Steel Smithing
Steel Smithing opens crafting of steel armor and weapons and improves them twice as much. The source also associates this perk with Bonemold armor crafting.
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RPG · EQUIPMENT & PROGRESSION
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
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Arcane Blacksmith
Arcane Blacksmith allows improvement of magical weapons and armor. The supplied perk table places it behind Steel Smithing and lists a Smithing skill requirement.
Understand this choiceDwarven Smithing
Dwarven Smithing enables crafting and improved forging of Dwarven armor and weapons. Its listed progression route begins with Steel Smithing and requires Smithing level 30.
Understand this choiceElven Smithing
Elven Smithing opens crafting and improvement of Elven armor and weapons. The table also links it to Chitin armor and places it on a route from Steel Smithing.
Understand this choiceAdvanced Armors
Advanced Armors adds Scaled and Plate armor crafting, and the table also associates it with Nordic armor and weapons. It follows Elven Smithing in the listed route.
Understand this choiceOrcish Smithing
Orcish Smithing enables crafting and improved forging of Orcish armor and weapons. The listed route passes through Dwarven Smithing and requires Smithing level 50.
Understand this choiceGlass Smithing
Glass Smithing enables crafting and improved forging of Glass armor and weapons. It sits beyond Advanced Armors in the listed route and requires Smithing level 70.
Understand this choiceEbony Smithing
Ebony Smithing opens crafting and improvement of Ebony armor and weapons. The table also lists Stalhrim equipment and places the perk after Orcish Smithing.
Understand this choiceDaedric Smithing
Daedric Smithing enables crafting and improved forging of Daedric armor and weapons. The table lists Ebony Smithing as a prerequisite and a Smithing requirement of 90.
Understand this choiceDragon Armor
Dragon Armor opens Dragon armor crafting and improvement, plus Dragonbone weapons. The listed perk has a Smithing level requirement of 100 and two alternative prerequisites.
Understand this choiceEnchanter
Enchanter increases the strength of new enchantments through five listed ranks. The table gives progressively higher skill requirements for later ranks.
Understand this choiceInsightful Enchanter
Insightful Enchanter strengthens skill enchantments on armor. The supplied table lists an Enchanting requirement of 50 and Enchanter as its prerequisite.
Understand this choiceFire Enchanter
Fire Enchanter strengthens fire enchantments on weapons and armor. The listed perk requires Enchanter and appears at Enchanting level 30.
Understand this choiceExtra Effect
Extra Effect allows two enchantments on the same item. The perk table lists Enchanting level 100 and either Corpus Enchanter or Storm Enchanter as a prerequisite.
Understand this choiceReferences & guide scope
A focused reference to named Smithing and Enchanting perks and their progression choices. The supplied perk table does not identify its game version or confirm which entries differ in Special Edition, so version-specific behavior is unverified.
- The supplied identity metadata identifies Skyrim Special Edition, Steam app 489830, but does not establish detailed gameplay mechanics.
- The retrieved perk table does not specify a compatible game version or patch. Current and edition-specific mechanics have not been verified.
- No retrieved source provides crafting recipes, material costs, item comparisons, or a complete list of edition-specific perk changes.
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