Skyrim Shields Checklist – Every Shield
Every shield, light and heavy, with the named ones under Unique.
Shield
- Shield of Ysgramor – Shield: In the chest at the back of the burial chamber in Ysgramor's Tomb, reached at the end of Glory of the Dead.
- Shield of Solitude – Shield: Falk Firebeard's reward for the quest The Wolf Queen Awakened.
- Targe of the Blooded – Shield: Carried by the Redguard Umana, who is fighting her partner Sulla in the last hall of Alftand.
- Auriel's Shield (Dawnguard) – Shield: Carried by a Falmer warmonger in the Forgotten Vale Forest, reached through the portal the Ruby Paragon opens.
- Aetherial Shield (Dawnguard) – Shield: Forged at the Aetherium Forge at the end of Lost to the Ages.
- Dawnguard Rune Shield (Dawnguard) – Shield: One of the three relics recovered for Florentius Baenius in the Dawnguard job Lost Relic.
- Shield of the Crusader (Anniversary Edition) – Shield: Claimed with the other relics from the bandits at Four Skull Lookout in the quest Relics of the Crusader, from the Divine Crusader creation.
- Fastened Shield of the Crusader (Anniversary Edition) – Shield: Claimed with the other relics from the bandits at Four Skull Lookout in the quest Relics of the Crusader, from the Divine Crusader creation.
- Imperial Dragon Shield (Anniversary Edition) – Shield: From Battle of the Champions.
- Storm-Bear Shield (Anniversary Edition) – Shield: From Battle of the Champions.
Shields
- Hide Shield – Shields: Forged from leather at any forge, with no perk needed. Common in loot.
- Elven Shield – Shields: Forged from refined moonstone with the Elven Smithing perk, and worn by Thalmor soldiers.
- Chitin Shield (Dragonborn) – Shields: Forged from chitin with the Elven Smithing perk, and sold in Raven Rock.
- Glass Shield – Shields: Forged from refined malachite and moonstone with the Glass Smithing perk.
- Dragonscale Shield – Shields: Forged from dragon scales with the Dragon Armor perk.
- Stalhrim Shield (Dragonborn) – Shields: Forged from stalhrim with the Ebony Smithing perk once A New Source of Stalhrim is done.
- Iron Shield – Shields: Forged from iron ingots at any forge, with no perk needed. Common in loot.
- Bonemold Shield (Dragonborn) – Shields: Forged from netch leather and bonemold with the Advanced Armors perk, and worn by the Redoran guard.
- Banded Iron Shield – Shields: Forged from iron and corundum at any forge.
- Steel Shield – Shields: Forged from steel ingots with the Steel Smithing perk.
- Dwarven Shield – Shields: Forged from dwarven metal with the Dwarven Smithing perk, and found in the Dwemer ruins.
- Improved Bonemold Shield (Dragonborn) – Shields: Forged from bonemold and netch leather with the Advanced Armors perk.
- Nordic Shield (Dragonborn) – Shields: Found in loot across Skyrim.
- Orcish Shield – Shields: Forged from orichalcum with the Orcish Smithing perk, and worn in the Orc strongholds.
- Ebony Shield – Shields: Forged from ebony with the Ebony Smithing perk.
- Dragonplate Shield – Shields: Forged from dragon bones and scales with the Dragon Armor perk.
- Daedric Shield – Shields: Forged from ebony and a daedra heart with the Daedric Smithing perk.
- Falmer Shield – Shields: Worn by the Falmer in their caves and the Dwemer ruins.
- Falkreath Guard's Shield – Shields: Carried by the guards of Falkreath.
- Hjaalmarch Guard's Shield – Shields: Carried by the guards of Hjaalmarch.
- Markarth Guard's Shield – Shields: Carried by the guards of Markarth.
- Pale Guard's Shield – Shields: Carried by the guards of the Pale.
- Riften Guard's Shield – Shields: Carried by the guards of Riften.
- Solitude Guard's Shield – Shields: Carried by the guards of Solitude.
- Whiterun Guard's Shield – Shields: Carried by the guards of Whiterun.
- Windhelm Guard's Shield – Shields: Carried by the guards of Windhelm.
- Winterhold Guard's Shield – Shields: Carried by the guards of Winterhold.
- Netch Leather Shield (Anniversary Edition) – Shields: Forged from netch leather once More Than You Can Chew is done. A painted set waits in a chest at the riekling camp.
- Netch Leather Tower Shield (Anniversary Edition) – Shields: Forged from netch leather once More Than You Can Chew is done. A painted set waits in a chest at the riekling camp.
- Shadowed Netch Leather Shield (Anniversary Edition) – Shields: Forged from netch leather once More Than You Can Chew is done. A painted set waits in a chest at the riekling camp.
- Shadowed Netch Leather Tower Shield (Anniversary Edition) – Shields: Forged from netch leather once More Than You Can Chew is done. A painted set waits in a chest at the riekling camp.
- Amber Shield (Anniversary Edition) – Shields: Forged from refined amber with the Glass Smithing perk once Amber and Madness Smithing is done.
- Madness Shield (Anniversary Edition) – Shields: Forged from madness ore with the Ebony Smithing perk once Amber and Madness Smithing is done.
- Dark Seducer Shield (Anniversary Edition) – Shields: Worn by the Seducer bandits, and forged once Golden and Dark Smithing is done.
- Golden Saint Shield (Anniversary Edition) – Shields: Worn by the Saints bandits, and forged once Golden and Dark Smithing is done.
- Ordinator Shield (Anniversary Edition) – Shields: Worn by the Ordinators of the Tribunal cult, and forged once Ghosts of the Tribunal is done.