Advanced Armors is one of the perks associated with the Smithing skill in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Smithing
Armor
Advanced Armors allows both heavy and light armor sets to be forged. The only other perk to grant this is the Dragon Armor perk.
The following armor sets can be forged with this perk:
It also doubles the improvement when tempering the following pieces of armor:
- Ahzidal's Armor DR
- Helm of Yngol
- Dawnguard Armor DG
- Dawnguard Heavy Armor DG
- Dawnguard Rune Shield DG
- Falmer Hardened Armor DG
- Falmer Heavy Armor DG
- Morag Tong Armor DR
- Vampire Armor DG
- Vampire Royal Armor DG
Weapons
This perk is required to forge Nordic Weapons added in the Dragonborn add-on.