Fishing Hat

Fishing Hat is an armor piece focused on fishing, providing a fishing-related bonus in addition to armor. It is upgraded at the workbench and uses multiple fish as upgrade materials, making it one of the more specialized headgear items in Valheim.

At quality 1, Fishing Hat has 1000 durability, 8 armor, and a +20 fishing bonus. Upgrading increases both durability and armor: quality 2 raises it to 1200 durability and 12 armor, quality 3 to 1400 durability and 16 armor, and quality 4 to 1600 durability and 20 armor. Each upgrade also requires a higher workbench level, starting at level 1 and increasing to level 4 by the final upgrade.

The upgrade costs are entirely fish-based:

• Quality 1: Perch x1, Pike x1, Tuna x1, Coral cod x1, Pufferfish x1, Trollfish x1, Giant herring x1, Tetra x1, Grouper x1, Anglerfish x1, Magmafish x1, Northern salmon x1
• Quality 2: the same fish list, x1 each again
• Quality 3: the same fish list, x2 each
• Quality 4: the same fish list, x3 each

Because the hat’s upgrades consume a broad range of fish, it is best treated as a long-term utility item rather than an early-game armor upgrade. Its armor value is modest compared to combat-focused headgear, but the fishing bonus makes it useful for players who spend a lot of time fishing and want to improve that activity while still wearing armor.