Black Cowl The Black Cowl , also known as Dark Hood or Black Hood , is a recurring piece of headgear in the " Final Fantasy " series . It is usually a mid - level armor and tends to grant various bonuses . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . The Black Cowl appears in the " " version . It is a mid - level armor , and grants + 8 Defense , + 1 Weight , + 10 Evasion , and + 3 Strength , Agility , and Stamina . It can be found in the Earthgift Shrine . " Final Fantasy III " . The Black Cowl can be equipped by Freelancers , Onion Knights , Monks , Rangers , Thieves , Black Belts , and Ninjas . It grants + 15 Defense , + 10 Magic Defense , and + 2 Speed . It is bought and found in Amur for 2 , 000 gil in the original version ( 4 , 000 gil in 3D version ) . " Final Fantasy IV " . Black Cowl is a helmet that provides 5 Defense , 1 Magic Defense , 4 Evasion , and 1 Magic Evasion , as well as preventing Sleep . It also provides + 3 Strength , Speed , and Stamina , and is found at the Sealed Cave . Like all hats , it can be equipped by every character except for Dark Knight Cecil , Cid , and Kain . In the " Easy Type " version , it was renamed to Ninja Hood . " Final Fantasy V " . The Black Cowl can be equipped by many classes , and is the best piece of light headgear in the game , only surpassed in the " Advance " port by the Royal Crown . It grants + 12 Defense , + 2 Agility , and + 2 Magic Defense , and can be bought in the Great Sea Trench or Phantom Village for 6 , 500 gil . " Final Fantasy VI " . The Black Cowl ( also known as the Dark Hood ) grants + 26 Defense , + 17 Magic Defense , and + 6 Speed . It can be bought only in the World of Ruin in Jidoor and Thamasa for 7 , 500 gil or stolen from Neck Hunter . It can be equipped by Locke , Sabin , Shadow , Gau , Mog , and Gogo . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . The Black Cowl is an accessory that allows the AP limit to become 9 , 999 . It is the mission reward for mission 7 - 3 - 1 and can be found in a treasure chest in Mission 9 - 3 - 3 . " Final Fantasy IX " . The Black Hood is a mid - level headgear , that grants + 27 Defense and halves Fire , Water , and Lightning - elemental damage . It is equippable by Zidane , Vivi , Dagger , Quina , and Eiko , and teaches Accuracy + , Death , and Locomotion . It is bought in Esto Gaza for 2 , 550 gil . " Final Fantasy XII " . The Black Cowl is a mid - level headgear that provides 33 Magic Resistance , + 5 Magic , and + 4 Speed . It can be bought at Rabanastre and Nalbina Fortress for 4900 gil after the events in Mt Bur - Omisace , and requires 30 LP to unlock on the License Board with the Mystic Armor 6 license . In the " Zodiac Job System " version , Black Cowl can be equipped by the White Mage , Black Mage , Red Mage , and Samurai classes . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The Black Cowl ( Black Hood in the PlayStation version ) boosts HP by 72 . It can be bought for 7 , 000 gil after the storyline battle 26 and found as a rare treasure at Finnath Creek with the Treasure Hunter ability . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . The Black Hood grants a defense increase to all attributes as well as a " Quick " effect . It can be found in Valley of Monsters after obtaining the airship . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Black Cowl is a Defense - raising artifact , boosting Defense by 2 . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . The Black Cowl is a level 92 hat that raises Bravery by 310 . It can be obtained from the shop by trading 14 , 780 gil , a Tiger Mask , Garuda ' s Wing x5 , and Allure Crystal x3 . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Black Cowl returns as a level 60 Headband that provides + 287 HP , + 255 Bravery , and + 1 % Bravery Boost on Quickmove . It can be obtained by trading 63 , 260 gil , Chakra Band , Ixion ' s Mane , and Liegeman ' s Hope x5 .