Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-64.237.228.1-20140112203219/@comment-218.186.252.145-20140406131809

Chillrend is the infinity power sword of paralysis doom (you'll want it at level 46 though)

Dragonbane is the dragon slaying supreme badass akaviri katana (You'll have to ignore the main quest till 46 though)

Dawnbreaker is the purger of the undead and the terror of deathlords (do this quest early)

Nightingale blade is the epitome of cool and infinite power attacks (you'll want a level 45 variant that can be improved at the grindstone! Level up one more time before Chillrend, though)

Bloodscythe and Soulrender are the linked blades of whirling death (you need DLC though)

But all these swords are nothing compared to the grand old doomsday scimitar of ultimate punishment known as the Windshear, the overlord of chainstun and permastagger, the destroyer of the Ebony warroir, Karstaag and Miraak, the ultimate incarnate of uber overpowered. Its not even DLC, but its DBH quest proper (only reason why I help the DBH, actually)

Although, they all suck compared to the overdriven warped stalhrim/dragonbone sword of high chaos and lifeleech (self made).

Without the OP chaos enchant, Level 46 Chillrend with 100% cost reduction armor and some one handed gear makes it pretty much one handed doomsday, as it really paralyses enemies all the time while dishing out incredible damage, so thats pretty much the best vanilla sword (it attacks decently fast too). Windshear is OP, but damage is too low (5 base less than Chillrend, which is nearly 60 damage with gear and perks).