The artifact of the Daedric Prince Sanguine, the Sanguine Rose is a very powerful staff that has appeared in both Oblivion and Skyrim as the reward for players who successfully complete Sanguine's quest. As should be expected for the Daedric Prince of Debauchery, these quests are some of the more entertaining in the Elder Scrolls series and are well worth completing simply to experience them.

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The Sanguine Rose, as it appears in Skyrim, will summon a leveled Dremora when cast and is one of the more powerful Daedrci Artifacts as a result, though unlike in Oblivion, the Dremora summoned will be allied with the player rather than being a wild creature that will attack everything in sight. This isn't the only thing that has changed about the Sanguine Rose over the years and there are many things about this artifact that make it stand out among other similar items.

10 It Is Held Further Up Than Other Staves

One of the first things players may notice when wielding the Sanguine Rose is how the player character holds the staff itself. While most staves are held about halfway down and protrude quite a way out from the player, the Sanguine Rose is held much closer to the head of the staff, just under the thorns, and gives it the illusion that it is much shorter than it actually is. This isn't the only staff that is different from others, as the Staff of Jyrik Gauldurson not only uses a Restoration Staff skin for a Destruction ability but also fires much faster than other staves at the cost of having very few charges.

9 The Dremora Summoned Is Leveled To The Player

As previously stated, the Sanguine Rose will summon a Dremora that is leveled to whatever the player's level is at the time of summoning. While this means that Dremora summoned using the staff are quite weak when obtained at the lowest possible level, it also allows the staff to summon a Dremora Valkynaz that is even more powerful than the Expert level spell Conjure Dremora Lord, though only after the player has reached level 46 or higher.

8 The Staff Is Affected By Conjuration Perks

Like many other staves, the Sanguine Rose is affected by certain Mage skill perks in their respective skill trees. In the case of the Sanguine Rose, it is affected by many of the Conjuration skill perks, including the Summoner, Atromancy, and, most importantly, the Twin Souls perk that allows two Dremora to be summoned at a time.

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Unfortunately, the Dremora's damage output isn't affected by the player's chosen perks, though it can be affected by certain Illusion spells if the player has the Illusion skill perk Master of the Mind, which allows Illusion spells to be cast on undead, daedra, and automatons.

7 It Has Strange Interactions Inside Azura's Star

One of the stranger quests in Skyrim is The Black Star, which rewards the player with the Black Star after they have returned from inside of it. If the player uses the Sanguine Rose while inside Azura's Star, the summoned Dremora may be a mage instead of a warrior, and, if it is killed, it can sometimes be resurrected with the Dead Thrall spell to permanently have a Dremora by the player's side.

6 It Also Has Weird Interactions With The Wabbajack

Azura's Star isn't the only Daedric Artifact to have strange interactions with the Sanguine Rose, as Sheogorath's artifact, the Wabbajack, also interacts with the staff in strange ways. Specifically, if the player uses the Wabbajack on a conjured Dremora and turns it into a rabbit, once the rabbit is killed, it may yield a Daedra Heart in the process. This is one of the few times when a summoned creature will yield alchemy ingredients, as this is never usually the case to prevent the player from obtaining too many strong items with ease.

5 The Soul Cairn Negatively Affects The Sanguine Rose

The final interaction with the Sanguine Rose in Skyrim is a lot less beneficial and may result in the player wishing to not use the staff while inside the Soul Cairn. For some reason, the staff acts up inside this area of the game and will consume a charge when activated, but it won't always produce a summon in a similar way to how a Conjuration spell interacts with the Atronach Stone or the Dragonskin Breton power.

4 The Dremora May Drop A Daedric Sword After Death

If players are particularly lucky and their copy of Skyrim is feeling particularly glitchy that day, their summoned Dremora may drop its incredibly powerful Daedric Greatsword of the Inferno, something that almost never occurs with other summoned creatures, though a similar interaction can sometimes happen with the Conjure Wraithman spell.

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Unfortunately, this glitch doesn't extend to the Daedric Armor the Dremora is wearing, meaning the player can't force this glitch in order to gain incredible high-level gear at lower levels, though it is possible through the use of the Atronach Forge.

3 It Wasn't Always A Staff

While the Sanguine Rose appeared most prominently in Oblivion and Skyrim as a staff in the shape of a long-stemmed rose, its first appearance in The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall was a little different. In this title, instead of being a staff, it was simply a rose that had the power to summon a wild Dremora, similarly to how the Sanguine Rose worked in Oblivion, though this rose could also wilt and disappear if it was used too often.

2 It Is One Of The Few Artifacts To Have A Consistent Design

Aside from its appearance in Daggerfall, the Sanguine Rose is one of the few artifacts in the Elder Scrolls series to have a consistent design across multiple games. In fact, the Sanguine Rose in Skyrim is identical to its appearance in Oblivion, though the coloration is brighter in The Elder Scrolls V which helps it stand out a little better, as its previous counterpart looked more like a wilting rose than one in bloom.

1 Martin Septim Once Wielded The Sanguine Rose

One of the strangest interactions the player can have in Oblivion is between the Sanguine Rose and one of the main characters, Martin Septim. In the main quest Blood of the Daedra, the Hero of Kyvatch is tasked with obtaining a Daedric Artifact and presenting it to Martin in order to open a portal to Mankar Camoran's Paradise. If the player gives him the Sanguine Rose, he will claim that he once wielded it a long time ago, making it one of the few artifacts that are known to be wielded by someone other than the protagonist of a respective title.

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