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Perhaps one of the most unique shields or armor pieces in the entire game, Aetherial Shield offers a weird defensive ability. How to get: Craft it during the Lost to the Ages quest. You can of course enchant an Ebony shield, I recommend fortifying health or stamina. Due to this, you’ll want to acquire a full set as soon as you can. Previous armor sets are decent but don’t do the job like Ebony does. When building heavy armor, Ebony armor is the first major hurdle you need to overcome. Also found (at any level) in Valthume, Labyrinthian and Ustengrav. How to get: Found throughout Skyrim as loot from level 32. It doesn’t sound like much but combined with poisons and primary weapon attacks, you can melt enemies.Įquipping a tanky follower with this shield is a great strategy too, as followers like to bash a lot! Bashing a tag will deal 3 bleed damage a second for 5 seconds. While it doesn’t provide much armor, Targe of the Blooded makes up for its defensive capabilities with a more offensive route. How to get: Umana, located in Alftand, has this shield in her inventory.

Note: If you’re playing Skyrim Special Edition, you already own all DLCs.

I’ve chosen heavy armor only, light armor shields aren’t really worth using for any play-style. I’ll be going through the 10 best shields in Skyrim for this list. Such a play-style can put players off but if you love being a tank, you’ll need to know which shield to use! The truth is, they can provide a huge armor boost, making you even more difficult to kill.īlocking is an effective method of protection during hand to hand combat, significantly reducing all physical damage taken and sometimes knocking foes back.īest used alongside a high damaging follower, most fights will be long but easy victories. With many players preferring bows, spells or dual-wielding, shields are often overlooked as a viable equipment type.