Mask of the Father

Mask of the Father
Stats
	6.0		10.0
	6.0		6.0
	6.0		8.0
	6.0
Resistances
0.0	6.0	0.0	0.0
Weight		1.2
Durability		200
Type		Head Armor

The Mask of the Father is a unique piece of head armor in Dark Souls.

In-Game Description

One of the three masks of the Pinwheel, the necromancer who stole the power of the Gravelord, and reigns over the Catacombs.

This mask, belonging to the valiant father, slightly raises equipment load.

Availability

• Dropped (at a one in three chance) from the Pinwheel boss fight at the end of the Catacombs.
• Rare drop from the Pinwheel Servants in front of Gravelord Nito's tomb.
• Sold for 8,000 souls by Patches once he becomes a vendor at Firelink Shrine.

Characteristics

The Mask of the Father increases the player's maximum equipment burden by 5% (down from 15% pre-patch 1.06). However, it offers negligible defense and cannot be upgraded.

In a majority of cases the weight of this helm cancels out its own effect. In order for the 5% bonus equip load to cancel out the weight added on by the mask, for light rolls (25% burden), the character needs 96+ (56 END without modifiers, 24 with Havel's ring, 40 with ring of FaP, 14 with both) maximum equip load. For medium roll+, 8 END is required, which is the minimum possible END.

The Mask of the Father's burden increase perk stacks with those of other items: Havel's Ring (+50% equip burden) and the Ring of Favor and Protection (+20%). These effects stack multiplicatively rather than additively, which can make for very potent armor combinations. This is often employed as a build strategy for characters with high Endurance, as they can obtain heavy defenses and immense Poise while retaining speed and mobility.

Upgrades

Cannot be reinforced.

Gallery

In-game model