Skyrim:Specialty Gear

This page summarizes all of the Specialty Gear in Skyrim. These are items that can be found in many locations in the game, yet do not qualify as generic weapons or generic armor. For example, it includes weapons and armor that are only used by specific races or factions (e.g., Falmer, Forsworn, the Blades). It also includes some items, such as pickaxes and woodcutter's axes, that are only used in certain situations.

Amulets of the Divines
Divine amulets are available as random drops or bought at Radiant Raiment in Solitude. They can also be used to craft working shrines in the Cellar addition of homesteads in the Hearthfire add-on. None of these amulets can be disenchanted. 


 

Blades Equipment
Blades Weapons


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Companions Equipment

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Dark Brotherhood Equipment
Except for the second version of the Worn Shrouded Armor ( ), one example of each piece of equipment can be found in the Dawnstar Sanctuary. Additional Dark Brotherhood equipment can be found here.


 
 
 
  
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Dawnguard Weapons
Dawnguard weapons gain an additional 5 points of damage against vampires. This includes the Dawnguard Rune Axe but not the Dawnguard Rune Hammer, due to a bug.


Dawnguard Armor
When wearing a full set of armor (body armor, boots, gauntlets, and helmet), Dawnguard armors reduce incoming damage from vampires by 25% and the magnitude of hostile spells cast by vampires is reduced by 25%. Mixing the light and heavy sets will not confer the bonus, however.  Additionally, the bonus is "hidden" as it does not appear in the active effects menu. Light armor benefits from the Matching Set perk, but heavy armor does not due to a bug.

The heavy armor protects as well as Dwarven armor does, for less weight (even less than Blades Armor), but still offers less protection for more weight than Steel Plate Armor; the big selling point is when you're up against vampires.  The light armor offers protection between Elven and Scaled, for weight also between them, but is less protection for more weight than Elven Gilded Armor or Chitin  - again, the compelling interest here is specifically for fighting vampires, particularly the protection against spells, which armor normally provides no protection at all against.





 
 

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Draugr Equipment
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Dremora Equipment
All of these Dremora-specific items can only be equipped using the console.


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Falmer Equipment
Falmer Weapons

 

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Forsworn Equipment
Forsworn Weapons


Forsworn Armor

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Guard Equipment


Imperial Soldier Equipment

Imperial Soldier Weapons


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Stormcloak Equipment

A full set of Stormcloak Officer gear is worn by Captain Valmir during Siege on the Dragon Cult. If he wears it at the start of the quest he will need to be killed before completing the dungeon to obtain it.
A full set of Stormcloak Officer gear can be obtained each time the Dark Brotherhood's radiant repeatable quest has the Beautiful Barbarian as the target.

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Thalmor Equipment



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Thieves Guild Equipment

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Notes
Additional specialized armor and weapons are listed at Unique Items for items occurring a limited number of times (usually once), and at Unobtainable Items for items that cannot normally be obtained and/or used by the player.