Bronze Helm Bronze Helm , also known as Bronze Helmet , Bronze , and Wooden Helmet , is a recurring helmet in the series . It is often the weakest helmet in the game , if not one of the weakest , providing minimal defenses and usually no special bonuses . It is part of the bronze equipment set . Appearances . " Final Fantasy II " . Bronze Helm is a low - ranked helmet that provides 2 Defense , - 5 % Evade , and - 8 Int / Spr . It can be bought for 150 gil ( 200 in the NES / PSX versions ) at Paloom , Poft , Bafsk , and Salamand . " Final Fantasy V " . Bronze Helm is the weakest helmet , providing 2 Defense , 2 Magic Defense , and 4 Weight . It can be purchased for 250 gil at Carwen . " Final Fantasy IX " . Bronze Helm is a low - ranked helmet that provides 6 Defense , halves Water - elemental damage and teaches Bird Killer . It can be bought for 330 gil at Dali , and can only be equipped by Steiner and Freya . " Final Fantasy XII " . Bronze Helm is a low - ranked heavy helmet , requiring the Heavy Armor 1 license to equip and providing 6 Magic Evade and + 2 Strength . It can be bought for 700 gil at Rabanastre , Dalmasca Westersand , Barheim Passage , Nalbina Fortress , Bhujerba , and Dreadnought " Leviathan " or from recruiting Basch and Ashe . In the International version , it now can be bought for 450 gil at Rabanastre , Nalbina Fortress , and Barheim Passage , by recruiting Basch and Ashe , or found at Nalbina Dungeons ( The Black Watch ) . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Bronze Helm is a low - ranked helmet that provides + 20 HP . It can be bought for 500 gil at any Outfitter after meeting with Dycedarg at Eagrose Castle in Chapter 1 . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Bronze Helm is the weakest helmet , providing 4 Defense and 2 Magic Defense . " " . is the weakest helmet , providing 4 Defense and 2 Resistance . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Bronze Helm is a low - ranked helmet for the Yuke that provides 8 Defense . " " . is a low - ranked helmet that provides 7 Defense . " " . is a low - ranked helmet that provides 5 Defense and has one available slot for jewels . It can be equipped by all races . " Final Fantasy Adventure " . The helmet is called Bronze and it has an helmet icon before its name . It is the initial helmet on Sumo , providing 2 defense . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . The helmet Bronze has a helmet icon before its name . It can be bought in Town of Hero and South Town for 40 GP . It gives 3 defense . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . The helmet is called Bronze and it has an helmet icon before its name . It can be bought in Desert Town for 75 GP . It gives 3 to defense , add 9 HP to Robots , and increases their Def by 2 . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . Bronze can be bought in Elan in the Past and Present for 400 GP . It provides 2 defense and 1 magic defense . " Bravely Default " . Bronze Helm is the weakest helmet providing 2 Defense . It can be purchased for 40 pg at Caldisla . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Bronze Helm is a low - ranked helmet that provides 3 Defense and 1 Magic Defense . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Bronze Helm is a level 1 helmet that provides + 25 Bravery and + 1 Defense . It can be obtained from the shop by trading 780 gil . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Bronze Helm returns as a level 1 helmet that provides + 38 Bravery and + 2 Defense . It can be obtained from the shop by trading 300 gil .