Elven Gilded Armor

Elven Gilded Armor is a piece of light armor and part of the Elven Armor set found in .
It is identical in appearance to Elven Armor, but possesses a higher armor rating. As of patch 1.9, wearing this armor will count towards the "Matching Set" perk achieved at level 70 in the Light Armor skill tree.
==Locations==
Unenchanted armor will begin to appear throughout Skyrim at level 23 and enchanted variants can be found at level 28. These locations include:
*Blacksmiths and General Goods Merchants.
*Found as random loot in chests or as a world item.
*Worn by randomly encountered Thalmor patrol guards.
*Sometimes worn by random encountered thieves after level 27.
===Fixed locations===
*Worn by several Thalmor Warriors and archers in Northwatch Keep after level 27.
==Smithing==
Crafting a set of Elven Gilded Armor requires a Smithing level of 30 and the Elven Smithing perk. It can be forged at a blacksmith's forge with the following components:
*3 x Leather Strips
*4 x Refined Moonstones
*1 x Iron Ingot
*1 x Quicksilver Ingot
It can be upgraded with a Quicksilver Ingot at a workbench and also benefits from the Elven Smithing perk, which doubles the improvement.
==Trivia==
*Wearing this armor with the rest of the Elven set gives a base armor rating equal to that of Scaled Armor, which outclasses Elven armor with the standard Armor piece. 
**Despite this, it can be crafted with the Elven Smithing perk, even though Scaled Armor requires a higher smithing level and the Advanced Armors perk, meaning Scaled Armor will be outclassed before it can even be forged.
==Appearances==
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de:Vergoldete Elfenrüstung
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Category:Skyrim: Light Armor
Category:Skyrim: Cuirasses