Imperial Armor

Armor Rating	25
Weight	35
Value	100
Slot	Body
Set	Imperial
Level	-
Class	Chest Armor
Skill	Heavy Armor
Unique	-
Item ID	000136d5
Game/DLC	Skyrim

Imperial Armor is the heavy armor cuirass of the Imperial Legion. It has a base armor rating of 25 and weighs 35. Imperial soldiers wear it, and new Legion recruits receive a set.

Armor Enchantment

Any armor enchantment can be placed on imperial Armor at an arcane enchanter.

Enchanted copies of imperial Armor turn up with one of the effects below.

Variant	Enchantment	Magnitude	Level
Imperial Armor of Minor Health	Fortify Health	20	-
Imperial Armor of Health	Fortify Health	30	-
Imperial Armor of Major Health	Fortify Health	40	-
Imperial Armor of the Minor Knight	Fortify Heavy Armor	12	-
Imperial Armor of the Knight	Fortify Heavy Armor	15	-
Imperial Armor of the Major Knight	Fortify Heavy Armor	17	-
Imperial Armor of Dwindling Frost	Resist Frost	40	-

The Enchantment Effects page lists every armor enchantment.

Imperial Armor Location

Joining the Imperial Legion and asking Beirand in Solitude for heavy armor gives a full set. In Alftand, the adventurer Sulla Trebatius wears the cuirass, boots and bracers of a set.

Gameplay Tips

Temper it at a workbench with one Steel Ingot. The Steel Smithing perk doubles the improvement.
Forge it with the Steel Smithing perk from 4 Steel Ingots, 2 Leather and 3 Leather Strips.
Its 25 armor matches Iron Armor, while its weight of 35 matches Steel Armor.
Four Imperial pieces count as a matched set for the Matching Set perk, which adds 25% armor.

Smithing Guide

Enchanted weapons require the Arcane Blacksmith Perk to upgrade.

Crafting

Imperial Armor is made at a forge with the Steel Smithing perk.

Material	Image	Amount
Steel Ingot		4
Leather		2
Leather Strips		3

Upgrades

Imperial Armor is improved at a workbench with one Steel Ingot per improvement. The Steel Smithing perk doubles the improvement, so each quality tier needs less Smithing skill. An enchanted copy can only be improved with the Arcane Blacksmith perk.

Quality	Smithing	With Perk	Armor
Fine	14	14	+2
Superior	31	22	+6
Exquisite	65	40	+10
Flawless	100	57	+13
Epic	134	74	+17
Legendary	168	91	+20

Armor Set

Imperial Armor belongs to the Imperial set. The table shows every piece of the set.

Name	Slot	Armor	Weight
Imperial Armor	Body	25	35
Imperial Boots	Feet	10	8
Imperial Bracers	Hands	10	4
Imperial Helmet	Head	15	5
Imperial Officer's Helmet	Head	17	4
Imperial Shield	Shield	20	12

Armor Categories

All Chest Armor

Light Armor

All light armor chest pieces are listed below with their armor rating, weight, set and upgrade material.

Name	Armor	Weight	Value	Set	Upgrade	Perk	DLC
Hide Armor	20	5	50	Hide	Leather	None	Skyrim
Fur Armor	23	6	50	Fur	Leather	None	Skyrim
Studded Armor	23	6	75	Studded	Iron Ingot	None	Skyrim
Leather Armor	26	6	125	Leather	Leather	None	Skyrim
Vampire Armor	25	5	175	Vampire	Leather	Advanced Armors	Dawnguard
Forsworn Armor	26	6	100	Forsworn	Leather	None	Skyrim
Elven Armor	29	4	225	Elven	Refined Moonstone	Elven Smithing	Skyrim
Chitin Armor	30	4	240	Chitin	Chitin Plate	Elven Smithing	Dragonborn
Scaled Armor	32	6	350	Scaled	Corundum Ingot	Advanced Armors	Skyrim
Scaled Horn Armor	32	6	350	Scaled	Cannot be upgraded	None	Skyrim
Elven Gilded Armor	35	4	550	Elven	Quicksilver Ingot	Elven Smithing	Skyrim
Glass Armor	38	7	900	Glass	Refined Malachite	Glass Smithing	Skyrim
Stalhrim Light Armor	39	7	925	Stalhrim	Stalhrim	Ebony Smithing	Dragonborn
Dragonscale Armor	41	10	1500	Dragonscale	Dragon Scales	Dragon Armor	Skyrim
Dwarven Mail	25	15	400	Dwarven Mail	Dwarven Metal Ingot	Dwarven Smithing	Creation Club
Leather Scout Armor	27	6	150	Leather Scout	Leather	None	Creation Club
Elven Hunter Armor	31	4	225	Elven Hunter	Refined Moonstone	Elven Smithing	Creation Club
Netch Leather Armor	32	6	250	Netch Leather	Tanned Netch Leather	None	Creation Club
Shadowed Netch Leather Armor	33	6	250	Shadowed Netch Leather	Tanned Netch Leather	None	Creation Club
Remnant Armor	34	6	430	Remnant	Corundum Ingot	None	Creation Club
Boiled Netch Leather Armor	35	6	250	Boiled Netch Leather	Tanned Netch Leather	None	Creation Club
Orcish Scaled Armor	36	14	500	Orcish Scaled	Cannot be improved	None	Creation Club
Shadowed Boiled Netch Leather Armor	36	6	300	Shadowed Boiled Netch Leather	Tanned Netch Leather	None	Creation Club
Dark Seducer Armor	36	5	650	Dark	Quicksilver Ingot	Daedric Smithing	Creation Club
Studded Dragonscale Armor	43	10	1500	Studded Dragonscale	Dragon Scales	Dragon Armor	Creation Club
Amber Armor	43	8	1750	Amber	Refined Amber	None	Creation Club
Daedric Mail	44	12	3200	Daedric Mail	Ebony Ingot	Daedric Smithing	Creation Club
Worn Shrouded Armor	20	6	80	Worn Shrouded	Cannot be upgraded	None	Skyrim
Dawnguard Armor	29	6	220	Dawnguard	Steel Ingot	Advanced Armors	Dawnguard
Ancient Falmer Cuirass	38	7	900	Ancient Falmer	Refined Moonstone	Elven Smithing	Dawnguard
Falkreath Guard's Armor	23	6	75	Falkreath Guard's	Leather	None	Skyrim
Hjaalmarch Guard's Armor	23	6	75	Hjaalmarch Guard's	Leather	None	Skyrim
Markarth Guard's Armor	23	6	75	Markarth Guard's	Leather	None	Skyrim
Pale Guard's Armor	23	6	75	Pale Guard's	Leather	None	Skyrim
Riften Guard's Armor	23	6	75	Riften Guard's	Leather	None	Skyrim
Solitude Guard's Armor	23	6	75	Solitude Guard's	Leather	None	Skyrim
Whiterun Guard's Armor	23	6	75	Whiterun Guard's	Leather	None	Skyrim
Winterhold Guard's Armor	23	6	75	Winterhold Guard's	Leather	None	Skyrim
Imperial Light Armor	23	6	75	Imperial Light	Leather	None	Skyrim
Studded Imperial Armor	23	6	125	Imperial Light	Cannot be upgraded	None	Skyrim
Penitus Oculatus Armor	23	6	75	Penitus Oculatus	Steel Ingot	None	Skyrim
Morag Tong Armor	26	5	150	Morag Tong	Leather	Advanced Armors	Dragonborn
Skaal Coat	26	5	100	Skaal	Cannot be upgraded	None	Dragonborn
Stormcloak Cuirass	21	8	25	Stormcloak	Leather	None	Skyrim
Stormcloak Officer Armor	27	8	35	Stormcloak Officer	Leather	None	Skyrim
Elven Light Armor	26	4	125	Elven	Refined Moonstone	Elven Smithing	Skyrim
Vampire Royal Armor	30	9	655	Vampire Royal	Leather	Advanced Armors	Dawnguard
Ancient Shrouded Armor	33	5	617	Ancient Shrouded	Leather	None	Skyrim
Blackguard's Armor	33	7	2079	Blackguard's	Leather	None	Dragonborn
Deathbrand Armor	39	7	1600	Deathbrand	Stalhrim	Ebony Smithing	Dragonborn
Guild Master's Armor	38	10	1779	Guild Master's	Leather	None	Skyrim
Linwe's Armor	31	8	368	Linwe's	Leather	None	Skyrim
Armor of the Old Gods	24	3	611	Old Gods	Leather	None	Skyrim
Shrouded Armor	29	7	373	Shrouded	Leather	None	Skyrim
Thieves Guild Armor	29	7	665	Thieves Guild	Leather	None	Skyrim
Savior's Hide	26	6	2679	-	Leather	Ebony Smithing	Skyrim
Nightingale Armor	34	12	1949	Nightingale	Void Salts	None	Skyrim

Heavy Armor

All heavy armor chest pieces are listed below with their armor rating, weight, set and upgrade material.

Name	Image	Armor	Weight	Value	Set	Upgrade	Perk	DLC
Iron Armor		25	30	125	Iron	Iron Ingot	None	Skyrim
Banded Iron Armor		28	35	200	Banded Iron	Corundum Ingot	None	Skyrim
Steel Armor		31	35	275	Steel	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Skyrim
Bonemold Armor		32	34	290	Bonemold	Bone Meal	Steel Smithing	Dragonborn
Bonemold Guard Armor		32	34	290	Bonemold	Bone Meal	Steel Smithing	Dragonborn
Bonemold Pauldron Armor		33	36	290	Bonemold	Bone Meal	Steel Smithing	Dragonborn
Dwarven Armor		34	45	400	Dwarven	Dwarven Metal Ingot	Dwarven Smithing	Skyrim
Falmer Hardened Armor		34	40	250	Falmer Hardened	Chaurus Chitin	Advanced Armors	Dawnguard
Improved Bonemold Armor		35	43	290	Improved Bonemold	Bone Meal	Steel Smithing	Dragonborn
Steel Plate Armor		40	38	625	Steel Plate	Corundum Ingot	Advanced Armors	Skyrim
Chitin Heavy Armor		40	35	650	Chitin Heavy	Chitin Plate	Elven Smithing	Dragonborn
Orcish Armor		40	35	1000	Orcish	Orichalcum Ingot	Orcish Smithing	Skyrim
Ebony Armor		43	38	1500	Ebony	Ebony Ingot	Ebony Smithing	Skyrim
Falmer Heavy Armor		43	35	1200	Falmer Heavy	Chaurus Chitin	Advanced Armors	Dawnguard
Nordic Carved Armor		43	37	1600	Nordic Carved	Quicksilver Ingot	Advanced Armors	Dragonborn
Dragonplate Armor		46	40	2125	Dragonplate	Dragon Bone	Dragon Armor	Skyrim
Stalhrim Armor		46	38	2200	Stalhrim	Stalhrim	Ebony Smithing	Dragonborn
Daedric Armor		49	50	3200	Daedric	Ebony Ingot	Daedric Smithing	Skyrim
Iron Plate Armor		27	31	150	Iron Plate	Iron Ingot	None	Creation Club
Iron Spell Knight Armor		29	30	275	Iron Spell Knight	Iron Ingot	None	Creation Club
Steel Soldier Armor		32	35	300	Steel Soldier	Cannot be improved	None	Creation Club
Dwarven Plate Armor		35	45	500	Dwarven Plate	Dwarven Metal Ingot	Dwarven Smithing	Creation Club
Steel Spell Knight Armor		35	35	350	Steel Spell Knight	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Creation Club
Orcish Plate Armor		41	35	1100	Orcish Plate	Orichalcum Ingot	Orcish Smithing	Creation Club
Silver Armor		42	40	400	Silver	Cannot be improved	None	Creation Club
Golden Saint Armor		42	35	1250	Golden Saint	Gold Ingot	Daedric Smithing	Creation Club
Her Hand Armor		43	36	1600	Her Hand	Chitin Plate	Elven Smithing	Creation Club
Ebony Plate Armor		44	38	1600	Ebony Plate	Ebony Ingot	Ebony Smithing	Creation Club
Ebony Spell Knight Armor		47	38	2000	Ebony Spell Knight	Ebony Ingot	Ebony Smithing	Creation Club
Dragonplate Insulated Cuirass		48	40	2200	Dragonplate Insulated	Dragon Bone	Dragon Armor	Creation Club
Stalhrim Fur Armor		48	38	2200	Stalhrim Fur	Stalhrim	Ebony Smithing	Creation Club
Daedric Plate Armor		51	50	3200	Daedric Plate	Cannot be improved	None	Creation Club
Madness Armor		52	52	4100	Madness	Madness Ingot	Ebony Smithing	Creation Club
Ancient Nord Armor		25	28	125	Ancient Nord	Iron Ingot	Daedric Smithing	Skyrim
Blades Armor		44	45	400	Blades	Steel Ingot	None	Skyrim
Wolf Armor		31	20	55	Wolf	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Skyrim
Dawnguard Heavy Armor		34	42	425	Dawnguard Heavy	Steel Ingot	Advanced Armors	Dawnguard
Falmer Armor		31	20	275	Falmer	Chaurus Chitin	None	Skyrim
Imperial Armor		25	35	100	Imperial	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Skyrim
Ahzidal's Armor of Retribution		40	38	2760	Relics of Ahzidal	Steel Ingot	Advanced Armors	Dragonborn
Cuirass of the Crusader		43	38	1826	Relics of the Crusader	Corundum Ingot	Steel Smithing	Creation Club
Dragonbone Mail	File:Skyrim Dragonbone Mail.webp	48	50	3626	-	Dragon Bone	Dragon Armor	Creation Club
Ebony Mail		45	28	5000	-	Ebony Ingot	Ebony Smithing	Skyrim
Lord's Mail		45	32	6000	-	Ebony Ingot	Steel Smithing	Creation Club