What armor has the best rating in Skyrim?

11 Blades Armor The Blades set is the highest-rated faction armor in the game, giving you a unique steel look and comparable stats to carry you through the game.
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What is the highest rated armor in Skyrim?

With a shield included, the armor rating of the set is 119.
  • 7 Her Hand Armor.
  • 6 Ebony Armor.
  • 5 Falmer Heavy.
  • 4 Dragonplate Armor.
  • 3 Stalhrim Armor.
  • 2 Daedric Armor.
  • 1 Indoril Armor.
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What is the best armor quality in Skyrim?

The Daedric armour set has the highest base armour rating in the game (144) but also the most weight (96) Dragonplate has a slightly lower base armour rating (136) but lower weight (79), meaning it has a slightly higher armour/weight ratio.
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How to get the highest armor rating in Skyrim?

With the aid of enchanting (fortify smithing) and pre-made enchanting and smithing potions, and of course the appropriate armor perks, you can reach the armor cap with any style or type of armor in the game, even hide and iron armor. All without even using a shield.
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What helmet has the highest armor rating in Skyrim?

The Daedric Helmet has a higher base armor rating than the Dragonplate Helmet. The only headpieces with a higher base rating are Konahrik, The Jagged Crown, Shellbug Helmet, and the Visage of Mzund.
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What is the highest you can upgrade armor in Skyrim?

Note that the armor cap in Skyrim occurs at 567 displayed Armor Rating (80% damage reduction). Armor ratings in excess of this value will not further reduce damage.
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What is the hidden armor rating in Skyrim?

Each piece of gear with an armor rating (light or heavy) provides a hidden 25 armor rating, or you can view it as an automatic +3% damage reduction. If you equip gear to all four "slots" : head, chest, arms, and feet you get an additional +12% reduction or +100 armor.
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What is the most intimidating armor in Skyrim?

Intimidating, evil, and heavy, players do not get any better than the Daedric Armor set. With spikes that will poke out enemies' eyes, it glows red, adding that extra aura of a sinister being.
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Can you reach the armor cap without smithing in Skyrim?

Yes. Without smithing perks, you'll need to make use of fortify smithing and/or fortify [armor] effects to reach the cap. If you don't want to cast flesh spells or use a shield, you'll need to use another perk or two.
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What is the most powerful gear in Skyrim?

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  • 1 The Dwarven Black Bow of Fate.
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Is Daedric or Dragon Armour better?

With some simple math, that means Daedric armour is 1.065x greater than Dragonplate in the overall armour rating. Laughable difference at a lesser rating, but once you fortify your armour continuously throughout the game, believe me, it makes a difference. So in defense, yes Daedric is superior.
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What is the strongest armor spell in Skyrim?

1 Dragonhide

This is the Master-level armor spell, rewarded to the player for completing the Alteration Ritual Spell quest.
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Is Madness Armor better than Daedric?

Madness Armor is a set of heavy armor in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition that is a part of the Saints & Seducers Creation Club content. It is superior to Daedric Armor, but slightly heavier.
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Does armor rating matter in Skyrim?

The armor rating only reduces physical damage, not magical damage. Each point of armor rating reduces damage by 0.12%.
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What is the coolest looking armor in Skyrim?

  • 10 Ancient Shrouded Armor Set.
  • 9 Wolf Armor Set.
  • 8 Blades Armor Set.
  • 7 Ancient Falmer Armor Set.
  • 6 Stalhrim Armor Set.
  • 5 Dragonscale Armor.
  • 4 Glass Armor Set.
  • 3 Ebony Armor Set.
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What is the highest effective armor rating in Skyrim?

Armor Cap. In skyrim there is a maximum armor cap of 567 when wearing 4 pieces of armor with each piece of armor adding a hidden 25 armor points which would make the actual armor cap without wearing any armor is 667.
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How many rings can you wear in Skyrim?

Skyrim. Only one ring can be worn at a time, and it is visible even with gauntlets equipped. Generic rings provide no armor, and do not serve any function other than for appearance. However, rings can be enchanted and provide a lightweight advantage.
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What is the strongest armor in Skyrim?

The Blades set is the highest-rated faction armor in the game, giving you a unique steel look and comparable stats to carry you through the game.
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What is Lydia's armor rating in Skyrim?

Her default equipment provides a total armor rating of 169. She does not wear a helmet by default, but can equip any if given one. She can also wear any ring or necklace given to her by the Dragonborn, which can be useful due to the added effects these items may have.
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What is the stealthiest armor in Skyrim?

1 The Ebony Mail

It comes with two effects: nearby NPCs take a constant 5 damage per second, and the player is significantly muffled. The muffle effect is not absolute, but it's enough to make the Heavy Armor work in the Stealth player's favor.
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Is flawless better than legendary?

Just a note, Flawless (two levels below Legendary) is the absolute highest you can get without the perk, as it takes 100 skill. Only takes 91 to reach Legendary with the relevant perk though (as compared to 168).
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Is there anything above legendary in Skyrim?

Legendary is the highest, but it can still be upgraded further if you get higher +smithing gear/potions.
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What gives the most smithing exp in Skyrim?

While the easiest way to do this used to be by smithing iron daggers, a patch removed this glitch and changed Smithing leveling to scale with item worth rather than item quantity. This means that the fastest way to level up your Smithing attribute is by crafting gold rings.
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