Howling Hood

Howling Hood

Defense	22
Magick Defense	20
Slash Res	0
Strike Res	10
Knockdown Res	15
Elemental Res	-1%
Debilitation Res	+8%
Weight	1.17
Buy Price	3900
Sell Price	1300
Type	Head Armor
Vocation

Howling Hood is a Head Armor crafted from a skinned wolf pelt in Dragon's Dogma 2. It gives a small resistance to Sleep Debilitation, however the wearer must accept a tiny loss to Fire Damage resistance. The hood can be worn by Trickster, Thief, Fighter, Warrior, Archer and Warfarer Vocations. The Howling Hood is a good early game helmet until you save up enough gold to purchase a better one in the mid game.

A protective hood fashioned from the pelt of a wolf. Not only does it offer excellent warmth, but the bared fangs serve to intimidate smaller monsters

How to get Howling Hood and Map Location

Howling Hood is sold for 3,900 G.

Merchant: Nameless Apothecary in Nameless Village

Location: You can obtain the Howling Hood for free north west from the city of Vernworth in the Marshland Settlement (10:50 in the video guide below). The Hood is hidden in the house with the locked door, you can access it from shooting an arrow at the wooden lock from the window on the other side of the house. Once inside the Howling Hood can be found by breaking the wooden boxes in the basement. You can also find 12,000 gold.

Howling Hood map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Smithing Upgrade Guide

Every piece of armour can be enhanced three times at an armoury or smithy, each time for gold and the materials listed below, and a fourth time with Wyrmfire. Any armoury or smithy works on weapons and armour alike. Each smith works in one style, and you can mix styles from one level to the next.

Vermundian raises every attribute moderately. Armouries and smithies in Vermund offer it, such as Roderick's Smithy and Bjorn's Armory in Vernworth.
Elven raises Magick and Magick Defense greatly, Strength and Defense only a little. Grisha's Armory in Sacred Arbor offers it.
Battahli raises Strength and Defense greatly, Magick and Magick Defense only a little. Armouries in Battahl offer it, such as Awaran's Arms and Bodas's Armory in Bakbattahl.
Dwarven raises Knockdown Power and Knockdown Resistance. Sara at Brokkr's Smithy offers it after Steeled Resolve, Blazing Forge, and Gautstafr after Put a Spring in Thy Step.
Wyrmfire halves the weight and gives a further boost once the first three enhancements are done. The Dragonforged at Bay Wayside Shrine takes payment in Wyrmslife Crystals instead of gold.

The tables below give the cost, materials and result of every level for each style.

Taking Howling Hood to level 3 costs 1,638 G in all, whichever style you choose. Wyrmfire then costs 5 Wyrmslife Crystals.

Max Smithing Levels

Level	Magick Def	Defense	Knockdown Res	Weight	Materials	Cost
Battahli Lvl 3	32	34	15	1.29	• 1x Freakish Mane • 1x Monster Fang	975
Battahli Wyrmfire	42	44	15	0.645	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None
Dwarven Lvl 3	32	34	55	1.29	• 1x Freakish Mane • 1x Ogre Spur	975
Dwarven Wyrmfire	42	44	55	0.645	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None
Elven Lvl 3	32	34	15	1.08	• 1x Freakish Mane • 1x Ogre Spur	975
Elven Wyrmfire	42	44	15	0.54	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None
Vermundian Lvl 3	32	34	15	1.08	• 1x Freakish Mane • 1x Monster Fang	975
Vermundian Wyrmfire	42	44	15	0.54	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Battahli

Level	Magick Def	Defense	Knockdown Res	Weight	Materials	Cost
Level 1	24	26	15	1.21	None	195
Level 2	28	30	15	1.25	4x Small Fang	468
Level 3	32	34	15	1.29	• 1x Freakish Mane • 1x Monster Fang	975
Wyrmfire Battahli	42	44	15	0.645	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Dwarven

Level	Magick Def	Defense	Knockdown Res	Weight	Materials	Cost
Level 1	24	26	27	1.21	None	195
Level 2	28	30	40	1.25	• 2x Small Fang • 1x Monster Fang	468
Level 3	32	34	55	1.29	• 1x Freakish Mane • 1x Ogre Spur	975
Wyrmfire Dwarven	42	44	55	0.645	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Elven

Level	Magick Def	Defense	Knockdown Res	Weight	Materials	Cost
Level 1	24	26	15	1.14	None	195
Level 2	28	30	15	1.11	• 2x Small Fang • 1x Monster Fang	468
Level 3	32	34	15	1.08	• 1x Freakish Mane • 1x Ogre Spur	975
Wyrmfire Elven	42	44	15	0.54	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Vermundian

Level	Magick Def	Defense	Knockdown Res	Weight	Materials	Cost
Level 1	24	26	15	1.14	None	195
Level 2	28	30	15	1.11	4x Small Fang	468
Level 3	32	34	15	1.08	• 1x Freakish Mane • 1x Monster Fang	975
Wyrmfire Vermundian	42	44	15	0.54	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Wyrmfire

Level	Magick Def	Defense	Knockdown Res	Weight	Materials	Cost
Wyrmfire	10	10	0	0.58	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

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