Armor

Armor is material that is worn over the body to prevent or reduce damage from an attack. It is divided into the two categories based on the skill needed to effectively wear each: Light Armor and Heavy Armor. There are approximately 700 pieces of armor in Oblivion. 70 full sets of armor, and 100 custom pieces.

Note: At mastery level, with the combined perks of their respective skills, the best types of Light and Heavy armor offer the same overall level of protection, both with no movement penalties and no weight for armor you are wearing, so they are essentially the same at end-game -- unless you want to carry multiple sets of enchanted armor for different situations, in which case Light Armor is superior.

For a list of enchanted armor, see Category:Enchanted armor