Remember that the armor rating only reduces physical damage, not magical damage.Īt the high-end, Armor and Heavy Armor offer nearly the same level of protection, barring the weight differences. The rating can also be improved by using smithing to change the armor's quality to 'Fine' for a start and with ' Legendary' as last upgrade. The actual protection your character will receive from the armor is dependent upon your skill in that armor type and any relevant perks that you have unlocked. One of the most late-game helmets in Skyrim, the Dragonplate Helmet is really intimidating and looks. This adds up to 586 (or 503 without the shield) and yet the armor rating I get is 502 without the shield, and 584 with the shield. I want to Max out its armor rating but it wont let me. Armor - 232 Boots - 84 Gauntlets - 84 Helmet - 103 Shield - 83.

Armor: covers your legs, chest and shoulders (the separate greaves and cuirass pieces from previous Elder Scrolls games have been combined into this one piece for Skyrim)įor all of the armor listed on this wiki, the provided armor ratings are the base armor ratings. Here are the individual ratings for each piece of gear (with 5/5 light armor skill bonus 100, 25 all light armor bonus, and 25 matched set bonus).

Gauntlets: covers your hands up to your elbow.

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