What level do I need to buy Ebony Ingots?

[off.]

Hello! As you can read in the title, I dont know where to buy Ebony Ingots. My character is level 27 and I still can't buy Ebony Ingots yet.

Can someone help me?...

[alexander_dougherty]

It's always a bit random for me, but I have seen them start showing up around level 30, but then I've hit dry patches where I couldn't find them for love nor money and when they did show up it was in ones and twos.

If you hit the wikis you should be able to find the locations of the ebony mines, which would probably be easier.

[Iceira]

get better barter skill gear, Masque of Clavicus Vile and Amulet of Zenithar or better
that seem to be a good barter buying ingot and make better armor or weapon with smith items and sell them back to them and level up. same can be done in alchemy.

most do this automatic then they have the gear.

[mikk011]

According to the wikis ebony ingots should start being (randomly) available at level 27. In your case you just haven't gotten the random result yet.

If you want lots of the stuff, Gloombound Mine at Narzulbur has piles of the stuff.

[Space Fart]

I find it weird nobody has mentioned this but if you ever feel the need to ask something about skyrim, about an item or something you can find literally everything with a google search. I'm not being rude, I'm just pointing out that you can get your answers faster with almost no chance for misinformation.

Also you need to befriend an orc to go to Gloombound mine safely, go to markarth and clear the mine, then talk to the miners and then talk to the orc there and he will tell you you will be welcome. You can also do that at Karthwasten iirc, similar mission.

[RadCon One]

Originally posted by Veshter:

I find it weird nobody has mentioned this but if you ever feel the need to ask something about skyrim, about an item or something you can find literally everything with a google search. I'm not being rude, I'm just pointing out that you can get your answers faster with almost no chance for misinformation.

Also you need to befriend an orc to go to Gloombound mine safely, go to markarth and clear the mine, then talk to the miners and then talk to the orc there and he will tell you you will be welcome. You can also do that at Karthwasten iirc, similar mission.

I see your point, but since the OP specifically said he is level 27 (the level the ebony ingots start spawning in merchant chests) he likely did look at the wiki and is confused at why they are not appearing.

You don't have to befriend the orcs though to mine there. They will nonstop tell you to leave, yes, but they won't attack on sight.

[Space Fart]

Facepalm, I should read the description next time and I didn't know that about the orcs. Seems like an oversight by bethesda.

[RadCon One]

Originally posted by Veshter:

Seems like an oversight by bethesda.

I'd agree to that.

An outsider attempting to come in and bankrupt your entire community by stealing all of its EXTREMELY valuable ores is a good enough reason for them to off whoever it is in my opinion. My understanding is that the orcs aren't exactly pacifists either.

[alexander_dougherty]

Originally posted by Entropy:

Originally posted by Veshter:

Seems like an oversight by bethesda.

I'd agree to that.

An outsider attempting to come in and bankrupt your entire community by stealing all of its EXTREMELY valuable ores is a good enough reason for them to off whoever it is in my opinion. My understanding is that the orcs aren't exactly pacifists either.

Code of Malacath is basically a list of reasons to attack, with a handful of exceptions.

[LaOldi]

I skilled smithing yesterday and bought a ton of Iron ore from vendors, saw some ebony bars as well and that was with lvl 27/28, too. So just keep looking. It defently starts around lvl 30

(Not sure if you want to do this but its possible: If you buy from a vendor, thet quicksave, kill the vendor, quickload and buy again you will find his inventory refreshed. With new ore / bar or other new items)

[Mere-Homi-Cidal]

You have got to have played Fable lost chapters, if not you really must.

Originally posted by LaOldi:

I skilled smithing yesterday and bought a ton of Iron ore from vendors, saw some ebony bars as well and that was with lvl 27/28, too. So just keep looking. It defently starts around lvl 30

(Not sure if you want to do this but its possible: If you buy from a vendor, thet quicksave, kill the vendor, quickload and buy again you will find his inventory refreshed. With new ore / bar or other new items)

[off.]

Originally posted by Iceira:

get better barter skill gear, Masque of Clavicus Vile and Amulet of Zenithar or better
that seem to be a good barter buying ingot and make better armor or weapon with smith items and sell them back to them and level up. same can be done in alchemy.

most do this automatic then they have the gear.

I used that old dagger method to level up if that's what you mean.