We have built our Skyrim character, we have chosen his race and we have developed his skills to customize him as much as we wanted. We have developed our magic skills and took a good look at the different Dragonshouts, the power that only the Dragonborn can wield. All’s well and good but we still need a certain something to be able to go adventuring in Tamriel: weapons. And just as you may expect, there are a lot of different weapons to be found in Skyrim, allowing adventurers to chose what really suits them and the character they have created.
There are a lot of different weapons in Skyrim, ranging from swords and maces to aces, bows and dagger. Even if there are so many weapons, they are grouped together in only three different type: one handed, two handed and bows. If you have checked out our perks and skills guides you already know that you can improve your skills with these weapon types by using the weapons themselves in battle.
The weapons’ level depends on the material: the weakest weapons are the one made from iron while the strongest are the unique Daedric Weapons. If you have downloaded the Dawnguard DLC pack you’ll also be able to obtain the Dragonbone weapons which are even stronger than Daedric Weapons.
Weapons can be obtained in a variety of ways: they can be bought, looted, stolen, forged, or received as a reward. Weapons can also be upgraded at a grindstone with the right material.
Grindstones are found all over the world of Skyrim: using them will also improve your smithing skills. Since weapons don’t have durability in Skyim, the only weapon stat you’ll be able to improve is damage. You can also apply enhancements on the weapons to enhance their battle performance. While most weapons require ingots of their material to improve, some others will require some unique materials which are harder to find. Weapons upgrades are ranked as fine, superior, exquisite, flawless, epic, and legendary: each quality level requires a certain Smithing level which can be decreased with a few perks.
Everything that’s been said about weapons is the same for armors and apparel items. Included in the category are armor, mage robes, rings, amulets and other garments and jewelry. Armor gives the wearer protection by increasing his armor rating: the higher the rating, the less the damage. Using a shield will also increase the Armor Rating.
Armors can be found all over Tamriel. To get some special pieces of armors you will have to smithe them yourself, just like for weapons. Rare armor pieces require a high level in smithing before being able to be created.
Just like the Shields, Headgears also come with the Light and Heavy variants: some of the headgears are also part of armor sets which come with specific perks, making them useful in certain situations. Just like all the other equipment pieces, headgears in Skyrim can be upgraded with the corrent materials.
Ancient Shrouded Cowl
Dawnguard Helmet
Dragonscale Helmet
Elven Helmet
Elven Light Helmet
Falkreath Guard’s Helmet
Forsworn Headdress
Fur Helmet
Glass Helmet
Guild Master’s Hood
Helmet of the Old Gods
Hide Helmet
Hjaalmarch Guard’s Helmet
Imperial Light Helmet
Krosis
Leather Helmet
Linwe’s Hood
Markarth Guard’s Helmet
Morokei
Nightingale Hood
Noster’s Helmet
Pale Guard’s Helmet
Penitus Oculatus Helmet
Riften Guard’s Helmet
Scaled Helmet
Shrouded Cowl
Shrouded Cowl Maskless
Solitude Guard’s Helmet
Stormcloak Helmet
Stormcloak Officer Helmet
Thieves Guild Hood
Volsung
Winterhold Guard’s Helmet
Whiterun Guard’s Helmet
Wooden Mask
Worn Shrouded Cowl
Ancient Helmet of the Unburned
Ancient Nord Helmet
Blades Helmet
Daedric Helmet
Dawnguard Full Helmet
Dragonplate Helmet
Dwarven Helmet
Ebony Helmet
Falmer Hardened Helm
Falmer Heavy Helm
Falmer Helmet
Helm of Yngol
Helm of Winterhold
Hevnoraak
Imperial Helmet
Imperial Helmet (Closed)
Imperial Officer’s Helmet
Iron Helmet
Konahrik
Masque of Clavicus Vile
Nahkriin
Orcish Helmet
Otar
Rahgot
Shellbug Helmet
Steel Helmet
Steel Horned Helmet
Steel Plate Helmet
The Jagged Crown
Vokun
Wolf Helmet