Steel Armor
Base Armor: 96 (set)	Weight 64 (set)	Base Value: 660 (set)
Class: Heavy Armor
Upgrade Material: Steel Ingot
Perk: Steel Smithing
ID: -

For other uses, see Steel Armor.

"Aye, now that's some fine armor. Good old-fashioned steel."

―Hold Guard^[src]

Steel Armor is a set of heavy armor that appears in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Locations

Unenchanted pieces of armor will begin to appear throughout Skyrim at level 2 and enchanted variants can be found at level 3. These locations include:

• Blacksmiths and general goods merchants.
• Found as random loot in chests or as a world item.
• Worn by bandit chiefs and hired thugs.

Smithing

Steel Armor requires a Smithing level of 20 and the Steel Smithing perk to create. Pieces can be forged at a blacksmith's forge with the following components:

• Steel Ingots
• Iron Ingots
• Leather Strips

Pieces can be upgraded with a steel ingot at a workbench and also benefit from the Steel Smithing perk, which doubles the improvement.

Attributes by piece

Piece				Leather Strips	Iron Ingot	Steel Ingot	ID
Steel Armor	31	35	275	3	1	4	00013952
Steel Cuffed Boots	12	8	55	2	1	3	00013951
Steel Shin Boots	12	8	55	2	1	3	000F6F21
Steel Helmet	17	5	125	2	1	2	00013954
Steel Horned Helmet	17	5	125	2	1	2	000F6F24
Steel Nordic Gauntlets	12	4	55	2	1	2	00013953
Steel Imperial Gauntlets	12	4	55	2	1	2	000F6F23
Steel Shield	24	12	150	1	1	3	00013955
Total (with shield)	96	64	660	10	5	14	-
Total (without shield)	72	52	510	9	4	11	-

See also

• Steel Weapons
• Steel Plate Armor

Gallery

Concept art for Steel Armor in Skyrim

A male character wearing the variant without pauldrons, with the horned helmet

A male character wearing the variant with pauldron, with the horned helmet

The back of a character wearing the variant with pauldrons, with the standard helmet

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Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (First appearance)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim