Blacksmithing Analysis
Improving Items
- Improving items require associated Smithing perks and materials.
- You can start improving items starting from 15 Smithing skill level.
- Unlike vanilla, you can improve general enchanted items without Arcane Blacksmithing perk.
Fortify Smithing
- Requiem prevents Vanilla Alchemy + Enchanting stacking by disallowing Fortify Enchanting and Smithing potions from being crafted by player. They can only be found rarely and randomly in some locations.
- Spell Research does allow Elixer based Smithing potions by combining Metal, Flesh and Mortals Alchemy solutions.
- You can still enchant items with Fortify Smithing, or find pre-enchanted items with Fortify Smithing.
–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
Effect 1 : Unlocks Basic Equipment, Advanced Survival gear & Tempering (at skill 15)
Effect 2 : Iron, Banded Iron, Steel, Steel Plate, Hide, Studded, Leather, Stormcloak, Imperial Light, Imperial Heavy armors can be tempered with this perk.
Effect 3 : Wooden, Iron, Steel, Silver, Imperial, Draugr, Falmer, Falmer Honed weapons can be tempered with this perk.
Notes:
- While this perk does benefit tempering of Steel Plate, Steel Plate requires Advanced Blacksmithing to craft & temper.
- Despite looking like Plate-based, Blades armor and Wolf armor can be improved with this perk. Also, Blades Sword can be improved with this perk.
- Most faction / npc armors (DB, TG, Nightingale, Guard, Forsworn, Dawnguard, Vampire, etc) can be tempered with this perk.
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
Effect 1 : Allows crafting of jewelry.
Effect 2 : Allows crafting and tempering of Steel Plate (and Steel Plate based) armor.
Effect 3 : Allows crafting and tempering of Akaviric weapons (Tanto, Katana). .
Effect 4 : Allows tempering of Falmer Hardened and Falmer Heavy armor.
Effect 5 : Allows crafting alchemical ingredients from gems at smelter.
Effect 6 : Ruby and Garnet can be melted down into Red Glitterdust, Sapphire can be melted down into Blue Glitterdust.
- This perks is originally Arcane Blacksmith perk in Vanilla. Any untouched / unpatched recipes that are enabled with Vanilla Arcane Blacksmith perk will be enabled by taking this perk.
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
Effect 1 : Allows crafting of elemental arrows and bolts.
Effect 2 : Allows tempering of spectral weapons (Ghostblade, Spectral Battleaxe, Spectral Bow, Spectral Sword).
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
Effect 1 : Allows tempering of Daedric artifacts and other ancient artifacts (Aetherial Armor, Auriel’s Bow, Ancient Nord Pickaxe, etc). Requires perks associated to each materials (ex. Ebony Mail requires Ebony Smithing).
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
Effect 1 : Allows crafting and tempering of Dwarven weapons and armors.
Effect 2 : Allows crafting of Dwarven fragments, used for smelting Dwarven metal of all kinds into Dwarven Metal Ingot.
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
Effect 1 : Allows crafting and tempering of Orcish weapons and armors.
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 Allows crafting and tempering of Bonemeld weapons and armors.
Rank 2 Allows crafting and tempering of Chitin weapons and armors 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
Effect 1 : Allows crafting and tempering of Nordic weapons and armors.
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
Effect 1 : Allows crafting and tempering of Ebony weapons and armors.
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
Effect 1 : Allows crafting and tempering of Daedric weapons and armors.
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
Effect 1 : Allows crafting and Tempering of Scaled armors.
Effect 2 : Allows tempering of other Scaled armors and old Dark Brotherhood Armors (Worn Shrouded armor, Tumblerbane Gloves).
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
Effect 1 : Allows crafting and tempering of Elven weapons and armors.
Effect 2 : Allows tempering of ancient Falmer armors (Ancient Falmer armor)
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
Effect : Allows crafting and tempering of Glass weapons and armors.
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
Effect : Allows crafting and tempering of Stahlrim weapons and armors.
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
Effect : Allows crafting and tempering of Draconic weapons and armors.
Note: Most Draconic items need Ebony smithing to craft them, even if the perk does not.