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Imp Head (Elder)
Head
Raises Arcane by two while worn. Removing the helm removes those points, including any requirement you were meeting with them.
Weight8.1Equip load
Poise10Helps resist staggering
Physical negation5.8%Physical damage reduction
Protection & resistance
Damage negation
Higher values reduce more damage of that type.
- Physical
- 5.8%
- Strike
- 5.2%
- Slash
- 5.8%
- Pierce
- 6.1%
- Magic
- 5%
- Fire
- 5.8%
- Lightning
- 4.8%
- Holy
- 5%
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
- 10
- ImmunityPoison and scarlet rot
- 35
- RobustnessBlood loss and frostbite
- 35
- FocusSleep and madness
- 20
- VitalityDeath blight
- 20
Compare head armor
The ten same-slot pieces closest in weight to Imp Head (Elder). Lower weight is lighter; higher poise, negation and resistance provide more protection. Negation differences are percentage points.
| Armor | Weight | Poise | Physical | Strike | Slash | Pierce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Imp Head (Elder)This piece | 8.1 | 10 | 5.8% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
 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% |
 Imp Head (Fanged) | 8.1 | 10 | 5.8% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
 Imp Head (Long-Tongued) | 8.1 | 10 | 5.8% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
 Imp Head (Corpse) | 8.1 | 10 | 5.8% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
 Imp Head (Wolf) | 8.1 | 10 | 5.8% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
 Imp Head (Lion) | 8.1 | 13 | 7% | 5.9% | 7% | 7% |
 Steel Helm | 7.9 | 13 | 7.2% | 5.4% | 7.5% | 6.8% |
 Prisoner Iron Mask | 8.6 | 12 | 6.8% | 5.9% | 7% | 6.8% |
About this armor
Raises Arcane by two while worn. Removing the helm removes those points, including any requirement you were meeting with them.
The two Arcane points increase Discovery and can improve weapons or catalysts with Arcane scaling. They do not increase blood loss on a weapon that has no Arcane scaling, or increase Scarlet Rot buildup.
Weighs 8.1 and provides 10 poise. It is a heavy headpiece for a two-point attribute bonus, so account for that weight before choosing it over lighter clothing.
Technical details
Armor effects
- Entry 1:
- attribute: Arcane
- model: additive
- type: positive
- value: 2
In-game description
Head covering made from the largely unaltered head of an impish golem.
Resembling an elder, it holds trace amounts of arcane knowledge.
Where to find
Watchdog chamber in Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs
Consecrated Snowfield
Starting Site of Grace: Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs
- Collect the right Haligtree Secret Medallion half from Albus, hidden as a pot uphill in the Village of the Albinaurics. Collect the left half beyond Commander Niall at Castle Sol. At the Grand Lift of Rold, switch actions to Hoist secret medallion, then follow Hidden Path to the Haligtree into the Consecrated Snowfield.
- Enter Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs in the eastern cliff of the lower snowfield. Climb the long staircase from the grace to the first pillar spraying frost. Strike or shoot the pillar to lower it, then pass it.
- Turn right at the sealed boss doors and climb the next staircase. Shoot the second frost pillar to clear the passage and enter the room where a Burial Watchdog drops down.
- Cross the first Watchdog room and take the passage on its opposite side. Continue into the next chamber, keeping away from the knight on the lower floor.
- Climb the stairs, clear the imp and deal with the Lesser Burial Watchdog in the upper room. Loot the corpse it guards for Imp Head (Elder). This is a fixed pickup, and the Putrid Grave Warden Duelist boss is not required.
Notes
- Raises Arcane by two while worn. Removing the helm removes those points, including any requirement you were meeting with them.
- The two Arcane points increase Discovery and can improve weapons or catalysts with Arcane scaling. They do not increase blood loss on a weapon that has no Arcane scaling, or increase Scarlet Rot buildup.
- Weighs 8.1 and provides 10 poise. It is a heavy headpiece for a two-point attribute bonus, so account for that weight before choosing it over lighter clothing.
- Cannot be altered. Its bonus comes from the headpiece alone, with no matching outfit required.
- This is a fixed corpse pickup guarded by a Lesser Burial Watchdog. Killing ordinary imps or repeatedly defeating the Watchdog does not turn it into a random head drop.
