Eleven years after Skyrim was released, its impact is still strong. Fans have been eagerly waiting for the next game, but it will be a few more years before that happens. In the meantime, Skyrim’s expansions continue to provide new content.
Armor is very important in Skyrim because it protects players from enemies. Whether it’s a basic set or a powerful endgame armor, each one has a unique appearance.
Heavy armor is the strongest, but it’s not good for sneaking around quietly. Despite this, heavy armor includes some of the most unique sets in the game, from both DLCs and the base game.
Daedric Armor
The Daedric Armor set is one of the best in the game. It looks intimidating and evil, with spikes that can poke out enemies’ eyes. It glows red, making it look even more sinister.
What makes this armor special is the Daedra Hearts used to craft it. You can get Daedra Hearts as rewards for quests, from necromancers, and in various parts of Skyrim.
If you want to make the armor yourself at the Atronach Forge, it’s possible, but the materials you need are hard to find. If you’re thinking of smithing it, you’ll need to work hard to reach level 90.
The biggest benefit of wearing Daedric Armor is that it has the highest armor rating in the game. It also makes intimidation checks 10% easier, which can be helpful.
Dragonplate Armor
What would a Dragonborn be without Dragonplate Armor at least once? Players can wear the bones of their enemies and show off their trophies. This armor is better in defense than Daedric, but it’s much harder to get.
You can find Dragonplate Armor in Skyrim, but it’s rare. Making the armor is also hard because you need special ingredients from dragons that fly around randomly. These ingredients are heavy to carry. To make the armor, you need a smithing skill of 100.
If you’re lucky, you can use a funny glitch in the game. Players can jump onto a dragon and it will attack.
Stalhrim Armor
A helmet with large horns is an interesting addition to this otherwise simple-looking armor. One of the best things about getting this armor is that you can get it after completing a quest called “A New Source of Stalhrim”. The quest is long, but it’s worth the effort.
You can start finding this armor set in Solstheim when you reach level 35 from a guy named Glover Mallory. You can also make the armor yourself if you have the right skills.
Stalhrim Armor has an extra benefit because it resists frost. This can be useful when you’re climbing up to the Throat of the World to meet Paarthurnax.
Ebony Armor
The third strongest armor in the game, this one is just below Daedric armor. It looks darker and less scary. Players might feel nostalgic because this armor has been in every Elder Scrolls game since 2004.
When a player reaches level 80 in smithing, they can easily make this armor. They need ebony ingots, which are found in many places in Skyrim, and leather strips made from animal hides. One of the best parts is that this armor lets players poison their enemies. When combined with a mask, it becomes a really powerful combination.
Falmer Heavy Armor
The Falmer armor has a base rating of 96 and is lighter than Ebony armor. It’s easy to find because many Falmer enemies wear it, and they are encountered frequently. Although it looks simple compared to other armors, it’s reliable and effective for early in the game.
You can’t craft the Falmer armor, but you can upgrade it to make it twice as effective using chaurus chitin. This material is dropped by various enemies in Skyrim, so crafting this armor is a good way to improve your smithing skills.
Orcish Armor
With many heavy armors like this one and even stronger ones, it’s a good idea to level up your heavy armor perks to get Matching Set. This will let you wear heavy armor sets without being slowed down. Orcish Armor is one of the fourth strongest heavy armors in the game, with a rating of 120.
Orcish Armor isn’t easy to find or make. The main material needed for crafting it is orichalcum, which is only found in specific mines and Sky Haven Temple. The good news is that orichalcum mines respawn every half an hour, so if you’re dedicated, you can get enough to make the armor.
Nordic Carved Armor
With the Dragonborn DLC, this armor gives you basic protection but isn’t much better than other armors you can find more easily, especially if they have enchantments. If you use the shield with this armor, its protection goes above Ebony armor, but not by much.
When you reach level 25, you can find this armor in random loot. If you want to make it yourself, you will need a lot of materials: 21 steel ingots, 5 quicksilver ingots, and 4 ebony ingots.
Blades Armor
The Blades Armor looks basic and simple. It isn’t much better than Ebony or Dwarven armor, depending on which piece you compare. The best thing about it is you can get it early in the game at Sky Haven Temple if you’re doing the main quest.
Although you can’t improve it at a forge, you can still upgrade it a little. However, it doesn’t benefit from smithing perks, so you can’t make it twice as strong as the original. Because of this, many players don’t use it for very long. Also, be careful when putting it on because it replaces any armor you are wearing, and those items will be lost forever.
Chitin Heavy Armor
Visiting Solstheim is worth it just for the armor. The armor looks unusual, but it’s lighter than other heavy armors and easy to find. You can get it in certain places and also from enemies in the area who are not too hard to defeat.
You can make Chitin armor at level 30, but you need corundum ingots for it. These ingots come from ores found in some caves in Skyrim. Finding these ores can be tricky without a guide because many caves are not marked and have lots of enemies.
The bigger ore deposits only become available after completing certain quests, and some blacksmiths might sell them. However, it takes a whole month in the game for ores to respawn, so by then, you might already have found better armor.
Ahzidal’s Armor
Ahzidahl’s armor doesn’t look very special at first because it has the same protection as steel armor. However, it has powerful enchantments that make up for its lower protection. With Ahzidahl’s armor, you can paralyze enemies, walk on water, absorb Magicka from spells, and cast spells from a long distance.
Getting this armor is easy: just finish the “Unearthed” quest in the Dragonborn DLC. The armor costs 11,000 gold, which is a lot, but it’s still useful early in the game if you go to Solstheim right away.
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