Tanto

Tanto is a weapon.

Default price: 9–4,608 gold per item (base value). Varies by version or material; see the price breakdown.

Where to find it

Craft at: Forge and anvil at an Armorer or Weapon Smith.

Details

These are values for the base pattern before material modifiers. Finished variants are compared under Equipment statistics and Sale prices.

Property	Details
Skill	Short Blade
Hands	One
Damage (base)	1–7
Weight (kg)	0.75
Base value (gp)	3
Base enchantment points	220

Base gold value is not a guaranteed shop offer; prices can change with the shop, condition and trading modifiers.

Equipment statistics

Unenchanted equipment at Standard quality. Damage uses the default Roleplay & Realism weapon balance; the alternate damage values show that module disabled. These are equipment-card values before attributes, skills, condition and enemy defences change the final result.

Variant	Damage (default balance)	Damage (balance disabled)	Weight (kg)
Iron Tanto	0–6	0–7	0.75
Steel Tanto	1–7	1–8	1
Silver Tanto	1–7	1–8	0.75
Elven Tanto	2–8	2–9	0.75
Dwarven Tanto	3–9	3–10	0.5
Mithril Tanto	4–10	4–11	0.75
Adamantium Tanto	4–10	4–11	0.75
Ebony Tanto	5–11	5–12	0.5
Orcish Tanto	6–12	6–13	0.75
Daedric Tanto	7–13	7–14	1
Warforged Tanto	5–11	5–12	0.5

Checked equipment rules · Armour rules.

Sale prices

Prices are gold per item, at full condition. The sale column follows the comparison in Item sale prices; the shop and your trading stats can change the offer.

Variant	Base value (gold)	Sale reference (gold)	Buyer
Iron	9	2	Shop
Steel	18	5	Shop
Silver	36	11	Shop
Elven	72	23	Shop
Dwarven	144	47	Shop
Mithril	288	94	Shop
Adamantium	576	188	Shop
Ebony	1,152	376	Shop
Orcish	2,304	753	Shop
Daedric	4,608	753	Shop

Daedric weapons and plate equipment sell at half their intrinsic value; this reduction is already included. Socketed gems keep their full sale value.

Source

Crafted versions

Item	Rank	Material
Iron Tanto	0	Iron
Steel Tanto	10	Steel
Silver Tanto	25	Silver
Elven Tanto	40	Elven
Dwarven Tanto	40	Dwarven
Mithril Tanto	55	Mithril
Adamantium Tanto	70	Adamantium
Ebony Tanto	70	Ebony
Orcish Tanto	70	Orcish
Daedric Tanto	90	Daedric
Warforged Tanto	70	Warforged

See Crafting, Weapons, or browse the Item list.

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