Ironflesh

Ironflesh
School of Magicka	Alteration
Skill Level	Adept (50)
Effect	Improves caster's armor rating by 80 points for 60 seconds
Magicka Cost	266
Spell Tome	Labyrinthian
Tome ID	000A26E4
ID	00051B16

Ironflesh is an adept-level Alteration spell available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Effects

When cast, Ironflesh improves the caster's armor rating by 80 points for 60 seconds. It is the third-strongest Mage Armor spell, ranking above Stoneflesh and below Ebonyflesh.

Perks

• With the perk Mage Armor, the effects of Ironflesh are doubled, raising the caster's armor rating to 160 points for 60 seconds.

Usefulness

• When used in conjunction with Lightning Cloak or another cloak spell, Ironflesh allows the caster to deal out large amounts of damage at melee range without taking much damage.

Spell tome

Alteration Spell Book

Attributes

• Weight: 1
• Value: 341
• See Spell Tome for a complete table of spell tomes, their descriptions, and their values.

Acquisition

• The book may be on a table in the first room of Labyrinthian, which may be accessed as part of The Staff of Magnus; however, the specific spell book is random, so another book may be in its place.
• Tolfdir sells this spell once the Dragonborn's Alteration skill reaches level 50.

Skill leveling

• Ironflesh may be used to increase the Alteration skill by casting it in the presence of an enemy (combat not required).

Trivia

• Wielding this spell gives off a small amount of light that can affect detection.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim