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Standard Helm

In-Game Description


Helmet made of iron.

A commonplace piece of armor.
No embellishments. Very solid.

Availability


  • Starting armor of the Warrior class.
  • Sold by Maughlin the Armourer.

General Information


Part of the Hard Leather Set.

Name Physical Defense Elemental Defense Resistance Poise Durability Weight Attributes Required Physical DEF Bonus
Standard Helm 40/28/53/39 8/10/3/8 10/18/0/0 5 65 4 -/-/-/- D

Upgrades


Requires Titanite.

Name Physical Defense Elemental Defense Resistance Materials Cost Souls Cost
Standard Helm +0 40/28/53/39 8/10/3/8 10/18/0/0 N/A N/A
Standard Helm +1 44/30/58/42 8/11/3/8 10/19/0/0 1x Titanite Shard 500
Standard Helm +2 48/33/63/46 9/12/3/9 11/21/0/0 2x Titanite Shard 630
Standard Helm +3 52/36/68/50 10/13/3/10 12/23/0/0 3x Titanite Shard 750
Standard Helm +4 56/39/74/54 10/14/4/11 13/25/0/0 1x Large Titanite Shard 1,000
Standard Helm +5 60/42/79/58 11/15/4/12 14/26/0/0 2x Large Titanite Shard 1,130
Standard Helm +6 64/44/84/62 12/16/4/12 15/28/0/0 3x Large Titanite Shard 1,250
Standard Helm +7 68/47/90/66 12/17/5/13 16/30/0/0 1x Titanite Chunk 1,500
Standard Helm +8 72/50/95/70 13/18/5/14 17/32/0/0 2x Titanite Chunk 1,630
Standard Helm +9 76/53/100/74 14/19/5/15 18/34/0/0 3x Titanite Chunk 1,750
Standard Helm +10 80/56/106/78 15/20/6/16 19/36/0/0 1x Titanite Slab 2,000

Key


Physical Defense: The Physical Defense attribute dictates how resilient the piece of armor is to a certain physical damage type.
The physical stats for a piece of armor are W / X / Y / Z:
  • W is base Physical DEF
  • X is defense vs. striking attacks
  • Y is defense vs. slashing attacks
  • Z is is defense vs. thrusting attacks
Elemental Defense: The Elemental Defense attribute dictates how resilient the piece of armor is to a certain elemental damage type.
The magical stats for a piece of armor are W / X / Y / Z:
  • W is defense vs. magic attacks
  • X is defense vs. fire attacks
  • Y is defense vs. lightning attacks
  • Z is defense vs. dark attacks
Resistance: The Resistance dictate how resilient the piece of armor is to status ailments.
The properties for a piece of armor are W / X / Y / Z:
  • W is resistance vs. poison
  • X is resistance vs. bleed
  • Y is resistance vs. petrification
  • Z is resistance vs. Hollowing curse
Poise: Dictates how resilient the piece of armor is to hitstun. A higher poise gives a greater chance that the player will not be interrupted or staggered when hit.
Durability: The durability of the armor. The effectiveness of the armor will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below a certain threshold, and the armor will become unusable and need to be repaired by a blacksmith once it reaches 0. Durability deterioration that does not reach 0 will be automatically repaired upon resting at a bonfire.
Weight: The weight of the piece of armor. Note that equipping over certain amounts of your equip burden may alter movement and roll speed, as well as other factors when playing the game.
Attribute Requirements: Determines how high certain attributes must be in order to wear the armor effectively. Most pieces of armor do not have any such requirements.
The required attributes are W / X / Y / Z:
  • W is the Strength required
  • X is the Dexterity required
  • Y is the Intelligence required
  • Z is the Faith required
Physical DEF Bonus: The influence of the character's Physical DEF stat on the effectiveness of armor worn.
The possible ratings (from greatest bonus to least bonus) are: S, A, B, C, D, E.