Elven Blades - Elven Sword and Greatsword Model Replacers
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
🖼️ Gallery (12 images)
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #23 of 76 Weapons mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Massive thanks and credits to these wonderful people:
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LeanWolf's Team for the Better Shaped Weapons Elven Sword and Greatsword Mesh base
liemertha for the gorgeous in-game screenshots, suggestions and weapon test runs
DigitalCabbage for porting and managing my other mods to SSE.
kitwitissues and Caenraes for creating the standalone plugins, patches, add-ons and leveled list integration patch for SSE
Chaos_Hellfire (Ikari) for featuring this mod for his Skyrim Mods and More series.
lowgengro / Your Matey for featuring this mod in their How to Improve Skyrim Weaponry - Best Skyrim Weapon Mods 2019 video.
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10-31-2019
- Fixed the mesh issues for all the Curved versions of the Elven Blade's Ecotone Dual Sheath patch, along with kitwitissues's standalone patch.
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9-11-2019
- Standalone patches, add-ons and leveled list integration patches now available at the optional download section courtesy of kitwitissues
*Ecotone Dual Sheath patch is an optional requirement unless you fully intend to use the included files that support Dual Sheath.
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8-29-2019
Update 1. 0a
- Fixed the orientation of DSR patch files for all the Curved Versions of the Main files, Modular packs and Mystic Elven pack.
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This mod replaces the appearance of the Elven Sword and Greatsword weapons using LeanWolf's mesh as the base, combined with other Elven weapon parts.
As these use vanilla textures, the overall appearance of each weapon will depend on your current Elven weapon textures.
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Elven Blades is a Skyrim mod that replaces the Elven Sword and Greatsword models with 10 total variants (5 per weapon), plus optional Mystic Elven counterparts for each. It includes DSR patches and has strong community support with over 2,600 endorsements.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust – 2,637 endorsements and over 740k downloads show this mod is battle-tested.
- Gives you 10 distinct blade looks, so you can mix and match without bloating your load order.
- DSR patches included – no fiddling with compatibility patches for dual-wielders.
⚠️ Cons
- Only covers Elven Sword and Greatsword – if you want other Elven weapons, this mod won't help.
- No screenshots or detailed descriptions in the provided info, so you're flying blind on the visual style.
- Last updated June 2025 – likely fine for current Skyrim versions, but no guarantee for future updates.
For Skyrim players who want to refresh the look of Elven blades without overhauling the entire weapon set. If you're a dual-wield enthusiast using DSR, this mod is a no-brainer. Skip if you're looking for new weapon types or gameplay changes – this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use Dual Sheath Redux, make sure to run the DSR patch after installing the mod to avoid left-hand weapon glitches.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to easily toggle between the standard and Mystic variants without manual file swapping.
- Check the mod's image gallery on Nexus before installing to see which blade style suits your character's aesthetic.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Vilidran
- Version
- 1.0b
- Downloads
- 742,838
- Endorsements
- 2,637
- Category
- Weapons
- Created
- 8/15/2019
- Updated
- 6/27/2025
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