This is something like my 8th-10th character, and now at level 36. In all my previous characters I have at some point, relatively early on in the game, run across some piece of gear that fortified smithing. So far with this one though, not a single thing. I've only checked the blacksmiths in Solitude, Markarth, and Whiterun for something like this but they don't have it.

Is there a definate place where something like this exists?

Also, I haven't found a single piece of sneak-enchanted gear either. Strange.

The Silver-Blood Family Ring from No Body Escapes from Cidhna Mine quest. Its a guarenteed drop for a fortify smithing item that can be disenchanted.

Other than what Vuko said, the only option is to hit the smiths. Don't limit yourself to those three though.... hit them ALL: Riften, Windhelm, Riverwood, Falkreath, Solitude, Markarth, Whiterun, Shor's Stone.... rotate around them, eventually you should find something. Also, I have found stuff at the snob sisters in Solitude that has +smithing on it, so don't forget to check there.

I'm not sure 100%, but I remember finding a pair of gauntlets with smithing enchantment somewhere in ratway in Riften in more than one playthrough.


On a related note, on couple of games, I didn't find banish enchant until level 40 or 50. Or once I found it early at a store but couldn't afford it then. I didn't see another one for 100 hours.

Random Loot

Well, there is an enchanted Pickaxe with Fortify Blacksmithing near Paarthernax....

Err no the notched pickaxe isn't fortify smithing.