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The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion - Best Heavy Armor

The best Heavy Armor in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered comes equipped with high armor ratings and powerful enchantments that greatly enhance your character. Read on to see the best heavy armor and the criteria for choosing them.

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Best Heavy Armor

Best Heavy Armor Pieces
Cuirasses Helmets Gauntlets
Greaves Boots Shields

Best Heavy Cuirasses

Best Heavy Armor Cuirasses
CheckmarkDaedric Cuirass and Enchanted Variants
CheckmarkImperial Dragon Cuirass for Magic Resistance
CheckmarkUmbra's Cuirass for Early Heavy Armor

Daedric Cuirass and Enchanted Variants

Daedric Cuirass Daedric Cuirass Variants
Cuirass of the Undefeated:
+30 HP
Cuirass of Fortitude:
+10 Endurance
Armor 8
Weight 60

The Daedric Cuirass boasts the highest base armor rating in the game and has powerful enchanted variants. Enchanted variants such as the Cuirass of the Undefeated give additional HP that is perfect for Heavy Armor Warriors. However, these can only be found as random loot.

Daedric Armor begins appearing at Level 20+, so keep an eye out for it later in your playthrough. You can also Enchant a normal Daedric Cuirass yourself.

Daedric Cuirass ID and Stats

Imperial Dragon Cuirass for Magic Resistance

Imperial Dragon Cuirass (Heavy) Imperial Dragon Cuirass (Heavy) Enchantments
Magic Resistance: +11%
Armor 5
Weight 40

The Imperial Dragon Cuirass offers additional Magic Resistance, making it especially useful against mages. However, it can only be obtained at the end of the main quest.

Imperial Dragon Cuirass ID and Stats

Umbra's Ebony Cuirass for Early Heavy Armor

Umbra Umbra's Ebony Cuirass Enchantments
None
Armor 6
Weight 52

A great heavy armor you can get early on is Umbra's Ebony Cuirass, part of the full Umbra Armor Set. It offers excellent stats for lower-level characters and serves well until you acquire armor with higher defense or useful enchantments.

You can find the NPC Umbra in Vindasel, located southwest of the Imperial City. She is a high-level enemy and can be very challenging to defeat, especially early in the game, unless you use some special strategies.

Umbra Location and How to Beat

Best Heavy Helmets

Helm of Oreyn Bearclaw for Agility and Endurance Boosts

Helm of Oreyn Bearclaw Helm of Oreyn Bearclaw Enchantments
Fortify Agility: +10 Agility
Fortify Endurance: +10 Endurance
Armor 3
Weight 14

The Helm of Oreyn Bearclaw grants +10 to both Agility and Endurance, making it especially valuable for Heavy Armor builds, which often depend on effective HP and Fatigue management.

With its top-tier armor rating and powerful stat boosts, it's a standout choice for defense and utility.

The helmet comes as a reward for completing the Fighters Guild questline.

Helm of Oreyn Bearclaw ID and Stats

Best Heavy Gauntlets

Hands of the Atronach has Huge Magic Resistance

Hands of the Atronach Hands of the Atronach Enchantments
Frost Resistance: +20%
Shock Resistance: +20%
Fire Resistance: +20%
Armor 3
Weight 10

Hands of the Atronach offer high armor rating, along with massive resistance boosts to Frost, Shock, and Fire, which are the most common types of magic damage.

This makes them especially effective against mages, spellsword-type enemies, and other magic-wielding foes.

They can be purchased from the Mystic Emporium in the Imperial City Market, sold by the shopkeeper Calindil.

Hands of the Atronach ID and Stats

Best Heavy Greaves

Best Heavy Armor Greaves
CheckmarkDaedric Greaves and Enchanted Variants
CheckmarkImperial Dragon Greaves for Fire Resistance

Daedric Greaves and Enchanted Variants

Daedric Greaves Daedric Greaves Variants
Deathmarch Greaves:
+55 Fatigue
Magebane Greaves:
+20 Spell Absorption
Armor 5
Weight 36

The Daedric Greaves boast the highest base armor rating in the game and have powerful enchanted variants. Enchanted variants such as the Deathmarch Greaves give +55 Fatigue, perfect for melee warriors with Heavy Armor. However, these can only be found as random loot.

Daedric Armor begins appearing at Level 20+, so keep an eye out for it later in your playthrough. You can also Enchant generic Daedric Greaves yourself.

Daedric Greaves ID and Stats

Imperial Dragon Greaves for Fire Resistance

Imperial Dragon Greaves (Heavy) Imperial Dragon Greaves (Heavy) Enchantments
Fire Resistance: +20%
Armor 3
Weight 24

The Imperial Dragon Greaves are excellent for boosting Fire Resistance, which is especially strong combined with the other resistance boosts in the Imperial Dragon Set. However, they can only be obtained after completing the main quest, making them a late-game reward.

Imperial Dragon Greaves ID and Stats

Best Heavy Boots

Best Heavy Armor Shields
CheckmarkBoots of the Taskmaster for Athletics Boost
CheckmarkImperial Dragon Boots for Frost Resistance

Boots of the Taskmaster for Athletics Boost

Boots of the Taskmaster Boots of the Taskmaster Enchantments
Fortify Athletics: +20 Athletics
Armor 3
Weight 18

The Boots of the Taskmaster grant +20 Athletics, providing a significant mobility boost for those wearing Heavy Armor. This bonus is especially helpful for improving movement and maneuverability during combat.

These are enchanted variants of the Daedric Boots, which are found as random loot past Level 20.

Boots of the Taskmaster ID and Stats

Imperial Dragon Boots for Frost Resistance

Imperial Dragon Boots (Heavy) Imperial Dragon Boots (Heavy) Enchantments
Frost Resistance: +20%
Armor 2
Weight 12

The Imperial Dragon Greaves are excellent for boosting Frost Resistance, which is especially strong combined with the other resistance boosts in the Imperial Dragon Set. However, they can only be obtained after completing the main quest, making them a late-game reward.

Imperial Dragon Boots ID and Stats

Best Heavy Shields

Best Heavy Armor Shields
CheckmarkEscutcheon of Chorrol for Damage Reflection
CheckmarkSpell Breaker for Fights Against Magic Users
CheckmarkTower of the Nine for the Best Early Shield

Escutcheon of Chorrol for Massive Damage Reflection

Escutcheon of Chorrol Escutcheon of Chorrol Enchantments
Fortify Endurance: +10 Endurance
Reflect Damage: +35%
Armor 10
Weight 36

The Escutcheon of Chorrol provides high armor rating and a massive +35% Damage Reflection, allowing you to deal significant damage back to enemies simply by taking hits. It also grants a bonus to Endurance, making it ideal for tanky builds.

This is one of the rewards from the Sins of the Father side quest if you choose to return the Honorblade of Chorrol to Chorrol Castle during the quest.

Escutcheon of Chorrol ID and Stats

Spell Breaker for Fights Against Magic Users

Spell Breaker Spell Breaker Enchantments
Reflect Spell: +30%
Armor 8
Weight 18

The Spell Breaker is perfect for battles against spellcasters and mages, thanks to its +30% Reflect Spell enchantment. When enemies cast spells on you, a portion of the magic is reflected, dealing significant damage to them by turning their spells against them.

The shield is a reward for completing Peryite's Daedric Quest, which you can start at the Shrine of Peryite, east of Bravil.

Spell Breaker ID and Stats

Tower of the Nine is the Best Early-Mid Game Shield

Tower of the Nine Tower of the Nine Enchantments
Shield: +5%
Fortify Block: +5 Block
Fortify Heavy Armor: +5 Heavy Armor
Drain Light Armor: -10 Light Armor
Armor 7
Weight 14

The Tower of the Nine is one of the best shields you can get early on, offering excellent bonuses to Block and Heavy Armor, and provides a Shield enchantment that boosts overall armor rating. All these key stats for shield-focused, heavy armor users. The Light Armor reduction doesn't matter if you will not use them.

You can purchase this shield from Stonewall Shields in the Imperial City Market District, sold by Viator Accius.

Tower of the Nine ID and Stats

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