You can buy it from the court wizard Farengar. This is an easy solution as you will spend like 4-5 points in mana and 100 gold or something like that for the muffle spell. Otherwise, level illusion to Adept and get all the 'spells work on higher level mobs' perks so that you can calm opponents and then just go behind them, press control and backstab (you won't even need a high sneak, just the assasin blade perk). or just looks good.īottom line is you don't even need to spend points in illusion if you won't use your mana for anything else - muffle will take all your mana away, but it's worth it for a 3 minute protection. It's worth it: do not level armour, get muffle and use whatever armour gives the better enchantment, no matter if it's light or heavy. However, by not getting hitting at all you will have a hard time leveling your armour skill up, which means you will end up spending a small fortune on armour training. You will have no need for unhindered perks in any armour.

On the other hand, spells, like a fireball in your hand, will not give you sneak penalty. You can go ahead and get whatever armour you wish, but be sure to use a dagger or larger weapons will get you spotted: weapon weight still does count as a visual trigger. You can run while sneaking with no penalty, just like a silence perk. Just put your armor in the 'quick slots' and switch it off when you need to sneak until you get the armor perk of your choice.īuy muffle spell and get about 150 mana and you can sneak in any armour: you'll make no sound at all. I highly recommend you wear nothing (or just a robe), and wear sneak necklace/rings/potions and cast muffle(illusion spell) if you are having trouble with a specific area to sneak past. However, in the end, both will be able to be used without an affect on sneak, assuming you get the perks.

The heavy armor perk is called ' Conditioning' and is 4 perks deep, and requires 70 skill in heavy armor. The perk for weightless is deeper in the heavy armor tree compared to Light armor. This makes it have a very noticeable affect on the ability to sneak while wearing it. The light armor perk is called ' Unhindered' and is 3 perks deep, requiring 50 skill in light armor. It is also much faster to get the weightless perk in the Light armor tree, which negates the affect of wearing light armor while sneaking.

Light Armor is easier to sneak in due to weight. Sneaking has a lot of parts to it, and yes, armor is one of them.

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