Light and Heavy Armor are great skills to level for any character who use them, and can be done in a similar fashion to blocking: How to reach level 100 Light Armor and level 100 Heavy Armor The Companions' training ground in Whiterun is a good place to start.

Standing behind a training dummy whilst an NPC attacks it means you can take hits without the NPC realising they're hitting you.

You gain much more experience from bashing than from blocking, so pick a relatively tough opponent with low attack to use it against repeatedly - summoned Frost Atronachs are one example of a high-health enemy, along with Mammoths and Dwarven Centurions for those at a higher level.

An alternative is to stun-lock an opponent with shield bash, which you can perform ad infinitum with some strong Fortify Stamina Regen potions or vegetable soup.

You can then crank the difficulty up to Legendary and attack a Giant, which will see your block rapidly rise to level 100 - we should note that we haven't tested this method ourselves yet however, so results may vary - be sure to save in advance! The method involves crafting a full set of Fortify Block enchantments, with the maximum of 40% on each of your shield, hands, finger and neck slots, and using the Aetherial Crown method mentioned above (by the Standing Stones table) to receive all three experience boosts possible.

According to the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages wiki, it's possible to reach level 100 Blocking in just 13 minutes.

There are a few interesting ways to level it up rapidly: Watch on YouTube The fastest way to max level Block, Light Armor, and Heavy ArmorĪlthough often ignored, the Block skill tree can be surprisingly useful, particularly with the level 100 Perk, Shield Charge, which lets you knock down most enemies by sprinting at them with your shield raised.

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