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Elemental Protection
Skyrim Perk

Block tree
Blocking with a shield reduces incoming fire, frost, and shock damage by 50%.

Elemental Protection is a perk in the Block tree in Skyrim. It requires Block 50.

It follows Deflect Arrows and leads on to Block Runner. It affects 56 armor pieces.

Elemental Protection Builds

Lvl 45
12 / 12
6 / 8
6 / 9
3 / 10
4 / 10
Paladin
Heavy Armored Crusader build
Lvl 84
9 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 10
11 / 11
10 / 12
10 / 10
The Nord
viking build build
Lvl 94
7 / 9
11 / 15
10 / 10
6 / 9
4 / 9
9 / 12
Gerceval
Eloquent Magical Warrior build
Lvl 50
12 / 12
6 / 8
6 / 9
4 / 10
4 / 10
3 / 9
Daggerfall Cleric
Breton Crusader Build build
Lvl 237
14 / 14
9 / 9
10 / 10
15 / 15
10 / 10
9 / 9
Arsyn bernardy
Protect the princess build
Lvl 230
9 / 9
9 / 9
15 / 15
10 / 10
14 / 14
9 / 9
Paul brice hohulin
Holy Mage build
Lvl 62
8 / 8
4 / 9
6 / 10
4 / 9
8 / 8
7 / 10
Kolossaler Tank
Warrior Tank build
Lvl 48
8 / 9
7 / 10
4 / 8
4 / 9
3 / 10
4 / 9
Vaermwulf Ardynveil Septivarr
Skyrim build
Lvl 49
9 / 9
7 / 9
4 / 8
1 / 10
5 / 12
4 / 10
Legendary Tank
Tank Block Focus build
Show all 49
builds

Open the character build planner with Elemental Protection already picked, then build the rest of the Block tree and your character around it.

Create a build with Elemental Protection

Required Perks

Deflect Arrows

Arrows that hit the shield do no damage.

30

Unlocks

Block Runner

Able to move faster with a shield raised.

70

Affects

Common Heavy Shields (30)
Banded Iron Shield
24
22
Blades Ebony Shield
37
34
Blades Shield
28
26
Blades Steel Shield
28
26
Bonemold Shield
23
21.5
Daedric Shield
39
36
Dawnguard Shield
28
26
Dented Iron Shield
16
15
Dragonplate Shield
37
34
Dwarven Shield
28
26
Ebony Shield
34
32
Falkreath Guard's Shield
19
17
Falmer Shield
30
28
Golden Saint Shield
28
26
Hjaalmarch Guard's Shield
19
17
Imperial Shield
22
20
Improved Bonemold Shield
28
26
Iron Shield
22
20
Madness Shield
41
38
Markarth Guard's Shield
19
17
Nordic Shield
29
26.5
Orcish Shield
32
30
Ordinator Shield
Heavy Armor
28
26
Pale Guard's Shield
19
17
Riften Guard's Shield
19
17
Solitude Guard's Shield
19
17
Steel Shield
26
24
Whiterun Guard's Shield
19
17
Windhelm Guard's Shield
19
17
Winterhold Guard's Shield
19
17
Special Heavy Shields (10)
Aetherial Shield
28
26
Auriel's Shield
34
32
Imperial Dragon Shield
39
36
Shield of Solitude
34
32
Shield of Ysgramor
32
30
Shield of the Crusader
34
32
Skull-Sabre Shield
30
28
Spellbreaker
41
38
Storm-Bear Shield
39
36
Targe of the Blooded
22
20
Common Light Shields (14)
Amber Shield
34
31
Chitin Shield
27
24.5
Dark Seducer Shield
25
23
Dragonscale Shield
32
29
Elven Shield
23
21
Glass Shield
30
27
Hide Shield
17
15
Imperial Light Shield
21
19
Netch Leather Shield
20
18
Netch Leather Tower Shield
26
24
Remnant Shield
26
24
Shadowed Netch Leather Shield
21
19
Shadowed Netch Leather Tower Shield
27
25
Stalhrim Shield
32
29.5
Special Light Shields (1)
Dawnguard Rune Shield
30
27
Misc (1)
Shield