How to make blade of woe good

[Gabaghoul]

Blade of woe has very high base damage but a crappy enchantment. What perks do i need to make sure it doesn't run out of charges and to make it deal more damage

[Bomb Bloke]

Weapon enchantments are governed by the perks and other buffs that handle their related spell schools. For example, drinking a potion that fortifies your Destruction power makes fire-based weapon enchants deal more damage, and for the same, equipping Destruction spell-cost reduction enchants would get you more weapon charges.

Likewise, if you were using a weapon enchant from a different school, then that's the school you'd want to buff. Personally I wear a 100% spell cost reduction set for Alteration, and dual-wield weapons with the most expensive Paralyse enchants I could create.

I'm fairly sure the Blade of Woe's enchant ("absorb 10 pts of health") is Destruction-based, though personally I'm a fan of this mod, which allows you to entirely respec it (and most any other bit of gear) into something else:

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/32999

[Gabaghoul]

So would that mean as an assassin you would have to level up your destruction in order to make this weapon good

Originally posted by Bomb Bloke:

Weapon enchantments are governed by the perks and other buffs that handle their related spell schools. For example, drinking a potion that fortifies your Destruction power makes fire-based weapon enchants deal more damage, and for the same, equipping Destruction spell-cost reduction enchants would get you more weapon charges.

Likewise, if you were using a weapon enchant from a different school, then that's the school you'd want to buff. Personally I wear a 100% spell cost reduction set for Alteration, and dual-wield weapons with the most expensive Paralyse enchants I could create.

I'm fairly sure the Blade of Woe's enchant ("absorb 10 pts of health") is Destruction-based, though personally I'm a fan of this mod, which allows you to entirely respec it (and most any other bit of gear) into something else:

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/32999

[Bomb Bloke]

That would help, but you could alternatively level your alchemy or enchanting skills. For "best" results you'd be doing all three, and smithing as well!

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

One way to make the Blade of Woe good is to use a mod or make your own.

Increase the enchantment amount from 500 to 1000 or higher, so that it has more charges.

I have modified a few items like that myself, so they don't run out of charges with a handful of uses.

[Gabaghoul]

Oh the charges in the blade of woe enchantments is also dictated by the enchanting skills? Huh

Originally posted by Bomb Bloke:

That would help, but you could alternatively level your alchemy or enchanting skills. For "best" results you'd be doing all three, and smithing as well!

[Drinkcup]

http://memesvault.com/wp-content/uploads/Keanu-Reeves-Whoa-04.jpg
for charges, youc an just buy filled soul gems (or steal or make with soul stealing weaps)
as far as I know

[Bomb Bloke]

Originally posted by Buff Chick:

Oh the charges in the blade of woe enchantments is also dictated by the enchanting skills? Huh

Originally posted by Bomb Bloke:

equipping Destruction spell-cost reduction enchants would get you more weapon charges.

... so the better you are at enchanting, the more spell-cost reduction you can apply, and the more charges you'll get out of your weapon.

Raising your total casting reduction to 100% means unlimited weapon charges.