So that's my appears that I'll have to have a Smith skill of 168 to upgrade Leather to Legendary status, but only skill of 91 to upgrade every other armor type (provided I take the individual perks associated with each type of armor. BUT the best I can do with Leather is still only Fine.because there is no associated perk for Leather.you follow me? Since I have the Steel Armor perk from the tree, and a Smith Skill level of 22, I can now upgrade steel armor to Superior (would require Smith skill at 31 w/o the perk). SO.every type of armor has an associated perk.EXCEPT the hide-fur-leather armors. the aforementioned Legendary upgrade.91 vs 168). On the Smith Skill Tree, every armor type has a corresponding perk that, if taken, will allow you to upgrade the quality of that armor type with a significantly lower Smith Skill requirement (i.e. BUT without the Perk, you need a Smith Skill of 168 to upgrade to Legendary. OK.on that page, if you look at the chart on Item Quality, it says (for example) that with the correct Perk, you can upgrade items to Legendary Quality with a Smith Skill of 91. Originally posted by zayaid:I hope this might help you