Steel Plate Armor

Steel Plate Armor
Armor Rating	40
Weight	38
Value	625
Slot	Body
Set	Steel Plate
Level	18
Class	Chest Armor
Skill	Heavy Armor
Unique	-
Item ID	0001395c
Game/DLC	Skyrim

Steel Plate Armor is a heavy armor cuirass and part of the Steel Plate Armor set. It has a base armor rating of 40 and weighs 38. Copies turn up from level 18, and Uthgerd the Unbroken in Whiterun wears one even at low levels.

Armor Enchantment

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

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

Variant	Enchantment	Magnitude	Level
Steel Plate Armor of Alteration	Fortify Alteration	15	19
Steel Plate Armor of Major Alteration	Fortify Alteration	17	21
Steel Plate Armor of Eminent Alteration	Fortify Alteration	20	23
Steel Plate Armor of Conjuring	Fortify Conjuration	15	19
Steel Plate Armor of Major Conjuring	Fortify Conjuration	17	21
Steel Plate Armor of Eminent Conjuring	Fortify Conjuration	20	23
Steel Plate Armor of Destruction	Fortify Destruction	15	19
Steel Plate Armor of Major Destruction	Fortify Destruction	17	21
Steel Plate Armor of Eminent Destruction	Fortify Destruction	20	23
Steel Plate Armor of Health	Fortify Health	30	19
Steel Plate Armor of Major Health	Fortify Health	40	21
Steel Plate Armor of Eminent Health	Fortify Health	50	23
Steel Plate Armor of the Knight	Fortify Heavy Armor	15	19
Steel Plate Armor of the Major Knight	Fortify Heavy Armor	17	21
Steel Plate Armor of the Eminent Knight	Fortify Heavy Armor	20	23
Steel Plate Armor of Illusion	Fortify Illusion	15	19
Steel Plate Armor of Major Illusion	Fortify Illusion	17	21
Steel Plate Armor of Eminent Illusion	Fortify Illusion	20	23
Steel Plate Armor of Restoration	Fortify Restoration	15	19
Steel Plate Armor of Major Restoration	Fortify Restoration	17	21
Steel Plate Armor of Eminent Restoration	Fortify Restoration	20	23

The Enchantment Effects page lists every armor enchantment.

Steel Plate Armor Location

Blacksmiths and general goods merchants sell it from level 18, and enchanted copies appear from level 19. Chests and other random loot hold copies, and high-level bandit chiefs wear it. Uthgerd the Unbroken wears it at the Bannered Mare in Whiterun.

Gameplay Tips

• Temper it at a workbench with one Corundum Ingot. The Advanced Armors perk doubles the improvement.
• Forge it with the Advanced Armors perk from 3 Steel Ingots, 1 Iron Ingot, 1 Corundum Ingot and 3 Leather Strips.
• Its 40 armor matches Orcish Armor, which needs the Orcish Smithing perk.
• Four Steel Plate 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

Steel Plate Armor is made at a forge with the Advanced Armors perk.

Material	Image	Amount
Corundum Ingot		1
Steel Ingot		3
Iron Ingot		1
Leather Strips		3

Upgrades

Steel Plate Armor is improved at a workbench with one Corundum Ingot per improvement. The Advanced Armors 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

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

Name	Image	Slot	Armor	Weight
Steel Plate Armor		Body	40	38
Steel Plate Boots		Feet	14	9
Steel Plate Gauntlets		Hands	14	6
Steel Plate Helmet		Head	19	6
Brawler's Steel Plate Gauntlets		Hands	14	6

Armor Categories

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All Chest Armor

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Light Armor

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

Name	Image	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