whats the best type of armor

[Gunsaremagic]

heavy medium light im a beginner in this game played it a few times never finished it because i got a newer computer im playing dark elf my class is spellsword at the moment im using medium should it just keep playing the game with medium armor only

[Emma]

Well each armor class has really good armor. You can make either armor type work very well. All you got to do is level up the skill in that armor type.

For light armor the best armor is glass armor. In Expansions, Dark Brotherhood armor is the next best light armor, being much better than all the rest except for Glass.

For medium armor the best is Indoril armor. The stuff Ordinators in Vivec wear. But be very careful not to actually wear it in Vivec or Mournhold. The Ordinators will.... not be pleased. However Indoril Armor has no greaves (there are mods for that) Orcish armor is the next best medium armor if you want one that won't get you killed just for wearing it in the wrong place. In expansions, then Ice Armor is better than Indoril, but you'll essentially have to finish Bloodmoon to find that and those are high level quests. And Tribunal has Adamantium armor which is better than Ocrish but not as good as Indoril. Or the harder to get Royal Guard Armor which is better than Indorial and Ice Armor.

For heavy armor the best armor is Daedric. However it's extremely rare. You will only find one complete set ever, and to do that you need to scour locations across all of Vvardenfell and the locations added in the expansions. Ebony is the next best if you want something easier to find that you can get multiple copies of. In Bloodmoon, there is Nordic Mail armor which is slightly better than Ebony but not as good as Daedric.Tribunal adds Her Hand's Armor which is halfway in between Daedric and Ebony armor in quality but has the same problem of Ordinators getting violent if they see you wearing it.

[Gunsaremagic]

Originally posted by Frozen Nord:

Well each armor class has really good armor. You can make either armor type work very well. All you got to do is level up the skill in that armor type.

For light armor the best armor is glass armor. In Expansions, Dark Brotherhood armor is the next best light armor, being much better than all the rest except for Glass.

For medium armor the best is Indoril armor. The stuff Ordinators in Vivec wear. But be very careful not to actually wear it in Vivec or Mournhold. The Ordinators will.... not be pleased. However Indoril Armor has no greaves (there are mods for that) Orcish armor is the next best medium armor if you want one that won't get you killed just for wearing it in the wrong place. In expansions, then Ice Armor is better than Indoril, but you'll essentially have to finish Bloodmoon to find that and those are high level quests. And Tribunal has Adamantium armor which is better than Ocrish but not as good as Indoril. Or the harder to get Royal Guard Armor which is better than Indorial and Ice Armor.

For heavy armor the best armor is Daedric. However it's extremely rare. You will only find one complete set ever, and to do that you need to scour locations across all of Vvardenfell and the locations added in the expansions. Ebony is the next best if you want something easier to find that you can get multiple copies of. In Bloodmoon, there is Nordic Mail armor which is slightly better than Ebony but not as good as Daedric.Tribunal adds Her Hand's Armor which is halfway in between Daedric and Ebony armor in quality but has the same problem of Ordinators getting violent if they see you wearing it.

if i wear a mix of light and medium do i get better in both armor types or should i just i just wear everything same type

[Gunsaremagic]

ok thx

[Nadlug]

Personally i preferr light armor. It dosent weigh much and so long as your skill with it is adequaate it offers plenty of protection. Plus its usualy cheap. You can get a near complete set of Chitin armor which will last you untill your first assasin. From there you wear The Dark brotherhood set untill you finally upgrade to glass.

[Emma]

Should also note that if you are very skilled in one armor skill, say light, then the dark brotherhod armor probably is giong to give you better protection than Royal Guard or Daedric armor if your skill in medium and heavy armor is very low. It's best to pick an armor class you think best fits you and focus on leveling it and then stick to that class of armor. If you want more choices there are mods out there, but I couldn't tell you which are good because that's purely a matter of taste.

[Gunsaremagic]

does anyone use the bow should i even bother tryin yo get better with it

[Nadlug]

Originally posted by gunsaremagic:

does anyone use the bow should i even bother tryin yo get better with it

I alwayse keep a ranged weapon and target destruction spell as backup.

The first is so I can never complain about cliff racers. The second is for Dunnmer using their racial.

[Gunsaremagic]

ok im gonna start killing some mudcrabs with a bow

[☾✶ Crack’wah]

ok no

[☾✶ Crack’wah]

The best armor combaination goes:

helm: helm of oreyn bearclaw

Cuirass: lord's mail or dragonbone cuirass

pauldrons: daedric pauldrons

gaunlets: fists of randagulf

greaves: daedric greaves

Boots: daedric boots

shield: Eleidons ward

[☾✶ Crack’wah]

Theres your answer

[☾✶ Crack’wah]

Also you can find this on the unoffcial elder scrolls wiki

[☾✶ Crack’wah]

And the best weapons are:

trueflame or hopesfire

[Nadlug]

Originally posted by gunsaremagic:

ok im gonna start killing some mudcrabs with a bow

Meh just use all toes shiny circular things you obsessivly stack into piles to buy your skill up to a reasonable level. What else are you gona spend it on?

[Rocket]

i like medium. dragonscale armor much gud for starting characters. higher levels probably heavy with daedric or ebony