Madness Armor is a heavy armor obtained through The Antipodean Hammer quest. Bring Madness Ore to Cutter to have leveled weapons and armor made; also providing the appropriate Madness Matrix allows enchanted items to be made. Madness Matrices are found in random containers and on Grummites. It is also possible to obtain standard, unenchanted Madness Shields, axes, bows, and arrows from the Ghost fanatics outside Vitharn.
For statistics on related items, see their respective articles:
LevelsEdit
The grade of armor you receive is based on your level:
| Level | Quality Prefix |
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| 1-3 | Impure |
| 4-7 | Lesser |
| 8-11 | <None> |
| 12-16 | Fine |
| 17-22 | Grand |
| 23+ | Perfect |
StatisticsEdit
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Enchantment | FormID | FormID (Magic) |
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| Full Set - 16 Madness Ore | |||||||||
| Impure | 87.8 | 370 | 42.75 | ||||||
| Lesser | 101.3 | 820 | 47.75 | ||||||
| <None> | 114.8 | 1911 | 52.75 | ||||||
| Fine | 131.8 | 4040 | 57.75 | ||||||
| Grand | 152.3 | 9520 | 67.75 | ||||||
| Perfect | 166.4 | 16010 | 79.25 | ||||||
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Boots - 2 Madness Ore | ||||||||
| Impure | 9.8 | 35 | 200 | 4.25 | Fortify Athletics 2 pts | 0009213C | 0009254F | ||
| Lesser | 11.3 | 80 | 325 | 4.75 | Fortify Athletics 4 pts | 00092202 | 00092553 | ||
| <None> | 12.8 | 190 | 500 | 5.25 | Fortify Athletics 6 pts | 0001F43E | 0001F45D | ||
| Fine | 14.6 | 400 | 775 | 5.75 | Fortify Athletics 8 pts | 0001F43F | 0001F47F | ||
| Grand | 16.9 | 940 | 1150 | 6.75 | Fortify Athletics 10 pts | 0001F440 | 0001F47E | ||
| Perfect | 18.6 | 1545 | 1450 | 8.00 | Fortify Athletics 12 pts | 0001F441 | 0001F47D | ||
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Cuirass - 5 Madness Ore | ||||||||
| Impure | 32.5 | 135 | 400 | 10.75 | Fortify Strength 2 pts | 00092134 | 00092555 | ||
| Lesser | 37.5 | 290 | 650 | 12.00 | Fortify Strength 4 pts | 00092206 | 0009255F | ||
| <None> | 42.5 | 670 | 1000 | 13.25 | Fortify Strength 6 pts | 0001F43D | 0001F47A | ||
| Fine | 48.8 | 1420 | 1550 | 14.50 | Fortify Strength 8 pts | 0001F444 | 0001F479 | ||
| Grand | 56.3 | 3350 | 2300 | 17.00 | Fortify Strength 10 pts | 0001F445 | 0001F478 | ||
| Perfect | 61.9 | 5525 | 2900 | 19.75 | Fortify Strength 12 pts | 0001F446 | 0001F477 | ||
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Gauntlets - 2 Madness Ore | ||||||||
| Impure | 6.5 | 35 | 200 | 4.25 | Fortify Blade & Blunt 1pt | 00092140 | 00092560 | ||
| Lesser | 7.5 | 80 | 325 | 4.75 | Fortify Blade & Blunt 2 pts | 00092209 | 00092563 | ||
| <None> | 8.5 | 190 | 500 | 5.25 | Fortify Blade & Blunt 4 pts | 0001F43C | 0001F474 | ||
| Fine | 9.8 | 400 | 775 | 5.75 | Fortify Blade & Blunt 6 pts | 0001F449 | 0001F473 | ||
| Grand | 11.5 | 940 | 1150 | 6.75 | Fortify Blade & Blunt 8 pts | 0001F44A | 0001F472 | ||
| Perfect | 12.4 | 1555 | 1450 | 8.00 | Fortify Blade & Blunt 10 pts | 0001F44B | 0001F4B6 | ||
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Greaves - 3 Madness Ore | ||||||||
| Impure | 19.50 | 65 | 300 | 6.50 | Fortify Endurance 2 pts | 00092173 | 00092572 | ||
| Lesser | 22.5 | 145 | 490 | 7.25 | Fortify Endurance 4 pts | 0009221A | 00092573 | ||
| <None> | 25.5 | 335 | 750 | 8.00 | Fortify Endurance 6 pts | 0001F43B | 0001F46F | ||
| Fine | 29.3 | 710 | 1165 | 8.75 | Fortify Endurance 8 pts | 0001F44E | 0001F46E | ||
| Grand | 33.8 | 1675 | 1725 | 10.25 | Fortify Endurance 10 pts | 0001F44F | 0001F46D | ||
| Perfect | 37.1 | 2915 | 2175 | 11.75 | Fortify Endurance 12 pts | 0001F450 | 0001F46C | ||
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Helmet - 2 Madness Ore | ||||||||
| Impure | 6.5 | 35 | 200 | 4.25 | Fortify Willpower 2 pts | 0009219D | 00092577 | ||
| Lesser | 7.5 | 80 | 325 | 4.75 | Fortify Willpower 4 pts | 00092233 | 0009257E | ||
| <None> | 8.5 | 190 | 500 | 5.25 | Fortify Willpower 6 pts | 0001F43A | 0001F469 | ||
| Fine | 9.8 | 400 | 775 | 5.75 | Fortify Willpower 8 pts | 0001F453 | 0001F468 | ||
| Grand | 11.3 | 940 | 1150 | 6.75 | Fortify Willpower 10 pts | 0001F454 | 0001F467 | ||
| Perfect | 12.4 | 1555 | 1450 | 8.00 | Fortify Willpower 12 pts | 0001F455 | 0001F466 | ||
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Shield - 2 Madness Ore | ||||||||
| Impure | 13.0 | 65 | 300 | 12.75 | Reflect Damage 5% | 000921D0 | 00092580 | ||
| Lesser | 15.0 | 145 | 490 | 14.25 | Reflect Damage 6% | 0009224F | 00092581 | ||
| <None> | 17.0 | 336 | 750 | 15.75 | Reflect Damage 7% | 0001F439 | 0001F463 | ||
| Fine | 19.5 | 710 | 1165 | 17.25 | Reflect Damage 8% | 0001F458 | 0001F462 | ||
| Grand | 22.5 | 1675 | 1725 | 20.25 | Reflect Damage 9% | 0001F45A | 0001F461 | ||
| Perfect | 24.0 | 2915 | 2175 | 23.75 | Reflect Damage 10% | 0001F459 | 0001F460 | ||
NotesEdit
- Other than the enchantment, stats are identical for the Regular and Magic versions.
- Matrices are not unique, making it possible to have multiple copies of a given matrix. This means as players level-up they may obtain new, higher-quality versions of weapons and armor they may already own, provided they have the matrices.
- It is possible to obtain unenchanted Perfect Madness Shields from the Ghost Fanatics outside Vitharn. Madness arrows also seem to be obtainable this way.
- The Perfect versions of Madness and Amber Armor provide better protection than Daedric, Glass, or Bound Armor. However, Bound Armor has the advantage of being weightless, so characters with high magicka may want to consider using Bound Armor to reduce Encumbrance.
- Amber armor has a slightly lower armor rating than Madness armor at the Master level of the Light Armor skill: Amber provides a 79.125 rating, whereas Madness provides a 79.25 rating.
- You may enchant these items yourself if you do not want the effect from the matrix. However some of the higher level effects you get from the matrices are stronger than the equivalent enchantment via Altars of Enchantment.
BugsEdit
- On males, Madness Armor cuts off the back of the neck.