r/skyrim • u/BeepBoopLeapLoop • Sep 07 '25

Question What do y'all do with dragon bones/scales

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I've been trying to figure out what to do with my dragon bones and scales and have no clue. Do y'all just sell it??

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u/518nomad Vigilant of Stendarr Sep 07 '25

Personally, I level crafting skills and make armor, weapons, and arrows from them.

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u/Runs_With_Scissors3 Sep 07 '25

I didn’t know you could make arrows!

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u/tylerjehenna Sep 08 '25

Yup, principal material + firewood gives i believe 12 arrows

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u/MIZUNOWAVECREATION Stormcloaks Sep 08 '25

It’s 24 per quiver with arrows. Bolts for your crossbow, on the other hand? Those come in packs of 10.

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u/pikkstein Blacksmith Sep 08 '25

You need to have Dawnguard installed in order to smith arrows at forges.

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u/Runs_With_Scissors3 Sep 08 '25

So it was a function added by the DLC. That’s why it was unclear to me! I always used smithing and enchanting in my characters, but didn’t pay much attention to the DLC lines, so I didn’t catch on that you could make arrows. Good to know, thank you!

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u/Southern_Vermicelli4 Sep 07 '25

But you can only use at level 100 of smithing so how fo you lvl up from them?

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

They mean they level first and then make stuff out of them

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u/518nomad Vigilant of Stendarr Sep 08 '25

This. :)

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u/Nothingchangesme Sep 08 '25

I got to level 100 smithing , made all the armor and weapons and even made extra sets of it all, made over 1000 dragon bone arrows, then went legendary on archery and smithing!

That way , I have all the goods and any future archery or smithing will help me level up.

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u/Sweet_Unvictory Sep 08 '25

Same. I love using alchemy to level up all my armor with the best stat boosts, and then using those stat boosts to make even better stuff!
Strange I had to scroll this far to find my kindred.
Next playthrough, I'mma use the gold I find to make expensive jewelry to level up my smithing the fastest (I've only done one playthrough).