Is the Armorer Skill Worth it?

[Smoking_Tiger]

Title. Is a high amrorer skill worth the effort (IE never break a hammer, and never need to pay for repairs again), or is it better to just pay someone to repair your equipement? (Asking because I've never used the skill before).

[AlexTheSkjegg]

In addition to helping you repair your equipment it is a good way to level up early on without paying for training. It also allows you to go on longer journeys without having to stop by a blacksmith, which may be something to consider. That said it's all about how much money you're able to make early on. If you're strapped for cash then the ability to efficiently repair your weapons and armor will be great. It all depends on your character and how you intend to play that character.

[Smoking_Tiger]

引用自 AlexTheSkjegg：

In addition to helping you repair your equipment it is a good way to level up early on without paying for training. It also allows you to go on longer journeys without having to stop by a blacksmith, which may be something to consider. That said it's all about how much money you're able to make early on. If you're strapped for cash then the ability to efficiently repair your weapons and armor will be great. It all depends on your character and how you intend to play that character.

I'm running a light warrior/assassin-ish build. Gonna go with glass armor and a custom daedric wakizashi. Short blade, heavy enchanter and alchemist. Light armor. Not sure about whether I should use block or not. If it's possible to level it up quick and never break hammers at high levels... then I would think lugging around a quality hammer would be good. Saves me lots of money in the long run- which I need for enchanting until my enchant skill is high enough.

[AlexTheSkjegg]

Ah, you're mistaken on how hammers work. They have a set number of uses each regardless of your Armorer skill. Your armorer skill just increases the chance of successful repair as well as how much condition each successful repair restores. So even at 100 Armorer you'd still have to carry more than one hammer with you if you wanted to go on a very long trip. That said; the higher quality hammers are lighter in weight than the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ones.

Truth be told the money saved from picking Armorer is not a lot compared to the money needed to do enchanting with enchanter vendors. Armorer is more of a convenience as it reduces the need to visit civilization that often.

Shields have the highest enchantment potential in the game so you might as well invest into blocking if you're gonna be wielding one. It'll probably be a Daedric Tower Shield though, even though your Heavy Armor skill will be low.

[ZombieKidzRule!]

Another option is that I recently found a mod for Bound Armorers Hammers. It lets you summon the various kinds of armorer Hammers to repair. You don't actually get to keep the hammer in your inventory. You just cast the spell and the repair window appears with the appropriate number of uses. If you don't have anything to repair or you repair everything, then the hammer disappears when you exit.

Pretty cool actually. You no longer have to carry a repair hammer. I haven't experimented to see if the new spells are something you can enchant with.

Not to be confused with a mod for a Bound Hammer, which is a Bound weapon.

Just an option to consider.

I always do my own repair for any PC I make. I also use it to increase my strength bonus for level up. Balmora has quite a few weapons that need repair and you can raise your skill fairly quickly. And if you join the fighters guild, repair Hammers are free in the chests.

I join the Mages guild and use the guild guides to go to all the guilds and clean out the chests in both the Mages guild and the fighters guild. Useful items, lots of potions, can sell them, and the earlier you clean them out, the longer they have to restock.