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Banished Knight Helm
Weighs 7.5 and provides 11 poise.
Weight7.5Equip load
Poise11Helps resist staggering
Physical negation6.8%Physical damage reduction
Protection & resistance
Damage negation
Higher values reduce more damage of that type.
- Physical
- 6.8%
- Strike
- 5.4%
- Slash
- 7%
- Pierce
- 6.3%
- Magic
- 4.8%
- Fire
- 4.8%
- Lightning
- 4.6%
- Holy
- 4.7%
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
- 11
- ImmunityPoison and scarlet rot
- 26
- RobustnessBlood loss and frostbite
- 35
- FocusSleep and madness
- 16
- VitalityDeath blight
- 18
Compare head armor
The ten same-slot pieces closest in weight to Banished Knight Helm. Lower weight is lighter; higher poise, negation and resistance provide more protection. Negation differences are percentage points.
| Armor | Weight | Poise | Physical | Strike | Slash | Pierce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Banished Knight HelmThis piece | 7.5 | 11 | 6.8% | 5.4% | 7% | 6.3% |
 Radahn's Redmane Helm | 7.5 | 11 | 6.8% | 5.4% | 6.7% | 6.3% |
 Beast Champion Helm | 7.5 | 11 | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 6.7% |
 Nox Mirrorhelm | 7.5 | 6 | 4% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 5% |
 Iji's Mirrorhelm | 7.5 | 7 | 3.8% | 3.8% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
 Crucible Hammer-Helm | 7.5 | 11 | 6.8% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 6.7% |
 Banished Knight Helm (Altered) | 7.1 | 11 | 6.7% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 6.1% |
 Steel Helm | 7.9 | 13 | 7.2% | 5.4% | 7.5% | 6.8% |
 Tree Sentinel Helm | 8.1 | 12 | 6.8% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 6.3% |
 Veteran's Helm | 8.1 | 12 | 6.8% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 6.3% |
 Imp Head (Cat) | 8.1 | 10 | 5.8% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
About this armor
Weighs 7.5 and provides 11 poise.
The hooded helm and caped chest are the regular versions. The bare metal helm and cape-free chest are separate items labeled Altered; all four must be obtained from enemies wearing the appropriate variant.
Neither Boc nor Tailoring Tools can swap these helm and chest versions. The word Altered does not mean this outfit can be changed through the tailoring menu.
In-game description
Thick, full set of armor covering the entire body.
This helm was worn by knights who, whether by misfortune or misdeed, were forced to abandon their homes.
Perhaps the deep-red scarf was used to block the winds, for on the outskirts, the winds bite with a stinging fierceness.
Where to find
Cathedral of Dragon Communion
Caelid
Starting Site of Grace: Cathedral of Dragon Communion
- Follow Caelid's southern highway west of Decaying Ekzykes and approach the ruined Cathedral of Dragon Communion on the coastal side of the road.
- Activate Cathedral of Dragon Communion grace inside the ruins. Go back outside and find the patrolling Banished Knight wearing the red scarf over his helm.
- Defeat the knight and collect his glowing loot. The red-hooded Banished Knight Helm, cape-free Banished Knight Armor (Altered), gauntlets and greaves are separate random drops.
- Rest at the cathedral grace and repeat. Buying dragon incantations, spending a Dragon Heart and defeating Ekzykes are unnecessary for the armor.
- The red scarf belongs to the helm. This knight does not supply the unaltered caped chest, even though parts of his clothing look like a cape.
Notes
- Weighs 7.5 and provides 11 poise.
- The hooded helm and caped chest are the regular versions. The bare metal helm and cape-free chest are separate items labeled Altered; all four must be obtained from enemies wearing the appropriate variant.
- Neither Boc nor Tailoring Tools can swap these helm and chest versions. The word Altered does not mean this outfit can be changed through the tailoring menu.
- The red scarf is part of the helm, not proof that the enemy drops a caped chest. The cathedral knight gives the hooded helm with the altered chest; use Castle Sol for the full cape.
- None of the pieces has a passive attribute or weapon-skill bonus. Wearing the outfit does not grant the knights' storm attacks or teleportation.
- Has a base 3% drop chance per eligible knight at 100 Discovery. Higher Discovery improves the chance, but repeated kills can still give duplicate pieces or no armor.
- The regular hooded helm weighs 7.5 and the altered helm weighs 7.1. Both provide 11 poise, with different protection and resistance values.
