

Pieces can be upgraded with a Corundum ingot at a workbench, and also benefits from the Advanced Armors perk, which doubles the improvement. Pieces can be forged at a blacksmith's forge with the following components: Steel Plate Armor requires a Smithing level of 50 and the Advanced Armors perk to create. Bandit Marauders may wear the chest, gauntlets, boots or helmet.Afflicted at Bthardamz may wear the boots, gauntlets, and/or helmet.Vigilant Tolan wears the gauntlets and boots.Guards encountered at Black-Briar Lodge wear the chest piece.
BLACK STEEL PLATE FULL
Full sets are worn by bandit chiefs after level 18.Rigel Strong-Arm in Pinewatch after level 18.Atar in Sanuarach Mine wears a full set after level 18.Uthgerd the Unbroken, at The Bannered Mare in Whiterun.Bolgeir Bearclaw, in the Blue Palace in Solitude.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 18 and enchanted variants can be found at level 19.
