); also offered along the betrayal route of Nocturnal’s quest.	—
Necromancer's Amulet	Amulet	Cast When Held, Cast When Used, and Absorbs Spells.	Found in a Mages Guild during the knightly quest “The Lost Artifact” (one of four artifacts it can hold).	—
Chrysamere	Claymore	Cast When Used (three effects) and Enhances Skill.	Reward of the quest “The Impostor” (deliver a daedric ingredient); also one of the four artifacts of “The Lost Artifact”.	Two-handed.
Lord's Mail	Cuirass	Regenerates Health, and Cast When Used (two effects).	Found in a dungeon during the knightly quest “The Artifact” (one of three artifacts it can hold).	Armour +7: an armour artifact counts half its material’s value.
Staff of Magnus	Staff	Cast When Held and Regenerates Health.	Found in a Mages Guild during the knightly quest “The Lost Artifact” (one of four artifacts it can hold); also hidden in a remote dungeon along the betrayal route of Nocturnal’s quest.	—
Ring of Khajiit	Ring	Cast When Used and Cast When Held. In-game lore: makes its wearer invisible, silent and swift as the wind.	Reward of Meridia’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Meridia at a temple or a Mages Guild.	—
Ebony Mail	Cuirass	Strengthens Armor, and Cast When Used (three effects). In-game lore: protects its wearer from many kinds of harm, fire and life-draining best known.	Reward of Boethiah’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Boethiah at a temple or a Mages Guild.	An armour artifact counts half its material’s value.
Auriel's Shield	Tower Shield	Cast When Used (two effects), Cast When Held, and Strengthens Armor.	Found in a dungeon during the knightly quest “The Artifact” (one of three artifacts it can hold).	Provides +4 armour regardless of material.
Spell Breaker	Tower Shield	Cast When Held and Cast When Used. In-game lore: dispels spells, or reflects them back on offensive casters.	Reward of Peryite’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Peryite at a temple or a Mages Guild.	Provides +4 armour regardless of material.
Skeleton's Key	Torc	Cast When Used and Enhances Skill. In-game lore: opens any lock.	Reward of Nocturnal’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Nocturnal at a temple or a Mages Guild.	Its Open cast ignores an interior door’s lock level. Some variants do not ignore lock level.
Ebony Blade	Katana	Cast When Strikes (two effects), Cast When Used, and Enhances Skill. In-game lore: drains its victim’s life as it feeds its owner.	Reward of Mephala’s Quest, offered if you successfully summon Mephala at a temple or a Mages Guild.	—

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