Steel Weapons (Oblivion)

Steel weapons are one of the most common weapons found in Cyrodiil. It is more durable and stronger than iron weapons. Steel weapons begin appearing randomly in the world and on opponents after player level 2.

If you are like me, you recognize the beauty of the Fine Steel Weapons. Being slightly lighter and slightly stronger does make a difference at low levels, but at higher levels the Fine Steel Weapons become obsolete, and even redundent; in a way. They become cumbersome, take up space, and generally don't offer much use. However, the beauty lies in the weapon itself. Trading from the wood-stock and tarnished steel to fine red-wood / leather (For the bow) and pristine steel. So why collect these weapons? Because, simply put if you are an advent Oblivion lover, like myself, you want a set. Not to mention they are actually considered rare. They are not found in chests nor on NPCs with random-loot, such as Bandits and Vampires. This makes them extremely hard to come across, lest for the Fine Steel Bow which most Legion Soldiers have (Except for the Mages and Horsebackers, as far as my knowledge goes.).

So where do you get these? If you are looking for them, the best place is in shops. But which shops? Weapon Shops. Any town will do. Simply walk into a shop. As long as you are over Level six, I do believe, they will appear there. But, not too often. A lot of the times the game will take Fine Iron and regular Steel. With my own personal luck (No, not the attribute. Please don't confuse the two) I have found that Anvil usually carries at least two Fine Steel Weapons at a time. Buy them and wait three days for their stock to replenish, giving new weapons. Turns out you can actually wait a full 24 hours in the store itself without getting the fine for tresspassing. Pretty nifty, if you ask me. Just be sure you are not at a high enough level that they start carrying other weapons such as Silver or Dwarven. Otherwise the Fine Steel will be replaced.



Weapons
In addition, there are select few "Fine Steel" weapons. They are generally lighter, worth more, and do slightly more damage, but are rarer in the game world.



Notes:
 * "Base Value" refers to the actual value without mercantile or disposition affecting it.
 * "Max. Damage" refers to the maximum amount of damage an item can do, assuming maximum stats and skill.
 * "Health" refers to a weapon's durability, "speed" refers to a weapon's attack speed, and "reach" refers to how close an opponent must be in order to be struck with a weapon.

Steel Cutlass
A Steel Cutlass technically falls under the longsword category.