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Blades of the Eternal Guard mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Latest13 Feb 2026
Uploaded03 Sep 2025
Version1.0
1.12 GB
Total Files Sizes
58
Unique DLs
62
Total DLs
6
Total Files

Blades of the Eternal Guard

File Size59.67 MB
Game Image for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
6
Weapons
Blades of the Eternal Guard
A lore-friendly weapon mod introducing a collection of finely forged swords—crafted in the spirit of honor, duty, and legacy.
This mod adds a full set of one-handed and two-handed swords, each with a distinct design and progression path. Known as the Blades of the Eternal Guard, these weapons feature unique visuals and recipes tied to collectible smithing manuals scattered across Skyrim.

Features
  • 4 unique sword designs: Vigilant Fang of the Guard, Dawnfang of the Eternal Guard, Oathblade of the Forgotten Vow, Shadowfang of the Eternal Guard
  • Available in both 1H and 2H variants
  • Custom forge recipes unlocked by finding rare smithing manuals
  • ESL-flagged plugin for lightweight load order integration

Crafting & Tempering
  • Each blade requires specific materials and the corresponding manual to craft.
  • Recipes scale from Silver to Ebony, with additional use of Void Salts.
  • To forge the higher-tier variants, you must also have the appropriate perks (e.g., Ebony Smithing) alongside the crafting book.
  • Tempering requires the relevant ingots and perks, maintaining a balanced vanilla progression.

Installation
This mod is divided into flexible downloads:
✅ Main Plugin + Meshes (Required)
🎨 Texture Packs (choose one):
8K (high-end systems)
4K (recommended)
2K (performance-friendly)
  • Install the main file first, then overwrite with your chosen texture pack.

How to Obtain
To unlock the recipes, you must find and read the blacksmithing manuals hidden in Skyrim. Look for suspicious barrels in the following locations:
  • Jorrvaskr
  • Eldergleam Sanctuary
  • Blue Palace
  • Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary
(Alternatively, you may use console commands like additem to obtain the weapons or books.)

Tools Used: Blender, Photoshop, SSEEdit, NifSkope, Creation Kit

To install this mod, visit our page on How To Install Skyrim Mods at: http://fextralife.com/how-to-install-skyrim-mods/

 

Instructions

To install this mod, visit our page on How To Install Skyrim Mods at: http://fextralife.com/how-to-install-skyrim-mods/

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Blades of the Eternal Guard

Type: Main
Date uploaded15 Sep 2025
File Size59.67 MB
Unique DLs21
Total DLs23
Version1.2

Perfect if you don’t want to hunt for books. Weapons can be crafted with only the Ebony Smithing perk. Features 2K textures for enhanced visuals.

All in one - Blades of the Eternal Guard

Type: Main
Date uploaded15 Sep 2025
File Size59.68 MB
Unique DLs9
Total DLs11
Version1.1

Mesh, plugin and 2k textures

Meshes - Blades of the Eternal Guard

Type: Main
Date uploaded15 Sep 2025
File Size3.77 MB
Unique DLs8
Total DLs8
Version1.0

Meshes/Plugin - Required! After downloading the mesh, be sure to download the textures!

2K Textures

Type: Main
Date uploaded15 Sep 2025
File Size55.9 MB
Unique DLs6
Total DLs6
Version1

2k textures, I recommend installing exactly that. All screenshots are also made with the textures of this extension.

4k Textures

Type: Main
Date uploaded15 Sep 2025
File Size201.12 MB
Unique DLs8
Total DLs8
Version1

4k Textures - More quality but also more size

8k Textures

Type: Main
Date uploaded15 Sep 2025
File Size769.85 MB
Unique DLs6
Total DLs6
Version1

8k Textures