Iron Armor
Base Armor: See table	Weight See table	Base Value: See table
Class: Heavy Armor
Upgrade Material: Iron Ingot
Perk: None
ID: -

For other uses, see Iron Armor.

Iron Armor is a set of heavy armor that appears in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The most basic form of heavy armor, both in cost and protection, Iron Armor is very common and can be found throughout Skyrim from the beginning of the game.

Contents 1 Locations 1.1 Fixed locations 2 Variants 2.1 Banded Iron 2.2 Ancient Nord Armor 3 Smithing 4 Attributes by piece 5 See also 6 Appearances

LocationsEdit

Enchanted and unenchanted variants begin to appear throughout Skyrim at level 1. These locations include:

• Blacksmiths and general goods merchants.
• Found as random loot in chests or as a world item.
• Worn by bandits.

Fixed locationsEdit

• An entire set can be found in Riverwood. The shield, gauntlets, boots, and chest piece are located inside Alvor and Sigrid's House.
• Parts of Iron Armor, such as the shield and helmet, can be found in Helgen Keep - the shield is in the torture chamber, while the helmet is the caves just before the encounter with the bear, next to a wagon. 

VariantsEdit

Banded IronEdit

Banded Iron is a variant that is slightly stronger than standard Iron Armor and has a different style. There are only two pieces of this armor: Banded Iron Armor and the Banded Iron Shield. Both can be upgraded using corundum ingots rather than Iron Ingots.

Despite being made of Iron, Banded pieces are not considered part of the Iron Armor set. Because of this they cannot be used to grant the matching set bonus that can be obtained with regular Iron Armor.

Ancient Nord ArmorEdit

Ancient Nord Armor is a variant of the Iron Armor set and has identical base attributes, however what makes this armor superior is it benefits from the Daedric Smithing perk, which vastly improves its armor rating when upgraded. This makes it comparable with some of the higher tier armors. In addition, it does not include a shield as part of the set.

SmithingEdit

Iron Armor requires no prerequisite Smithing level or perks to forge. Pieces can be crafted at a blacksmith's forge with the following components:

• 3 × Leather Strips
• 5 × Iron Ingot

Regular pieces can be upgraded at a workbench with an iron ingot and Banded pieces with a corundum ingot, however neither benefit from any smithing perks.

This means armor cannot be improved past flawless quality without boosting the Smithing skill over 100. This can be achieved by using enchanted items and/or blacksmithing potions to Fortify Smithing.

Attributes by pieceEdit

				Leather Strips	Iron Ingot	Corundum Ingot	Item ID
Iron Armor	25	30	125	3	5	-	00012E49
Iron Boots	10	6	25	2	3	-	00012E4B
Iron Gauntlets	10	5	25	2	2	-	00012E46
Iron Helmet	15	5	60	2	3	-	00012E4D
Iron Shield	20	12	60	1	4	-	00012EB6
Banded Iron Armor	28	35	200	3	5	1	00013948
Banded Iron Shield	22	12	100	1	4	1	0001394B
Total (Regular)	80	58	295	10	17	-	-
Total (Banded)	85	63	410	10	17	2	-

See alsoEdit

• Iron Weapons
• Ancient Nord Weapons

AppearancesEdit

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (First appearance)

Armor in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Headgear • Cuirass • Boots • Gauntlets • Shields
Crafted Armor Sets
Light	Fur • Hide • Leather • Elven • Chitin • Scaled • Glass • Stalhrim Light • Dragonscale
Heavy	Iron • Ancient Nord • Imperial • Imperial Light • Steel • Bonemold • Dwarven • Steel Plate • Chitin Heavy Nordic Carved • Orcish • Ebony • Dragonplate • Stalhrim • Daedric
Non Crafted Armor Sets
Light	Dawnguard Armor • Morag Tong Armor • Penitus Oculatus Armor • Shrouded Armor Skaal Armor • Stormcloak Armor • Stormcloak Officer Armor
Heavy	Blades Armor • Dawnguard Heavy Armor • Falmer Armor • Falmer Heavy Armor • Falmer Hardened Armor • Wolf Armor
Unique Armor Sets
Ancient Falmer Armor • Ancient Shrouded Armor • Armor of the Old Gods • Ahzidal's Armor • Blackguard's Armor • Deathbrand Armor Guild Master's Armor Set • Linwe's Armor Set • Nightingale Armor • Thieves Guild Armor • Worn Shrouded Armor
Related Topics
Light Armor • Heavy Armor • Smithing • Armor in Dawnguard • Armor in Dragonborn

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