Skyrim:Spell Knight Armor (item)

Three sets of heavy Spell Knight Armor variants are added to the game by the Spell Knight Armor Creation (themed after the Order of the Crypt, a Bretonic knightly order). One set of the iron and steel variants can be obtained through the related quest, and after completion all three sets can be crafted at a forge. While each set are of high quality for their material, no set contains a shield.

Iron Spell Knight Armor

The iron variant is the weakest of the three in terms of base stats. All pieces have the same weight as regular iron armor. However, the cuirass' armor rating is slightly higher than banded iron armor. The other pieces are more impressive on that regard, tying with steel plate armor. No Smithing perks are needed to craft these, though that means they also do not benefit from any possible temper bonus. All items can be tempered using 1 Iron Ingot.

A male Nord wearing iron Spell Knight armor

	Name (ID)				Raw Materials		Delta		Ratio
					Iron	Strips
	Iron Spell Knight Armor (FExxxD78)	30	275	29	5	3	32.7	231	7.17	6.25
	Iron Spell Knight Boots (FExxxD77)	6	55	14	3	2	3.8	28	2.19	2.04
	Iron Spell Knight Gauntlets (FExxxD79)	5	55	14	2	2	4.8	35	3.18	2.75
	Iron Spell Knight Helmet (FExxxD7A)	5	200	19	3	2	1.8	173	1.56	7.41
Totals:		46	585	76	13	9

Steel Spell Knight Armor

In second place is the steel variant, that shares its weight with the regular steel armor. The cuirass is on par with improved bonemold armor in terms of armor rating, while the other pieces tie with ebony armor. They require the Steel Smithing perk to craft, as well as getting double the effectiveness when tempering them, requiring a steel ingot for each piece.

A Female Imperial wearing steel Spell Knight armor

	Name (ID)				Raw Materials			Delta		Ratio
					Steel	Iron	Strips
	Steel Spell Knight Armor (FExxxD74)	35	350	35	4	1	3	29.7	254	6.6	3.65
	Steel Spell Knight Boots (FExxxD73)	8	75	16	3	1	2	3.8	2	2.19	1.03
	Steel Spell Knight Gauntlets (FExxxD75)	4	75	16	2	1	2	0.8	22	1.25	1.42
	Steel Spell Knight Helmet (FExxxD76)	5	250	21	2	1	2	1.8	197	1.56	4.72
Totals:		52	750	88	11	4	9

Ebony Spell Knight Armor

The ebony variant is the strongest of the three, sharing its weight with the regular ebony armor. The boots, gauntlets and helmet possess the highest base armor rating for their respective slots in the game. They require the Ebony Smithing perk to craft, as well as getting double the effectiveness when tempering them, requiring an ebony ingot for each piece.

A male Nord wearing ebony Spell Knight armor

	Name (ID)				Raw Materials		Delta		Ratio
					Ebony	Strips
	Ebony Spell Knight Armor (FExxxD7C)	38	2000	47	5	3	32.7	1241	7.17	2.64
	Ebony Spell Knight Boots (FExxxD7B)	7	400	20	3	2	3.8	-56	2.19	0.88
	Ebony Spell Knight Gauntlets (FExxxD7D)	7	400	20	2	2	4.8	94	3.18	1.31
	Ebony Spell Knight Helmet (FExxxD7E)	10	900	25	3	2	6.8	144	3.13	1.19
Totals:		62	3700	112	13	9

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  Iron Spell Knight armor (female Imperial)
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  Steel Spell Knight armor (male Nord)
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  Ebony Spell Knight armor (female Imperial)

Notes

• There are two versions of enchanted Ebony Spell Knight Armor to be chosen at the end of the Crypt of the Heart questline. It's worth noting that if you refuse to purify the knight's heart, the cuirass you acquire is the only one that reinforces onehanded damage throughout the vanilla gameplay.