What do I get from a skill being Legendary?
I recently got my Blacksmithing skill to 100. Now in the skills menu I can press space to make it Legendary, which will put it back to a skill level of 15 and reset my perks.
I am wondering: What benefit is there from making a skill Legendary apart from being able to level up the skill more thus having infinite levels?
Best Answer
In short, not a whole lot. The only reason is to allow your character level to continue to rise (again, no benefit for this either).
Taken from the wiki
Legendary skills level up normally, and have no added benefits compared with non-Legendary skills. The purpose of making a skill Legendary is to allow it to contribute to increasing character level again. In Skyrim, character levels are gained by leveling up one's Skills. When all skills reach 100, the character can no longer gain character levels (this occurs at level 81). Making skills Legendary allows skill leveling to continue, which in turn allows character level to continue to rise.
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