Ebony Shield
Skyrim Armor
The Ebony Shield is a heavy ebony shield in Skyrim, with a base armor rating of 32. It is part of the Ebony Set. Its rating scales with the Heavy Armor skill and with tempering at a workbench.
It can take 8 enchantments at an arcane enchanter, and is found pre-enchanted in 15 variants. It is boosted by 4 perks.
Ebony Shield Builds
Jump into the character build planner with this piece already equipped, tempered and skilled as you set it here, then build perks and the rest of your loadout around it.
Create a build with Ebony ShieldStats
Enchantments
Increases Frost Resistance by 15%.
Increases Shock Resistance by 15%.
Increases Magic Resistance by 8%.
Block 13% more damage with your shield.
Increases your Health by 20 points.
Increases Fire Resistance by 15%.
Increases Poison Resistance by 15%.
Increases Disease Resistance by 25%.
Enchanted Variants
Boosted by
Arrows that hit the shield do no damage.
Blocking with a shield reduces incoming fire, frost, and shock damage by 50%.
Additional 25% Armor bonus if wearing a matched set of Heavy Armor.
Can create Ebony armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.
Ebony Set
More Armor
Stores the energy of blocked attacks. Performing a power bash will release the stored energy.
Increases Magic Resistance by 30%.; Block 35% more damage with your shield.
While blocking, creates a ward that protects against spells for up to 40 points.
Increases Magic Resistance by 20%.; Increases your Health by 20 points.