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Bandit Mask
HeadBandit Set
Weighs 3 and provides 4 poise. Include the weight of your weapons and talismans when checking your equip load.
Weight3Equip load
Poise4Helps resist staggering
Physical negation2.8%Physical damage reduction
Protection & resistance
Damage negation
Higher values reduce more damage of that type.
- Physical
- 2.8%
- Strike
- 3.1%
- Slash
- 3.1%
- Pierce
- 3.1%
- Magic
- 3.1%
- Fire
- 3.4%
- Lightning
- 3.6%
- Holy
- 3.1%
These values are for this piece. Your total also depends on your other armor and active effects.
Poise & status resistance
Higher resistance lets more buildup accumulate before a status triggers.
- PoiseHelps resist staggering
- 4
- ImmunityPoison and scarlet rot
- 30
- RobustnessBlood loss and frostbite
- 14
- FocusSleep and madness
- 14
- VitalityDeath blight
- 16
Compare head armor
The ten same-slot pieces closest in weight to Bandit Mask. Lower weight is lighter; higher poise, negation and resistance provide more protection. Negation differences are percentage points.
| Armor | Weight | Poise | Physical | Strike | Slash | Pierce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bandit MaskThis piece | 3 | 4 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
 Nomadic Merchant's Chapeau | 3 | 4 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 2.3% |
 Nox Monk Hood | 3 | 4 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.5% |
 Aristocrat Hat | 3 | 4 | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.1% |
 Skeletal Mask | 3 | 4 | 2.5% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
 Hierodas Glintstone Crown | 3 | 4 | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2.3% |
 Black Hood | 3 | 4 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
 Omensmirk Mask | 3 | 6 | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
 Helm of Night | 3 | 4 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
 Igon's Helm (Altered) | 3 | 5 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
 Shadow Militiaman Helm | 3 | 4 | 2.5% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
About this armor
Weighs 3 and provides 4 poise. Include the weight of your weapons and talismans when checking your equip load.
Its elemental protection is strongest against lightning (3.6) and weakest against magic (3.1). Choose the piece around the damage you are facing.
Costs 1,500 runes from the merchant described below. The shop has one copy of this piece, so resting does not refill it after purchase.
In-game description
Mask of black cloth that covers the mouth.
Favored by bandits for hiding their faces, it also provides some protection against poison.
Where to find
Northern Limgrave merchant
Limgrave
Starting Site of Grace: Saintsbridge
Before you go
- Have 1,500 runes.
- From Saintsbridge in northern Limgrave, cross the stone bridge east. Find the merchant beside his campfire just beyond the bridge and buy Bandit Mask for 1,500 runes.
Bandit starting equipment
- Choose Bandit when creating your character to begin with Bandit Mask.
Notes
- Weighs 3 and provides 4 poise. Include the weight of your weapons and talismans when checking your equip load.
- Its elemental protection is strongest against lightning (3.6) and weakest against magic (3.1). Choose the piece around the damage you are facing.
- Costs 1,500 runes from the merchant described below. The shop has one copy of this piece, so resting does not refill it after purchase.
- Has no passive attribute or attack bonus and cannot be reinforced with Smithing Stones. Mixing it with other armor does not remove a matching-set bonus.
