Braided Cord Set

The Braided Cord Set is a Tier 2 armor set associated with the Rogue class. These are the attire of a vengeance-seeking Hornsent; the braided cords tie the vow of the revenger to the victims’ grudges, and must never come undone.

Armor Pieces

Piece	Description & Effects	How to Obtain
Caterpillar Mask	Grotesque mask constructed from countless solidified caterpillars. Passive: Increases DEX by 1, increases weapon damage by 1% and reduces weapon stamina cost by 2%. Active (Fuelled By Vengeance): If you do not have a weapon equipped with INT/FTH scaling, when you drink your Wondrous Physick, you gain an effect that causes your dodges and jumps to increase all damage and poise damage dealt by 5% (stacks to 15%). Primary effect lasts 2 minutes.	Realm of Shadow – Dropped by the Hornsent after killing him either in the Shadow Keep or Enir-Ilim.
Braided Cord Robe	Ragged black cloth overlaid with braided cord. Passive: Increases DEX by 2, increases weapon damage by 2% and reduces weapon stamina cost by 4%. Active (Vicious Tumbler): If you do not have a weapon equipped with INT/FTH scaling, when you drink a Crimson Flask, you gain an effect that causes dodge rolls to inflict poise damage to nearby enemies for 40 seconds.	Leyndell, Queen’s Bedchamber – Found on a corpse to the side of the entrance.
Braided Arm Wraps	Ragged black cloth tied with braided cord. Passive: Increases DEX by 1, increases weapon damage by 1% and reduces weapon stamina cost by 2%. Active (Hornsent’s Agility): If you do not have a weapon equipped with INT/FTH scaling, when you use a grease or a consumable that you eat, you gain an effect that increases the effectiveness of dodges/backsteps and lowers stamina cost of attacks by 25% for 1 minute.	Jarburg – Found in a chest on the north side of the village, near the small jar in a shack.
Soiled Loincloth	Lightly soiled loincloth of ragged cloth. Passive: Increases DEX by 1, increases weapon damage by 1% and reduces weapon stamina cost by 2%. Active (Oathbound Onslaught): If you do not have a weapon equipped with INT/FTH scaling, when you drink a Cerulean Flask, you gain an effect that increases the damage of rolling, jumping, backstep, running, and critical attacks for 1 minute.	Auriza Side Tomb – Obtained after defeating the Grave Warden Duelist.