Steel Armor (Skyrim)

Steel Armor
Base Armor	96 (set)
Weight	64 (set)
Base Value	660 (set)
Class	Heavy Armor
Upgrade Material	Steel Ingot
Perk	Steel Smithing
ID	See table below

For other uses, see Steel Armor.

"Aye, now that's some fine armor. Good old-fashioned steel."

―Hold Guard

Steel Armor is a set of heavy armor that appears in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. There are 2 versions of the cuirass available: with and without pauldrons (shoulder covers). They are identical aside from appearance.

Locations

Unenchanted pieces of armor will begin to appear throughout Skyrim at level 2 and enchanted variants can be found at level 3. These locations include:

• Blacksmiths and general goods merchants.
• Found as random loot in chests or as a world item.
• Worn by mid-level bandit chiefs and hired thugs.

Smithing

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

• Steel Ingots
• Iron Ingots
• Leather Strips

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

Piece				Leather Strips	Iron Ingot	Steel Ingot	ID
Steel Armor	31	35	275	3	1	4	00013952
Steel Cuffed Boots	12	8	55	2	1	3	00013951
Steel Shin Boots	12	8	55	2	1	3	000F6F21
Steel Helmet	17	5	125	2	1	2	00013954
Steel Horned Helmet	17	5	125	2	1	2	000F6F24
Steel Nordic Gauntlets	12	4	55	2	1	2	00013953
Steel Imperial Gauntlets	12	4	55	2	1	2	000F6F23
Steel Shield	24	12	150	1	1	3	00013955
Total (with shield)	96	64	660	10	5	14	–
Total (without shield)	72	52	510	9	4	11	–

Gallery

Concept art for steel armor in Skyrim

Steel armor variations concept art

Steel armor hind view concept art

Trivia

• Although it would conceivably take more Steel Ingots to create, the version with pauldrons uses the same amount of materials as the version with no pauldrons.
• Steel Shin Boots are identical in appearance to Imperial Boots, though they are not interchangeable for use of the "Matching Set" perk, due to them belonging to different sets of armor. Likewise, Steel Imperial Gauntlets are identical in appearance to Imperial Bracers, but are also not interchangeable for use of the latter due to the same reason.
• The Steel Horned Helmet does not need any horns of creatures in the inventory to create, leaving one to speculate where the horns come from during the creation of the helmet.

See also

• Steel Weapons (Skyrim)
• Steel Plate Armor

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls: Arena
• The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• The Elder Scrolls Online
• The Elder Scrolls: Blades