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Armour enchantment capacity

The tables give the points available at the item maker, before adding side effects. Both left and right arm pieces have the listed capacity. The lighter Helmet and Boots (light) are different pieces from the standard Helm and Boots.

Standard armour and shields

Piece	Leather	Chain	Iron	Steel	Silver	Elven	Dwarven	Mithril	Adamantium	Ebony	Orcish	Daedric
Cuirass	400	400	300	400	700	500	600	500	700	800	1,000	1,200
Gauntlets	400	400	300	400	700	500	600	500	700	800	1,000	1,200
Greaves	50	50	37	50	87	62	75	62	87	100	125	150
Pauldron (left or right)	40	40	30	40	70	50	60	50	70	80	100	120
Helm	900	900	675	900	1,575	1,125	1,350	1,125	1,575	1,800	2,250	2,700
Boots (standard)	175	175	131	175	306	218	262	218	306	350	437	525
Buckler	500	500	375	500	875	625	750	625	875	1,000	1,250	1,500
Round Shield	650	650	487	650	1,137	812	975	812	1,137	1,300	1,625	1,950
Kite Shield	1,000	1,000	750	1,000	1,750	1,250	1,500	1,250	1,750	2,000	2,500	3,000
Tower Shield	1,500	1,500	1,125	1,500	2,625	1,875	2,250	1,875	2,625	3,000	3,750	4,500

Mail and leather variants

Metal versions of the light set are called brigandine; metal versions of the mail set carry Mail in their names. Fur uses the Leather column for enchantment capacity.

Piece	Leather	Chain	Iron	Steel	Silver	Elven	Dwarven	Mithril	Adamantium	Ebony	Orcish	Daedric
Hauberk	360	360	270	360	630	450	540	450	630	720	900	1,080
Chausses	50	50	37	50	87	62	75	62	87	100	125	150
Spaulder (left or right)	40	40	30	40	70	50	60	50	70	80	100	120
Sollerets	160	160	120	160	280	200	240	200	280	320	400	480
Jerkin	320	320	240	320	560	400	480	400	560	640	800	960
Cuisse	40	40	30	40	70	50	60	50	70	80	100	120
Helmet	740	740	555	740	1,295	925	1,110	925	1,295	1,480	1,850	2,220
Boots (light)	150	150	112	150	262	187	225	187	262	300	375	450
Gloves	300	300	225	300	525	375	450	375	525	600	750	900
Vambrace (left or right)	40	40	30	40	70	50	60	50	70	80	100	120

These capacities are separate from disenchanting yields: a better metal gives armour more room for item-maker powers, but no extra Arcane Essence when dismantling it.

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