Cat - Ear Hood The Cat - Ear Hood , also known as the Cat - Hood , is a recurring piece of equipment in the " Final Fantasy " series . It is a white hood with red cat ears worn by White Mage s and similar job classes , such as the Seer . While it is occasionally a piece of equipment , most times it is part of a job ' s design shown in artwork or sprites . Appearances . " Final Fantasy III " . The Devout class ' s sprite in the original release wears the hood . The party members in the 3D release also wear it — Luneth and Ingus wear their hoods down , while Refia and Arc wear their hoods up . " Final Fantasy IV " . The Cat - Hood is exclusive to the " Advance " and " Complete Collection " releases , and is Porom ' s strongest helmet . It resists Ice - elemental damage and grants + 7 Defense , + 16 Magic Defense , + 8 Evasion , + 18 Magic Evasion , and + 5 Speed . It can only be found in the Cave of Trials . Cat - Ear Hood returns as a helmet that provides + 7 Defense , + 18 Magic Defense , + 7 % Evasion , + 16 % Magic Evasion , resistance to Ice - elemental attacks , and + 5 Speed . It is found in the Depths . " Final Fantasy V " . Not an actual piece of armor , Krile wears the hood while she is the White Mage class . " Final Fantasy VI " . In its first appearance as an equippable item , the Cat - Ear Hood ( called Cat Hood in the SNES release ) , is a helmet exclusive to Relm . It resists Ice , Fire , Thunder , Holy , Earth , and Wind damage , increases Speed by 2 , Magic by 4 , Defense and Magic Defense by 33 , Evasion and Magic Evasion by 10 % , and doubles the amount of gil the party earns from enemies . If the party has gil stolen from them by an enemy , such as Mugbear s , the gil they win back at the end of the battle is also doubled . The easiest way to acquire the Cat - Ear Hood is by betting Impartisan in the Dragon ' s Neck Coliseum and defeating Weredragon , or by betting the Saucer , but this requires the player to defeat a Brachiosaur . Betting a Cat - Ear Hood will reward the player with the Merit Award after defeating a Slagworm . " Final Fantasy XII " . The Cat - ear Hood is an accessory , located on the Accessories 20 License in the upper - right corner of the License Board . It increases Vitality by 20 and Speed by 50 . It can be bought from the Clan Provisioner for 30 , 000 gil after attaining the clan rank of High Guardian , or in the Bazaar by trading Virgo Gem x7 , Einherjarium x2 and White Incense x2 . In the " International Zodiac Job System " version , the Cat - ear Hood instead halves Ice - and Wind - elemental damage , increases Speed by 3 and converts the character ' s License Points into gil . Gil gained per License Point is equal to ( Character ' s Level x 5 ) . Only newly acquired License Points are converted , the Cat - ear Hood does not convert any License Points the character already has . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Though called the White Hat , the image of the equipment matches up with the iconic hood . It grants + 4 Weapon Defense and + 14 Magic Resistance , and can be acquired from completing Mission # 296 : Hat For A Girl . The White Hat returns , unchanged from " Tactics Advance " . The Cat - Ear Hood is also part of the Seer ' s attire . White Hat can be bought for 4200 gil in the shop after creating it in the Bazaar after using a Lightwing Crystal , Star Fragments , and White Thread . Three distinct Cat - Hoods appear — the Pastel Cat Hood , Black Cat Hood , and Grey Cat Hood . Each subsequent version of the Hood gives higher defense and stat boosts than the one prior , with the Grey Cat Hood providing 51 defense , + 3 to Attack , and + 5 to Magic . Fur Coats with the same color schemes are also in the game , and their Scrolls are also associated with " kitties " . The are a low - ranked headgear , while the and are higher - ranked headgear . The Cat Ears provide 9 defense , 3 magic , and 6 magic defense at level 1 , while at level 30 they provide 54 defense , 15 magic , and 36 magic defense . They also have one empty slot and costs 470 gil to buy . It may also be created for 120 gil by using Mu Fur x3 and an Odd Angled Eye . When turned into a jewel , level 3 - 9 Cat Ears makes a Magic Stone 1 , level 10 - 19 makes a Wisdonium , and level 20 - 30 makes a Time Stone 6 . The Black Cat Hood provides 17 defense , 5 magic , and 12 magic defense at level 1 , while at level 30 it provides 57 defense , 15 magic , and 42 magic defense . It also has one empty slot and costs 920 gil to buy . It can also be created for 230 gil by using Mu Fur x5 , Cockatrice Feather x2 , and Dark Dust x3 . When turned into a jewel , level 3 - 9 Black Cat Hood makes a Planter , level 10 - 19 makes a Ward Stone 3 , and level 20 - 30 makes an Anti - Time Stone 6 . The Gray Cat Hood provides 21 defense , 6 magic , and 14 magic defense at level 1 , while at level 30 it provides 63 defense , 13 magic , and 41 magic defense . It also has one empty slot and can be bought for 1 , 140 gil . It may also be created for 290 gil by using a Mu Fur , Cockatrice Feather , and Moogle Plant x5 . When turned into a jewel , level 3 - 9 Gray Cat Hood makes a Quickener , level 10 - 19 makes an Anti - Time Stone 3 , and level 20 - 30 makes a Ward Stone 5 . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . The Cat Ear Hood gives 15 DEF , 16 RES , 8 MEV , and 3 MND when equipped on a character . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . The Cat - ear Hood is a level 71 hairpin . It lowers HP by 237 but raises Bravery by 281 . It can be traded for with Topaz x3 , Bright Powder x4 , and a Lamia ' s Tiara . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Cat - ear Hood appears as a level 60 hairpin that provides - 248 HP , + 278 Bravery , and + 50 % Bravery Recovery . It can be obtained by trading 54 , 960 gil , Lamia ' s Tiara , Elemental Jewel , and Witch ' s Desire x5 . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . The Cat - ear Hood is worn by the Seer class in its sprite . " Final Fantasy Brave Exvius " . The Cat - Ear Hood gives the user + 25 MAG , + 25 SPR , and + 20 % Fire / Ice / Thunder / Light Elemental Resistance . It can be obtained by trading in 100 Star Quartz for it with the Fat Chocobo , located in the Mage Town on the 7th Island . ( Currently only accessible on the Japanese version of the game and not yet on Global ) . Chocobo wears the hood while a White Mage .