Dragon Armor (Skyrim)

For other instances, see Dragon Armor.

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Dragonplate Armor and Dragonscale Armor

"Is your armor made of... dragon bones? By the gods, what I wouldn't do for a set of that."

―Hold Guard

The Dragonplate armor and Dragonscale armor are armor sets found in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Smithing

Light and Heavy variants of Dragon Armor can be forged from Dragon Bones and dragon scales. The Dragon Smithing perk must be acquired before this armor type can be crafted. The perk requires a Smithing level of 100.

Locations

Starting around level 50, Dragon Armor pieces can be found as random loot from chests and containers. Armor pieces can be found at lower levels, if the Dragon Armor perk is acquired before reaching level 50. Although it is quite rare, pieces of the set can be found as early as level 24, even without the aforementioned perk. Occasionally, some merchants will stock Dragon Armor.

Crafting materials

The materials for crafting Dragon Armors are much more common than the materials needed for their competitor's Daedric and glass armors.

Compared with other armor types

Overall, Dragon Armor is cheaper to craft and lighter than other armor types with high defense ratings.

Versus Daedric

Daedric armor has a higher armor rating than Dragonplate Armor at its base value and retains its higher rating even when both armors have been upgraded to Legendary status (but just by a small margin). However, with its lower weight, Dragon Armor is the more suitable choice when lacking proper heavy armor perks.

Versus Glass

Dragonscale Armor has a superior armor rating to Glass armor, but a higher weight. Once upgraded, Dragonscale armor remains with a higher rating but still only by about 7, making the weight difference a problem, even though the full Dragonscale set weighs less than a single iron armor piece. It should also be noted that with the right perks invested in light armor, the Dragonscale armor will render the Glass armor useless, as it will have a much higher rate.

Attributes by piece

Dragonplate Armor

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Dragonscale Armor

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Trivia

• Occasionally, when walking by a guard, they whistle and say "Is your armor made of... dragon bones/scales? By the gods, what I wouldn't do for a set of that."
• One of the armor plates on the back of the helmet are missing for Argonians and Khajiit.

Gallery

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360° view of Dragon Scale Armor.

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Upper angle view of full Dragonplate set

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An Imperial female wearing a full set of Dragonplate Armor.

Concept art for the Dragonplate armor

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Dragon Armor (Skyrim). Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following: Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening. If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on. Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.

•  PC   360   PS3   When worn by bestial races, such as Khajiit or Argonians, their cranial features and tails might disappear or function abnormally.
•  PC   360   PS3   If worn by a horned Argonian, the back portion of the Dragonscale Helmet, as well as the Argonian's horns, will disappear leaving the back of the head exposed.
• If worn by a Khajiit with ear tufts, the areas where the ears would be on the Dragonscale Helmet, as well as the Khajiit's ears, will disappear.

See also

• Dragonbone Weapons

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim