kma2012 said:
Hello, I have a question about weapons in Skyrim..I tend to horde weapons quite a bit and I was wondering: Are there any weapons that you can obtain from defeating someone in Skyrim that you should keep?? like for future use? Or should I focus on just getting my alchemy and smithing up and making my own weapons??
Thanks
Glass, Ebony, or Daedric. Those are the best grades of weapons.
Take the appropriate perks, get your Smiting to 100, and drink down a Smithing potion, and you'll have one-handed weapons doing 70+ damage, and 2-handed weapons doing 100+ damage.
Dwarven weapons are good early on, but quickly get outpaced by the three types above. Of those three, Daedric is the best, but it's on the Heavy Armor side of the Smithing tree, so if you prefer Light, then you'll end up with Glass (unless you spend another 5 perks - worth it, IMO, for the best weapons, and for the ability to turn all those Solid Dwarven Metals into Legendary Dwarven Armors to sell).
As for magical abilities, put on the Soul Trap ability and enjoy the many, many souls.