Ranking the Armor Sets of TES | The Elder Scrolls Podcast #78

WELCOME to the Elder Scrolls Podcast with FudgeMuppet. In this episode, Scott, Michael & Drew rank the armor sets of the different mainline TES games (21st century elder scrolls games only lel).
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[@dang.9209]

Oblivion had such an unfortunate obsession with goggle-helmets.

[@monsieurdorgat6864]

They were so proud of the faces they made XD

[@nateosborne7361]

Why I always went light armor and tried to get amber helmets probably

[@Iseenotix]

My go to look in oblivion was always Ebony Armor and hood. Enchanting was so busted you could really get away with wearing anything

[@wesleyowens4089]

I usually wore the nights of the nine or the shivering isles armor. Though I did like the look of steel

[@OmGiTZElectric]

@@wesleyowens4089 the what armor?

[@meadowlarkinmontana0406]

Doesn't compare Dark Brotherhood armor. Lucian Lachance: "The Night Mother has been watching and is not pleased."

[@piperbarlow2730]

Bc the shrouded armor in oblivion is fuuuuuuck ugly lmao

[@personagrand5674]

Scott’s opinion on Dragonscale was so intense he Zero Summed

[@A_Salted_Fishe]

For me, best looking armour is Skyrim's Ebony set. My only gripe with it is that the pauldrons look a bit silly, but acquiring the Ebony Mail solves that issue!

[@joshuagcwong734]

Ebony plate armour in the anniversary edition is far better than the vanilla. Check it out 👌

[@GunterThePenguinHatesHugs]

Yooo Ebony Mail was my go-to for Vanilla Skyrim, hands down! 👌👌👌

[@MrOggy96]

The ebony sabatons look awful in my opinion, way too pointy and so large they look goofy

[@bat32391]

@@joshuagcwong734 Ebony Plate Armor is the design perfected

[@R0NYFL0NY]

for me the helmet looks weirdly too tall.

[@ctrlaltdelooms]

The Nordic set in Skyrim just looks absolutely incredible, it probably takes the sweetroll for me!

[@youstolemyhandleyoutwat]

I completely agree. The only thing that sticks us that I haven't played eso enough to get that full outfit

[@xappy9977]

Seeing bandit chiefs wear it makes them seem so scary (and good looking :D)

[@timmyg316]

Light dragon scale for me! I think they incorporated all the crafting materials and actual parts of the dragon into the Armour very well

[@Henrex2000]

@@timmyg316 but the helmet is kinda ugly

[@shadowdragon714]

@@Henrex2000 I actually like the dragon scale helm. it kinda reminds of Final Fantasy Dragoons and their dragon styled helms. The dragon PLATE helm however, i could do with out honestly.

[@Warrandpeace]

Oblivions dwarven armor looks like what a guard in a palace would wear, and the skyrim armor looks like what youd wear to war to intimidate people

[@llamaczech]

Morrowind's, on the other hand, looks like power armour that people don't know how to use properly and has been deteriorating.

[@Connordaboss45]

In lore the dwemer armor you see in morrowind is hollowed out parts of robot

[@egeorgiades93]

Now I know why I love the Guard Armor Replacer Mod by Nordwar for Markath so much. It’s basically the Oblivion armor but made with a guard aesthetic.

[@lazilycatharticone4191]

@@llamaczech to be fair to Morrowind's Dwarven set. While it is indeed ass, lore kinda saves it. As its mentioned that the pieces you see people walking around in are scraps from Dwemer centurion constructs. Now I'm not sure if that's Bethesda's revisionist lore, made to rectify that stylistic choice. However, there was a book in Skyrim that went over that bit of lore.

[@sylph4252]

The Oblivion one looks like the basis for it was a fricking barrel

[@chaseoliver3978]

I really love chitin armor in Skyrim, the dawnguard armor is also an absolute banger

[@matthewsteele5229]

Dawnguard heavy armor is the most historically accurate in the series as well; a good use scales, individual steel plates, a a great helm, and plated leather gauntlets. It looks not too far off from late-Norman depictions

[@spidey2dope800]

@@matthewsteele5229 Historically accurate in a fantasy game?

[@matthewsteele5229]

@@spidey2dope800 historically accurate: accurate or faithful to historical examples.

[@alexv1387]

​@@matthewsteele5229 Yeah, it kinda has a 14th century look to it

[@brandonramos3314]

I’m a HUGE fan of the Mongolian aesthetic of the Orcish armors across all 3 games, though more so in Morrowind and Oblivion than Skyrim (the head piece in Skyrim screams Mongolian to me however).

[@JHS270694]

Me too! Love the Mongolian horde aesthetic. One of my favourite armour designs in all the games period.

[@monsieurdorgat6864]

Skyrim Armor looks good for DnD orcs, but the Morrowind/Skywind armor just fits Elder Scrolls orcs so much better by incorporating both the savagery and the fine craftsmanship into the design.

[@hannesk9165]

Yeah, TES6 really needs to bring back the "Hunnic/mongol/samurai" -look of orcish armour. They're supposed to be master crafters, their armour should be incredibly well made, if not too intricate.

[@reesetorwad8346]

From "The Ruins of Kemel-Ze" - "I laughed to myself, thinking of the many warriors unwittingly walking around Tamriel with pieces of Dwarven mechanisms on their backs. For that, of course, is what most "Dwarven armor" really is - just the armored shells of ancient mechanical men." But to be clear, I never thought of this book as historical, just a kind of action/thriller story.

[@KariganYork]

One thing to keep in mind is that the drastic styles in each game are based off of the realm of your primary enemy. Eso is supposed to be cold harbor and it fit, oblivion is merunez daegon which is more red and fiery, and Skyrim is more dragonic since there isn’t a primary daedra enemy.

[@jeremymullens7167]

I think oblivion was trying to update the daggerfall deadric armor. Daggerfall fall seemed to have two armor types with different colors and trim. Daedric was plate armor in red. I feel like oblivion was trying to recreate that. You can really see it with the dwarven armor. In daggerfall it uses the vertical layers design in gold. Oblivion uses the same. Elven armor in daggerfall is plate armor in bright green. Oblivion tries to recreate it. I think I can appreciate what oblivion did. Trying to get back to ‘normal’ from morrowind while also being a call back.

[@captaincrunchiii158]

This was an awesome theme for a podcast. I’d love to see a weapons version as well

[@t.t6294]

Morrowind's Daedric Set and Skyrim's Ebony Set are my favorites. ESO has a TON of great looking armors as well

[@Wahatoyas]

Eso's light hlaalu set is my all time favorite if it was imported to morrowind or skyrim i would honestly pay up to 60 bucks

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodsm4708]

I always rock with the Steele plate armor. Just feels so rugged like armor an adventure would actually wear. Not too fantastical

[@monsieurdorgat6864]

Don't think I've seen any armors from ESO that look better than armors from other games, tbh. A lot of them just look awful, from what I've seen...

[@theemeraldboars484]

The Argonian armor is fantastic in ESO.

[@GrimViridian]

Are there any really good looking medium armor sets in eso? I played a bit before and plan to start again once arcanist releases but most of the medium armor I've seen is ugly af lol

[@Deathovseasons]

I feel like Scott's Morrowind bias was creeping in quite a bit on this one, especially the way he fought for that dragon scale/reverse hedgehog armour 🤮

[@SupahTrunks7]

I literally JUST made a comment about how morrowinds dragonscale looks like a guy with a hedgehog strapped to his chest. So clearly if we both see it independently then I'm not just missing the "aesthetic" and it actually looks crap right? his bias is def leaking in I agree

[@MasterDoctorBenji]

Although I agree, that was one of the first looks presented. It is a subjective list. So bias is inherent.

[@Deathovseasons]

@@MasterDoctorBenji yes, that does seem to be how opinions work 🤔🤔🤔 The point being that bias removes relevant discussion and if it's going to breakdown to "Morrowind and the dark elves did it best" whats the point in a full podcast dedicated to it. Bias is always going to exist, I think it's fair to acknowledge and bring attention to it when it stonewalls discussion.

[@mark5222]

I can completely agree that Morrowind dragonscale is trash.

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

What else do u expect from a Dummer weeb?

[@SirBrandan]

Tbh when Skyblivion releases I’m gonna count the redesigns as cannon. Oblivion’s armors are gonna be just amazing.

[@sebastianedwards4668]

When will this be been waiting for decades 😂

[@bat32391]

They already released the Steel Armor redesign!

[@memeshort7189]

Don't worry so much about canon, y'know? Just believe what feels right

[@SirBrandan]

@@sebastianedwards4668 I mean the project lead has stated their about 80% done but 3 out of the 6 years were slow. I’d give it 1 more year.

[@dieselface1]

@@sebastianedwards4668 2025 roughly.

[@jeremybatah4827]

Hot take, almost no armor from Oblivion even looks “ok” next to the other two games. They all look like Halloween costumes for children .

[@kingvince7328]

Yeah seriously. I can’t believe it really even won more than 2. They’re all so dumb, it’s ironically one of the main reasons I don’t play oblivion

[@Boner_Jamz]

Idk the oblivion Daedric Armor looks pretty sick. Other than that I agree.

[@macmcswag1714]

Shirts are dapper boys, learn more in these podcasts more than any online classes evr.

[@jackiepaper1817]

I've always loved the Morrowind glass armour. It always felt more dangerous, like you might get cut just trying to hit me. It was exciting (in the Victorian sense of the word). I've never really found another armour in TES that gave me a similar feeling. I miss it.

[@unicyclepeon]

My list: Iron: Oblivion Steel: Oblivion Leather: Oblivion Fur: Skyrim Bonemold: Skyrim Dwarven: Skyrim Orcish: Morrowind Chitin: Skyrim Elven: Oblivion Stalhrim: Skyrim Ebony: Oblivion Glass: Morrowind (but I hate Glass armor in all 3 games, love the weapons though) Daedric: Morrowind Dragonscale: Skyrim Guard Armors: Oblivion Imperial: Oblivion Note 1: My first Elder Scrolls game was Arena, hot off store shelves when I was a kid (I'm old). So I love all the games. Note 2: why does it feel like you guys resist giving props to Skyrim? :) Mainly Scott. :) I notice it in all your videos. All good though, just an observation. Cheers!

[@KonoGufo]

Morrowind's Daedric set and the masks especially were godlike

[@monsieurdorgat6864]

For real, all the faces really set in that an anguished fiendish soul is forged into each piece! It tells a story, while also conveying a broad set of cultural influence!

[@bsidedrizzy]

Scott would love the medium armor of the Sapiarch style in eso, the styles have really come a long way in that game. Also tbf, all the armors can be dyed so that would explain weird colours that don't make sense lore-wise, still a mmo at the end of the day.

[@valentineX1X]

Eso utterly dominates this. Their ideas of racial armours is literally a must have for the next game. It makes sooo much difference its unreal.

[@ammoniakkoi-karpfen9039]

Yeah its still irritating that ebonite is trash tier in eso. The blood of lorkhan you know... xD

[@valentineX1X]

@@ammoniakkoi-karpfen9039 big facts.

[@chrispakdawg9922]

I feel like I like a lot of them much better and absolutely like completely hate some of them half the weapons are straight out of an anime

[@Lord_Vesh]

The concept art looks a lot better than the armor in-game, they all look like pajamas…

[@chrispakdawg9922]

@@Lord_Vesh I wouldn't say all in my opinion but yes lol

[@Oddpinemartin]

Stahlrim armour, specifically the "ice armour" from Bloodmoon, is by far my favourite

[@FreezingToad]

You guys completely left out the Dark Brotherhood armor! Each game had their own variants.

[@95Bartlett]

I’ve actually never been crazy about the gold trimmings on ebony armor. It takes away from the ebony which is supposed to be the main feature of the armor. In oblivion I feel like the cuirass and greaves have a bit too much gold on it, the boots and gauntlets have a tasteful amount of gold trimming but the shield has more gold than ebony appearing on it.

[@therandomizedassasin]

There’s something about the imperial armour in oblivion that I love. So iconic but I’m very biased

[@CareraDrift]

I miss this Podcast so much

[@warhammeronlinenut]

Morrowind's Glass Armour has been not only the most nostalgic for me, but still my favourite of all time. Love the jagged bright green glass. Also thanks Scott, I'm now going to play the channel's Cryomancer build with the Stalhrim Fur Helmet. I'm playing with Wintersun and it will definitely worship Shor. "Shor's Beard!!"

[@bigtonithegreatjamboni9850]

My #1 will always be the Telvanni armor set in ESO. Coolest helmet ever imo

[@OgieSifter]

The shame with skyrim's glass armor and weapons is that they look like someone chipped them with flint to make arrow heads rather than blown artfully crafted glass that would most likely be smooth with a shaved on edge. Like green smooth fiberglass almost. Real missed opportunity, the elven craft direction could've had a unique cool look

[@monsieurdorgat6864]

They were really obsessed with the straight-edge birb look to really hone in on the elf-nazi vibe they went for. Not that I don't like my Thalmor elf-nazis as dope bad guys, but it definitely wasn't as unique as the glass armor in Morrowind.

[@thaddeushill7080]

Personally I looks completely better especially without the old glass armor designs like If it just showed up without being connected to last glass armor..note that elven armor has moon sugar in it too now

[@badluck5647]

Elder Scrolls Online has some of the best (and worst) armor sets in Elder Scrolls

[@irrlicht5836]

Yay! I love the more easy listening podcasts for wandering By the way, A Morrowind playtrough would be extremly cool or a Nostalgic Oblivion playtrough by Micheal

[@xappy9977]

I love the daedric armor in Morrowind so much, it has a really demon-ish look to it, but it still shows the craftsmenship of the daedra also, the japanese aesthetic satisfies my inner weeb the added rarity of the pieces helps as well, making you excited for each one you can get your hands on

[@shadowdragon714]

having never played Morrowind (yet) i have to agree with you. Daedric in Morrowind looks super good even in the old graphics. You can see what they were going for and nailed it as best they could. I didnt feel the same with Oblivions tho. sadly.

[@xappy9977]

@@shadowdragon714 If you ever play it, there's a mod that enhances the daedric armor I can only recommend it

[@shadowdragon714]

@@xappy9977 sounds awesome. Thanks for the heads up

[@monsieurdorgat6864]

@@shadowdragon714 Honestly, if you're going to try Morrowind I'd have to suggest modding it. Try the OpenMW Total Overhaul mod list, and know that all the setting config file adjustments can be copy-pasted at the end of the instructions. The longest part is downloading and unpacking all the files, but damn the gameplay experience is amazing.

[@j0nnyb33]

It's taken me a few days to watch this all the way through as I've just become a dad! Scott, I believe you have two small kids, when is the best time to introduce them to Elder Scrolls lore? Do I start with 'ABCs for Barbarians' and work my way up to 'The Real Barenziah' (Temple approved version of course)? Also, loving all the shirts, gents! Ranking Clothing podcast when? Obviously nothing beats the Forester's Shirt from Oblivion.

[@Raphentei]

Scott's haircut is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@McHobotheBobo]

I'm actually quite partial to Bonemold, though Imperial Dragon probably takes the cake for me. Adamantium and madness armor are also pretty sweet

[@iterumm]

i love the sleeved dawnguard sets, super underrated and i had a paladin build recently with them smithed up to armor cap. was playing a female character and while i like ebony armor i can’t stand the stupid boob cups on ebony and steel plate. ruins 2 of my fave heavy sets in skyrim. i feel like some in skyrim on male characters are ruined by how stanced and yoked all the dudes are. why is my pure wizard man an absolute unit??

[@rokkfel4999]

I actually love the orcish armour from Skyrim more then the sets from morrowind or oblivion since it’s well very practical it’s actually a good set of armour by historical standards only gripe is that it’s a open faced helm instead of closed

[@Eazyrun]

I was looking for someone who appreciates orcish armor. I believe the helmet is open so the enemy see the battleface. In combination with the armor set, it can be intimidating

[@rokkfel4999]

@@Eazyrun oh I understand that completely I just have a preference for closed face but it’s great looking nonetheless

[@israelwikkerink188]

I agree with Scott on the Dragonscale armour. Morrowind's was more appealing, despite the lack of greaves and vambraces. In Skyrim, the scales look like they've been fitted over leather to make "tight scale armour".

[@___Nobody__]

Y’all are high if y’all think Oblivions Deadric armor looks better than Skyrim’s. Skyrims’ looks the best, with Morrowind following, and Oblivion last because it’s helmet look like a bucket with spikes.

[@GunGun-cf3ss]

Opinions

[@Harry_S._Plinkett]

I know you’re primarily TES focused, but a video like this comparing the armor sets of Fallout 3/NV to 4 would be pretty interesting.

[@natelax1367]

I loved in Morrowind how you could wear an enchanted shirt under your armor, a robe over top, and two rings. It let you have some really interesting enchanting combos

[@AlexandruNicolin]

Oblivion steel armor looks really good and it's realistic, it looks a lot like the Italian style of armor from around 1500, including the asymmetrical pauldrons and the barbute style helmet.

[@weopkasdkopasdpkasdkl8065]

In my head the Skyrim armor where there are gaps with skin showing is a hold over from when Nords used to use Woad. The skin needed to be exposed in order to activate it while at the same time they still wanted to have something of substance if the Woad were to be broken through.

[@ozmoses2492]

Shrek has been brought up so many times on this podcast. Methinks a build is in order XD

[@learningftw8173]

Bruh, skyrim leather armor is much better than oblivions

[@thalmoragent9344]

*"Clearly, the Aldmeri of Nirn produces the most beautifully crafted arms and armor Tamriel has ever had the glory to set their eyes upon in battle. Simultaneously intimidating and inspiring our foes with our Elven magnificence."*

[@owenhalloran3111]

I don’t know about that. It doesn’t seem to do too great a job of stopping my war axe

[@thalmoragent9344]

@@owenhalloran3111 I dunno. The 3rd Dominion ran through the Imperial Legions for like, 85% of the War 😅

[@theace8502]

@@thalmoragent9344 Haha Redguards go curved swords

[@ardagurbuz6924]

ESO has several daedric styles btw. You can make it look like the ones from Skyrim.

[@more17]

The perfect unmodded look for a Skyrim Batman build: use Nightingale armor/boots with Daedric helmet and gauntlets. Boom. TES has so many cool armors.

[@A_Salted_Fishe]

I dislike Oblivions Elven set. I have always loved the Skyrim Elven set. I remember seeing the initial screenshots with the Elven mace and then seeing the Elven set during one of the gameplay trailers and falling in love.

[@DerNeueKaiser]

I just can't get over Oblivion's duck feet

[@user-et8vm9cc3t]

@@DerNeueKaiser Oblivion has a weird "horned" helmet and duck feet, but Skyrim's Elven armour tassets make your legs look like chicken legs, with those feathers. Still, I prefer the Skyrim Elven armour to the Oblivion one.

[@Joseph-wh5of]

Scott is such a dark elf Sympathizer.

[@david93829]

My biggest problem with armour in Skyrim is the lack of sleeves like wtf is going on there coldest climate of the three games and the least amount of sleeves

[@joshuatayloe8616]

Plays into the Nord racial benefit of Frost Resistance. It doesn't make sense for the other races, but it does for the region. Personally I think it would have been better with a sleeve/sleeveless option.

[@egeorgiades93]

Skyrim Armor is for the Nords.

[@david93829]

@@joshuatayloe8616 true I just think sleeveless armour is silly your arms are going to get hit in a fight

[@EmmaCosgrove123]

I personally love the Deathbrand Armor from the Dragonborn dlc, obviously it has some amazing perks but I also just love the aesthetics of it, my current skyrim playthrough is actually the only time i've worn this armor and I honestly can't see me choosing anything else in future playthroughs 😊

[@mikedok1]

Yay!! Thank y’all for adding the pictures, along with the discussion. It was very interesting, informative, and relaxing. I really appreciate y’all putting the effort to display what you were talking about. It really helps me visualize it better, and helps me get ideas, when I back to playing Skyrim. I’m still really irritated tho, that it’s not coming to ps5- elder scrolls vi and starfield. Oh well, I look forward to enjoying you guys discussing and understanding better, the world of elder scrolls. Your discussions also make work at the job, more tolerable for me. Thank y’all, and keep up the great work.

[@TheAndrewPoore]

I love your cuirasses. Sitting in America, wearing my sweater, it really helps with the fantasy aesthetic to see you all wearing summer clothes.

[@tehkittenmaster]

Scott: Breton Drew: Nord Michael: Imperial

[@terratheterribl]

Eso armors are separated between style and material. The daedric armor you looked at for example was iron armor in the standard daedric style.

[@zanderthompson4747]

I’m a huge fan of the steel plate armor from Skyrim. A lot of my high level characters end up with this armor. Also the dragon bone is really cool and of course the daedric. Like you guys said oblivion has decent armors if you don’t take in account the helmets. And I love the morrowind armors I’d love to see them updated

[@adamxei9073]

I love the Oblivion Imperial armor. It has the complete and very functional look. As well as those little details with the dragon embroiderings.

[@voodoobaby3256]

Om eso you can put different colour schemes to your armour/costume, so if you have daedric custome you can buy colours like black/red, black/grey/red, black/grey etc etc

[@rhett6946]

I absolutely love the Skyrim dragonscale (I think it actually blends that realistic fantasy, but also not too realistic really well), I never knew others actually disliked it tbh. Dragonplate on the other hand I understand, I think it looks so bad

[@mark5222]

Compared to a literal hedgehog slapped on the chest from Morrowind, there's no competition.

[@yankmyarea]

Can’t wait for the clothing set episode.

[@lostmarimo]

Eso armors looks like 3d printed rubber armor

[@AsIfItNeverWas]

In terms of appearance without mods, Ebony Armor from Skyrim is probably the best looking Armor in all of TES

[@nemesis7884]

ebony plate from blades looks better imo

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

When I played Oblivion, I used to call the Elven Armor the "Grasshopper Armor", because it to me a character in it just looks like a gilded cricket

[@shadowdragon714]

HAHAHAHA now i cant unsee that XD XD XD

[@Connordaboss45]

I think it makes sense that orcs have fancy armor they're elves. Surely some of that remains

[@Droseer]

This came at the perfect time. I’ve been struggling with some things recently and these help take my mind off it for a while. Keep up the great work guys and thanks for everything you do!!

[@Ammovampire]

I thinks that’s one of the things I most excited for with ES6 to take place in Hammerfel. The over all aesthetic that a desert climate could thing Plus the Remnant Armor is probably my favorite light armor set that I’ve worn in Skyrim so far

[@elgatto3133]

that hammerfell armor will go crazy especially excited for orichalcum redguard armor

[@joesantos2455]

If I had to guess: I'd being willing 2 bet the whole of my withered, left epididymus, that ALL 3 of these gentlemen have a(n) extensive collection of polyester 👕s; featuring arbitrary (and in some cases moderately pretentious) Kanji. Saved and ironed, of course, for dates, rendezvous, and special occasions of the like.

[@ericfisherman8536]

*huffs fart*

[@ronronnie7175]

so excited for ES6 , doesnt even feel like real life

[@arbitrary_thoughts]

ESO Daedric Armor Motifs Explicitly Daedric Motifs: Crafting Motif 14: Daedric Crafting Motif 17: Xivkyn Crafting Motif 63: Dremora Crafting Motif 99: Waking Flame Crafting Motif 104: Ancient Daedric Crafting Motif 105: Crimson Oath Crafting Motif 107: Annihilarch's Chosen Crafting Motif 108: Fargrave Guardian Styles~ Deadlands Gladiator Dremora Kynreeve Hats~ Ironclad Sarcoshroud Daedric Prince Motifs: Crafting Motif 23: Malacath Crafting Motif 57: Ebonshadow Crafting Motif 72: Meridian There's probably some that I may have missed as well.

[@bacd-nn2lg]

I will rank of my favorite armor with only full sets, so single pieces of armor won't count. This will take two games into account Oblivion, and Skyrim. My top 5 Light Armor sets: 1. Amber Armor(Oblivion), 2. Mithril Armor (Oblivion), 3. Dragonscale Armor (Skyrim), 4. Glass Armor (Oblivion), 5. Shrouded Armor female version (Skyrim), My top 5 Heavy Armor sets: 1. Deadric Armor (Skyrim), 2. Ancient Nord Armor female version (Skyrim), 3. Blackwood Armor (Oblivion), 4. Imperial Dragon Armor (Oblivion) 5. Stalhrim Armor (Skyrim), Bonus for Creation Club armors my favorites are Leather Armor as a light set, and Iron Armor for Heavy set.

[@cryptosporidium1375]

Imagine each race having their take on each armor material like Nibanese Iron Armor sets and Colovian armor sets vs High Rock Iron Armor sets. This creates a great deal of roleplaying potential for the forthcoming Elder Scrolls.

[@Gigachadlis]

honestly, i find that i universally love oblivion's designs the most - except for the helmets which i find to be by far the worst, with morrowind and skyrim being roughly even in that aspect imo

[@cameronfrizzell3978]

I agree except Morrowind is clearly better than skyrim to me unless you count creation club

[@ivory867]

Eso would be the winner for me they have so many armor sets for each race and more too

[@sebastianedwards4668]

Why do I feel like Scott looks like a khajiit drew a nord and michael a dunmer 😂

[@1nsane860]

Glass armor is made from volcanic malachite, in ESO the buoyant armigers take claim to the Glass armor originally according to eso at least

[@thepangolinking]

"We're not gonna vote Skyrim with the anniversary edition." Chooses Morrowind daedric armor based off of legends. THE BIASSSSS

[@moskaumaster1594]

Imagine caring about bias in a game series.

[@NightmareShadows13]

Scott's cope game is so strong every time he gets told he's wrong. Lol

[@monsieurdorgat6864]

Scott's really strongly opinionated lol. He and Michael typically dominate conversations, and Scott is definitely the most talkative.

[@Xzyphonos]

In my opinion the later eso motifs and styles are just leagues cooler then anything in Skyrim like the apostle and eso’s interpretation of dunmer styles are just so sick

[@shimozu92]

That Imperial Dragonscale in morrowind is hideous unless you're going for a Sonic the Hedgehog oc cosplay...

[@aa306911]

I really like ESO’s armor, and I also 100% respect you guys not mentioning it too much for this. It’s very difficult to compare. I will say my least favorite thing about ESO armor has to be all the crotch flaps…there are so many and they can be silly.

[@arbitrary_thoughts]

The crotch flaps and the inability to hide any armor piece or flap you want is so frustrating. I understand ZoS not wanting there to be players running around in their underwear, but that's already possible and there's certain outfits that are close enough to that as well.

[@alanolex3962]

ESO has, by far, the best Dark Brotherhood armor

[@joaogabrielsilvadarosa9734]

Wow, cool! My mini made a "cameo" on the podcast!

[@chupamafabla77]

You guys should just look at the dragon scale armor on an argonian, that's the best combo ever.

[@Aldhardt]

Best armor? Banded Iron armor. Love the rugged yet practical yet realistic simplistic armor.

[@brandondurbin3019]

You three are killing me; eso has materials and styles for armor. Iron and steel, for example, are materials. Daedric can be crafted as a style from iron, steel, dwarven metal, ebony, etc. this changes the colors (though it can be dyed). ESOs daedric also has its own lore; the minions of Molag Bal wear the style.

[@Stormin_Norman_1066]

The Divine Crusader armor left an impression on me as a child that will last the rest of my life.

[@wowomah6194]

Awwww guys, you should have included some of the sets from ESO too! Some of them did some really cool renditions of all these armors and, speaking of the Elven armor, they literally created all kinds of awesome ones that you guys probably know about, like Divine Prosecution, Welkynar, and so on. And yeah...a lot of the ESO vanilla stuff is FAR lesser quality than the expansion and DLC stuff that has come out since then. Honestly, THAT newer stuff is what you should be comparing as it's more Bethesda's normal level of quality (and frankly even higher heights in some cases). Also, it seems you guys' biggest problem isn't ACTUALLY the armors, but maybe a misunderstanding of the Dye system? The base dye that ALL armor comes with (regardless of type) is literally all neutral grey, maybe brown as a secondary, and green as a tertiary color for the three different dye slots. If you want to make it look lore accurate, you TOTALLY can. You'd have to look at the town guards in bonemold or elven armor for example, to see how they are supposed to look. The Daedric doesn't have black or red for this reason...it's designed for players to dye however they want so it's gray/grey when you buy it/loot it. Likewise, the bonemold you guys looked at in the photo from ESO was a player who had dyed the armor with specific dyes that make anything applied to it more metallic. And finally, regarding the ESO Daedric armor...the one you guys looked at is the "base" game armor that is just called "Daedric" armor, there is also specific kinds of Daedric armors like the Dremora style (literally Skyrim's daedric armor 2.0) , Dremora Kynreeve armor, Ebonshadow (sort of a Nocturnal/Nightingale style), Meridian style (basically the armor of Meridia's Aurorans), Xivkyn (which is similar to Skyrim's daedric armor), Ancient Daedric, Annihilarch's Chosen (a very brutal looking Dagon themed armor that looks inspired by the Oblivion daedric armor).

[@faarsight]

I really disagree with the idea that armour looks better in tight wrap. It's more historically accurate and imo better looking to have some padding.

[@gadoo24]

The thing with ESO is that you can dye your armor which is fine, but the default armors look kinda green which I don't like.

[@aa306911]

And the crotch flaps. So many crotch flaps for no reason!

[@gadoo24]

Yes!! Omg.

[@deathknight1834]

poggers i love these videos and podcast cant wait to see what 2022 has for TES and FudgeMuppet homies

[@Buzgut]

Hot tip, you can get full dwemer real fast after you get sprint shout. Sprint shout to the balconies in the dwemer dungeon in Markarths keep. You can even Sprint across gaps to activate the dwemer machines with the level by the final chest. Just watch out and don't get killed by falling, dwemer centurions, giant spider. Just zip in zip out.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

That Sky-Wind Orcish Armor image looks like it should be a Qunari from Dragon Age.

[@billybish1717]

Drew “it’s iconic” -5 points

[@DudeWerewolf]

Drew and Michael are so chill… I think Scott might need to turn down his mic sensitivity 😂

[@ROY4L-AC3]

For me it's the amber armour from the shivering isles and skyrim. I love that golden clad warrior aesthetic

[@ivartheboneless5969]

Golden Chad warrior aesthetic.

[@MidoriOfTheShuinsen]

Alright for how I'd place these: Iron: have to agree, Morrowind. Steel: Oblivion for basic, Skyrim for steel plate. Leather: Oblivion. Bonemold: Skywind. It mixes the best of both. Chitin: Skyrim. Elven: Skyrim, but only because the helm. Glass: Morrowind. Orcish: ESO. Especially the highest tier. Dwemer: Oblivion stylisticly, Skyrim thematically. Ebony: Skyblivion, or modded Skyrim. Daedric: Oblivion. Or the different kinds from ESO (that I STILL haven't collected yet...). Dragonscale: Skyrim. Morrowind's doesn't look like scales, it looks like a hedgehog's ass. Dragonbone: ESO. Guard: Morrowind. I always have to mod Skyrim guards.

[@nwgrizzlies11]

One thing I hope out of Elder Scrolls 6 is a vast array of armor and weapons we can find and build. I’ve probably put thousands of hours into Skyrim but sometimes it gets stale with the few amount of amor sets in the game. I feel like level 100 smithing should give you access to multiple different level 100 types of armor and weapon sets. Personally a few hundred different sets of armor and weapons would keep the game feeling fresh for a long time.

[@nicholas9908]

The Morrowind Cope. If I get to pretend any armor looks as good as I want to, then obviously that armor will win.

[@jacksmith4530]

I always mix and match. I go aesthetics over stats and I usually don't even stick with only light or only heavy, typically light cuirass/grieves and heavy helm/gauntlets/boots