Blacksmithing Analysis
–Perk Analysis–
Blacksmithing Branch
These perks will enhance your smithing skills and allow you to smith a wider range of items.
Craftsmanship
You understand basic craftsmanship, allowing you to craft and improve a wide variety of common goods and equipment. You can work with iron, steel, and other basic materials.
Level Required : 0
Perk Required : None
Unlocks Basic Equipment, Advanced Survival gear & Tempering (at skill 15)
Advanced Blacksmithing
Your hammer’s subtle technique allows you to craft jewelry, plate armors and exotic weapons, and temper/repair them with 70% more efficiency. You can also smelt certain gems into alchemical dust.
Level Required : 50
Perk Required : Craftsmanship
Unlocks Alchemy powders
Arcane Craftsmanship
Your hammer molds the metaphysical, and your creations hum with magic. You can now craft elemental ammunition and other arcane equipment.
Level Required : 50
Perk Required : Advanced Blacksmithing
Unlocks Enchanted Arrows/Bolts
Legendary Blacksmithing
The forge sings your steel, and your hammer shapes legends. You can temper all materials 50% more effectively.
Level Required : 100
Perk Required : Advanced Blacksmithing
Unlocks Artifact tempering
Heavy Armor Branch
These perks will allow you to smith a wider range of heavy armors and improve them more effectively.
Dwarven Smithing
After studying forgotten Dwemer schematics, you’ve acquired the secret knowledge of Dwarven craftsmanship. You are able to improve Dwarven gear 60% more effectively.
Level Required : 25
Perk Required : Craftsmanship
Unlocks Dwarven Equipment & Tempering (at skill 35)
Orcish Smithing
Orichalcum is hard to shape, but you’ve got what it takes. You can now craft Orcish gear and improve it 70% more effectively.
Level Required : 50
Perks Required : Dwarven Smithing
Unlocks Orcish Equipment & Tempering (at skill 65)
Morrowind Smithing
You’ve learned the Dunmer art of crafting items from fine chitin - a technique possessed only by talented Dunmer smiths.
Level Required : 50
Perks Required : Craftsmanship
Rank 1 Unlocks Bonemeld Chitnin Equipment & Tempering (at skill 65)
Rank 2 Unlocks Chitin Equipment & Tempering (at skill 65) and tempering or Morag Tong.
Nordic Smithing
You can now craft contemporary Nordic equipment by combining Quicksilver & Ebony.
This alloy is one of the firmest materials on Nirn.
Level Required : 55
Perks Required : Dwarven Smithing, Morrowind Smithing
Unlocks Nordic Equipment & Tempering
Ebony Smithing
Ebony cracks under most hammers… but not yours. Your diligent study and superior skill allows you to craft Ebony equipment and improve it 90% more effectively.
Level Required : 75
Perks Required : Orcish Smithing, Nordic Smithing
Unlocks Ebony Equipment & Tempering
Daedric Smithing
Your smithing skill transcends the mortal plane. You can craft and temper Daedric equipment under the light of the moon [11 PM - 12 AM].
Level Required : 100
Perk Required : Ebony Smithing
Unlocks Daedric Equipment & Tempering
Light Armor Branch
These perks will allow you to smith a wider range of light armors and improve them more effectively.
Advanced Light Armors
Your growing skill with light materials allows you to craft scale armors, and improve them with 60% increased effectiveness.
Level Required : 25
Perk Required : Craftsmanship
Unlocks Scaled Equipment & Tempering
Elven Smithing
You’ve unlocked the mysteries of Elven craftsmanship allowing you to forge Elven items, and temper them 70% more effectively.
Level Required : 50
Perk Required : Advanced Light Armor
Unlocks Elven Equipment & Tempering
Glass Smithing
You’ve mastered the subtle art of hardened Glass. You can now craft Glass equipment at a forge, and temper it 90% more effectively.
Level Required : 75
Perks Required : Elven Smithing, Morrowind Smithing
Unlocks Glass Equipment & Tempering
Mastery Branch
These perks will allow you to smith rare, extremely powerful armors and improve them more effectively.
Stahlrim Smithing
In exchange for your aid, the Skaal have shared the sacred art of Stalhrim shaping.
Level Required : 85
Perks Required : Glass Smithing OR Ebony Smithing
Unlocks Stahlrim Equipment & Tempering
Note: Stahlrim crafting requires that you have completed “a New source of Stahlrim”
Draconic Blacksmithing
You’ve mastered the impossible art of shaping Dragon materials. You can temper Draconic gear 100% more effectively.
Level Required : 100
Perks Required : Glass Smithing OR Ebony Smithing
Unlocks Draconic Equipment & Tempering