Skyrim Armor Sets Ranked Worst To Best

[@JamesKelly-rt3ul]

most of us probably have over 1,000 hours in skyrim and we still watch this

[@uhtred7860]

Yeah why, what keeps us playing Skyrim? its weird, i mean its a good game but still.

[@SamDy99]

Not just watching.. playing in 2021 HELL YEAH

[@Metalicss]

Probably because we just want to discus this meaningless shit with someone, and also want to hear opinion from some one else on this.

[@isaiaszamora7041]

fr ive been playing it since 2015

[@Metalicss]

@@isaiaszamora7041 Good for you I guess...

[@doomguy9925]

The heavy dawnguard armor makes me feel like having a CRUSADE

[@nakknjr9322]

Brother

[@colinminiou640]

Deus Vult

[@haripadagangaram8326]

ikr

[@-dreamwalker-4809]

One of my favorites for that reason.

[@kindamint]

@@colinminiou640 Ra Fen Nii

[@viridityone3106]

I hate how most of the armors in Skyrim look better if you're not wearing a helmet

[@uhtred7860]

Yeah the helms always look kinda perched on top of your head, almost too small looking.

[@svartrbrisingr6141]

@@uhtred7860 I tend to find the helmets look to big for the most part. Leather and steel are the worst. It looks like my head doubled in size when I wear them!

[@tahabashir3779]

i just wear an enchanted circlet on my female character

[@gagne6928]

Yeah. And i dont understand why theres so much exposed skin on the armor sets when the game is in a frozen tundra lol. At least wear chainmail under it or something

[@uhtred7860]

@@gagne6928 LOL the forsworn would all have frostbite at the very least, as they are Bretons and don't have Nords resistance to the cold. :-)

[@syrupgod9875]

The stahlrim goggles are actually to prevent glare from the snow, something very similar to leather goggles the Inuit of Nunavut use here in Canada

[@usernameig975]

Cool!

[@petercross1879]

@@usernameig975 don't Inuits eat people?

[@mr.canada6506]

Yeah it’s a cool detail Bethesda added

[@NoMemes4You]

thought i was gonna have to say this, but thank you

[@simo_octo]

Ur the most Canadian account I've ever seen lmaoo

[@LeanBeefAdobo]

“I look like a dragon slaying badass while you look like the lead skater of Alduin on ice.”

[@SNOWDEVlL]

Goated references, Love that animation.

[@TonyHans99]

The chitin armor looking out of place is kind of the point lol. It's from Morrowind.

[@dr.science_0177]

Except when you get the heavy variant. Looks awesome with the bug mask

[@HaveltherockDS]

Lightly Armored means light on your feet. Smart.

[@chancedavis6216]

Iron or Steel is what you need. Leave all that fancy Eleven stuff to the elves.

[@fishgaming9959]

Hey you, hail sthis

[@NeuronActivation]

Let me guess, someone stole your sweet roll

[@YuiFunami]

fancy the bow eh? I'm a sword man myself

[@Leo-ch4qu]

I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow to the knee

[@harveydarvey4585]

"Chitin armor is not Skyrim at all" That's the point it's from Morrowind/Solstheim 🤨

[@c.o7993]

I actually really like that armour

[@peopleofdapeople-_-people2098]

No one noticed he added the ancient falmer crown, isnt that unobtainable?

[@sreejithgkrishnan1604]

@@peopleofdapeople-_-people2098 usleep added it

[@Infernal_Resonance]

And then says the blades armor is cool because it doesn’t look “Skyrim”

[@piyo744]

I personally love Chitin armor. It's so otherworldly and alien. I think it's sick. I use it on my duel-wielding Redguard.

[@strandburger6353]

2:15 shield in design actually goes back to actual medieval times shields; usually an attacker would get their sword stuck on a wood shield, so people started putting some leather or etc. on the shield to actually welcome the blade into getting stuck in the shield. Of course, a mechanic like this isnt utilized in Skyrim, though.

[@NinjaBray]

Would make sense since skyrims technology looks like it's trying to bridge the gap between the end of the Roman Empire and the start of the medieval period

[@Кожуркаотпомидора]

​@@NinjaBray, more like take the elements of medieval into antique. Like considering lack of people (army of only 500 men with Ysgramor were able to take down an EMPIRE of elves) it makes sense means of personal defense recieved a great development, yet battles are, I dare to say, fought only by infantry, no cavalry, and fortifications are quite modest, which doesn't sound like medieval...

[@odg1190]

@@Кожуркаотпомидора It's really hard to realistically gauge Elder Scrolls when a Cyber guy from the future sent to the past who might of been the reincarnation of a dead god would create rivers of blood from elves, creating a time paradox

[@lydhead266]

Steel plate, heavy dawnguard, banded iron, blades, and wolf armor all simple but badass and unique still. They fall under another category imo. They are simplistic yet still so satisfying to look at.

[@Inferna11796]

The goggles on the Stalhrim armor are meant to look like Inuit goggles designed to block out all of the light reflected off of snow

[@runtergerutscht4401]

But it still makes you look like the main skater in "Alduin on ice"

[@He_who_rides_many_winds]

@@runtergerutscht4401 Was that a Senile Scribbles Reference?

[@runtergerutscht4401]

@@He_who_rides_many_winds yes

[@He_who_rides_many_winds]

@@runtergerutscht4401 Excellent.

[@twotonanchor]

Still looks stupid.

[@YoutubeDidntAllowFancyLetters]

nothing beats the feeling when ur switching from iron armor to steel armor either its through hard work or stealing

[@colestecher4856]

why is that feeling so strong?? I mean, you're just slightly upgrading your armor how is it that nice?? (I agree with you, I just don't understand why it's such an awesome feeling)

[@deeznuts3097]

Or just taking it from the skyforge chest at lvl 1

[@da5hainy556]

I mostly use light armour so I wouldn't know.

[@colestecher4856]

@@da5hainy556 basically hide to leather armor

[@da5hainy556]

@@colestecher4856 I go straight for Dark Bro armour and then elven and gilded from the Thalmor Fort near Volkihar island

[@gatlinservis5960]

It’s not the iron armor that’s iconic just the helmet

[@Pebbeyt]

This 👆

[@vcsa681]

The armor on the poster boi is the scaled armor

[@hobomike6935]

Equip dragon plate armor and then a heavily smithed iron helmet to achieve end-game perfection

[@matt4048]

@@vcsa681 Studded armour.

[@bacongodplays6259]

The dragonborns helmet isn’t the same as an iron helmet

[@patrickstorm3589]

I used to care about the aesthetic of my armor more than the effectiveness, but then I took an arrow to the knee.

[@jackmclaughlin648]

Homie giving off strong 2012 KZbin vibes and I love it.

[@matthewreviews6019]

I don’t care if this game is 9 years old, it’s still relevant and necessary

[@Ed_man_talking9]

if the morrowind boys can still sing about saint jiib's riches then we can... make an arrow in the knee rap still i guess...

[@SamDy99]

Because most of us JUST played it 1 hour ago 😁 or playing it RIGHT NOW..

[@IamMysterium]

Relevant and necessary: exactly! One could do a commentary on current national events through Skyrim. Been thinking of doing just that.

[@Adoring-Fan]

Relevant and necessary and also a bore to play(just in my opinion:)

[@matthewreviews6019]

@@IamMysterium do it

[@reapingways4722]

"Ebony armor. By Ysmir, 'tis a wondrous sight." -Guard

[@monkeycat451]

Even better when you realise that Ebony is literally solidified blood of gods.

[@order-lp8yt]

@@monkeycat451 wait so I’m mining a gods blood

[@raeB_D_ahC]

@@order-lp8yt yes it's just a bit of crystallized Et'Ada blood and it doesn't even rust sooo little need to maintain

[@mr.cookie7672]

@@monkeycat451 then daedric armor is a mixture of god and demon blood

[@rejrej4221]

@@mr.cookie7672 Ebony is the blood of Lorkhan and they use dremora remains to create deadric armor.

[@Mrnumber]

Random fact, Daedric armor actually has a hidden intimidation factor that they threw in there. That's how bad-ass that set is

[@peanut4507]

No it doesn't lol

[@josepedroteixeira9721]

@@peanut4507 yes it does. It adds +10 on intimidation speech checks

[@peanut4507]

@@josepedroteixeira9721 no it doesn't. That's a rumor. It's based off of your speech skill. Not armor.

[@hammydahham]

@@peanut4507 Then why is it on the official wiki?

[@peanut4507]

@@hammydahham it's not. There's no such thing as the 'official wiki' The fandom wiki states that, which other people can edit. UESP doesn't say it.

[@anotherrandomcommenter4473]

I have tried so many of the different unique armors in the game, but I always go back to ancient falmer. It’s just something about the set screams “elite knight” or “royal guard”. That, and what it represents: one of the last few reminders of the Snow Elves and their story. How they were once a highly advanced civilization who worshiped Auri-El. How the Nords nearly brought them to extinction. And how they made a devils bargain with the Dwarves in order to survive, and became the blind, bug-loving freaks we all know.

[@walter9240]

I like that the things that you mentioned, but I absolutely love the thought of people seeing it. They’d have never ever seen something like it

[@MrWhatdafuBOOM]

Actually, for the 'Poster Boy'-look, you need to replace the iron armor with studded armor.

[@akuladoctor7355]

For the Imperial i can say that it is meant to be simple. It is an armor made in million numbers. It is meant to be cheap, simple, and offer some basic protection.

[@mortache]

I feel like he dislikes a lot of the "realistic" armor for being too "simple". Guess what, leather is brown and the Greco-Romans went to battle wearing skirts and belts and they didn't wear pants like some goddamn barbarians lol

[@thebenevolentsun6575]

@@mortache Just because it's realistic doesn't mean it looks good.

[@DaughterDater]

@@mortache you guys are missing the point of the video. In this game you are playing as the one of one dragon killer in a fictional world. Basic armor makes you look stupid

[@thekinginyellowmessiahofha6308]

@David “basic” armor will always be more pleasing than any overdesigned spiky schlock any idiot can come up with.

[@numbron803]

@@thekinginyellowmessiahofha6308 good think there are only 1 or 2 overdesigned armors and no spiky schlocks in Skyrim

[@uhtred7860]

Theres never enough Armour mannequins in your house to display all your armour sets. :-))

[@GTAVictor9128]

And watch you in your sleep. Mannequins are eerie in Skyrim because they can spawn out of place or even come alive in very rare instances.

[@uhtred7860]

@@GTAVictor9128 I had one in yhe basement of my lakeview manor house start doing weird things, first it started swapping armour on its own, the it would be off its pedestal when i went in, finally it was walking around. Didnt stop the Skeevers infesting the basement tho. :-)

[@StortebeckerSF]

I've had a mannequin duplicate pieces of armor infinitely.

[@420mralucard]

@@uhtred7860 It’s because mannequins are actually a RACE in the games files. They just have a special script that turns them into frozen models when you enter that cell. Sometimes though it doesn’t load correctly and they end up in wrong positions or off their pedestals because the script didn’t fix them.

[@luxtobeyou]

@@420mralucard Today on things I wish I'd never known about Skyrim; I'm keeping frozen people in my basement D:

[@gamingowl7422]

oh armors why not ! anything skyrim related i will watch

[@hexrisk]

I read this while watching the intro and thought "yep exactly" then he ranked hide as worst and Im leaving now.

[@novatheraven]

Tell em pastor💯💯

[@bronysaiyan5236]

Thats about where im at

[@gamingclipsyt5955]

I think I've watched them all

[@WhiteManGodzillaFan]

Same

[@Error40k]

Ebony is the best looking honestly, but a personal favorite of mine in early gameplay is the iron branded armor. It looks like it belongs in the game and feels like it would protect me in an actual fight. I love how they added the shoulder pauldrons to the base set with a bit more fur and less amounts of exposed skin. Definitely a great looking set.

[@joshcheaney7322]

“Not a fan of all this man meat goin on down here” Bro. Its knees. Calm down.

[@joshuajefferson3504]

I always loved the nightingale armor. I just get that feeling of being batman when I go to a ledge and crouch down and look at the citizens going about their day. 😂😂😂😂

[@nightingale8070]

The only thing I don't like about the nightingale armor is that if you're an argonian, your nose just disappears.

[@joshuajefferson3504]

@@nightingale8070 😂😂😂

[@friezathenonceslayer8200]

@@nightingale8070 the male version makes the eyes glow too

[@theysaidimasian9766]

*starts imitating Batman's raspy ass voice* FUSRODAH!

[@thomasdevlin5825]

I felt my soul leave my body when I realized my dragon priest mask had better stats than the nighingale hood

[@phsycresconquest6636]

I would like to point out that the helmet of the Dwarven as well as the overall aesthetic is taken from the Ancient Greeks. The helmet is the Comedy(Woman)/Tragedy(Men) masks And the armour itself is meant to look like Talos the Creation of Heaphestus

[@KilimanjaroG]

And also it looks cool not as he said

[@LPChipi]

Don't get all scientific on me youtube boi. I don't need to know that shit. Jk, cool fact actually, I hadn't noticed!

[@donkeystew2432]

I um... I actually really like the ancient nord armour

[@svartrbrisingr6141]

I like it as well

[@Infernal_Resonance]

Yeah, I think he just assumed most people didn’t like it even though I’m fairly sure it’s the complete opposite

[@Dumbassfish63]

Did you remember the part in the beginning of the video when he was talking about it being his OPINION

[@donkeystew2432]

@@Dumbassfish63 yea but the way he started talking about it made me think EVERYBODY hated it

[@theysaidimasian9766]

I really like the helmet, its basically iron helmet on steroids

[@Dinosaurman34]

Nordic carved armour with the heavy dawn guard helmet looks awesome

[@frozentspark2105]

I'm 43 years old, been playing Skyrim since it was first released. I still play it, like literally right this second I'm in Dragonsreach starting a new game. All total I have over 5000 hours into it.

[@jtenorj]

I haven't played quite as long as you(got Legendary Edition on a bit of a discount) but I'm about the same age as you and have about as many hours in game as you.

[@Mad_AL]

44, and I have a tattoo of Fus Ro Dah dragon runes.

[@xy2825]

Letting Erandur wear Shrouded Armour but with Clavicus Vile's mask has been the funniest sight in Skyrim for me so far - he looks like your friendly neighbourhood SM dungeon master, which is even more funny considering he is a priest of Mara and calls me his son

[@shorttking2074]

you- don’t kill him?

[@aedican9719]

@@shorttking2074 depends on RP tbh

[@shorttking2074]

@@aedican9719 yeah i used to always kill him but i’m doing a Vigilant play through rn, first time in all my games he has banished the Skull

[@prisonerofthehighway1059]

Put the spartan style helmet on the imperial heavy armor and it comes alive. Also wearing the jagged crown with the Dragonplate armor is maximum badass.

[@Devlinator61116]

There is a mod to add a craftable version of the Dragonplate Helmet into the game for exactly that reason.

[@DoTheDishesOrElse..]

@@Devlinator61116 You don't need any mods or console commands to get it tho, just place it in Ralof/Hadvar's inventory when you're about to leave Korvanjund, "give" it to Ulfric/Tullius to complete the quest and pick it up when Ralof/Hadvar is at the Riverwood Inn

[@treyroberts8124]

@@DoTheDishesOrElse.. wait... what

[@Thegreatphreys]

And dont forget the horned steel helmet, that looks so much better than the regular.

[@alphaundpinsel2431]

“Falmer” “Sorry to the blind people who have more sensitive eyes” Bruh

[@ShadowWalker-ng1it]

come on we all know the goggles looking thing on the heavy stalhrim is sunglasses so you don't blind yourself in the middle of combat

[@davidbailey6397]

The Deathbrand Stalhrim armor is the most practical out of all the armor,but the Dragon armor is my favorite. Just well balanced and for me,better protection than Daedric armor.

[@orion2724]

God dragonbone/scale armor really is the epitome of “oh god oh fuck”

[@Allantitan]

It’s the epitome of “time to empty my bowels

[@LIKEAMONSTERRR]

Its literally fore shadowing in a set of armor

[@da5hainy556]

Dragonscale looks sick w/o helmet on my Khajiit but I despise Dragonplate.

[@PremiereSalt]

Nazeem Sneers at you while you where the literal bones and scales of a dragon

[@Inquisitor_Eriksson]

I think that It is a bit lame because of that you can see the face

[@thedonzhorzh]

Forsworn look like he's about to storm the Capitol

[@killmesus392]

one clothing varint minus the hat makes it look like you want to storm the bastille

[@shadow_597]

7:30 Hence why it's from Morrowind

[@tyranitararmaldo]

N'wah confirmed

[@franklynp.9135]

And he even say that the helmet doesn't look natural... bruh, is a freaking area with dirt and volcanic ash all over the place...

[@samuelroveda9706]

But the game is Skyrim. I think he's considering the general design of the game, not the places.

[@vincentcoody8518]

Fun fact, deadric armor not only looks badass to us, but to the npcs too because having a full set (background numbers) increases the chance of an intimidate check working by 10%

[@crustyz6775]

The gods gave you two hands, and you use them both for your weapon. I can respect that.

[@kurst7694]

The iron armor isn’t the one on the poster he wears studded armor with iron gauntlets and boots lol

[@ginger3042]

Don’t forget the helmet

[@kurst7694]

@@ginger3042 of course the staple point of the dragonborn

[@auauaua_conchas69]

I thought he wore leather armor?

[@kurst7694]

@@auauaua_conchas69 no he wears studded its basically just another variant of the hide armor but it’s alright.

[@blizzardgaming7070]

He wears the Nordic plate gloves

[@Dcraft_TNT]

The stalhrim is literally diamond armor with fur and I love it and would wear it's when traveling but not for battle

[@maldorov6297]

Actually, it's just hardened ice...

[@walter9240]

Everything you just said was wrong, it’s ice. Also have you used deathbrand armor? One of if not the best armor sets stat wise

[@tommyswain3762]

@@walter9240 Yeah, unfortunate use of the word "literally" in this instance.

[@lukeroberson2115]

Fun fact, it's actually magical ice that makes it both incredibly hard, and able to not melt.

[@rabidcanine]

“Iron is iconic” but it’s actually just the helmet + hide armor lol.

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

The Trailer Set: Iron Helmet + Hide Armor + Iron Boots Promo Material: Iron Helmet + Hide Armor + Iron Gauntlets + Iron Boots

[@GhillieDMC]

@@NiCoNiCoNiCola Its the steel gauntlets and boots Also studded armor

[@FrederikSeerupNielsen]

@@NiCoNiCoNiCola Banded iron shield

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

@@GhillieDMC the Gauntlets are steel (get it?) iron, but ye, I did the armor wrong

[@bridgetbrennan6615]

My personal favorites based on design are hands down the fur armor and the Skaal armor because I like how it feels immersive. You really feel like you’re walking across a frozen wasteland.

[@titgriffin1512]

Ngl the hide armor on the women actually look cool af to me. It doesn’t make your character look like a go go dancer

[@andreizarpelon9982]

"I'm not a fan of all these man meat I'm seeing" That's literally the only reason why I wear these armor sets

[@nickhenley1338]

The shirtless fur armor is perfect, a little bit of animal fur wrapped aroumd the waist and the rest is PURE TESTOSTERONE MANLY MEAT. Unarmed build and fur armor is great time

[@Orinslayer]

This guy is really insecure of his sexuality and manliness...

[@robmitch4085]

"not Skyrim at all." Ah..I'm. just going to assume like about every person has all ready pointed it out.

[@cts6843]

Most youtubers: " leave a comment down below if you disagree with my ranking" The southern elder scrolls chad: " if you disagree with my rankings, its ganna be okay buddy you will live"

[@gavynss1503]

Honestly the only thing I learned from this video is that I don’t HATE any of the sets I think they’re all pretty cool

[@joevahkiin2329]

I fell in love with the Nordic armor recently when i started new playthrough. Ive never known before that this shit looks so amazing. I probably wont change it till the end.

[@alligator3wastaken]

Try it on a Khajiit character if you haven't yet.

[@joevahkiin2329]

@@alligator3wastaken not gonna happen. Its the last race i would choose. Almost 1000h and I never played as khajit.

[@Infernal_Resonance]

Put the video at x1.25 to have him talk at normal speed 😂

[@avaroxramzy9067]

This acc works and it sounds better 😂

[@joeloliver2279]

B R U H why does this work tho

[@inbredbanana8156]

I did that as well

[@randomlunatic7117]

1.5 also works pretty well

[@ryancampbell19]

Wow this is amazing

[@ericamborsky3230]

As a note, the brown and blue Dawnguard armor have sleeves.

[@seamuswbiggerarmalite3379]

BLUE SKYRIM FOREVAH

[@SyTheSlime]

By ones he liked best he meant what he found first

[@norsethenomad5978]

7:31 “...not skyrim at all.” You are correct, it isn’t skyrim

[@samuelroveda9706]

But the game is Skyrim. I think he's considering the general design of the game, not the places.

[@Deej78898]

@@samuelroveda9706 dude you’ve been saying this to other comments over and over

[@samuelroveda9706]

@@Deej78898 Lol. Because, in my opinion, it's a common mistake of interpretation. Anyway, according to what I can remember, i just said it twice. Rereading the comments I have founded many others, but that's ok, I have no time to answer everyone. But don't you agree with me? Don't you think there are designs from Skyrim's DLC's displaced from the main proposal design of the game? The game originally goes in a realistic/dirty/darker way, these elements go in a fantastic/clean/colorful one. Don't all of them look bad, but they don't look like Skyrim game.

[@eyedine]

@@samuelroveda9706 That's because the area isn't from skyrim, idiot. It's literally morrowind.

[@samuelroveda9706]

@@eyedine I know it's geographically Morrowind, genious. But there are non-nordical cultures in the original game that have a coherent standard between themselves, even being from cultures out of the lands of Skyrim, like orcish, elvish, daedric, redguard, etc. That doesn't happened on DLC's, no matter the objects where from Morrowind, Skyrim itself or any other place. On my first comment I was talking about incoherence between the armor and the GAME The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, not the PROVINCE of Skyrim.

[@choonce4696]

I personally love the dragonscale armor. It looks like it can protect you. Its looks breathable and moveable. And most importantly. It's helmet makes you look like a freaking dragon.

[@Eshkanama]

I love ebony, nightingale and carved Nordic. I always find myself mixing pieces though and using a few piece of clothes now and again and enchanting them, robes, hats, gloves, boots. I have a Redguard character who wears the mourners cap (like a black bandanna), archmage’s robes, and then wolf gauntlets and greaves. They’re all enchanted, and then I give him the spear mod, and the reikling spears so he has a shit ton of spears on his back and uses destruction magic too. He looks super dope.

[@xxslayer255xx]

Small critique: chitin is prnounced kite-in

[@marinhrabric6162]

Really? That sounds stupid

[@sheenzaille6980]

@@marinhrabric6162 shit-in sounds worse

[@bronysaiyan5236]

Shit in for the heavy Kite in for the light armor:^)

[@uberd3323]

Don Rodwell I've always thought it was Chite-en

[@Ancienregime8090]

Kite-in or chite-in are the only correct pronunciations

[@strs111]

royal vampire armor? I think it's pretty neat. And there's the steel horned helmet which I find awesome

[@mikko.sadenharju]

Thats my favorit set over all

[@queelsh2410]

I was just wondering what terrible kind of armor set I should use

[@chrisgradney4069]

I just want to say that I really really enjoyed this video. I laughed through the entire thing and that in itself is a thumbs up!

[@drewm5898]

My favorite armors are Daedric, Nordic Carved, and Nightingale, with honorable mentions to Dragonscale and Glass. Daedric just exudes powerful energy, like exactly the intimidation factor that the most powerful person in Skyrim should have. Nordic Carved is sharp and exciting but still traditional looking, and since I tend to play Nords, it always feels appropriate. I adore the look of Nightingale even though it doesn’t fit my usual play style at all in stats/effects.

[@theysaidimasian9766]

"Elder Fashion 5: SKYPIMP" *People who download clothes and armor mods:* aaayyyyyy

[@40johnson87]

I really like the dawnguard amour cause (other than the sleeves) it feels like something someone might actually wear. its def not realistic but it feels believable

[@themutanggaming7296]

The goggles on the stalhrim armor makes sense because it stops the sun rays from bouncing off the snow and into your eyes natives to alaska used them for hunting still do today

[@jennessdavis8134]

Urm, actually, you forgot vampire armor You did forget, but jokes on the urm

[@Sarah-tj1tq]

I never thought I would be up at 3 am watching a video ranking Skyrim armor sets but here I am.

[@itsclemtime2357]

Ebony looks nice. But the first set of armour I made myself was some “good old steel” armour. But Dwemer armour! It looks amazing!

[@radicalcentrist4990]

The female variants of the Forsworn set, Falmer set, Ancient Nord set and Stormcloak General set are also known as the "Men of Culture sets". Say what you want about the male varaints, but on females they just look sexy.

[@somenitrogenconsumer8859]

As a female I like ancient nord armor on female my female characters. It is sexy yet it looks epic. Helmet is great and the main piece is actually somewhat unique, tho I would make it light armor instead of heavy. Also forsworn armor for female sucks. Headpiece could be a hair style or something more grotesque and the main piece looks over all terrible. Maybe longer loincloth and and more closed chest piece reaching down to her waist, still open sides... it would make the look more appealing. Stormcloak general for male is good, for female? It looks weird man, the skirt is way too short that legs look off putting. Bear helm could be bigger and lower so that it would look more menacing, deep cleavage and again FUCING LONGER SKIRT with sides open... God I wish I had more free time that I could learn 3D modeling and remodel these stupid designs... I don’t even want to talk about falmer armor tho it is not meant for surface folks, so it is not that jarring.

[@felynecomrade]

This comment is approved by Aela The Sideboob of the Companions.

[@cleo_is_trying565]

Far too underrated armor sets. Men of culture sets indeed

[@mikko.sadenharju]

Byeah

[@erickiliany]

Testing these on different races would be really different I think. If you’re an argonian so many of the “good” armors just look terrible scaled helmet is probably the best looking one for it

[@FinGeek4now]

The Executioner's armor is pretty bad ass at the early levels, both aesthetically and defensively. It can only be gotten for a limited time though, basically, right after Alduin destroys Helgen and you exit the cave, you need to dip back into Helgen were the executions were being held to get it. No Executioner's Axe though (unless it's super rare).

[@bakerap2211]

This guy's dry delivery of good humor and sarcasm was enough to actually make me subscribe.

[@monolithsoldier3427]

I used to be adventurer like you but then i took arrow in the knee.

[@gigabeep1150]

(Quicksaves)

[@monolithsoldier3427]

Guard might get nervous, men aprouches with his weapon drawn...

[@notthatgreatgameplay8228]

Fus rou da

[@themeta6096]

I also am an adventurer like me

[@martonstrenner1937]

You have commited crimes against skyrim and her people!

[@louisknudsen2535]

Took my boy 12 takes and he still mispronounced penitus oculatus

[@entrancedsnow7076]

It’s cause he misspelled it

[@anotherrandomcommenter4473]

yee

[@jep1st]

"From worst to best" and you start with some of the coolest and most awesome looking armors :D

[@Tallzom]

What

[@jep1st]

@@Tallzom what what? IMO some of the armors he listed as the ugliest are the ones I think are among the coolest.

[@Tallzom]

@@jep1st I mean I agree with the list he stated but it’s opinion I guess Personally I think those first armors were butt ugly but to each their own

[@coreylancaster2205]

the arrow to the knee is definitely one of my favorite pieces of dialogue 😂

[@elfinflame6244]

The male didn’t get a mask because he had a beard for the shrouded armor

[@鄭Cruorem]

This is a perfect coincidence because I'm playing Skyrim for the first time after so many years of waiting and I am just about to start smithing items in my playthrough. This will help me in the direction I want to go with armour sets (of course I will consider stats).

[@bronysaiyan5236]

You only need 567 armor so have at it

[@seamuswbiggerarmalite3379]

SKYRIM FOREVEEEEEEEEE

[@maldorov6297]

Because it is a singleplayer game, you don't need anyone else's opinion for what you think looks good on your character

[@order-lp8yt]

Hey if you need resources drop a save hit them then reload the save they will have a new inventory

[@jtenorj]

It's possible to hit the armor cap in hide armor(lowest armor rating in the game) without a shield or helmet(592+ displayed armor rating). You don't even need to use glitches like with restoration potions, necromage vampirism or stacking headgear. Just max Alchemy, Enchanting, and Smithing. Use Alchemy and Enchanting to boost each other a bit(a few artifacts and powers help with this) and use both to boost Smithing. You also need 5/5 Agile Defender in Light Armor. You can hit the cap in a full set of Ebony Armor(sans shield) without tempering it at all(need Ancient Knowledge, Seeker of Might and all relevant perks in the Heavy Armor skill tree). The Deathbrand armor set well smithed can hit the cap(or close to it) with base 15 skill and no Light Armor perks. It's good for raising that skill(get beat on by giants and/or mammoths, just make sure you are wearing jewelry that reduces Restoration spell cost a lot like 35% on neck and finger). By default, Ancient Knowledge boost all armors except Dwarven by 25% and boosts tempering by 15%. From Solstheim, you need the Relics of Ahzidal and black book Sallow Regent.

[@reedworsham5643]

the forsworn female arms and legs look great when mixed with other armor pieces, such as guard armor. solitude guard armor is my personal favorite.

[@jacobnegron6073]

I love my stalhrim heavy armor but that helmet definetly looks bad i just use a dragón priest mask

[@_brighten_]

ebony is at its coolest when adding the nightingale hood

[@mightybellarts]

I wasn’t expecting this to be so funny, but it was absolutely delightful

[@appa_ow9590]

7:28 "this armor is not Skyrim at all" yea it's from solestien

[@ciaranmck4469]

*morrowind*

[@Vchk1917]

It's from the solestien, the Daedric realm of misspelling

[@irgendwiecharmant64]

Woah woah woah, it's Solstheim, not salty time.

[@B0x_T00l]

@@ciaranmck4469 What's the point of correcting him? He's right.

[@ciaranmck4469]

@@B0x_T00l well its not from solstheim it featured in morrowind There is no evidence to suggest it was founded in solstheim

[@jaredazevedo2779]

Well, due to the effective armor cap (after a certain amount of armor, more armor doesn't do anything) and the combination of enchanting, smithing, and alchemy, you can make literally any heavy armor set and most light armor sets get to the effective maximum armor rating. See UESP for details, I don't feel like looking it up again. TLDR: with using all crafting skills, you can make the vast majority of armor sets hit max damage reduction so looks are most of what matters.

[@bronysaiyan5236]

567 armor isnt hard to hit so no need to go that long into the resto glitch numbers lmao

[@somenitrogenconsumer8859]

@@bronysaiyan5236 tho it still takes time to get 200% armor rating from skill bonuses, so crafting comes in handy

[@bronysaiyan5236]

@@somenitrogenconsumer8859 get beat up by the crabs outside Whiterun for an hour you'll get like 60 heavy armor

[@somenitrogenconsumer8859]

@@bronysaiyan5236you mean giants I guess???

[@bronysaiyan5236]

@@somenitrogenconsumer8859 pretry sure i said crabs yeah. Get 3 of em on you and yoy can out heal the damage with the basic healing spell

[@xXbrokenvoidXx]

God, I forgot how bad most of Skyrim's armors are. Even from a practical standpoint they don't look like they'd provide much protection. Especially leather/scaled/fur. Arrows and swords would go right through it. Blades, Dawnguard Heavy, Iron, Steel Plate, and Ebony are the only ones that look like actual armor.

[@ciaranmck4469]

Yeah one thing I've noticed not a single elder scrolls game uses proper medieval armor like burgundy and they use way too much leather cod leather against a sword is pretty shit

[@pagatryx5451]

@@ciaranmck4469 Ehh... What? Firstly, why would Morrowind use proper medieval armor? The world design in the game, from the ground up, is not trying to be western so if it did use Medieval armour (which is very western) it would be a negative more than anything. Secondly, Oblivion has plenty of proper looking armour. Iron, Mithril, Blades, Guard and Imperial guard, etc. Oblivion even has a close equivalent to Burgundy armour with its steel set. SKYRIM has terrible armour design but Morrowind and Oblivion at least has proper, defensive, armour sets. Granted, some of Oblivions also looks shitty but for the most part they're pretty good.

[@GlitchFade2077]

Gonna have to watch this later. My chinchilla in his wheel is too loud 💀

[@barombolobombolo1501]

The inconsistency in your choices cracks me up every time lmao

[@expecting747]

This is actually a really good video 💡

[@zacharymesecke9638]

ebony armour is my favourite because it is literally made from a god's blood (Lorkan)

[@ciaranmck4469]

*allegedly*

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

@@ciaranmck4469 not allegedly, we see the heart in Morrowind. It’s under Red Mountain. You know what else is? Did you guess ebony? You guessed right

[@ciaranmck4469]

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 who's to say we know for certain that ebony is found there?

[@maldorov6297]

Daedric is still my favorite heavy set. It's made from a dead god as well as dead daedra

[@B0x_T00l]

Daedric is made from Ebony and a Daedra heart

[@josephcalabrese6337]

I agree with ebony being number one. When I first discovered what ebony armor looked like in game, I dicided right then and there to put all my points in Heavy Armor perks. The female set totally looks like a medieval Batwoman armor. The next best thing would be the Ebony Battle Axe. Adventuring around Skyrim as a walking black Guillotine.

[@svartrbrisingr6141]

Personally I would have swapped Nightingale and Ebony. Both are absolutely amazing but I prefer playing a throat slitting assassin type character

[@dany_fg]

" The belt is just *CIRCLES* "

[@gammonator8913]

As someone who takes an interest in the functionality of armour, the best out of all of the lowest level light armours is the full fur one. It’s also the most lore friendly. Its hat is very weird though. The best three in the game to me are probably steel plate, dwarven and Orcish/ Ebony. I can’t stand it when there are random bits of flesh unnecessarily sticking out.

[@MrBroFirst]

How my man disrespected the Dwarven Helmet like that. Oof

[@SyTheSlime]

Dwarven make is it

[@firewolf6431]

"I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an aarow to the knee."

[@SyTheSlime]

Wait… I know you

[@firewolf6431]

@@SyTheSlime Is that... fur... coming out of your ears

[@SyTheSlime]

There’s no doubt your a wanted person and it’s time to face your crimes against Skyrim and her people what say you in your defense

[@some.randomdudeonYT]

By Ysmir's beard, you won't leave here alive!

[@Jacob-bj2ps]

When your the stealth archer that put the arrow in that knee lmao

[@iceman9355]

This video was great and I can't wait to see your next one.

[@longbrowgaming2772]

Hey man! Nice to hear from you again! Since the stream I was searching for you. My memory fades me hopefully this is you ha. Just wanted to say I checked out your channel and keep going man! Keep improving!

[@naturemiya9560]

Joining the Dark brotherhood : 😈 Getting the armour : 😧 tf is this

[@RaptorJesus]

"Elder Fashion V: Sky Pimp" might be the greatest thing I've ever heard.

[@TheKillerCaiman]

Saying British football when you mean rugby😭😭 that hurt me internally

[@darrenhatfield4578]

Even in rugby we don't wear helmets. Only American Rugby

[@James--Parker]

Riften NPCs ranked from worst to best :D

[@bronysaiyan5236]

If Sapphire isnt worst and the Lioness the best then we know his opinion is wrong

[@malikcrim13]

@@bronysaiyan5236 Nah it's the other way around. Maven is the worst though

[@DoTheDishesOrElse..]

@@bronysaiyan5236 Mjoll is overestimated tbh, same with Aela and Serana

[@bronysaiyan5236]

@@DoTheDishesOrElse.. Serana is still the strongest ally you can get til you hit the 60s and then it'll be the khajiit mage in the College

[@DoTheDishesOrElse..]

@@bronysaiyan5236 Idk, in my previous playthroughs I could "kill" her in 3 hit of bounded sword on legendary difficulty, surely a bug tho

[@samuelcharlton8934]

Dawnguard heavy armour with the hemlet if my favorite for looks hands down

[@Senator-KO]

I really like that armor too, but I can’t wear it because for one it’s heavy armor which doesn’t “fit” well with a mage style(see what I did there 😊). And two I would be betraying Clan Volkihar if i were to suddenly barge into the castle wearing that blasphemy! I would be the next one on that table with Namasur casually taking bites of flesh out of me....I guess it’s Royal Vampire armor for now.

[@chaos_chiara5137]

i didn’t even know the blades had an armor set because i’ve always refused to kill paarthurnax

[@mauvelkopter9308]

You dont need to kill Paarthunax for it. Its just rotting away in a chest next to Dragonbane.

[@chaos_chiara5137]

@@mauvelkopter9308 oh thanks! good too know

[@archiermanilo23]

Skyrim really does other games dirty with it's armor design. So iconic and special without being over the top.