
Pieces can be forged at a blacksmith's forge with the following components:
Ebony armor can be found within a chest at Angi's Camp at higher levels.Įbony armor requires a Smithing level of 80 and the Ebony Smithing perk to create. An Ebony Shield can be found at any level behind an Expert locked door in Forelhost, just before the hallway that leads to the puzzle door. An Ebony Shield may be found in Labyrinthian during the quest " The Staff of Magnus.".
They respawn over time, so if the Dragonborn is arrested and the boots are taken away, another pair can easily be stolen later on.
They are located behind the shed, making them easy to steal.
A pair of Ebony Boots will always be in or outside one of the locked sheds at Narzulbur, regardless of the Dragonborn's level. An Ebony Shield may be found at any level in Valthume, in a hidden room. Boethiah's Chosen at the end of the quest " Boethiah's Calling" wears a full set, minus the chest piece, which is replaced by the Ebony Mail, though sometimes he will not be wearing the helmet. The Ebony Warrior DR wears a full enchanted set. Found as random loot in chests or as a world item. Blacksmiths and general goods merchants. Unenchanted pieces of armor will begin to appear throughout Skyrim at level 32 and enchanted variants can be found at level 33. Like the Steel Plate Helmet, the Ebony helmet also shares decorations similar to elven ears. Like Ebony weapons, Ebony Armor has a "muted" appearance, with silver engravings on the armor in similar fashion of those found on the weapons. Ebony shares its main component, ebony, with its stronger cousin, Daedric Armor, and also shares a similar foreboding appearance.
Ebony Armor is the third strongest non-unique heavy armor in the base game, under Dragonplate Armor and Daedric Armor.