Helmet

Helmet
	Provides headshot damage reduction.
Type	Gear
Loot tier	Levels 1, 2, 3, 4
Level 4 Perk	[Fast Charge]

The Helmet is a gear item which can be equipped to reduce the additional damage taken from headshots. It can be acquired in multiple rarities: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4; at its highest rarity, it also provides the [Fast Charge] perk, shortening tactical and ultimate ability charge times by 20%.

Damage reduction

The three base rarities each provide more damage mitigation than the last.

Damage mitigated by each Helmet level
Level	Reduction	Damage formula
Level 1 Helmet	20%	$x(0.2+0.8y)$
Level 2 Helmet	50%	$x(0.5+0.5y)$
Level 3 Helmet	65%	$x(0.65+0.35y)$

In the above equations, $x$ is the weapon's base damage and $y$ is its headshot multiplier.

Fast Charge perk

In addition to its 65% headshot damage mitigation, the Level 4 Helmet also shortens cooldowns by 20%.

Cooldown reduction for tacticals
Legend	Ultimate	Base charge time	Reduced charge time
Ash	Arc Snare	25 sec	20 sec
Ballistic	Whistler	25 sec	20 sec
Bangalore	Smoke Launcher	33 sec	26 sec
Bloodhound	Eye of the Allfather	25 sec	20 sec
Catalyst	Piercing Spikes	25 sec	20 sec
Caustic	Nox Gas Trap	20 sec	16 sec
Conduit	Radiant Transfer	26 sec	21 sec
Crypto	Surveillance Drone	40 sec	32 sec
Fuse	Knuckle Cluster	20 sec	16 sec
Gibraltar	Dome of Protection	30 sec	24 sec
Horizon	Gravity Lift	30 sec	24 sec
Lifeline	D.O.C. Heal Drone	45 sec	36 sec
Loba	Burglar's Best Friend	25 sec	20 sec
Mad Maggie	Riot Drill	22 sec	18 sec
Mirage	Psyche Out	15 sec	12 sec
Newcastle	Mobile Shield	15 sec	12 sec
Octane	Stim	1 sec	1 sec
Pathfinder	Grappling Hook	10-30 sec ^{[note 1]}	8-24 sec
Rampart	Amped Cover	20 sec	16 sec
Revenant	Shadow Pounce	25 sec	20 sec
Seer	Focus of Attention	30 sec	24 sec
Valkyrie	Missile Swarm	30 sec	24 sec
Vantage	Echo Relocation	20 sec	16 sec
Wattson	Perimeter Security	15 sec	12 sec
Wraith	Into the Void	25 sec	20 sec

Cooldown reduction for ultimates
Legend	Ultimate	Base charge time	Reduced charge time
Ash	Phase Breach	120 sec	96 sec
Ballistic	Tempest	120 sec	96 sec
Bangalore	Rolling Thunder	240 sec	192 sec
Bloodhound	Beast of the Hunt	180 sec	144 sec
Catalyst	Dark Veil	150 sec	120 sec
Caustic	Nox Gas Grenade	180 sec	144 sec
Conduit	Energy Barricade	150 sec	120 sec
Crypto	Drone EMP	180 sec	144 sec
Fuse	The Motherlode	120 sec	96 sec
Gibraltar	Defensive Bombardment	180 sec	144 sec
Horizon	Black Hole	210 sec	168 sec
Lifeline	Care Package	210 sec	168 sec
Loba	Black Market Boutique	150 sec	120 sec
Mad Maggie	Wrecking Ball	120 sec	96 sec
Mirage	Life of the Party	60 sec	48 sec
Newcastle	Castle Wall	120 sec	96 sec
Octane	Launch Pad	90 sec	72 sec
Pathfinder	Zipline Gun	180 sec	144 sec
Rampart	Mobile Minigun "Sheila"	120 sec	96 sec
Revenant	Forged Shadows	120 sec	96 sec
Seer	Exhibit	180 sec	144 sec
Valkyrie	Skyward Dive	180 sec	144 sec
Vantage	Sniper's Mark	240 sec	192 sec ^{[note 2]}
Wattson	Interception Pylon	180 sec	144 sec
Wraith	Dimensional Rift	180 sec	144 sec

↑ Grappling Hook's cooldown scales based on distance grappled.
↑ Vantage gains 1 bullet every 40 seconds, so Fast Charge reduces that time to 32 seconds.

History

Patch notes

May 10, 2022 Patch

Increased Helmet headshot damage reduction from 40% to 50%.
Increased Helmet headshot damage reduction from 50% to 65%.

May 04, 2021 Patch

Battle Royale Starter kit:
- Players will now start a match with a “Starter Kit” consisting of a Level 1 Evo Shield, Helmet, and Knockdown Shield, plus two Shield Cells and Syringes each.
- Helmets and Knockdown Shields have been removed from ground loot.