Light helmets (Origins)

Although light helmets in Dragon Age: Origins usually provide lower values of extra armor, they have the added advantage of not adding any additional fatigue to the character. This makes light helmets essential to characters who use a lot of special abilities, and/or with low points in the willpower attribute.

Scaling

Tier	Base armor	Fatigue	Requisite
Rough (Tier 1)	0.75	0.00 %	10 strength
Cured (Tier 2)	1.00	0.00 %	11 strength
Leather (Tier 3)	1.25	0.00 %	12 strength
Hardened (Tier 4)	1.50	0.00 %	14 strength
Reinforced (Tier 5)	1.75	0.00 %	17 strength
Inscribed (Tier 6)	2.00	0.00 %	18 strength
Drakeskin (Tier 7)	2.25	0.00 %	20 strength
Dragon Wing (Tier 8)	2.50	0.00 %	22 strength
High Dragon Hide (Tier 9)	2.75	0.00 %	24 strength

Light helmets

Dragon Age: Origins

Name	Armor	Fatigue	Runes	Enhancements	Notes
Armsman's Tensioner Inscribed Requires: 18 strength	2.00		0	+6 attack Rapid aim	Sold by Varathorn at the Dalish Camp and the Bartender in The Crown and Lion.
Conspirator's Foil Inscribed Requires: 18 strength	2.00		0	+20 mental resistance	Sold by Bodahn Feddic at the Party Camp.
Free Scout Arming Cap Hardened Requires: 14 strength	1.50		0	+2 dexterity	Dropped from Taoran Hawkwind during A Change in Leadership quest and Antivan Crows in the And You, Esmerelle? quest.
Leather Helm Varies Requires: 10 strength	0.75		0
Longrunner's Cap Reinforced Requires: 17 strength	1.75		0	+0.5/+1 stamina regeneration in combat	Found in Jammer's Box as part of Jammer's Stash and dropped by Jarvia in Carta Hideout during Entering Jarvia's Hideout.
Owen's Remasterwork Grey Iron Requires: 12 strength	0.90		0	+1 armor	Acquired by Owen as a reward for trying to find Valena during the Lost in the Castle quest.
Quicksilver Arming Cap Hardened Requires: 14 strength	1.50		0	+2 cunning	Sold by Legnar in the Orzammar Commons in Origins. Equipped by Jerrik Dace in The Golems of Amgarrak.
Qunari Thickened Cap Reinforced Requires: 17 strength	1.75		0	+10 mental resistance	Found on Bandit Leader's corpse during Bandits, Bandits, Everywhere.
Studded Helmet Varies Requires: 10 strength	0.75		0	+3 physical resistance	Purchased from the Quartermaster (Ostagar), Barlin and Mikhael Dryden or found as random low level loot.
Studded Leather Helm Varies Requires: 10 strength	0.75		0	+2 physical resistance
The Long Sight Drakeskin Requires: 20 strength	2.25		0	+5% ranged critical chance	Looted from the High dragon on the Mountain Top.

Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening

Name	Armor	Fatigue	Runes	Enhancements	Notes
Blackblade Helm High Dragon Hide Requires: 24 strength	2.75		0	+4 willpower +0.5 stamina regeneration in combat +5% critical/backstab damage	Located: Silverite Mine - Secret Room Restriction: Rogue
Cap of the Nimble High Dragon Hide Requires: 24 strength	2.75		0	+6 cunning +2 armor +20% spell resistance +10 mental resistance	Purchased from Yuriah after the second upgrade on his stock.
Grey Warden Light Helm Drakeskin	2.25		0	+2 cunning +3 defense	Automatically given to new rogues or low level imported characters in Awakening. Restriction: The Warden-Commander
Quicksilver High Dragon Hide Requires: 24 strength	2.75		0	+6 cunning +9 defense +5% chance to dodge attacks	Found in a pile of bones in the Dragonbone Wastes.
Trickster's Cap Dragonwing Requires: 22 strength	2.50		0	+2 willpower +15 mental resistance +15 physical resistance	Found in a sarcophagus in the Avvar Crypt in Vigil's Keep - Basement.