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Black Hood
Head
Weighs 3 and provides 4 poise. Its 33 Immunity helps resist poison and Scarlet Rot buildup, but does not prevent either condition.
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
- 33
- RobustnessBlood loss and frostbite
- 16
- FocusSleep and madness
- 16
- VitalityDeath blight
- 18
Compare head armor
The ten same-slot pieces closest in weight to Black Hood. Lower weight is lighter; higher poise, negation and resistance provide more protection. Negation differences are percentage points.
| Armor | Weight | Poise | Physical | Strike | Slash | Pierce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Black HoodThis 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% |
 Bandit Mask | 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. Its 33 Immunity helps resist poison and Scarlet Rot buildup, but does not prevent either condition.
The hood has no special concealment or movement-silencing effect. Its description about hiding your identity does not make enemies lose sight of you.
It is a fixed chest pickup. You do not need to farm the skeletons or defeat either boss to obtain it.
In-game description
Hood of lusterless black fabric that conceals its wearer's identity.
In this world, there is very little that must necessarily be known.
Where to find
Four-chest room behind the wall between two fires
Altus Plateau
Starting Site of Grace: Sage's Cave
- Reach Altus Plateau with both Dectus Medallion halves, from Fort Haight and Fort Faroth, or by defeating Magma Wyrm Makar at the top of Ruin-Strewn Precipice.
- From Abandoned Coffin, cross the shallow lake toward the northeastern cliff and enter Sage's Cave. Activate the grace and bring a Lantern for its dark passages.
- Strike the wall at the first dead end. Turn right, follow the stream past the skeleton and reveal the next false wall beside the moss.
- Pass the two chests and descend south into the shallow water. Look left for the false wall between two small fires. Clear the skeletons behind it to reach the room with four chests.
- Open the chests for Black Hood and the separate rewards in this room. Skeletal Mask is a different pickup farther inside, beyond the waterfall jump.
Notes
- Weighs 3 and provides 4 poise. Its 33 Immunity helps resist poison and Scarlet Rot buildup, but does not prevent either condition.
- The hood has no special concealment or movement-silencing effect. Its description about hiding your identity does not make enemies lose sight of you.
- It is a fixed chest pickup. You do not need to farm the skeletons or defeat either boss to obtain it.
- Can be mixed with other armor. It has no matching-outfit bonus and cannot be upgraded with Smithing Stones.
