Hey guys, I'm currently at level 30 and in the boss chest (or whatever you call em) outside of Karthspire, I picked up a pair of Dragonplate gauntlets! This made me extremely excited, because now I feel like I have a chance of getting a whole set without having to level the crap out of my smithing. I know the drop rate is really low (1/20th of other gear even past level 40, when it should start to appear in loot or at least has a chance). I was just curious to see if anyone else ever lucked out and picked up a whole set without smithing any pieces. Is there a list of chests that have a higher chance of dropping dragonplate pieces?

If I'm being overly optimistic I need you to let me know, but please... do it gently.

That's a rare find. Like, Very, Very rare.

Still, This is skyrim so who knows what's out there. Keep searching and don't give up!

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Such rare optimism from me...

At level 42 I've found 2 dragonplate cuirasses,and one pair of dragonplate gloves. They are RARE

one time I found a full set of ebony from lvls 10-14 keep your hopes up never know whats out there.

Dragonplate? You mean Dragonbone?

I've put in about 800 hours on my Skyrim game, and so far I've only come across a set of dragonplate armor on one occasion (at the end of Labrynthian). I've also only encountered a set of dragonscale armor once as well (can't remember where). It's all just a matter of luck though, so there's not much you can do. In certain leveled chests (generally the type you find at the very end of a major dungeon, I think), there's a very small chance of them appearing. They are indeed very, very rare items.

Myself, I'm not a big armor person, so I was happy to just wait until my lucky day finally arrived. But if you're super passionate about getting a hold of them, you might just want to invest in the smithing tree, because otherwise you may be in for a very long wait.