Draugr Equip Armor
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #102 of 157 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Draugr Equip Armor is a comprehensive overhaul of Draugr armor which allows the Nord restless dead to visually equip and unequip armor, makes new armor variants available to the player, enables crafting of Draugr equipment, applies Draugr-related fixes, and includes patch support for several popular mods.
FEATURES
Draugr Equip Armor affects vanilla Draugr and their armor in the following ways:
Draugr NPC Overhaul
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[]Draugr now have equipped armor which can be looted by the player.
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]Draugr NPCs display their equipped armor on their in-game model; when that armor is looted, their appearance will reflect this.
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[]Draugr NPC Armor is distributed so Draugr equipment will progress as you level in game approximately in line with their vanilla appearance.
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]Previously unobtainable Draugr armor pieces are now available to the player via looting and crafting.[]The vanilla Ancient Nord armor available to the player has been split into a heavy (male appearance) and light (female appearance) set.
[]Vanilla Ancient Nord armor values have been edited to create space for new armor pieces.
[]Light armor helmet variants have been added with unique textures.
[]Aela has been edited via script (to avoid conflict with NPC overhauls) to wear the new light armor outfit consistent with her vanilla appearance.
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[]Ancient Nord items can be crafted at the Skyforge. This requires completion of the "Glory of the Dead" Quest from the Companions questline and the Steel Smithing perk (similar to the vanilla Ancient Nord requirements).
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]Most available Ancient Nord armor pieces can be reforged into improved Nord Hero variants at the Skyforge.[]The Helm of the Unburned and Helm of Yngol can also be reforged, improving their stats and the strength of their enchantments.
PATCHES
Patches are available for the following mods:
Weapons Armor Clothing & Clutter Fixes (with integrated support for Complete Crafting Overhaul Remastered)
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[]Applies WACCF keywords and adjusts some item stats for consistency with WACCF.
[]Adjusts crafting recipes for consistency with CCOR and adds breakdown and learning recipes.
[]Supports CCOR if installed, but CCOR is not required.
[]Applies consistency changes to Haugbui-added Draugr.
[]Adds a set of craftable Ancient Nord
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[]Applies WACCF keywords and adjusts some item stats for consistency with WACCF.
Draugr Equip Armor is a comprehensive overhaul that lets Draugr visually equip and unequip armor, adds new armor variants for players, enables crafting of Draugr equipment, and includes fixes and patch support for popular mods. It also splits vanilla Ancient Nord armor into heavy and light sets, with unique light helmet textures.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 347 endorsements and over 8,000 downloads—clearly a well-received overhaul.
- Makes Draugr loot actually matter—you can see what you're taking off them and it changes their look.
- Adds real crafting depth with Skyforge recipes and reforging into Nord Hero variants, including unique helmets.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires completing the Companions questline to access crafting, which might be a grind for some players.
- Script edits to Aela could conflict with other NPC overhauls, even with the script approach.
- Armor value changes might unbalance early-game if you grab high-level Draugr gear early.
For Skyrim players who love immersive details and want Draugr to feel more alive, with loot that actually shows up on the corpse. Also for crafters who want to forge Ancient Nord gear and upgrade it. Skip if you're not into cosmetic overhauls or don't want to mess with Draugr appearances.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and install—no extra setup needed.
- Check for patches for your other mods (like AI overhauls) to avoid conflicts with Draugr changes.
- Crafting unlocks after 'Glory of the Dead', so don't expect to forge Ancient Nord gear early in the game.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Petepocalypse and Monops
- Version
- 1.0.7
- Downloads
- 8,372
- Endorsements
- 347
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 7/26/2023
- Updated
- 1/22/2025
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