Steel Shield (Skyrim)
Base Armor: 24	Weight 12	Base Value: 150
Class: Heavy Armor, Shield
Upgrade Material: Steel Ingot
Perk: Steel Smithing
ID: 00013955

The Steel Shield is a piece of heavy armor and part of the Steel Armor set found in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

LocationsEdit

Unenchanted shields 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.
• Carried by Bandit Chiefs, Hired Thugs and Silver Hand members

VariantsEdit

• Aela's Shield - quest item for Aela the Huntress.
• Hrolfdir's Shield - quest item for Igmund.

SmithingEdit

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

• 1 × Leather Strips
• 3 × Steel Ingots
• 1 × Iron Ingot

It can be upgraded with a Steel Ingot at a workbench and also benefits from the Steel Smithing perk, which doubles the improvement.

BugsEdit

• If you have not given Aela the Huntress her shield, Aela's Shield, during the quest "Take Up Arms" for the Companions, the game will register all Steel Shields as Aela's shield, therefore not allowing you to remove them from your inventory. Placing the shield on a shield display in your house seems to allow you to remove them from your inventory.

AppearancesEdit

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (First appearance)