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For the light helmets in Dragon Age II, see Light helmets (Dragon Age II).

Although light helmets in Dragon Age: Origins usually provide lower values of extra armor, they have the added advantage of not adding any additional fatigue to the character. This makes light helmets essential to characters who use a lot of special abilities, and/or with low points in the willpower attribute.

Scaling[]

Tier Base armor Fatigue Requisite
Rough (Tier 1) 0.75 0.00 % 10 strength
Cured (Tier 2) 1.00 0.00 % 11 strength
Leather (Tier 3) 1.25 0.00 % 12 strength
Hardened (Tier 4) 1.50 0.00 % 14 strength
Reinforced (Tier 5) 1.75 0.00 % 17 strength
Inscribed (Tier 6) 2.00 0.00 % 18 strength
Drakeskin (Tier 7) 2.25 0.00 % 20 strength
Dragon Wing (Tier 8) 2.50 0.00 % 22 strength
High Dragon Hide (Tier 9) 2.75 0.00 % 24 strength

Light helmets[]

Dragon Age: Origins[]

Name Armor
Fatigue Runes Enhancements Notes
Armsman's Tensioner
Inscribed
Requires: 18 strength
2.00 0 +6 attack
Rapid aim
Sold by Varathorn at the Dalish Camp and the Bartender in The Crown and Lion.
Conspirator's Foil
Inscribed
Requires: 18 strength
2.00 0 +20 mental resistance Sold by Bodahn Feddic at the Party Camp.
Free Scout Arming Cap
Hardened
Requires: 14 strength
1.50 0 +2 dexterity Dropped from Taoran Hawkwind during A Change in Leadership quest and Antivan Crows in the And You, Esmerelle? quest.
Leather Helm
Varies
Requires: 10 strength
0.75 0
Longrunner's Cap
Reinforced
Requires: 17 strength
1.75 0 +0.5/+1 stamina regeneration in combat Found in Jammer's Box as part of Jammer's Stash and dropped by Jarvia in Carta Hideout during Entering Jarvia's Hideout.
Owen's Remasterwork
Grey Iron
Requires: 12 strength
0.90 0 +1 armor Acquired by Owen as a reward for trying to find Valena during the Lost in the Castle quest.
Quicksilver Arming Cap
Hardened
Requires: 14 strength
1.50 0 +2 cunning Sold by Legnar in the Orzammar Commons in Origins. Equipped by Jerrik Dace in The Golems of Amgarrak.
Qunari Thickened Cap
Reinforced
Requires: 17 strength
1.75 0 +10 mental resistance Found on Bandit Leader's corpse during Bandits, Bandits, Everywhere.
Studded Helmet
Varies
Requires: 10 strength
0.75 0 +3 physical resistance Purchased from the Quartermaster (Ostagar), Barlin and Mikhael Dryden or found as random low level loot.
Studded Leather Helm
Varies
Requires: 10 strength
0.75 0 +2 physical resistance
The Long Sight
Drakeskin
Requires: 20 strength
2.25 0 +5% ranged critical chance Looted from the High dragon on the Mountain Top.

Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening[]

Name Armor
Fatigue Runes Enhancements Notes
Blackblade Helm
High Dragon Hide
Requires: 24 strength
2.75 0 +4 willpower
+0.5 stamina regeneration in combat
+5% critical/backstab damage
Located: Silverite Mine - Secret Room

Restriction: Rogue
Cap of the Nimble
High Dragon Hide
Requires: 24 strength
2.75 0 +6 cunning
+2 armor
+20% spell resistance
+10 mental resistance
Purchased from Yuriah after the second upgrade on his stock.
Grey Warden Light Helm
Drakeskin
2.25 0 +2 cunning
+3 defense
Automatically given to new rogues or low level imported characters in Awakening.

Restriction: The Warden-Commander
Quicksilver
High Dragon Hide
Requires: 24 strength
2.75 0 +6 cunning
+9 defense
+5% chance to dodge attacks
Found in a pile of bones in the Dragonbone Wastes.
Trickster's Cap
Dragonwing
Requires: 22 strength
2.50 0 +2 willpower
+15 mental resistance
+15 physical resistance
Found in a sarcophagus in the Avvar Crypt in Vigil's Keep - Basement.
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