Silver is the jeweller’s metal of Skyrim. A Silver Ingot is worth 50 gold and is used in 8 forge recipes, all of them rings and necklaces, from plain silver bands to versions set with rubies, garnets, sapphires and emeralds. Jewelry crafting is a cheap way to gain Smithing experience, and silver makes a neat sale on its own.
How to get it
Smelt two 
Silver Ore into one ingot. Sanuarach Mine and Cidhna Mine in Markarth have 7 and 6 veins, Benkongerike and Sunderstone Gorge have 4 each. The Transmute spell can also turn 
Iron Ore into silver ore.
Unlike most metals, it is rarely sold; the regular seller is Moth gro-Bagol, the blacksmith in Markarth. Bandits and adventurers sometimes carry an ingot.
Loose ingots are surprisingly plentiful in wealthy homes: Dragonsreach Jarl’s Quarters has 9, Forsaken Cave 8, and the Solitude Blacksmith, the Treasury House and Frossel 6 each. Cidhna Mine has 4 more.
Since silver jewelry needs only one ingot plus an optional gem, it is an easy way to turn spare ore into something worth enchanting or selling.
Smelting and tanning
- 2 Silver Ore → 1 Silver Ingot at the smelter
Used to craft
Silver Ingot appears in 8 recipes in the game files.
Weapons and other items
- no perk: Silver Ruby Ring (1), Silver Garnet Ring (1), Silver Amethyst Ring (1), Silver Ring (1), Silver Sapphire Necklace (1), Silver Jeweled Necklace (1), Silver Emerald Necklace (1), Silver Necklace (1)
The number in brackets is how many Silver Ingot each recipe needs. Bold labels are the Smithing perk the recipe requires.
Improving gear
At a grindstone or workbench, Silver Ingot is the material used to improve (temper) 1 items.
Good to know
- Cast Transmute Mineral Ore to turn iron ore into silver, and silver into gold.
- Silver Ingots temper the Bloodskal Blade.
Data from the Skyrim game files (Skyrim.esm and the official add-ons): value, weight, ore veins, recipes and merchant lists. ID 0005ACE3 is the item’s form ID for the console.
