LIKE A DRAGON: ISHIN! ARMOR CRAFTING: EVERY HEADGEAR RECIPE
Here are all 23 crafted headgear entries for the 2023 remake. Start with a White Headband. The Rakugai Arms Dealer sells it for 1,000 mon from Chapter 5; Battle Dungeon 1-2 is another source.
Read each entry as one upgrade, not the total bill for its entire branch. You need one copy of the named base, all listed materials, a hammer and the crafting fee. The base is consumed. Fees below are in mon before smithy discounts. “Open” means no A/B/C variant gate. A opens at smithy level 5, B at 10 and C at 15.
Defense is the Dull-grade value. Better grades raise it. Effects are the item's starting features, before your own Seal choices.
01. Wooden Hachigane
Base: White Headband. Gate: Open. Fee: 11,000 mon.
Materials: Ceramic Sake Bottle x1; Quality Hide x5.
Defense: 230. No starting effect.
02. True Grit Emblem
Base: White Headband. Gate: Open. Fee: 25,000 mon.
Materials: Amber x1; Beautiful Pelt x3.
Defense: 225. Stun chance reduced by 100%.
03. Iron Hachigane
Base: Wooden Hachigane. Gate: Open. Fee: 55,000 mon.
Materials: Iron Scrap x1; Beautiful Pelt x10; Wild Silk x5.
Defense: 280. No starting effect.
04. Divine Dragon Emblem
Base: Iron Hachigane. Gate: B. Fee: 1,294,000 mon.
Materials: Eye of the Dragon x1; Vermilion Fabric x15; Fine Silk Fabric x10.
Defense: 345. Special moves use 7% less Heat; low health regenerates 15 Heat per second.
05. Fighting Spirit Emblem
Base: Iron Hachigane. Gate: A. Fee: 267,000 mon.
Materials: Marksman's Fan x1; Beast's Tail x15; Fine Horse's Mane x10.
Defense: 325. Heat builds 7% faster.
06. Floral Headband
Base: Iron Hachigane. Gate: A. Fee: 267,000 mon.
Materials: Elegant Hair Ornament x1; Wild Silk x15; Fine Horse's Mane x10.
Defense: 280. Special moves use 7% less Heat.
07. Red Headband
Base: Iron Hachigane. Gate: Open. Fee: 55,000 mon.
Materials: Pearl x1; Beautiful Pelt x10; Wild Silk x5.
Defense: 165. EXP earned increases by 7%.
08. Amulet of the Gods
Base: True Grit Emblem. Gate: A. Fee: 267,000 mon.
Materials: Jet Black Belt x1; Wild Silk x15; Fine Horse's Mane x10.
Defense: 320. Returns 5% of received damage.
09. Blood-soaked Headband
Base: True Grit Emblem. Gate: A. Fee: 267,000 mon.
Materials: Killer's Handcuffs x1; Beast's Tail x15; Fine Horse's Mane x10.
Defense: 255. Recovery is capped at critical health during combat.
10. Embroidered Headband
Base: True Grit Emblem. Gate: Open. Fee: 55,000 mon.
Materials: Fluorite x1; Wild Silk x10.
Defense: 190. Special moves use 7% less Heat.
11. Herculean Strength Emblem
Base: True Grit Emblem. Gate: Open. Fee: 55,000 mon.
Materials: Carved Wooden Bear x1; Wild Silk x10.
Defense: 190. Enemies have more trouble breaking your grab.
12. Alertness Hood
Base: True Grit Emblem. Gate: Open. Fee: 55,000 mon.
Materials: Emerald x1; Beautiful Pelt x10; Wild Silk x5.
Defense: 230. Sobers you up 15% faster.
13. Pot Detector
Base: White Headband. Gate: A. Fee: 267,000 mon.
Materials: Ominous Prayer Beads x1; Wild Silk x15; Fine Horse's Mane x10.
Defense: 300. Sounds an alert near pots.
14. Gion Hood
Base: White Headband. Gate: A. Fee: 267,000 mon.
Materials: Flint Stone x5; Beast's Tail x15; Vermilion Fabric x5.
Defense: 300. Walking earns money.
15. Tranquil Towel
Base: White Headband. Gate: A. Fee: 267,000 mon.
Materials: Water God Stone x5; Wild Silk x15; Fine Silk Fabric x5.
Defense: 275. Stops Heat from building.
16. Inviting Hat
Base: White Headband. Gate: A. Fee: 267,000 mon.
Materials: Ronin's Hair Tie x1; Beast's Tail x15; Fine Horse's Mane x10.
Defense: 300. Marks substory locations on the map.
17. Rogue's Mask
Base: White Headband. Gate: A. Fee: 267,000 mon.
Materials: Bloodstained Cloth x1; Wild Silk x15; Vermilion Fabric x10.
Defense: 300. Marks roaming enemies on the map.
18. Virtuous Hood
Base: White Headband. Gate: A. Fee: 267,000 mon.
Materials: Aquamarine x1; Beast's Tail x15; Fine Silk Fabric x5.
Defense: 255. Virtue gains increase by 30%.
19. Double Worship Talisman
Base: White Headband. Gate: A. Fee: 267,000 mon.
Materials: Gold Seal x1; Wild Silk x15; Fine Horse's Mane x10.
Defense: 255. Prayer effects increase by 400%.
20. Ebisu's Eboshi
Base: White Headband. Gate: B. Fee: 1,294,000 mon.
Materials: Tear of the Dragon x3; Vermilion Fabric x15; European Fabric x10.
Defense: 345. Walking earns money.
21. Berserker Charm
Base: White Headband. Gate: B. Fee: 1,294,000 mon.
Materials: Crystal x3; Fine Silk Fabric x15; European Fabric x10.
Defense: 335. Low health regenerates 15 Heat per second.
22. Nishikigoi Amulet
Base: White Headband. Gate: B. Fee: 1,294,000 mon.
Materials: Tear of the Dragon x3; Vermilion Fabric x15; Rainbow Fabric x10.
Defense: 360. Raises the encounter rate.
23. War God Amulet
Base: White Headband. Gate: C. Fee: 2,847,000 mon.
Materials: Dragon Whisker x3; Fine Silk Fabric x20; Rainbow Fabric x10.
Defense: 365. Low health regenerates 15 Heat per second; recovery is capped at critical health in combat.
PLAN THE BRANCH BEFORE YOU SPEND
Iron Hachigane has four destinations. True Grit Emblem has five. If you want to craft every destination, keep enough copies to feed those branches instead of repeatedly rebuilding the same starting gear without a plan.
The utility pieces solve different problems. Inviting Hat helps with unfinished substories, Rogue's Mask helps locate fights, and Pot Detector helps you check nearby pots. Choose the one that serves the activity you are doing rather than leaving a low-health setup equipped everywhere.
Be especially careful with Blood-soaked Headband and War God Amulet: their recovery restriction is part of the item. Tranquil Towel deliberately suppresses Heat, so take it off if you are trying to use Heat-dependent attacks.
For materials and hammer planning, use the earlier smithing guides alongside this list. Mark off the actual crafting entries as you finish them, and inspect the result before moving on.
LIKE A DRAGON: ISHIN! ARMOR CRAFTING: EVERY HEADGEAR RECIPE
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