Steel Wool Cap

Rest of the Steel Wool set

The other pieces share Steel Wool Cap's weight class and archetypes.

• Steel Wool Sweater
• Steel Wool Leggings
• Steel Wool Boots

Unique version: Rimefrost Icecap

Steel Wool Cap has a Unique version, Rimefrost Icecap: Frost attacks deal 30% more damage.

Rimefrost IcecapUnique

An ice-cold cap to keep your head cool in dangerous situations.

When Steel Wool Cap drops, the game rolls its rarity. A Unique roll turns it into Rimefrost Icecap.

Odds come from the game's rarity-chance table (bosses drop no Commons). Effect slots = random effects the rarity rolls; Unique adds its fixed effect.

10 random effects can roll on Steel Wool Cap, drawn from its archetype and element pools. Rare items get 1 effect, Special items 2. Values by tier:

Effects Steel Wool Cap can roll

Effect	Category	I	II	III
Elemental Protection	Defense	10%	15%	20%
Luck	Utility	10%	15%	20%
Potion Maker	Utility	5%	10%	20%
Prickly	Attack	50%	65%	80%
Projectile Protection	Defense	10%	15%	20%
Prospector	Utility	5%	10%	15%
Protection	Defense	10%	15%	20%
Recovery	Defense	10%	20%	30%
Regeneration	Defense	5%	7.5%	10%
Resilience	Defense	20%	25%	30%

Enchantments for Steel Wool Cap

14 enchantments fit Steel Wool Cap's slot. Apply them with enchantment books at the Enchantsmith.

Enchantments for Steel Wool Cap

Enchantment	Triggers on	At tier III
Ancient Alchemy	Using a potion	Potion usage grants 60 souls.
Artifact Amplifier	Using an artifact	Artifact usage improves artifact cooldown and damage for 9 seconds.
Barrier Brew	Using a potion	Potion usage creates a Fortifying well for allies lasting 6 seconds.
Buddy Brew	Using a potion	Potion usage creates a Regenerating well for allies lasting 6 seconds.
Cow Stampede	Rolling	Slamming into enemies deals damage and knocks them back.
Critical Quiver	Critical hits	Critical hits restore 5 arrows.
Dynamo	Rolling	Rolling applies 40% damage amplification to your next melee or ranged attack.
Ender Quiver	Projectiles	Grants 4 additional arrows.
Gravity Pulse	Using an artifact	Artifact usage pulls all enemies within 5 blocks toward you.
Health Synergy	Using an artifact	Artifact usage heals 35% of your maximum health.
Power Amplifier	Using an artifact	Artifact usage applies 40% damage amplification to your next melee or ranged attack.
Somersault	Rolling	Grants 3 additional rolls.
Springload	Using an artifact	Artifact usage grants the Hurrying status for 6 seconds, increasing movement speed.
Tumbleshot	Rolling, Projectiles	Rolling fires a barrage of arrows targeting nearby enemies.

Steel Wool Cap is in the item loot pool of these areas. The share is its weight among all items that area can drop.

Where to find Steel Wool Cap

Area	Rec. level	Share of item drops
Frozen Highlands	26	0.9%
Humbler Huskland	36	0.6%

Share = this item's weight ÷ the total weight of the area's item pool. Chests and bosses then roll rarity separately.

• Quest rewardThe Fight at the End of the Tunnel

Similar to Steel Wool Cap

Closest by numbers, weight class and archetype.

• Mushroom Cap
• Nomad Hood
• Phantom Helmet
• Sculk Digger Hood

How armor like Steel Wool Cap works

Armor pieces carry no fixed defense number in the game files. What Steel Wool Cap does comes from its effects: rarity sets how many random effects it rolls, its archetypes and slot decide which pools they come from, and a Unique adds a fixed effect. Item power, set by the drop's level, scales the result.

Data from the Minecraft Dungeons II game files, build 1.1.3.0. How we source this