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The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion - Best Light Armor

The best Light Armor in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered provide solid defense and, more importantly, powerful enchantments that greatly enhance your character. Read on to see the best light armor and the criteria for choosing them.

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Cuirasses Helmets Gauntlets
Greaves Boots Shields

Best Light Cuirasses

Best Light Armor Cuirasses
CheckmarkBirthright of Astalon for Mages
CheckmarkSaviour's Hide for Magic Resistance

Birthright of Astalon for Mages

Birthright of Astalon Birthright of Astalon Enchantments
Fortify Magicka: +50 Magicka
Fortify Agility: +5 Agility
Armor 5
Weight 13

The Birthright of Astalon gives you +50 Magicka in your reserves, which is a huge amount equivalent to the Breton's inherent Magicka bonus, as well as a nice +5 Agility bonus. This cuirass is ideal for mages to cast more and ease the burden on Magicka requirements for some spells.

This cuirass can be bought in the Gilded Carafe in Imperial City, from Claudette Perrick. However, it will only be available for purchase if your Mercantile Skill is at 50.

Birthright of Astalon Location, ID, and Stats

Saviour's Hide for Magic Resistance

Saviour Saviour's Hide Enchantments
Magic Resistance: +25%
Armor 5
Weight 3

Saviour's Hide grants +25% Magic Resistance, which is great for those needing more magic defense when wearing light armor. This is the perfect choice when going into fights against mages or necromancers. This is also equivalent to the Orc's natural Magic resistance bonus.

This unique cuirass is the quest reward for completing the Hircine Daedric Quest.

Saviour's Hide ID and Stats

Best Light Helmets

Best Light Armor Helmets
CheckmarkCrown of Nenalata for Spell Reflection
CheckmarkShrouded Hood for Assassins

Ayleid Crown of Nenalata for Spell Reflection

Ayleid Crown of Nenalata Ayleid Crown of Nenalata Enchantments
Fortify Alteration: +13 Alteration
Fortify Conjuration: +13 Conjuration
Reflect Spell: +20% Reflect Chance
Armor 1
Weight 1

The Ayleid Crown of Nenalata grants a +20% Spell Reflect chance, meaning spells that hit you have a chance to deal no damage and instead hit the enemy caster. This is great for both offense and defense. Additionally, it provides a useful +13 to both Alteration and Conjuration, perfect for builds that use these spells.

The crown is one of the quest rewards in the Secrets of the Ayleids side quest.

Ayleid Crown of Nenalata ID and Stats

Shrouded Hood for Stealth Builds

Shrouded Hood Shrouded Hood Enchantments
Fortify Sneak: +8 Sneak
Fortify Illusion: +8 Illusion
Fortify Marksman: +8 Marksman
Fortify Blade: +8 Blade
Fortify Acrobatics: +8 Acrobatics
Armor 1
Weight 0.5

The Shrouded Hood provides a solid boost to all the key stats important for stealth or assassin builds. It’s obtained upon joining the Dark Brotherhood, making it a fitting piece of gear for assassin characters joining this faction.

Shrouded Hood ID and Stats

Best Light Gauntlets

Bands of Kwang Lao for Hand-to-hand Builds

Bands of Kwang Lao Bands of Kwang Lao Enchantments
Fortify Hand-to-hand: +20 Hand-to-hand
Armor 1
Weight 1

The Bands of Kwang Lao give a huge +20 boost to the Hand-to-hand skill, significantly increasing damage for unarmed builds such as the Monk. These can be grabbed fairly early on too, located in a locked chest in the Arena District of the Imperial City.

Bands of Kwang Lao ID and Stats

Best Light Greaves

Best Light Armor Greaves
CheckmarkGreaves of Resilient Flesh for Useful Resistances
CheckmarkMonkeypants for Mobility

Greaves of Resilient Flesh for Useful Resistances

Greaves of Resilient Flesh Greaves of Resilient Flesh Enchantments
Disease Resistance: +50% Resistance
Poison Resistance: +50% Resistance
Normal Weapon Resistance: +11%
Armor 1
Weight 3

The Greaves of Resilient Flesh offer strong resistances that are especially useful when dungeon crawling, where you're more likely to face disease-carrying creatures and poison traps. They also provide a solid bonus resistance to normal weapons, helping reduce physical damage taken.

While these can only be found as random loot, they still have some of the best resistances Light Armors can offer.

Greaves of Resilient Flesh ID and Stats

Monkeypants for Mobility

Monkeypants Monkeypants Enchantments
Fortify Acrobatics: +10 Acrobatics
Fortify Athletics: +10 Athletics
Drain Willpower: -5 Willpower
Armor 2
Weight 7

Monkeypants provides solid boosts to your mobility skills, namely Acrobatics and Athletics. The Drain Willpower is just -5, and will only be detrimental if you are a pure mage build

The Monkeypants can be purchased in the Novaroma store in Bruma, from the shopkeeper Suurootan.

Monkeypants ID and Stats

Best Light Boots

Boots of Bloody Bounding for Acrobatics and Blade

Boots of Bloody Bounding Boots of Bloody Bounding Enchantments
Fortify Acrobatics: +18 Acrobatics
Fortify Blade: +18 Blade
Armor 1
Weight 7

The Boots of Bloody Bounding grant a tremendous +18 boost to both Acrobatics and Blade, making them perfect for agile playstyles and Blade-focused builds. The Acrobatics bonus also enhances overall mobility and dodging.

These boots are a reward for completing The Renegade Shadowscale Dark Brotherhood quest.

Boots of Bloody Bounding ID and Stats

Best Light Shields

Glass Shield Enchanted Variants

Glass Shield Glass Shield Variants
Mirror Shield:
・+8% Damage Reflect
・+14% Spell Reflect Chance
Hardened Shield: +18% Shield
Armor 7
Weight 6

Generic Glass Shields are the best for they have the highest Armor rating. There are no unique variants, but generic magic versions can be found as random loot.

Among the variants, the Mirror Shield and Hardened Shield stand out as the best, offering excellent protection against magical and physical damage, respectively.

Glass Shield ID and Stats

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