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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 35 armor pieces.

Elven Smithing Builds

Lvl 34
6 / 9
6 / 10
4 / 9
3 / 6
3 / 9
Skull Crusher
Barbarian build
Lvl 50
8 / 9
8 / 10
4 / 10
5 / 6
6 / 10
5 / 12
Enchanted Blade
One handed, Alteration, Light Armor, Restoration, Smithing and Enchanting build
Lvl 80
8 / 9
9 / 9
9 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 9
3 / 10
The Hunter
Hircine Stealth Archer / Werewolf build
Lvl 35
5 / 9
6 / 6
5 / 9
4 / 10
Pure Nord
Warhammer barbarian build
Lvl 80
9 / 9
7 / 9
9 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 10
10 / 10
The Orc Chief
Malacath Warrior build
Lvl 81
8 / 9
11 / 11
9 / 9
6 / 9
6 / 9
5 / 10
Stealth BATTLEMAGE
STEALTH BATTLEMAGE build
Lvl 106
9 / 9
12 / 15
8 / 10
11 / 11
10 / 10
7 / 14
Arcane Stalker Vampire
Stealth based vampire with extensive magic power build
Lvl 159
14 / 14
15 / 15
8 / 10
9 / 9
10 / 10
9 / 9
Echo
Skyrim build
Lvl 81
11 / 14
12 / 15
8 / 8
5 / 10
7 / 9
11 / 11
Frost Spellsword
Breton Vampire Spellsword build
Show all 32
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 (13)
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
Ordinator Shield
Heavy Armor
28
26
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