There are a number of Light Armor pieces to choose from inSkyrimto protect and enhance the player’s character. The most basic pieces provide a bit of armor while the best pieces offer incredible perks and enchantments.
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The best pieces for the player will entirely depend on their build and playstyle. If a player doesn’t intend to do magic than having a piece of armor that boosts magic is rather useless. That being said there are some light armor pieces so strong that they serve many builds rather well. Here are some of the best pieces that can be found in the game and how to get a hold of them.
Helmet Of The Old Gods
The Helmet of the Old Gods is a piece of unique armor that grants the wearer 12 armor when worn. It also comes with the handy perk of Fortifying Magicka by 30 points. This gives the player a deeper well of Magicka to pull from when casting spells.
How To Get It
Doing the above will result in the player receiving the Helmet of the Old Gods. Attacking any of the Forsworn prisoners or Madanach will still result in completing the quest but will not reward the player with the Helmet.
Gray Cowl Of Nocturnal
The Gray Cowl Of Nocturnal is a powerful artifact for stealthy minded players. The Cowl provides 13 armor, Fortifies Sneak by 25 points, and increases the player’s carry weight capacity by 50. It also comes with a permanent Life Detect that lets the player see living beings through walls. The downside to this helmet is that all guards will become immediately hostile upon seeing the player wearing it. But for stealthy players who want to avoid detection anyway, it’s a good choice.
This starts the next part of the quest The Solitude Job:
Leaving the dungeon will start the final part of the quest called Meeting With A Stranger:
Reforged Cuirass Of The Crusader
The Reforged Cuirass of the Crusader is a powerful piece of body armor that provides 38 armor when worn. It also comes with a ten-point Health bonus and Fortifies Restoration by eight points. Basically, the player is well armored, has a deeper health pool, and can castRestoration spellsbetter.
Players will need to complete the quest Relics of the Crusader:
Deathbrand Gauntlet
Deathbrand Gauntlets provide 11.5 to armor when worn. They also come with a base 10% boost to one-handed attack damage. This bonus can be raised by wearing additional pieces of the Deathbrand set for a total bonus of 40%.
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Players will need to complete theside questDeathbrand which rewards the player with the entire Deathbrand set of armor. To start the quest players need to read the book Deathbrand.
The Deathbrand book can be found:
The Book sends the player to Haknir’s Shoal where they’ll find pirates squabbling over a treasure map. The player can either steal the map from the Pirate Captain or kill him to get it. Once the player has the map the quest to find the four chests starts.
Armor Of The Old Gods
The Armor of the Old Gods is perhaps the best piece of light body armor in the game. It offers a 24 armor rating and Fortifies Destruction by 15 points. This is fantastic for Spellsword builds or players that enjoy wearing light armor while usingDestruction magic.
The Armor is obtained in the same manner as the Helmet Of The Gods:
