Add to your armor rating by forging and enchanting some rings and necklaces, too.Įarly on, leather and glass armors have a decent rating, although elven armor will be even better if you can find it.
It might even be worth power-leveling your smithing skill a bit so you can make better armor and improvements. Without acquiring unique armor, your best bet at level 3 is to loot the best armor you can by completing quests and clearing dungeons, then make improvements to it at the forge.
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