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187.65.229.180 wrote: if you have enchanting at 100% and some potions (as well as blacksmith potion and ranked up), it really does not matter armor-based, but i prefer heavy armor for the perks, as it reduces fall damage by half(one of skyrim's most lethal assassins) and it does the armor rating in unarmed attacks, wich is REALLY powerful for a kahjit with the fortify unarmed enchantment and a strong daedric armor, wich can make your unarmed attacks(wich consume low stamina and are fast) deal 600 damage each. Uh, the gauntlets do extra damage based on BASE armor rating. Through enchanting+Khajit bonus+fist of steel, you can get up to a max of about 90 damage per fist, I think (maybe less).

I do have daedric gauntlets that have 622 armor rating and "fists of steel". The unarmed attacks are barely strong enough to hurt a common bandit, even on novice.

Also, with smithing, alchemy and enchanting, its possible to make a 700 damage weapon. By exploits, you can make a 2000 damage one hand sword.

In fact, I do think you are exploiting. The strongest non exploit gauntlets I made were like only 200+ per gauntlet