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Let’s dig into armour, shall we? Skyrim’s armour cap can be a bit confusing. It’s displayed as 567 with a full armour set that includes head, torso, hands, and feet, but each piece has an additional hidden bonus of +25. The damage mitigation cap is 80%.
How is armor rating calculated in Skyrim?
Approximate formulas: Displayed armor rating = SUM(item armor rating) + shield rating + armor effects. Base damage reduction of 3% per piece worn = Hidden armor rating of 25 per piece worn, including shields. Damage reduction percentage = displayed armor rating × 0.12 + 3.00 × amount of pieces worn.
What is the highest armor rating in Skyrim?
Dragonscale Armor also gets bonus points for being one of the cooler looking sets in Skyrim. It comes in with an armor stat of 82 without a shield, giving it the highest armor rating out of any light armor set in Skyrim. That number boosts up to a respectable 111 with the inclusion of a shield.
What is the minimum required perks to reach the armor cap?
The armor cap is at a mere 567 displayed rating (667 total = 567 displayed + 100 hidden rating. You get 100 hidden rating for wearing armor on head, hands, feet and chest). If you are serious about spending the minimum perks for light armor capping, you shouldn’t use dragon and you shouldn’t use enchanting/alchemy.
How many hidden rating does the armor cap have?
The armor cap is at a mere 567 displayed rating (667 total = 567 displayed + 100 hidden rating. You get 100 hidden rating for wearing armor on head, hands, feet and chest).
What’s the max amount of armor you can get in Skyrim?
29% is the max cap you can get per piece of armor via the in game fortify loop. I’ve tried using the falmer helmet glitch to see if I can boost my enchanting up some more, but it does not. The only way you can make that armor with a fully patched game is using the console.
What do you need for maxed gear in Skyrim?
Smithing Level 100 [At least 91, if you don’t want to make a weapon out of dragonbone! But it’ll be the strongest ones!] Enchanting Level 80 [100 highly recommended because of the “Extra Effect” Perk!] You need multiple unenchanted Helmets, Gauntlets, Necklages, Rings (random stuff, value/material is not important!)
