Ironflesh
School	Alteration
Skill Level	Adept (50)
Magicka Cost	266
Effect	Improves caster's armor rating by 80 points for 60 seconds
Spell Tome	Labyrinthian
Tome ID	00051B16
Spell ID	000A26E4

Ironflesh is an Adept-level Alteration spell available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. When cast, the spell improves the caster's armor rating by 80 points for 60 seconds. Ironflesh is the third strongest Mage Armor spell, ranking above Stoneflesh and below Ebonyflesh.

Perks

With the perk, "Mage Armor," the effects of Ironflesh are doubled, raising the caster's armor rating to 160 points for 80 seconds.

Usefulness

• When used in conjunction with Lightning Cloak or another cloak spell, Ironflesh allows the caster to deal out large amounts of damage at melee range without taking much damage.
• Morokei uses this spell while he battles during the quest, "Staff of Magnus."
• Faralda uses this spell when she and the Dragonborn defend Winterhold against the Magic Anomalies summoned by Ancano.

Spell tome

Attributes

• Weight: 1
• Value: 341
• See Spell Tome for a complete table of spell tomes, their descriptions, and their values.

Acquisition

• The spellbook may be available on a table in the first room of Labyrinthian, which may be accessed as part of the Staff of Magnus Quest; however, the specific spellbook type is random, so another spellbook may be in its place.
• Tolfdir sells this spell once the Dragonborn's Alteration skill reaches level 50.

Skill leveling

• This spell may be used to increase the alteration skill by casting it in the presence of an enemy (combat not required).

Appearance

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim