Imperial Armor (Skyrim)

Imperial Armor

Base Armor	Weight	Base Value
80 (set)	64 (set)	235 (set)

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Imperial armor is a set of heavy armor that appears in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Imperial armor is primarily worn by Legates in the Imperial Legion.

Despite being made primarily of steel, it is one of the weakest types of heavy armor available, on par with iron armor. Unlike other sets, it comes with three variants of helmet - the craftable Imperial Helmet, Imperial Officer's Helmet and the Closed Imperial Helmet.

Locations

Pieces of Imperial armor typically cannot be found as random loot, however some pieces, with the exception of the cuirass, are worn by Imperial soldiers. However, there is a group of bandits that appears randomly in the world posing as Imperial Soldiers. The leader of these bandits will be wearing a set minus the helmet.

Fixed locations

Helgen Keep - the female Imperial captain wears a full set that can be obtained if Ralof is followed during Unbound.
Dawnstar - Horik Halfhand, who serves as housecarl to Brina Merilis, wears a set, minus the helmet.
Alftand - Sulla Trebatius wears a set, minus the helmet, which can be obtained after he is killed. His helmet, an Imperial officer variant is found inside Sulla Trebatuis' pack, in the torture chamber where Valie is found.
A set is awarded by Legate Rikke upon joining the Imperial Legion.
During the quests Liberation of Skyrim and Reunification of Skyrim, pieces can be looted from Imperial soldiers that have fallen in battle at the many forts across Skyrim.
Haafingar Hold guards wear Imperial bracers and boots.
Fort Frostmoth ^DB - Several pieces are on the ash covered shelves.
Closed Helmet Variant can be found in Kilkreath Ruins, near the body of a desecrated Imperial Soldier.

Smithing

Imperial Armor requires a Smithing level of 20 and the Steel Smithing perk to create. Pieces can be forged at a blacksmith's forge with the following components:

Pieces can be upgraded with a steel ingot at a workbench and also benefit from the Steel Smithing perk, which doubles the improvement.

Attributes by piece

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Trivia

Imperial armor largely resembles Roman lorica segmentata armor, in keeping with the overall theme of the Empire's military likeness to that of the Roman Empire.

Appearances

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Armor in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Headgear Cuirass Boots Gauntlets Shields
Crafted Armor Sets
Light	Hide Imperial Light Leather Elven Chitin ^DR Scaled Glass Stalhrim Light ^DR Dragonscale
Heavy	Iron Ancient Nord Imperial Steel Bonemold ^DR Dwarven Steel Plate Chitin Heavy ^DR Nordic Carved ^DR Orcish Ebony Dragonplate Stalhrim ^DR Daedric
Non Crafted Armor Sets
Light	Fur Armor Dawnguard Armor ^DG Morag Tong Armor ^DR Penitus Oculatus Armor Shrouded Armor Skaal Armor ^DR Stormcloak Armor Stormcloak Officer Armor Vampire Armor ^DG
Heavy	Blades Armor Dawnguard Heavy Armor ^DG Falmer Armor Falmer Heavy Armor ^DG Falmer Hardened Armor ^DG Wolf Armor
Unique Armor Sets
Ancient Falmer Armor ^DG Ancient Shrouded Armor Armor of the Old Gods Ahzidal's Armor ^DR Blackguard's Armor ^DR Deathbrand Armor ^DR Guild Master's Armor Linwe's Armor Nightingale Armor Thieves Guild Armor Worn Shrouded Armor
Creation Club Armor Sets
Light	Daedric Mail Dwarven Mail Elven Hunter Leather Scout Orcish Scaled Stalhrim Fur Studded Dragonscale
Heavy	Daedric Plate Dwarven Plate Ebony Plate Insulated Dragonplate Iron Plate Orcish Plate Silver Steel Soldier
Related Topics
Light Armor Heavy Armor Smithing Armor in Dawnguard Armor in Dragonborn Armor in Anniversary Edition