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Blacksmithing Analysis

–Perk Analysis–

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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

Note: Most Draconic items need Ebony smithing to craft them, even if the perk does not.