Daedric Armor
Base Armor: 144 (set)	Weight 96 (set)	Base Value: 7650 (set)
Class: Heavy Armor
Upgrade Material: Ebony Ingot
ID: -

"I can only tell you tales of how to make Daedric armor. I have never seen it myself, nor do I know anyone that has. The stories say that it should always be worked on at night... ideally under a new or full moon, and never during an eclipse. A red harvest moon is best. Ebony is the principle material, but at the right moment a daedra heart must be thrown into the fire."

―Sven Two-Hammers^[src]

Daedric armor is a set of heavy armor available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Very heavy, it has the highest armor rating in the base game. The armor set contains five pieces: a helmet, boots, gauntlets, a cuirass and greaves, and an optional shield. A set of weapons of the same name coincide with the set.

Pieces of Daedric armor can be forged in the basement of the College of Winterhold with armor made from ebony, the hearts of Daedra, Black Soul Gems, and Centurion Dynamo Cores. They can also be crafted at a blacksmiths forge.

Appearance

True to its predecessors, Daedric Armor design is demonic in appearance with a several spikes protruding from various parts of the body. Sections of the armor glow red in dark areas, however this does not affect sneaking.

Benefits

• Wearing the full Daedric set raises the chance of successful intimidation checks by 10%.
• Daedric Armor has the highest armor rating in the game. This makes the Dragon Armor perk somewhat inferior in terms of protection.

Locations

Unenchanted pieces of Daedric armor will begin to appear throughout Skyrim at level 46 and enchanted pieces can be found at level 47, albeit very rarely. These locations include:

• Found as random loot in chests.
• Unenchanted pieces dropped as random loot by Revered or Legendary Dragons.

Crafting

Forging Daedric Armor requires a Smithing level of 90 and the Daedric Smithing perk. Pieces can be forged at a blacksmith's forge with the following components:

• Daedra Hearts
• Ebony Ingots

Ebony Ingots can be smelted from Ebony Ore or purchased from blacksmiths. Daedra Hearts can be purchased from alchemists, Enthir at the College of Winterhold or found on dead Dremora. Pieces can be upgraded with an Ebony Ingot at a grindstone and also benefit from the Daedric Smithing perk, which doubles the improvement.

Attributes by piece

	Armor	Weight	Value	Leather Strips	Ebony Ingot	Daedra Heart	ID
Daedric Armor	49	50	3200	3	5	1	0001396B
Daedric Boots	18	10	625	2	3	1	0001396A
Daedric Gauntlets	18	6	625	2	2	1	0001396C
Daedric Helmet	23	15	1600	2	3	1	0001396D
Daedric Shield	36	15	1600	1	4	1	0001396E
Total	144	96	7650	10	17	5

The correct way to determine actual armor rating is using the equation: [Armor Rating] = ([Base Armor]*[(Skill*0.004)+1])*[Perk Modifiers]+[Smithing Bonus])

The Atronach Forge

Conjurers who have completed their Ritual Spell at level 90 can also create Daedric armor at the Atronach Forge. The following components are required to forge the armor:

• Sigil Stone
• 1 Daedra Heart
• 1 Unenchanted Ebony Armor of the desired type
• 1 Centurion Dynamo Core
• 1 Black Soul Gem (empty or filled)

See also

• Daedric Weapons

Gallery

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