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Elven Smithing
Skyrim Perk

Smithing tree
Can create Elven armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.

Elven Smithing is a perk in the Smithing tree in Skyrim. It requires Smithing 30.

It follows Steel Smithing and leads on to Advanced Armors. It affects 11 weapons and 34 armor pieces.

Elven Smithing 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 48
8 / 9
7 / 10
4 / 8
4 / 9
3 / 10
4 / 9
Vaermwulf Ardynveil Septivarr
Skyrim build
Lvl 51
7 / 9
6 / 10
3 / 9
6 / 10
6 / 12
5 / 9
Skyrim made simple
Just swing your sword build
Lvl 49
9 / 9
7 / 9
4 / 8
1 / 10
5 / 12
4 / 10
Legendary Tank
Tank Block Focus build
Show all 53
builds

Open the character build planner with Elven Smithing already picked, then build the rest of the Smithing tree and your character around it.

Create a build with Elven Smithing

Required Perks

Steel Smithing

Can create Steel armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.

Unlocks

Advanced Armors

Can create Scaled and Plate armor at forges, and improve them twice as much.

50

Affects

Common Daggers (1)
Elven Dagger
Dagger · 37 variants
9
8
Common Swords (1)
Elven Sword
Sword · 37 variants
12
11
Common War Axes (1)
Elven War Axe
War Axe · 37 variants
13
12
Common Maces (1)
Elven Mace
Mace · 37 variants
14
13
Common Greatswords (1)
Elven Greatsword
Greatsword · 37 variants
23
20
Common Battleaxes (1)
Elven Battleaxe
Battleaxe · 37 variants
24
21
Common Warhammers (1)
Elven Warhammer
Warhammer · 37 variants
26
23
Common Bows (1)
Elven Bow
Bow · 28 variants
14
13
Common Crossbows (2)
Elven Crossbow
Crossbow
25
23
Enhanced Elven Crossbow
Crossbow
25
23
Special Bows (1)
Auriel's Bow
Bow · 10 points of sun damage.; Undead targets take triple damage.
14
13
Common Heavy Armor (12)
Her Hand Armor
Heavy Armor
46
43
Her Hand Boots
Heavy Armor
17
16
Her Hand Gauntlets
Heavy Armor
17
16
Her Hand Helmet
Heavy Armor
23
21
Indoril Armor
Heavy Armor
43
40
Indoril Boots
Heavy Armor
15
14
Indoril Gauntlets
Heavy Armor
15
14
Indoril Helmet
Heavy Armor
21
19
Mask of Almalexia
Heavy Armor
21
19
Mask of Dagoth Ur
Heavy Armor
21
19
Mask of Sotha Sil
Heavy Armor
21
19
Mask of Vivec
Heavy Armor
21
19
Special Heavy Armor (1)
Kenro's Helmet
Heavy Armor
21
19
Common Light Armor (18)
Ancient Falmer Boots
Light Armor
12
11
Ancient Falmer Crown
Light Armor
18
16
Ancient Falmer Cuirass
Light Armor
42
38
Ancient Falmer Gauntlets
Light Armor
12
11
Brawler's Elven Gauntlets
Light Armor
9
8
Elven Armor
Light Armor
32
29
Elven Boots
Light Armor
9
8
Elven Gauntlets
Light Armor
9
8
Elven Gilded Armor
Light Armor
38
35
Elven Helmet
Light Armor
15
13
Elven Hunter Armor
Light Armor
34
31
Elven Hunter Boots
Light Armor
11
10
Elven Hunter Gauntlets
Light Armor
11
10
Elven Light Armor
Light Armor
29
26
Elven Light Boots
Light Armor
8
7
Elven Light Gauntlets
Light Armor
8
7
Elven Light Helmet
Light Armor
13
12
Redoran Watchman's Helmet
Light Armor
17
15
Common Heavy Shields (1)
Ordinator Shield
Heavy Armor
28
26
Special Heavy Shields (1)
Auriel's Shield
34
32
Common Light Shields (1)
Elven Shield
23
21