Destruction, witchcraft, change, restoration, and illusion are the five schools of Skyrim magic, which include groups of similar spell properties. In order for the magician to use them effectively, it is not enough for him only a high level of skill, appropriate uniforms will still be required. The mage’s armor in Skyrim allows you to improve the following indicators: reduced mana cost for a particular school (attire of the school master) or for all spells at once (archmage robe), increased mana supply or the speed of its regeneration.
Clothing or armor?
In the classic version, the magician uses clothes that give the bonuses listed earlier. As a rule, in “Skyrim” the clothes for the mage have a very low protection rate, but this is compensated by such spells as “Oak Flesh” and “Stone Flesh”, which increase the protection parameter, but only if the character is not wearing armor. Special clothes can be obtained in several ways: find in chests, pick up a trophy from a defeated enemy, get a reward for completing a quest, buy from a merchant, or finally do it yourself.
Clothing on opponents in its effect will correspond to the class of spells used by them in a battle with a player.
A completely different situation with the armor for the mage in Skyrim. It is no longer necessary to use spells to increase the protection class, since the level of protection of equipment is already quite high in itself, especially after improvement in the forge.
Mage's armor in Skyrim
By completing quests, you can get special kits with unique properties. For example, the Old Gods armor (light) reinforces:
- stealth skills (+ 20%),
- destruction (-15% mana cost),
- firing (+ 20% more bow damage),
- and also gives an increase in magic (+30 units).
All this allows you to inflict damage from the stealth mode, because this is still light armor, in addition, enhancing stealth. If you have a sufficiently well-trained blacksmithing skill, you can extremely improve the protection rate for the kit, which puts it at the level of heavy armor. Given as a reward for completing the quest "The Outcast Conspiracy." Outwardly identical to ordinary rogue armor.
The Hellish Armor of Azidal (Heavy) allows you to:
- paralyze the enemy when he strikes with a certain probability;
- walk on water;
- absorb 50% of magic from enemy spells;
- cast spells over longer distances, but spend more mana.
An undeniable advantage in a battle with opponents fighting only in close combat is the ability to attack from the water, where no one can reach the character. Also, the ability to conjure over long distances will allow you to defeat magicians whose attacks do not reach the character standing, for example, in the middle of the lake. Can be obtained from the Excavation quest.
The mage’s armor in Skyrim also includes masks of dragon priests. Despite the fact that they are heavy armor, their properties are more suitable than ever for a magician:
- “Nakrin” - a mask increases mana by 50 units, reduces mana cost for schools of restoration and destruction by 20%. Quest: "House of the World Eater."
- "Morokey" accelerates the restoration of magic twice (by 100%). Quest: "Staff of Magnus." The mask is not given as a reward for completing the task, but simply is located in a location where it is impossible to get, except when completing the quest.
- Wokoun: Witchcraft, change, and illusions work more efficiently (mana cost reduced by 20%). Similar to the previous one, it is located in the location for the quest "Scroll for Anski".
Alternatives
There is another way to get armor that is perfect for the mage to install mods.
For Skyrim, there are mods for the mage’s armor that do not upset the balance of the game and, at the same time, provide noticeable advantages. For example, the mod: "Armor of the battle mage 1.1". The effects of this set are as follows: reduced mana cost for witchcraft by 15%, additional mana +50, increase the speed of magic recovery + 100%.
Another mod "Armor of the Nether Mage". The set is adapted for both male and female characters. Each part of the kit gives a bonus to a particular school of magic; these enchantments can be disabled optionally. After installing the mod, the armor can be found under the board of Winterhold in the dungeon.
Conclusion
The mage's armor in Skyrim is a worthy alternative to conventional reinforcing robes. With its properties, it can significantly affect the course of the game.