Cobalt helmet

What it does

• Goes in the head slot.
• Power 10 (high quality: 15). 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 2: it can survive 2 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.

Made by

• Forge cobalt helmet — Smithing level 57

Used to make

• Pack a cobalt kit — uses 1 per action (Outfitting)

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 12.5. From +4 each level also uses Padding.

Everything from +0 to +10: 110,880 coins, 45 Cobalt bar and 29 Padding.

At +10 one can be evolved into Black cobalt helmet, for 480 coins, 1 Cobalt core and 5 Padding.

Used to evolve

Used up when evolving into Black cobalt helmet.

Story

A deep cobalt helmet, open at the face. In the Highlands, the blows often come from above.