Chainmail Armor is made of interlocking links of metal, forming a light and flexible, yet sturdy armor that provides better protection than fur and leather armor but less than mithril.
Location[edit | edit source]
The armor begins appearing at level six. A chainmail helmet can be found regardless of the Hero's level in Savlian Matius' tent, outside of Kvatch, but it is considered stealing. Another one, as well as a pair of Chainmail Boots, can be found inside the armory of Castle Kvatch. A cuirass can also be found on Maro Rufus at The Best Defense regardless of level.
A full set (minus the helmet), as well as a silver longsword, can be looted off the corpse of Tyrellius Logellus regardless of the Hero's level at the end of the quest "Two Sides of the Coin."
Guards[edit | edit source]
All City Guards use chainmail (with the exception of Skingrad guards who wear steel) with a city specific cuirass and shield. The City Guards will also wear a Guard Helmet, not the chainmail helmet.
The Knights of the Nine also use a special cuirass and shield. At Umbacano Manor, the guards wear different pieces of the armor, though none of the guards carry a helmet or shield.
Attributes by piece[edit | edit source]
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| Chainmail Helmet | 3 | 1.8 | 135 | 25 | 0001C6D7 |
| Chainmail Cuirass | 8 | 9 | 270 | 90 | 0001C6D3 |
| Chainmail Gauntlets | 3 | 1.8 | 135 | 25 | 0001C6D6 |
| Chainmail Greaves | 4 | 5.4 | 202 | 45 | 0001C6D5 |
| Chainmail Boots | 3 | 2 | 202 | 25 | 0001C6D4 |
| Light Iron Shield | 9 | 3.6 | 202 | 45 | 00032D49 |
| Total (with shield) | 30 | 23.6 | 1,146 | 255 | – |
| Total (without shield) | 21 | 20 | 944 | 210 | – |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The chainmail armor seen in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is similar to plated mail, which is a combination of chain and plated armor, a type of armor primarily used by the Mughal Empire.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
| Armor in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | |
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| Headgear • Cuirass • Legwear • Footwear • Handwear • Shields | |
| Armor Sets | |
| Light | Amber • Arena Light Raiment • Bound • Brusef • Chainmail • City Guard • Crimson Scar Crusader (Light) • Dark Seducer • Elven • Fur • Glass • Imperial Dragon (Light) Leather • Light Raiment • Mithril • Morag Tong • Mythic Dawn • Shrouded |
| Heavy | Agronak's Raiment • Arena Heavy Raiment • Blackwood • Blades • Crusader (Heavy) Daedric • Dremora • Dwarven • Ebony • Golden Saint • Heavy Raiment Imperial Dragon (Heavy) • Imperial Watch • Iron • Knight of Order Legion • Madness • Orcish • Steel • Umbra's Ebony |
| Related Topics | |
| Armorer • Enchanted Armor • Heavy Armor • Horse Armor • Light Armor | |
