I've watched my dad play a bit of Skyrim. Hes a grinder in games and doesn't mind spending time doing monotonous tasks I can't stand them. I've recently taken a liking to Skyrim on the Xbox 360.

My question is pretty straight forward. Will I eventually have to pick up crafting to have the best armor? Dragonbone and Daedric? Do those armors have a chance to drop in game? Are there ways to avoid crafting and have top tier armors?

Thanks guys.

Daedric and Dragonbone/scale items have a really low chance of spawning as loot. Even if something does spawn, you'd likely never find a whole set even if you played straight for a year.

The enchanted version have a chance to drop from higher level enemies like Ancient, Revered and Legendary Dragons and from Master Locked Chests.

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There's a special location that allows you to get Daedric Equipment without smithing, though I do think you need 100 Conjuration to do it.

There's a slim chance of finding Dragon or Daedric equipment in chests, but don't count on finding a matching set anywhere.

Worst case scenario, buy a bunch of smithing materials, give your dad the controller and tell him to go nuts.

Welcome to the forums by the way.

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Edit: Yeah. Fixed. Next time don't put an "s" at the end. It's just "spoiler."

Thanks guys!

Its a fun game, so I'll just have to svck it up.

Ask yourself if you even need the "best" gear. All armor materials, except maybe Fur and Leather, can reach the Armor Cap with the right combo of Perks and Skills. Some don't even require any crafting at all, almost none require a grind to the top for Deadric or Dragonbone.

Armor choice comes down to Aesthetics and Role in this game, not stats.

There's an armor cap anyway, so keep that in mind. Anything over 567 is pointless. (if wearing 4 pieces.)


Also keep in mind that wearing armor at this level makes the game pretty boring, because you can out-tank anything.