Hey!

So. I've been reading around and trying to figure out whats the best armor I can get for my build and I'm kind of "off".
I don't know a few things. For example. Can I get Daedric armor WITHOUT spending perks in Smithing? Yes I'm aware it would take much longer to get but still I'm wondering. because if so, is it worth the 10!!!!!! perk points needed?

My build is a Sneak \ Alchemy \ Heavy Armor \ Enchanting Archer.
And btw, Am I right to assume that "Conditioning" + "Muffled Movement" + the boot enchant will suffice for being sneaky? or is there no way to be heavy armor and sneak?
Or do the boot enchant + muffled movement don't stack?

Thanks!

From my understanding, Conditioning basically reduces your worn armor weight to zero. So muffle movement might end up being a waste of a perk since 50% of zero = zero. The muffle enchantment works the same way, so again since armor noise is based on armor weight and conditioning makes armor weight nothing, it would be a waste of an enchantment. But if you wanted to improve your sneak further fortify sneak might serve you better in the long run.

Conditioning is all you need, as sneak penalty is based on the armor's weight.

You can get Daedra armor even without smithing, but it would be hard as you'll be at the mercy of random loot and it spawns only at very high levels. Plus you would not be able to upgrade it to Legendary which is a significant boost. You don't need 10 perk points to get to Daedric Smithing, only 5.

You are wrong, my friend, you need BOTH ways to get to Daedric Armor crafting
So should I drop enchanting and take Smithing? is it that much better? since double enchantments which are double powered seems.. better? or is legendary armor better in the long run?