In Dragon's Dogma 2 Head Armor can take many forms, and even at the start of the game can be quite eye-catching and important stat-wise. From traditional fantasy Knight helmets to wolf-depicting Howling Hoods and magick Circlets, the game has a lot of options to choose from when looking for the best early Head armor in DD2 – though most options are locked to specific professions.

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This guide to the best Dragon's Dogma 2 Head armor early-game players can acquire does not include Mystic Spearhand, Magick Archer, Trickster, or Warfarer Vocations recommendations. These Vocations cannot be unlocked until the player takes on a few quests and establishes themself in Vernworth, while the Vocations listed are either Starter Vocations or Vocations that can be unlocked very soon after reaching Vernworth.

Best Early Fighter Head Armor: Winged Sallet

The Winged Sallet is a Fighter-only Headpiece that gives excellent defensive stats and 10% Silence resistance. It weighs quite a lot, especially for early-game Fighters, but getting a huge 27 Knockdown Resist and 42 base Defense makes it worth shifting some things around in your inventory.

To get the Winged Sallet, Dragon's Dogma 2 players must purchase it from Celeste's Smithy, in the Checkpoint Rest Town, for 13,800g. To get here, take the Oxcart on the western side of Vernworth, or follow the main road leading west from the city.

Best Early Mage Head Armor: Ruminant Circlet

The Ruminant Circlet is one of the best pieces of equipment for Mages in the early game because of its relatively high defensive stats, very low weight, and decent elemental and debilitaiton resistances. For 0.91 weight, you get an extra 30 Defense and 30 Magick Defense, which is better than some of the medium armor available to Archers and Thieves, for example.

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To get the Ruminant Circlet, Dragon's Dogma 2 players must purchase it from Grisha's Armory, in the Sacred Arbor, for 9,900g. To get here, head north from Vernmouth via the western exit until you reach Trevo Mine. Continue to head north through the woodlands until you reach the Sacred Arbor. Bring a Pawn that knows Elvish, or complete the questline to learn Elvish, to purchase this headpiece.

Best Early Archer Head Armor: Aerie's Watch

The Aerie's Watch helmet is one of the best Dragon's Dogma 2 helmets for Archers at the beginning of the game because of its relatively low weight, Blight resistance, and half-decent defensive stats. It only provides a meager 1 Slash defense, but the rest of its stats are a sure upgrade from the base Archer set.

To get the Aerie's Watch, Dragon's Dogma 2 players must purchase it from Celeste's Smithy, in the Checkpoint Rest Town, for 8,900g. To get here, take the Oxcart on the western side of Vernworth, or follow the main road leading west from the city.

Best Early Thief Head Armor: Howling Hood

The Howling Hood is a great one for Thieves both for its aesthetic design and its effect. Though it gives a negative resistance to Fire (and thus makes you more susceptible to those attacks), it also gives a +8% resistance to the Sleep effect. With the amount of Harpies out on the roads, and because this headpiece has a low weight and decent Defense stat, it's worth picking up as soon as you can.

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To get the Howling Hood, Dragon's Dogma 2 players must purchase it from the Nameless Apothecary, in the Nameless Village, for 3,900g. To get here, either take an Oxcart to Melve and head far to the southeast to the edge of the map, or travel east from Vernmouth on foot.

Best Early Warrior Head Armor: Sergeant's Armet

The Sergeant's Armet is a helmet that players can get just before passing the midpoint of the game, but because Warriors can only be unlocked a little ways after the beginning, it won't take long to get once you've reached Vernworth. It has very respectable defenses, including a 22 Magick Defense stat, and offers a 10% resistance to the Silenced effect. It's exclusive to Warriors, and can't be equipped by other Vocations at all (not even Fighters).

To get the Sergeant's Armet, Dragon's Dogma 2 players must purchase it from Celeste's Smithy, in the Checkpoint Rest Town, for 15,400g. To get here, take the Oxcart on the western side of Vernworth, or follow the main road leading west from the city.

Best Early Sorcerer Head Armor: Friar's Hood

The Friar's Hood is the default starting equipment for the Mystic Spearhand Vocation, but other Vocations – including Sorcerers – can pick it up in Vernworth after returning the blacksmith's missing shipment from the Goblins of Trevo Mine. Get the Greatsword and Archstaff from the mine, return them, and wait a day for stock to refresh if it's not available. This relatively short quest is worth the good Elemental resistances and Debilitation resist on this piece of gear.

To get the Friar's Hood, Dragon's Dogma 2 players must purchase it from Bjorn's Armory, in Vernworth, for 8,100g. Bjorn's Armory is located in the central square of Vernworth, just to the right of the stairs that lead to the Pawn Guild.

Dragon's Dogma 2

Platform(s)

PC , PS5 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S

Released

March 22, 2024

Developer(s)

Capcom

Genre(s)

Action RPG

Engine

RE Engine