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Ebony Smithing
Skyrim Perk

Smithing tree
Can create Ebony armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.

Ebony Smithing is a perk in the Smithing tree in Skyrim. It requires Smithing 80.

It follows Orcish Smithing and leads on to Daedric Smithing. It affects 16 weapons and 17 armor pieces.

Ebony Smithing Builds

Lvl 92
13 / 14
10 / 10
7 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 9
9 / 10
Elementist
Elemental Mage build
Lvl 81
9 / 9
9 / 9
5 / 9
6 / 8
4 / 9
7 / 12
Breton Warrior
Axe and Bow build
Lvl 111
13 / 14
13 / 13
9 / 10
12 / 12
7 / 9
10 / 15
War Mage
Heavy armor, Destruction build
Lvl 71
9 / 9
9 / 9
7 / 10
7 / 9
8 / 8
7 / 10
Weapons Master
Heavy Armored, Dual Wielder build
Lvl 60
9 / 9
8 / 8
7 / 11
6 / 9
6 / 12
6 / 10
Spellsword for Hire
Jack of all Traits build
Lvl 81
6 / 9
6 / 8
6 / 9
6 / 9
9 / 10
4 / 9
Ysmir
Heavy Armor Fighter build
Lvl 50
9 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 10
4 / 9
3 / 6
5 / 10
Battle Archer
Werewolf Archer build
Lvl 50
5 / 9
6 / 9
3 / 9
3 / 6
3 / 9
5 / 10
Skaal Villager
Sneaky Warrior build
Lvl 51
10 / 14
11 / 11
5 / 9
8 / 15
4 / 9
6 / 10
Dark Lord
Skyrim build
Show all 40
builds

Open the character build planner with Ebony Smithing already picked, then build the rest of the Smithing tree and your character around it.

Create a build with Ebony Smithing

Required Perks

Orcish Smithing

Can create Orcish armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.

50

Unlocks

Daedric Smithing

Can create Daedric armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.

90

Affects

Common Daggers (2)
Ebony Dagger
Dagger · 39 variants
11
10
Nettlebane
Dagger
7
6
Common Swords (2)
Ebony Scimitar
Sword
17
15
Ebony Sword
Sword · 39 variants
14
13
Common War Axes (1)
Ebony War Axe
War Axe · 39 variants
15
14
Common Maces (1)
Ebony Mace
Mace · 39 variants
17
15
Common Greatswords (1)
Ebony Greatsword
Greatsword · 39 variants
25
22
Common Battleaxes (1)
Ebony Battleaxe
Battleaxe · 39 variants
26
23
Common Warhammers (1)
Ebony Warhammer
Warhammer · 39 variants
28
25
Common Bows (1)
Ebony Bow
Bow · 30 variants
18
17
Common Crossbows (2)
Ebony Crossbow
Crossbow
27
25
Enhanced Ebony Crossbow
Crossbow
27
25
Special Greatswords (1)
Chrysamere
Greatsword · When equipped grants 15% resist fire, 10% absorb magic, slow health regen during combat.
28
25
Special Battleaxes (1)
Wuuthrad
Battleaxe · Does an additional 20% damage against Elven races.
28
25
Special Warhammers (1)
Stendarr's Hammer
Warhammer · Damages the target for 22 points. Depletes 20 Stamina from wielder per hit.
32
28
Special Bows (1)
Bow of Shadows
Bow · Weapon draw is 20% faster and casts invisibility for 30 seconds.
20
19
Common Heavy Armor (13)
Brawler's Ebony Gauntlets
Heavy Armor
17
16
Ebony Armor
Heavy Armor
46
43
Ebony Boots
Heavy Armor
17
16
Ebony Gauntlets
Heavy Armor
17
16
Ebony Helmet
Heavy Armor
23
21
Ebony Plate Armor
Heavy Armor
47
44
Ebony Plate Boots
Heavy Armor
19
17
Ebony Plate Gauntlets
Heavy Armor
19
17
Ebony Plate Helmet
Heavy Armor
24
22
Ebony Spell Knight Armor
Heavy Armor
50
47
Ebony Spell Knight Boots
Heavy Armor
22
20
Ebony Spell Knight Gauntlets
Heavy Armor
22
20
Ebony Spell Knight Helmet
Heavy Armor
27
25
Special Heavy Armor (1)
Ebony Mail
Heavy Armor
48
45
Common Heavy Shields (2)
Blades Ebony Shield
37
34
Ebony Shield
34
32
Special Heavy Shields (1)
Shield of Ysgramor
32
30