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Hood of the Vanguard in Valheim

Hood of the Vanguard is a helmet in Valheim you can have after Fader, in the Deep North. Frost Foundry: from Cast: Hood of the Vanguard: Put Cast: Hood of the Vanguard in a Frost Foundry, 50 s each.

Hood of the Vanguard item ID and spawn command

The item ID is HelmetDNMediumHood. Open the console with F5, type devcommands, then paste the command. The last number is the quality.

spawn HelmetDNMediumHood 1 4

Drops Hood of the Vanguard in front of you; each copy is its own item. Needs devcommands, in single player or as the host.

How to get Hood of the Vanguard

Earliest in the game first.

  1. Frost Foundry: from Cast: Hood of the VanguardPut Cast: Hood of the Vanguard in a Frost Foundry, 50 s each. Deep North (after Fader).

Hood of the Vanguard stats by quality

QualityArmorDurability
1341000
2361200
3381400
4401600

    Vanguard set bonus

    Wear all 3 pieces of the set to get it.

    You feel stronger and faster, ready to strike at your foes!

    • +10% health regeneration
    • +10% stamina regeneration
    • −10% run stamina
    • −20% dodge stamina
    • +10% pierce damage

    Hood of the Vanguard recipe and upgrades

    You don’t craft it here: you get it elsewhere (see above) and upgrade it at a Black Forge.

    Upgrade costs

    Each quality needs the station one level higher (build extensions next to it). The total is everything spent from quality 1.

    QualityStationThis levelTotal
    2Black Forge 53 Seal Pelt, 3 Moose Hide, 1 Moose Sinew3 Seal Pelt, 3 Moose Hide, 1 Moose Sinew
    3Black Forge 66 Seal Pelt, 6 Moose Hide, 2 Moose Sinew9 Seal Pelt, 9 Moose Hide, 3 Moose Sinew
    4Black Forge 712 Seal Pelt, 12 Moose Hide, 4 Moose Sinew21 Seal Pelt, 21 Moose Hide, 7 Moose Sinew

    Refine it at the Forge of Potential

    Valheim 1.0’s Forge of Potential upgrades it with Bloodgold Protection Idol instead of materials (1 per try), and can take it past quality 4. Each try succeeds 65% of the time. 35% of tries destroy the item, giving back 35% of the materials of its first craft and its last upgrade, rounded up.

    Where Hood of the Vanguard comes from

    Made in a station

    Valheim 1.0.17, read from the dedicated server files. Chances are per kill or per chest, as the game rolls them. Biomes come from the game’s spawn and location lists; a few dungeon props carry none.

    Quick answers

    How do I get Hood of the Vanguard in Valheim?

    Frost Foundry: from Cast: Hood of the Vanguard: Put Cast: Hood of the Vanguard in a Frost Foundry, 50 s each.

    What is the Hood of the Vanguard item ID in Valheim?

    HelmetDNMediumHood. To spawn it, open the console (F5), type devcommands, then spawn HelmetDNMediumHood 1 4 (the last number is the quality, up to 4). Add p at the end to pick it up. Cheats work in single player or for the host, not on a dedicated server.

    How much does it cost to upgrade Hood of the Vanguard to quality 4?

    From quality 1 to 4, 21 Seal Pelt, 21 Moose Hide, 7 Moose Sinew in total, at a Black Forge level 7. Each level: quality 3: 6 Seal Pelt, 6 Moose Hide, 2 Moose Sinew; quality 4: 12 Seal Pelt, 12 Moose Hide, 4 Moose Sinew.

    Which version of Valheim is this for?

    Valheim 1.0.17, read from the dedicated server’s game files.

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