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One of the basic items you’ll need to play Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is armor—not just any armor, but a pretty good one. The available items in the game are so numerous that telling which one is the best can be a bit difficult. Each armor you’ll find is unique and has its own specialty that nothing else has. Getting them requires a few things to do in the game.
Steps
Method 1
Method 1 of 3:Getting the Daedric Armor Set
Method 1
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1Increase your Smithing level. The Daedric armor requires at least a level 90 Smithing. The Smithing level of your character can be increased by constantly forging items in the Blacksmith’s forge.
- To forge items, approach a Blacksmith forge that can be found in any town. Press the interaction on your keyboard or controller to start forging weapons and armors.
- Your Smithing level will increase regardless of what item you forge.
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2Unlock the Daedric Smithing Perk. Open your Skills menu inside the game and select Smithing to view the Smithing skill tree of your character. The second to the top point of the tree is the Daedric Smithing perk.
- To unlock this, all you need to do is to use all the skill points you gained when you were leveling up your Smithing skill (step 1) and unlock all the perks below the Daedric (there are 8).
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3Get the items for the recipe. The Daedric armor set composes of five parts, namely: the chest plate, boots, gauntlets, helmet, and the shield. To get the complete set, you’ll need the following:
- 10 Leather Strips — This can be bought from merchants all over the game for 3 Gold.
- 17 Ebony Ingots — This can be bought from merchants all over the game for 150 Gold once your character reaches level 27.
- 5 Daedra Hearts (for each piece of the set) — This can be obtained by killing a Dremora inside the Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon located at The Pale, one of the nine “Holds” in Skyrim.
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4Create the armor. Once you’ve collected all the required materials, approach a Blacksmith forge and press the interaction key to start creating an armor. Once the armor has been created, it will automatically be added to your bag.
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5Equip the armor. Open your character’s bag and select the Daedric armor pieces. Using your controller’s navigation buttons, equip each item of the set one at a time.
Method 2
Method 2 of 3:Getting the Dragonplate Armor Set
Method 2
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1Increase your Smithing level. The Dragonplate armor requires your character’s Smithing level to be at max (level 100). The Smithing level of your character can be increased by constantly forging items in the Blacksmith’s forge.
- To forge items, approach a Blacksmith forge that can be found in any town. Press the interaction on your keyboard or controller to start forging weapons and armors.
- Your Smithing level will increase regardless of what item you forge.
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2Unlock the Dragon Smithing Perk. Open your Skills menu inside the game and select Smithing to view the Smithing skill tree of your character. The top point of the tree is the Dragon Smithing perk.
- To unlock this, all you need to do is to use all the skill points you gained when you were leveling up your Smithing skill (step 1) and unlock all the perks below the Dragon (there are 9).
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3Get the items for the recipe. The Dragonplate armor set composes of five parts, namely: the chest plate, boots, gauntlets, helmet and the shield. To get the complete set, you’ll need the following:
- 13 Dragon Scales — This can be obtained by killing a dragon and looting its corpse after.
- 6 Dragon Bones — This can be obtained by killing a dragon and looting its corpse after.
- 10 Leather Strips — This can be bought from merchants all over the game for 3 Gold.
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4Create the armor. Once you’ve collected all the required materials, approach a Blacksmith forge and press the interaction key to start creating an armor. Once the armor has been created, it will automatically be added to your bag.
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5Equip the armor. Open your character’s bag and select the Dragonplate armor pieces. Using your controller’s navigation buttons, equip each item of the set one at a time.
Method 3
Method 3 of 3:Obtaining the Dragonscale Armor Set
Method 3
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1Increase your Smithing level. The Dragonscale armor requires your character’s Smithing level to be at max (level 100). The Smithing level of your character can be increased by constantly forging items in the Blacksmith’s forge.
- To forge items, approach a Blacksmith forge that can be found in any town. Press the interaction on your keyboard or controller to start forging weapons and armors.
- Your Smithing level will increase regardless of what item you forge.
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2Unlock the Dragon Smithing Perk. Open your Skills menu inside the game and select Smithing to view the Smithing skill tree of your character. The top point of the tree is the Dragon Smithing perk.
- To unlock this, all you need to do is to use all the skill points you gained when you were leveling up your Smithing skill (step 1) and unlock all the perks below the Dragon (there are 9).
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3Get the items for the recipe. The Dragonscale armor set composes of five parts, namely: the chest plate, boots, gauntlets, helmet and the shield. To get the complete set, you’ll need the following:
- 14 Dragon Scales — This can be bought from merchants all over the game for 3 Gold.
- 4 Leather — This can be bought from merchants all over the game for 10 Gold.
- 2 Iron Ingot — This can be bought from merchants all over the game for 7 Gold.
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4Create the armor. Once you’ve collected all the required materials, approach a Blacksmith forge and press the interaction key to start creating an armor. Once the armor has been created, it will automatically be added to your bag.
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5Equip the armor. Open your character’s bag and select the Dragonscale armor pieces. Using your controller’s navigation buttons, equip each item of the set one at a time.
Community Q&A
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QuestionHow can I get Dragon Scales and Dragon Bones?
Community AnswerThe best way to get Dragon Scales and Bones is by defeating Dragons. However, very rarely, you may find them in chests or for sale by merchants. -
QuestionWhat is the best armor in the game?
Community AnswerDeadric armor is the best, but it is hard to get. Dragonplate and Dragonscale are very good also. -
QuestionCan I get a good set without smithing myself?
Community AnswerIt may be hard, but it is possible. Loot levels with the player, causing better equipment in the late game. -
QuestionHow can I obtain better armor or weapons? Which are the best ones?Community AnswerThe weapons and armour you find will get better as your character levels up so simply play the game and you will find better equipment, search online for quests which give good weapon rewards. Daedric and dragonplate/scale have good base defence but the nightingale set from thieves guild or legendary dark brotherhood set are good for sneaking. Some sets have boosts for example stahlrim from the dragonborn dlc gives a bonus of 25% to all frost enchantments. There are plenty of discussions online for each playset.
