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Hood of the Vanguard

Something to protect your neck from the elements as well as from the sharp teeth of the enemy.

HelmetCraftableWeight 1Max quality 4

How to get Hood of the Vanguard

Stats by quality

QualityArmourDurability
1341000
2361200
3381400
4401600

Recipe

Full material breakdown in the crafting calculator →

Black Forge

Station level 4

5 Seal Pelt + 1 Mould: Hood of the Vanguard + 5 Moose Hide + 1 Moose Sinew → 1 Hood of the Vanguard

Upgrade costs

QualityMaterialsStation level
23 Seal Pelt, 3 Moose Hide, 1 Moose Sinew5
36 Seal Pelt, 6 Moose Hide, 2 Moose Sinew6
49 Seal Pelt, 9 Moose Hide, 3 Moose Sinew7

Refining past quality 4 at the Forge of Potential takes 1 Bloodgold Protection Idol and can fail.

Unlocks once you have stood near a Black Forge of level 4 and picked up each of: Seal Pelt, Mould: Hood of the Vanguard, Moose Hide, Moose Sinew.