Black copper helmet

Gear for the head slot: power 4.

Evolved from Copper helmet at +10: 10% more power, and one more defeat before it breaks.

What it does

Goes in the head slot.
Power 4 (high quality: 6). On a weapon it raises your accuracy and max hit. On any other piece it raises your evasion and cuts the damage you take.
Durability 3: it can survive 3 defeats. Gear only wears down when you are defeated. A damaged piece breaks if you unequip it.
A high-quality piece gives 1.5 times each bonus, rounded down.

Reinforce

Reinforce it from +1 to +10 in the Bank, where it is made. Each level adds 5% of its power and chance to hit, so at +10 its power is 5. From +4 each level also uses Polishing grit.

Everything from +0 to +10: 20,790 coins, 30 Copper bar and 29 Polishing grit.

Evolved from

Evolve 1 Copper helmet at +10 for 45 coins, 1 Copper core and 5 Bandit scrap. It comes out at +0, in the same quality.

Story

Copper helmet folded with a copper core until it turned black. It hits and holds a little better than it should.