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==Diablo Unique Helms==
==Diablo Unique Helms==


 
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===Harlequin Crest===
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[[Image:D1-u-harlequin-crest.gif|frame]]
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This quest item is only found in single player. It's obtained from the innkeeper as a reward for returning the baner in the [[Ogden's Sign]] quest.
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The hat's name is familiar to most players since it was used for the similarly-themed, hugely-overpowered unique Shako in the Diablo II Expansion.
|align="center"|[[Image:D1-u-harlequin-crest.gif]]
* Harlequin Crest
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* (Cap)
'''[[Harlequin Crest (Diablo I)|Harlequin Crest]]'''<br/>
* +2 all Attributes
Cap
* Armor Class: -3
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* -1 Damage from Enemies
+2 all Attributes<br/>
* +7 Hitpoints
Armor Class: -3<br/>
* +7 Mana
-1 Damage from Enemies<br/>
* Requirements: None
+7 Hitpoints<br/>
* Durability: 15
+7 Mana<br/>
* Qlvl: N/A
Durability: 15<br/>
* Availability: SP and MP. Hellfire only.
Requirements: None<br/>
 
Qlvl: N/A
 
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===Thinking Cap===
|align="center"|[[Image:D1-u-thinking-cap.gif]]
[[Image:D1-u-thinking-cap.gif|frame]]
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The most popular helm for many mages, the Thinking Cap is unusable initially, with just 1 durability. Players who wish to use it must do "shrine runs" in the [[D1 Levels#Church|Church]] or [[D1 Levels#Catacombs|Catacombs]], looking for a [[D1 Shrines|Hidden Shrine]] which may boost the durability of all but one equipped item by 10. In Hellfire it's easier to fix, since Blacksmith's and other [[D1 Hellfire Oils|Oils]] boost item max durability.
'''[[Thinking Cap]]'''<br/>
* Thinking Cap
Skull Cap
* (Skull Cap)
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* +30 Mana
+30 Mana<br/>
* Armor Class: 1-4
Armor Class: 1-4<br/>
* +2 All Spell Levels
+2 All Spell Levels<br/>
* +20% Resist All
+20% Resist All<br/>
* Altered Durability
Altered Durability<br/>
* Requirements: None
Durability: 1<br/>
* Durability: 1
Requirements: None<br/>
* Qlvl: 6
Qlvl: 6
* Availability: SP and MP.
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|align="center"|[[Image:D1-u-fools-crest.gif]]
===Fool's Crest===
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[[Image:D1-u-fools-crest.gif|frame]]
'''[[Fools Crest]]'''<br/>
An interesting mixture of huge hit point bonus and negative stats to counter it. No one wears this long term, but it can be a useful item during the mid-game.
Helm
* Fools Crest
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* (Helm)
Armor Class: 4-6<br/>
* Armor Class: 4-6
-4 all Attributes<br/>
* -4 all Attributes
+100 Hitpoints<br/>
* +100 Hitpoints
+1 to +6 damage from Enemies (varies)<br/>
* +1 to +6 damage from Enemies (varies)
Attacker takes 1-3 damage<br/>
* Attacker takes 1-3 damage
Durability: 30<br/>
* Requirements: 25 Strength
Requirements: 25 Strength<br/>
* Durability: 30
Qlvl: 12
* Qlvl: 12
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* Availability: SP and MP.
|align="center"|[[Image:D1-u-helm-of-spirits.gif]]
 
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'''[[Helm of Spirits]]'''<br/>
===Helm of Sprits===
Helm
[[Image:D1-u-helm-of-spirits.gif|frame]]
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The name is assumed to be a typo, and the title should probably have been Helm of "Spirits." Despite the very limited bonuses, this is the only way to obtain life leech on anything but a weapon in multiplayer ''Diablo'', and as such it's a very popular helm for warriors.
Armor Class: 4-6<br/>
 
Hit steals 5% Life<br/>
Unfortunately, it's enormously difficult to find one. Almost every monster that can drop a unique helm will instead drop the Fool's Crest or the Overlord's Helm. Due to the way the Mlvls and Qlvls interact, the best way to find one of these is to repeatedly run The Butcher on nightmare difficulty.  The odds are still terrible, since how often does he drop a unique helm? But it is possible.
Durability: 30<br/>
* Helm of Spirits
Requirements: 25 Strength<br/>
* (Helm)
Qlvl: 4
* Armor Class: 4-6
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* Hit steals 5% Life
|align="center"|[[Image:D1-u-overlords-helm.gif]]
* Requirements: 25 Strength.
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* Durability: 30 Durability.
'''[[Overlord's Helm]]'''<br/>
* Qlvl: 4
Helm
* Availability: SP and MP.
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-20 to Magic<br/>
===Overlord's Helm===
+20 Strength<br/>
[[Image:D1-u-overlords-helm.gif|frame]]
+15 Dexterity<br/>
A tolerable item for a warrior or a rogue who isn't much concerned with using magic.
+5 Vitality<br/>
* Overlord's Helm
Altered Durability<br/>
* (Helm)
Armor Class: 5<br/>
* -20 to Magic
Durability: 15<br/>
* +20 Strength
Requirements: 20 strength<br/>
* +15 Dexterity
Qlvl: 7
* +5 Vitality
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* Altered Durability
|align="center"|[[Image:D1-u-helm-of-spirits.gif]]
* Armor Class: 5
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* Requirements: 20 strength.
'''[[The Undead Crown]]'''<br/>
* Durability: 15
Crown
* Qlvl: 7
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* Availability: SP and MP.
5% Life Stealing<br/>
 
Armor Class: 8<br/>
 
Durability: 60<br/>
===The Undead Crown===
Requirements: None<br/>
[[Image:D1-u-helm-of-spirits.gif|frame]]
Qlvl: N/A
This quest item is dropped by [[D1 Superuniques#Skeleton King|the Skeleton King]] and provides life stealing from the hat slot, something virtually no other non-weapons in the game offer. (The Skeleton King drops a random magical item in multiplayer.)
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* The Undead Crown
|align="center"|[[Image:D1-u-royal-circlet.gif]]
* (Crown)
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* 5% Life Stealing
'''[[Royal Circlet]]'''<br/>
* Armor Class: 8
Crown
* Requirements: None
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* Durability: 60
Armor Class: 40<br/>
* Qlvl: N/A
+10 to all Attributes<br/>
* Availability: Quest item. Single Player only.
+40 Mana<br/>
 
+10% Light Radius<br/>
 
Durability: 40 <br/>
===Royal Circlet===
Requirements: None<br/>
[[Image:D1-u-royal-circlet.gif|frame]]
Qlvl: 27
Probably the most popular unique in Diablo, this one was worn happily by Sorcerers, Rogues, and Warriors, who all enjoyed its big bonuses to mana, attributes, and the high AC.
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* Royal Circlet
|align="center"|[[Image:D1-u-lightforge.gif]]
* (Crown)
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* Armor Class: 40
'''[[Lightforge]]'''<br/>
* +10 to all Attributes
Great Helm
* +40 Mana
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* +10% Light Radius
Armor Class: 15<br/>
* Requirements: None
+150% Damage<br/>
* Durability: 40
+25% Chance to hit<br/>
* Qlvl: 27
+40% Light radius<br/>
* Availability: SP and MP.
10-20 Fire hit damage<br/>
 
+8 to all Attributes<br/>
 
Durability: Indestructible<br/>
===Lightforge===
Requirements: None<br/>
[[Image:D1-u-lightforge.gif|frame]]
Qlvl: N/A
This is a hacked item, and will never appear in Diablo or Hellfire. The graphic is on the CD, but it's unused, and the stats are partially from a weapon and partially invented. It's not an deactivated item, or a secret item; it's not in the game at all, other than as a hacked item players created and duped widely.
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|align="center"|[[Image:D1-u-gotterdamerung.gif]]
There's no telling how this one got started, but it became quite common in the hacks and cheats-infested Diablo 1 battle.net, and many players with these would swear they were legit, and that Diablo (or whoever) dropped it. Not the case.
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* Lightforge
'''[[Veil of Steel (Diablo I)|Veil of Steel]]'''<br/>
* (Great Helm)
Great Helm
* Armor Class: 15
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* +150% Damage
Armor Class: 18<br/>
* +25% Chance to hit
+50% Resist All<br/>
* +40% Light radius
-20% Light Radius<br/>
* 10-20 Fire hit damage
+60% Armor<br/>
* +8 to all Attributes
-30 Mana<br/>
* Requirements: None
+15 Strength<br/>
* Durability: Indestructible.
+15 Vitality<br/>
* Qlvl: N/A
Durability: 60<br/>
* Availability: Not available. Hacked item.
Requirements: None<br/>
 
Qlvl: N/A
 
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===Veil of Steel===
|align="center"|[[Image:D1-u-gotterdamerung.gif]]
[[Image:D1-u-gotterdamerung.gif|frame]]
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This quest item is a reward from [[Lachdanan]], and can not be obtained in multiplayer Diablo. It's a very useful item for a character who can afford the mana penalty, and even if you're not going to wear it, it sells for a fortune.
'''[[Gotterdammerung]]'''<br/>
* Veil of Steel
Great Helm
* (Great Helm)
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* Armor Class: 18
+20 all Attributes<br/>
* +50% Resist All
Armor Class: 60<br/>
* -20% Light Radius
-4 Damage from Enemies<br/>
* +60% Armor
-40% Light Radius<br/>
* -30 Mana
All resistance equals 0<br/>
* +15 Strength
Durability: 70<br/>
* +15 Vitality
Requirements: 50 Strength<br/>
* Requirements: None
Qlvl: 21
* Durability: 60
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* Qlvl: N/A
* Availability: Quest Item. Single Player only.
 
===Gotterdammerung===
[[Image:D1-u-gotterdamerung.gif|frame]]
A popular item with some builds, and exceptionally useful for melee fighters on levels without witches or mages. Often used unidentified, since the 60 AC is by far the highest on any helm. Reduces resistances to 0% regardless of what other items are equipped; even counteracts the [[D1 Unique Jewelry#Constricting Ring|Constricting Ring]].
 
The name is German, and means "Twilight of the Gods." One of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotterdammerung Wagner's best known operas] used this title, which is a translation of "Ragnarok," the Norse religious version of Armageddon.
 
The helm is often referred to by Diablo players as "Goddamnitsdark," in humorous reference to the extreme light reduction it mandates.
* Gotterdammerung
* (Great Helm)
* +20 all Attributes
* Armor Class: 60
* -4 Damage from Enemies
* -40% Light Radius
* All resistance equals 0
* Requirements: 50 Strength
* Durability: 70
* Qlvl: 21
* Availability: SP and MP.


==Hellfire Unique Helms==
==Hellfire Unique Helms==

Revision as of 03:35, 3 November 2011

Unique Headgear found in Diablo and Hellfire. There were no unique helms added in Hellfire. All of the following are found in both games.

The various pieces of unique headgear are among the most useful unique items to be found in Diablo, and several pieces can be found among the end game gear for a variety of character types.

Diablo Unique Helms

ImageNameProperties
D1-u-harlequin-crest.gif

Harlequin Crest
Cap

+2 all Attributes
Armor Class: -3
-1 Damage from Enemies
+7 Hitpoints
+7 Mana
Durability: 15
Requirements: None
Qlvl: N/A

D1-u-thinking-cap.gif

Thinking Cap
Skull Cap

+30 Mana
Armor Class: 1-4
+2 All Spell Levels
+20% Resist All
Altered Durability
Durability: 1
Requirements: None
Qlvl: 6

D1-u-fools-crest.gif

Fools Crest
Helm

Armor Class: 4-6
-4 all Attributes
+100 Hitpoints
+1 to +6 damage from Enemies (varies)
Attacker takes 1-3 damage
Durability: 30
Requirements: 25 Strength
Qlvl: 12

D1-u-helm-of-spirits.gif

Helm of Spirits
Helm

Armor Class: 4-6
Hit steals 5% Life
Durability: 30
Requirements: 25 Strength
Qlvl: 4

D1-u-overlords-helm.gif

Overlord's Helm
Helm

-20 to Magic
+20 Strength
+15 Dexterity
+5 Vitality
Altered Durability
Armor Class: 5
Durability: 15
Requirements: 20 strength
Qlvl: 7

D1-u-helm-of-spirits.gif

The Undead Crown
Crown

5% Life Stealing
Armor Class: 8
Durability: 60
Requirements: None
Qlvl: N/A

D1-u-royal-circlet.gif

Royal Circlet
Crown

Armor Class: 40
+10 to all Attributes
+40 Mana
+10% Light Radius
Durability: 40
Requirements: None
Qlvl: 27

D1-u-lightforge.gif

Lightforge
Great Helm

Armor Class: 15
+150% Damage
+25% Chance to hit
+40% Light radius
10-20 Fire hit damage
+8 to all Attributes
Durability: Indestructible
Requirements: None
Qlvl: N/A

D1-u-gotterdamerung.gif

Veil of Steel
Great Helm

Armor Class: 18
+50% Resist All
-20% Light Radius
+60% Armor
-30 Mana
+15 Strength
+15 Vitality
Durability: 60
Requirements: None
Qlvl: N/A

D1-u-gotterdamerung.gif

Gotterdammerung
Great Helm

+20 all Attributes
Armor Class: 60
-4 Damage from Enemies
-40% Light Radius
All resistance equals 0
Durability: 70
Requirements: 50 Strength
Qlvl: 21

Hellfire Unique Helms

No unique helms were added in Hellfire, and the Diablo helms were unchanged.