Scaled Armor (Skyrim)

Scaled Armor (Skyrim)
Base Armor	64 (set)
Weight	12 (set)
Base Value	665 (set)
Class	Light Armor
Upgrade Material	Corundum Ingot
ID	See table

"That's fine scale armor you've got on there. Shiny.""

―City Guard

For a complete list of Armor sets, see Armor Sets (Skyrim).

For the cuirass in this set, see Scaled Armor (Armor Piece).

Scaled Armor is a set of light armor with four pieces in all. Scaled Armor is relatively common to find, residing in leveled containers across Skyrim. The set is brown, containing other muted earth tones. Fur and horns also decorate the suit. Each piece can be crafted using smithing amenities, and each piece can be improved with Corundum Ingots.

Variants

There is also an alternative version of the cuirass, the Scaled Horn Armor, which is identical to the stats of the original but can't be crafted, or improved.

Compared with other sets

It provides less armor rating than Glass Armor but more than Elven Armor while being heavier in weight than the latter. Elven Gilded Armor, when wearing the full set, reaps benefits equal to that of Scaled Armor. The scaled armor seems to be an upgraded version of the Studded Armor, as it has extra protection, and looks similar.

Acquisition

An easy way to obtain Scaled Armor early on is by killing Fultheim the Fearless during the Dark Brotherhood quest "With Friends Like These...", as he always wears it, regardless of the Dragonborn's level.

Vorstag wears Scaled Horn Armor as well as the Bracers and Boots at the Silver-Blood Inn. He can be hired, killed, the money retrieved for no bounty whatsoever.

One of the pilgrims on the way to High Hrothgar wears this armor, even at lower levels, as well as a quite valuable circlet. Since there are no nearby witnesses, she can easily be killed without gaining a bounty.

Scaled Helmets are often found being worn by Stormcloak soldiers during the Civil War questline regardless of level.

Smithing

Main article: Smithing

Scaled Armor can be crafted at a Forge with the Advanced Armors perk which is available with a Smithing skill of 50 or above. The required materials to craft it are Corundum Ingot, Leather, Leather Strips and Steel Ingot. Scaled armor can be crafted in the steel section of the forge menu.

Scaled Horn Armor cannot be crafted.

Improving

Scaled Armor can be improved at a Workbench with one Corundum Ingot per piece. This increases the armor rating provided by the item. The factor of the improvement is modified by the Smithing skill and Advanced Armors perk. The alternative version of the cuirass can not be improved.

Attributes by piece

Armor is shown as base values.

Name	Item ID	Armor	Weight	Value	Corundum Ingot	Leather	Leather Strips	Steel Ingot	Improvement material
Scaled Armor	0001b3a3	32	6	350	2	2	3	3	1 Corundum Ingot
Scaled Boots	0001b39f	9	2	70	1	1	2	2	1 Corundum Ingot
Scaled Bracers	0001b3a0	9	2	70	1	1	2	1	1 Corundum Ingot
Scaled Helmet	0001b3a1	14	2	175	1	1	1	2	1 Corundum Ingot
Total	/	64	12	665	5	5	8	8	4 Corundum Ingot

Gallery

Scaled Boots

Scaled Bracers

Scaled Helmet

Scaled Armor