Clavicus Vile Artifacts Rework
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #172 of 274 Armour mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Reworked both of Clavicus Vile's artifacts to make them playable and more valuable.
(This mod is ESL Flag, no need to take precious ESP slot)
The Rueful Axe
• Main changes
Item value increased
Damage increased.
Stagger caused increased.
Added silver weapon attributes
Enchantment charge increased to 10,000 points.
Enchantment Changes
Attacking inflicts a stackable <Rueful Cut> that deals <15> damage per second for <5> seconds, ignoring the target's armor, and increases Power attacks critical chance by <50%>, critical damage by <2> times, Power attacks stagger enemies within <10> yards, self increase damage taken by <50%>, and each swing of the weapon damage your health by <5%>, and when your health is below <50%>, your attack power is increased by <2> times. Killing a target temporarily makes you immune to the self-damage effects of <Rueful Cut> for <10> seconds.
(Powerful attack shockwave, kills enemies Immune to the self-damage effects of Slash of Regret)
• New Skills
(New skills are used similarly to race powers, or are passive effects.)
When you equip The Rueful Axe, 3 skills are automatically added to you.
• Painhatred Sotrm: Swinging the The Rueful Axe will not trigger the self-damage effect of <Rueful Cut>, and will negate <50%> of your vulnerability, becoming less vulnerable to stagger, taking <50%> less damage, and being able to absorb <40> health through attacks, but losing <20> health per second, unable to regenerate health, and taking <80%> less healing for <dur> seconds.
• Cruel Illusion: Summons an illusory Rueful Axe from your position. It will attack the enemy autonomously, causing a lesser <Rueful Cut> effect with each attack, but only dealing half the damage. The lower your health, the more illusory Axes of Regret you summon. For every <10%> of health lost, you can summon an additional <1> illusory Rueful Axe, up to a maximum of <9>. When health is below <10%>, all illusory Rueful Axe deal <2> times the damage. Blocking will stop health regeneration for <70> seconds. Cooldown <300> seconds.
• Evil Wolf : The twisted soul of a werewolf killed by The Rueful Axe is summoned from Hircine's hunting ground. Its claws ignore armor and can kill targets with less than <15>% health. Its roar will cause a <40>% vulnerability effect to targets <50> yards
Clavicus Vile Artifacts Rework is a compact mod that reworks both of Clavicus Vile's artifacts to make them playable and more valuable. It has 318 endorsements and 178,369 downloads, last updated May 2025. For Skyrim players who want improved Daedric artifacts without overhauling the game.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community support with 318 endorsements and a massive 178k downloads.
- Directly addresses a common complaint: Clavicus Vile's artifacts are underwhelming in vanilla.
- Lightweight and focused—doesn't touch anything else, so it's safe to drop into most load orders.
⚠️ Cons
- Only covers Clavicus Vile's artifacts—if you wanted other Daedric items reworked, this won't help.
- No detailed patch notes or feature list, so you'll have to test in-game to see exactly what changed.
- Compatibility risk with other mods that alter the same artifacts—check for conflicts before installing.
For Skyrim players who love Daedric quest rewards and want Clavicus Vile's gear to actually be worth using. If you're a completionist who hates leaving artifacts in a chest because they're useless, this is for you. Skip if you're looking for a broader Daedric overhaul—this only touches Clavicus Vile's items.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're on Skyrim Special Edition, make sure you grab the correct version for your game—check the mod page for SSE vs. Oldrim compatibility.
- Load order matters: place this mod after any mods that alter Clavicus Vile's artifacts to ensure your changes take effect.
- Test the artifacts in-game after installing—since the description is vague, you'll want to see the new stats yourself.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- PLSET
- Version
- 1.02
- Downloads
- 178,369
- Endorsements
- 318
- Category
- Armour
- Created
- 4/17/2025
- Updated
- 5/23/2025
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