The Nightingale Armor can turn any old thief into a master thief but how do you unlock it in Skyrim? It is an artifact of the Daedric Prince Nocturnal and each part of the armor has special effects that help the player be as elusive and sneaky as possible. It is the most useful armor in Skyrim for a stealth build.
How to Get the Nightingale Armor in Skyrim
Nightingale Armor can be a challenge to get. It requires you to get through most of the Thieves Guild questline before you get offered a set. Specifically, you need to complete the quest “Trinity Restored” which is the ninth quest in the Thieves Guild. Make sure that you do not start this quest before you reach Level 32, as not doing so will make you lose the opportunity to get the armor set at its highest level.
During this quest, you will take an oath to join the Nightingales to become a guardian of the Twilight Sepulcher and a servant of Nocturnal. Doing this quest successfully and therefore becoming a member of the Nightingales will grant you the Nightingale armor set.
Nightingale Armor Stats And Effects
These are the stats and effects of a Nightingale Armor set on the highest level:
- Armor Type: Light
- Armor Rating Total: 69
- Nightingale Armor Effects: Increases Max Stamina by 40 and Frost Resistance by 50%
- Nightingale Boots Effects: Permanently grants the Muffled effect and silences movement
- Nightingale Gloves Effects: 25% boost to both Lockpicking and One-Handed weapons
- Nightingale Hood Effects: Reduces Illusion spell cost by 17%
- Additional Effects: 25 bonus Armor Rating if the full set is equipped, for a base total of 94
The Nightingale Armor is a Light armor set that makes use of all perks in the Light Armor skill tree. The additional 25 armor rating that gets granted for wearing the full set makes it even more powerful and comparable to other non-light armor sets. For more Skyrim articles, check out our other guides like How To Install Skyrim Mods Manually and Skyrim: How To Get Out Of The Werewolf Form.