Magus Hat (Final Fantasy IX)

The Magus Hat is a light armor headgear in Final Fantasy IX. It is a weak hat that Zidane, Vivi, Dagger, Quina, Eiko, Cinna, Marcus, and Blank can wear, though Blank and Cinna are not in the party when the Magus Hat is available in a normal playthrough. It teaches the Black Magic spell Slow to Vivi, which slows down a target so they get fewer turns in battle. The Magus Hat is used for synthesis and boosts the wearer's Ice damage, making it excellent for Vivi.
==Obtain==
The Magus Hat is first found in in Gizamaluke's Grotto's Bell Room under the overpass, hidden from the player's view. It can soon after also be stolen from Gizamaluke, but it is worth picking up earlier as Gizamaluke is susceptible to the Slow spell it teaches.
The Magus Hat can be bought for 400 gil in Burmecia, Summit Station, Black Mage Village (before going through the Shimmering Island portal), Cleyra, and Lindblum (second storyline visit).
==Mechanics==
The Magus Hat provides 10 Magic Defense, minorly mitigating damage from magic attacks. It raises the wearer's Ice damage by 50%, meaning it is the most useful for Vivi, who can boost his Blizzard, Blizzara, and Blizzaga as well as normal Attack with Ice Staff. Dagger can also use it to boost Shiva. The Elem-Atk property does not stack if worn concurrently with other gear that also strengthen Ice.
==Use==
The Magus Hat is most useful on Vivi, strengthening his ice attacks and teaching him Slow. Though Slow is not overly useful, it is one of the ailments that commonly works on bosses, and is good to use while waiting for Zidane to finish stealing. The hat couples well with Vivi's Ice Staff that teaches Blizzara. It is less useful on other characters, who may want to wear stat-boosting hats or Headgear for Water-resistance. Though Shiva is Dagger's cheapest summon, she still likely lacks the MP to use it until much later.
The Magus Hat can be used in synthesis to make the Cachusha in all Mist Continent synthesis shops after "Disc 1" and in Black Mage Village.
==Etymology==
Category:Armor in Final Fantasy IX