They are definitely worth it especially for leveling enchanting. I have a similar character who used the bound sword from level 1 up to level 40, it does great dmg with all the perks, even on master difficulty, as well as soul trapping enemies and banishing ANY level atronach and turning undead (I think).
What is the point of bound weapons?
Casting bound weapons spells in the presence of an aware enemy increases the Conjuration skill each time the spell is cast. If used after the weapon appears, the skill relevant to the weapon type increases instead of Conjuration.
Do bound weapons scale?
Bound and Mystic Weapons now scale with your Conjuration skill, making them viable and balanced throughout the game.
Does bound sword level conjuration?
Bound Sword, a Bound Weapon, is a Novice-level Conjuration spell in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
What does bound sword scale with?
bound swords increase in damage with conjuration AND with one handed, so if you take the bound weapon perks and the one handed perks you get exceptionally powerful melee weapons.
How much damage can a bound sword do?
This weapon has a base damage of 9 without any perks, and a base damage of 14 when the Conjuration level 20 perk, “Mystic Binding,” has been applied. Casting the Bound Sword spell in the presence of enemies levels Conjuration, while landing successful blows with the weapon increases One-Handed.
Does bound sword level Conjuration?
Why do you need a bound sword in Skyrim?
So basically it’s a good sword but at higher levels you may want to start using weapons and magic like a battlemage . Please remember bound weapons do Less damage to dragons because dragons have magic resistance. It is a lot when compared to “unimproved” swords. Even lowish level smithing makes a big impact for the regular swords though. – TM.
Which is better a bound sword or a non-bound sword?
This will make all one handed weapons do lots of damage, but would be great to use with your Bound Sword since you cant improve it but it has a huge advantage over non-bound weapons in the late game due to it not being able to be disarmed. Bound Swords are thought to be just as good as an untouched Daedric Sword.
How much damage does a bound sword do?
I looked up the damage a bound sword can inflict and it seems like that even the mythic version cannot do more than 14 damage per hit. My current sword already has a damage value of 35, more than double of the bound mystic sword. In addition I lose the possibility to enchant the sword or improve it through smithing.
Why are bound weapons better than unenchanted weapons?
Bound weapons will never equal the higher classed Ebony and Daedric weapons but due to the fact that you don’t have to “carry” them and with further perks they are auto soul trap and can banish summoned enemies gives them a leg up on unenchanted more powerful weapons. But you also do have to use perks on the conjuration tree to maximize them.
