Hats are your general purpose headgear, suiting all jobs. For jobs with high Helm aptitudes, Helms are superior, but Hats aren’t too far behind. As an added bonus, some hats also boost Magic Attack (great for spell-casters) or provide other incentives. In particular, that Ribbon looks very tasty…
Item
P.DEF
M.DEF
Purchasing
Special Effect
Leather Cap
1
-
15
None
Pointy Hat
1
1
20
1 M.ATK
Tricorne
2
2
150
1 M.ATK
Feather Hat
3
1
100
None
Cat-Ear Hood
3
2
222
2 M.ATK
Tiger Mask
4
1
250
None
Laurel Wreath
4
3
650
2 M.ATK
Mage’s Hat
4
3
1500
3 M.ATK; increases Intelligence by 5
Holy Miter
5
4
1000
3 M.ATK; increases Mind by 5
Lambert Hat
5
3
900
2 M.ATK; Lightning attacks do 25% more damage
Acorn Hat
6
1
600
None
Headband
6
1
1800
Increases Strength by 10
Red Cap
7
2
1000
Increases Strength and Agility by 5
Circlet
7
4
4000
4 M.ATK
Black Cowl
8
2
1200
10 Evade
Lamia’s Tiara
8
5
-
3 M.ATK; provides immunity to Charm
Adamant Hat
9
2
4200
2 Evade
Gold Hairpin
10
6
-
4 M.ATK; lowers MP consumption by 25%
Ribbon
11
3
-
Provides immunity to Poison, Blind, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Dread, Confuse, Charm and Death
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