There are a lot of weapons and armor sets to collect throughout The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, and Daedric equipment is one of the best types of combat items that you can obtain. Daedric equipment also has a distinct appearance that is much more unique than most of the other sets of equipment in Skyrim.

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There are a few ways to find Daedric armor and weapons in Skyrim, and one of the best ways is by crafting it. Here's everything you need to know about smithing Daedric items and every other method for acquiring them.

How Powerful Are Daedric Armor And Weapons?

Outside of unique equipment with special enchantments and effects, Daedric armor and weapons are the second strongest set of equipment in Skyrim, including DLC. Dragonbone equipment is more powerful than Daedric equipment, but it's also harder to craft because it requires dragon bones to smith. Daedric equipment also has a very different visual style from Dragonbone armor and weapons.

Although Daedric items aren't the strongest equipment in Skyrim, they are a very close second, and the stat difference is so small between this set and Dragonbone equipment that its appearance and accessibility matters more than stats, especially if you enchant your armor and weapons.

How To Craft Daedric Armor And Weapons At The Atronach Forge

The Atronach Forge is one of the best hidden locations in Skyrim. It's easy to miss if you don't know where to find it or how it functions. You can use the Atronach Forge to craft items out of an assortment of materials, and most of the items you can create are rare or hard to obtain through other methods.

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One of the best types of items you can create with the Atronach Forge is Daedric equipment. First, you need to acquire the Sigil Stone, which is obtained by completing the "Conjuration Ritual Spell" quest after reaching level 90 in the Conjuration skill. You can then use the Sigil Stone at the Atronach Forge, which is located in the Midden under the College Of Winterhold. To craft a Daedric item, you'll need one of each of the following items.

• One Soul Gem With A Greater Soul Or Better (Black Soul Gem For A Specific Piece Of Equipment)
• One Daedra Heart
• One Centurion Dynamo Core
• One Piece Of Ebony Equipment (Whichever Equipment Piece You Want To Obtain in Daedric Form)

How To Craft Daedric Armor And Weapons At A Regular Forge

Crafting Daedric equipment is as simple as forging other items at a Smithing Forge; however, it's harder than most other sets of armor and weapons because of the material requirements and the skill requirement. You have to reach level 90 Smithing and unlock the Daedric Smithing perk before you can craft Daedric equipment.

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Unfortunately, the material requirements are also very high for crafting Daedric armor and weapons because you'll need Ebony Ingots and Daedra Hearts. The requirements for crafting each Daedric item are found below, as well as how to find Ebony Ingots and Daedra Hearts.

How To Obtain Ebony Ingots

Ebony ore is used to create Ebony Ingots. There are two main locations where you can acquire a lot of ebony ore in Skyrim's base game. The first is Redbelly Mine, located in Shor's Stone. This is the easiest location to get a lot of ebony ore and you'll need a pickaxe to obtain the ore inside the mine.

The second and more difficult location to obtain ebony ore is Gloombound Mine which is found to the south-east of the city of Windhelm. This mine is part of an Orc Stronghold, so getting inside lawfully will require you to complete a quest unless you picked the Orc race during character creation.

You can also defeat the Orcs residing inside of the stronghold to get to Gloombound Mine; however, you'll then become an enemy of the settlement.

How To Obtain Daedra Hearts

There are many places where you can find a few Daedra Hearts; however, the most consistent way to obtain this alchemy ingredient is by purchasing it from Enthir at the College Of Winterhold.

You'll first have to join the faction; however, it's a quick process, so you won't have any problems getting let into the College. After entering the courtyard at the College Of Winterhold, you should enter the Hall Of Attainment, where Enthir is located on the second floor most of the time. Enthir can sell you two Daedra Hearts, and his merchant inventory respawns every two days. If you've completed the Thieves Guild quest "Hard Answers", then Enthir sells items at a regular price.

How To Reach Smithing Level 90 Quickly

The quickest method for reaching Level 90 in the Smithing skill is by crafting a lot of expensive items. The best items to repeatedly craft are jewelry, specifically Gold Rings. The best thing about this method is that you can sell the jewelry for a profit after crafting it, so you'll earn a lot of gold in the process of leveling your Smithing skill.

You need one gold ingot to craft two Gold Rings, and you can find a lot of gold ore at ore veins throughout Skyrim. Another way to obtain gold ore is by casting the Transmute spell when you have iron ore or silver ore in your inventory since it will change them into gold ore.

The Material Requirement For Each Piece Of Daedric Equipment

How To Obtain Daedric Armor And Weapons Without Crafting

Besides using a forge to craft Daedric equipment, you can also find Daedric items inside dungeons and by defeating dragons as random loot after reaching level 48 or 49. These will be random pieces of Daedric equipment.

Another method for acquiring Daedric items is to purchase them from the Dremora Merchant, a character that you have the power to summon following the completion of the "Untold Legends" quest. This mission is a Black Book quest that only appears in the Dragonborn DLC.

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