The Ancient Shrouded Armor is a unique light armor cuirass and the body of the Ancient Shrouded set. It has a base armor rating of 33, weighs 5 and doubles the poison resistance of the plain Shrouded Armor. It lies on a dead assassin in a hidden room in Hag's End, the reward of the Dark Brotherhood side quest Locate the Assassin of Old.

Armor Enchantment

Poison Resistance rises by 100%.

Every armor enchantment is listed under Enchantment Effects.

Ancient Shrouded Armor Map Location and Quest Guide

Ancient Shrouded Armor map location:

The Ancient Shrouded Armor lies on a dead assassin in a hidden room behind the throne in Hag's End. It is the reward for Locate the Assassin of Old in the Dark Brotherhood questline.

Complete Breaching Security by killing Gaius Maro in a hold capital.
Take Olava's Token from Gabriella.
Give the token to Olava the Feeble in Whiterun.
Travel to Deepwood Redoubt and go through it to Hag's End.
Pull the handle behind the throne in Hag's End.
Take the Ancient Shrouded Armor from the dead assassin in the hidden room.

Map credit by Map Genie.

The handle behind the throne appears only after Olava's reading.

Gameplay Tips

Temper it at a workbench with one Leather. The Arcane Blacksmith perk is needed because of the enchantment.
It beats the plain Shrouded Armor with 33 armor against 29 and a lighter weight of 5 against 7.

Smithing Guide

Enchanted weapons require the Arcane Blacksmith Perk to upgrade.

Upgrades

Ancient Shrouded Armor is improved at a workbench with one Leather per improvement. An enchanted copy can only be improved with the Arcane Blacksmith perk.

Quality	Smithing	Armor
Fine	14	+2
Superior	31	+6
Exquisite	65	+10
Flawless	100	+13
Epic	134	+17
Legendary	168	+20

Armor Set

Ancient Shrouded Armor is part of the Ancient Shrouded set.

Name	Image	Slot	Armor	Weight

Armor Categories

All Chest Armor

Light Armor

Every light armor chest piece, with its armor rating, weight, set and upgrade material.

Name	Image	Armor	Weight	Value	Set	Upgrade	Perk	DLC

Heavy Armor

Every heavy armor chest piece, with its armor rating, weight, set and upgrade material.

Name	Image	Armor	Weight	Value	Set	Upgrade	Perk	DLC