Armor and jewelry Lydia’s default armor is steel armor (the version without pauldrons), boots, gauntlets, and shield. She can and will wear light armor, but her high Heavy Armor skill makes it difficult without a high Smithing skill or high-end armor, or the “equipitem” console command.
How do you get Lydia to wear different armor?
Lydia has a set of default armor that you cannot see in her inventory (unless she’s dead). She’ll only use stuff that is better than what she currently has. Try giving her something better than steel (higher armor rating). Then you’ll see her put it on.
How do I get rid of Lydia’s default armor?
User Info: blowseph. Put that in a notepad text file, name it “striplydia” or something like that, and put it in your skyrim/data folder. This will remove every piece of default equipment from her inventory. It will come back eventually though.
What weapons are best for Lydia?
Lydia is best with a Sword and Shield.
What happens if I accidentally killed Lydia?
When dead, her body will not disappear or move, so go to where you last saw her alive. You cannot use console commands to bring her body to you, unfortunately.
What kind of armor does Lydia wear in Skyrim?
Lydia in her default equipment. Lydia’s default armor is steel armor (the version without pauldrons), boots, gauntlets, and shield. Her default equipment provides a total armor rating of 169. She does not wear a helmet by default, but can equip any if given one.
Where do you recruit Lydia into the blades?
Lydia, like most followers, has the option of being recruited into The Blades by being brought to Delphine at Sky Haven Temple after the quest Alduin’s Wall is completed. She can still be recruited as a follower, but her default Steel apparel will be replaced with a full set of Blades Armor and a Blades sword. This change is permanent.
What happens to Lydia when she gets knocked down?
Just like other followers, Lydia can die if she does not get the opportunity to heal herself when knocked down. This can happen if the Dragonborn damages her at low health. If the Dragonborn and Lydia part ways, she returns to Dragonsreach.
Is it possible to marry Lydia in Skyrim?
She can still be recruited as a follower, but her default Steel apparel will be replaced with a full set of Blades Armor and a Blades sword. This change is permanent. Before Patch 1.5, it was only possible to marry Lydia through console commands.
