Dragon Armors and Weapons Retexture SE
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #162 of 565 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
DRAGON ARMORS AND WEAPONS RETEXTURE SE"Is your armor made of... dragon bones? By the gods, what I wouldn't do for a set of that."
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WHAT IS INCLUDED?
"Is your armor made of... dragon bones? By the gods, what I wouldn't do for a set of that."
This mod retextures the Dragonplate armor, Dragonscale armor, jagged crown, dragonbone weapons, CC Dragonplate insulated armor, CC Dragonbone mail, CC Studded dragonscale armor, CC Dragonbone crossbow and CC Bone arrows. Also contains optional mesh replacers to add sleeves to the dragonplate, dragonplate insulated and dragonbone mail armors.
This mod also contains a optional consistency retextures for Elsopa - quivers redone SE's Dragonbone Quiver and Elsopa - Shields Redone - Part 1's Dragonbone and Dragonscale shields
FOMOD OPTIONS
Fomod lets you pick and choose what you want.
File available in 3 texture sizes:
Main file / full size: 4k chest textures, 2k everything else
Half res 2k chest, weapons and shields, 1k everything else
Low res: 1k chest, weapons and shields, 512 everything else
BASE INSTALL
DRAGONPLATE ARMOR
DRAGONSCALE ARMOR
DRAGONBONE WEAPONS
JAGGED CROWN
CREATION CLUB ITEMS
ALTERNATIVE ARMORS - DRAGONPLATE
Retextures the dragonplate insulated and dragonbone mail armors
ALTERNATIVE ARMORS - DRAGONSCALE
Retextures the Studded Dragonscale armor
ARCANE ARCHER PACK
Retextures the Bone Arrows
CROSSBOW PACK
Retextures dragonbone crossbow
DRAGONPLATE ARMOR
Xavbio's Dragon Armors and Weapons Retexture SE overhauls the visual fidelity of all dragon-themed gear in Skyrim Special Edition, including Dragonplate and Dragonscale armor sets, Dragonbone weapons, the Jagged Crown, and the CC variants. It offers fully modular installation with multiple resolution options (4k-2k, 2k-1k, 1k-512), letting players pick and choose which pieces to retexture. With over 7,300 endorsements and 2.3 million downloads, it's a community favorite for high-quality texture upgrades.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive community approval—7,338 endorsements and 2.3 million downloads speak for themselves.
- Modular design means you can install only the pieces you want, saving VRAM and load order clutter.
- Resolution options from 4K down to 1K let you balance visual quality with performance on any rig.
⚠️ Cons
- No explicit install instructions in the description—you'll need to know how to use a mod manager or manually place files.
- Only covers dragon-themed gear—if you want matching retextures for other armor sets, you'll need other mods.
- The 4K option can be heavy on VRAM, so lower-end systems might struggle without the 2K or 1K versions.
For Skyrim players who want their dragon armor and weapons to look sharper and more detailed without overhauling the entire game. Perfect for those who already use other texture mods and want consistency. Skip if you're not interested in cosmetic upgrades or prefer a complete texture overhaul.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to easily select which modules to install—the mod is fully modular, so you can pick and choose.
- If you're on a lower-end PC, start with the 2K-1K version to avoid performance hits; you can always upgrade later.
- Make sure to load this mod after other texture mods in your load order so its textures take priority.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Xavbio
- Version
- 2.2.2
- Downloads
- 2,289,678
- Endorsements
- 7,338
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 1/21/2023
- Updated
- 6/9/2026
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