Eye Surcoat

Brown surcoat draped over chainmail.

The insignia emblazoned on the front marks out the wearer as the eyes and ears of Sir Gideon the All-Knowing.

Ground beside Rykard's grace

Mt. Gelmir

Starting Site of Grace: Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy

Before you go

• Defeat God-Devouring Serpent and Rykard.

1. At Volcano Manor in Mt. Gelmir, speak to Tanith beside the armored knight and agree to join. Take the Drawing-Room Key and open the drawing room down the corridor. Collect the Letter from Volcano Manor from its table.
2. Read the letter to mark Old Knight Istvan on the map. In Limgrave, start at Warmaster's Shack east of Stormhill Shack and head north toward the colosseum. Find the red invasion sign below the approach to its entrance.
3. Use the red sign and defeat Old Knight Istvan in his world. This is the contract target, rather than a roaming knight. Winning gives all four regular Scaled armor pieces directly.
4. Return to Tanith and report the completed request for Magma Shot. Her spell reward is separate from the armor, and reporting the kill makes the next letter available.
5. Collect the second Letter from Volcano Manor from the drawing-room table. It names Rileigh the Idle in the Altus valley south of the Shaded Castle.
6. From Bridge of Iniquity, cross east and go south to the spiritspring. Use Torrent to descend safely in the spring, then continue southwest to the second spiritspring and descend again to the valley floor.
7. Head north through the valley to the red sign at the letter's map marker. Defeat Rileigh for Crepus's Vial and 20 Black-Key Bolts. Return to Tanith for Serpentbone Blade before continuing the manor quests.
8. Collect the Red Letter from the drawing-room table. It marks Juno Hoslow, Knight of Blood, near Shack of the Lofty in the Mountaintops of the Giants.
9. For the normal Mountaintops route, defeat Morgott in Leyndell, receive the Rold Medallion from Melina and follow the eastern capital exit through Forbidden Lands to the Grand Lift of Rold. Hoist the ordinary Rold Medallion, rather than the Haligtree secret medallion.
10. Follow the Mountaintops route past Zamor Ruins and the long narrow bridge to Ancient Snow Valley Ruins. From that grace, head northeast to the frozen stream, then turn west toward Shack of the Lofty.
11. Find Juno's red sign just northeast of the shack, near the letter's map marker. Use it and defeat him for Hoslow's Helm, Armor, Gauntlets, Greaves and Hoslow's Petal Whip. His paired whips build blood loss, so avoid standing in their reach through a long combination.
12. Return to Tanith for the separate Taker's Cameo reward. Finish the manor's other NPC assignments before Rykard even if Juno's Red Letter is already available.
13. After completing Tanith's three main requests, speak to her about seeing the lord. Finish any other Manor assignments you want before agreeing to the audience. She sends you to Audience Pathway, outside the boss arena.
14. Enter the fog and collect Serpent-Hunter from the glowing pickup on the left. Its special reach works in this arena. Defeat God-Devouring Serpent and the second phase, Rykard.
15. Activate the new grace after the fight and search just west of it. Collect Eye Surcoat from the separate ground pickup. You do not have to kill Tanith or her knight to obtain it.

Notes

• Weighs 9.2 and provides 21 poise. Eye Surcoat and Tree Surcoat have the same defenses, resistances, weight and poise; their appearance and acquisition differ.
• There is no hidden effect tied to the insignia. It does not increase attributes, attacks, spell damage or runes gained.
• Physical and Slash protection are 12.9, while Strike protection is lower at 8.8. Its strongest elemental defense is Fire at 10.9, and its weakest is Lightning at 7.1.
• It cannot be altered into the other surcoat. There are no dedicated matching gloves or greaves that add an outfit bonus.
• This is a separate pickup in Rykard's arena, not part of Tanith's Consort outfit or a reward for killing Gideon.
• The contract route above preserves the three main request rewards before Rykard. Reaching him through the dungeon is another option, but killing him ends unfinished Manor assignments.