Alik'r Hood + Ancient Nordic Gauntlets + Ancient Nordic Boots + Bonded Iron Shield + Fur Armor (the pants version) = Epic Canon the Barbarian Bad-ass

Imperial Closed Helm + Steel Plate Armor/Boots/Gloves + Imperial Shield

Norhkrin + Blades Armor + Ebony Boots + Ebony Guantlets

The Final Dragon Priest Mask + Dwarven Armor/Boots/Gauntlets

All Steel armor with a Hide Helmet.

That's what I got my guy wearing. In the end I couldn't stand the smoke that appears in combat and turns enemies black.

Ebony + the Helm of Yngol works quite well.

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Alik'r hood + Hammerfell garb + Ulfric Stormcloak's gauntlets and boots (alternatively, Stormcloak officer gloves/boots)

Falmor armor with Ancient Nord helm on one of my female Orcs
Nightingale night armor and priest masks on my female Nord
Deadric with ancient Nord helm on another of my female Orcs.
Full Orcish heavy set on another of my female Orcs
mixed steel armor, deadric boots/gauntlets and ancient nord helm on my newest female orc.

Have yet to find any use for glass/dwarven or elven armors.

If you want to serve the Empire in a secret way, wear Ancient shrouded cowl, Ancient shrouded gauntlets, Pentilus occulus boots and Armour.

I like the Imperial (closed) Helmet best with the full Penitus Oculatus Armor set.


On top: all on female...

Stormcloak Officer (bear) Helmet, Fur (long sleeve) Armor, Bracers, Shoes

Dragonplate Helmet, Falmer Armor, Steel Nordic Gauntlets, Steel Cuffed Boots

Jagged Crown with the full Dragonscale Armor set

Helm of Yngol, Ebony MAIL, Daedric Gauntlets & Boots

All on female

Orcish armor + Leather/Fur Boots + Fur/Leather Bracers = I don't care for heavy boots/ bracers (aesthetically)

Penitus Oculatus Armor+ Leather Boots and Bracers+ Shrouded Hood...like a Boss

Tullius's Armor+Imperial Steel Bracers+Steel Shin Boots+Imperial Helmet (Closed)

I've been using the Ebony Mail, Daedric boots and gauntlets and either an Ancient Nord Helm (antlers...), shrouded (DB) hood or enchanted Forsworn headdress on my female Vampire Imperial. I love that shadow effect you get with the Ebony Mail. Also casting invisibility and getting close enough to skeletons for them to just unwittingly melt away from the AoE damage it deals is a nice bonus.

For my male Nord Paladin, the Imperial closed face helmet or the Helm of Yngol with a combination of either Steel Plate, Dragonbone or Dwarven armor.

And for my male Dunmer Assassin, the Nightingale hood/mask and Dark Brotherhood armor. Reminds me of Jack of Blades from Fable.

Penitus Oculatus Armor, Boots + Shrouded Gauntlets + Shrouded Cowl

Looks best on female.

moroki adept robes and dragon scale gauntlets and boots with chillrend to match moroki

Full set of dual-enchanted dragonscale armor. I feel so proud!!

Elven armor, gloves and boots with fornsworn helmet (male) looks sweet

If I used the enchanting alchemy loop to improve my armor, id do this, but i personally just prefer the dwarven armor full set. There needs to be a perk called mix and match for HA and LA, then Id mix it up more.