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Pet Equipment
October 29, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Restore functional pet accessories and three slots, correct the bird-feeder identity and distinguish longer shoulder rides from permanence.
Pet equipment in Crimson Desert includes outfits, headgear and functional accessories for pet companions. These items are not all purely decorative: Sigil of Valor helps compatible pets fight alongside the player, and Sigil of Bonding changes cat shoulder behavior. Some pets can assist in combat with compatible equipment. Distinguish their functional accessory slot from cosmetic Pet Helm (headgear) or Pet Outfit (body armor). Patch 1.04 added an accessory slot alongside helm and outfit slots; the earlier two-slot description is incomplete.
The older tables retain eleven cat/dog outfit and headgear entries, not a complete current pet-equipment roster. Their earlier uniform price quote is 240 silver, but that figure is not independently reconciled with the separate 2.40 notation below. Specialized pet shops in Pywel sell species-compatible gear. The older designs range from knightly plate armor to cozy peddler outfits, each with a distinct visual theme that gives your pet a unique personality.
The older cat table has six pieces: three helms and three outfits. Its two-breed compatibility description (Longleaf Forest Cat and Pororin Cat) is an earlier roster, not every current cat or a verified universal compatibility list. Check the actual item and equipped pet.
Image | Name | Slot | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pet Helm | A plate helm customized to fit a cat's head. It has a white feather on the top. The chin strap can be fastened tightly. This keeps it stays on during intense activities. It exudes the noble aura of a small but courageous knight. | |
| Pet Helm | A colorful, patterned hat for cats. Densely woven with thick thread, this hat offers excellent heat retention. It has a large pom pom on the top and includes a chin strap. This keeps even the most active cats can wear it without worrying about it falling off. | |
| Pet Helm | A hat for cats decorated elegantly with a feather. This wide-brimmed hat recreates the ceremonial uniform style, complete with an ornate feather. Crafted in a small size to fit a cat's head, it creates a gallant and adventurous look when equipped. | |
| Pet Outfit | Plate armor elaborately crafted for cats. Crafted from overlapping pieces of smooth plate, this equipment allows for unrestricted movement. The red cord accents create an impression that is both powerful and sophisticated. It is a piece of decorative armor designed more to enhance a cat's majesty than to provide actual defense. | |
| Pet Outfit | A peddler outfit for cats with a rolled-up sleeping bag and a small water bottle on top of a red cover. It is lightweight, and when worn, it makes the cat look like a seasoned traveler or a porter. | |
| Pet Outfit | A ceremonial uniform-style outfit made exclusively for cats. It comes as a set with an engraved neckpiece and a small cape. The fit is loose enough not to hinder the cat's flexible movements, and it even has a dedicated cutout for the tail. This keeps a snug fit. |
The older dog table has five pieces: two helms and three outfits. The five breed examples (Boarhand, Floppy-Eared Bulldog, Jindo, Pointy-Eared Bulldog, and Saluki) are not a complete current dog roster. Check species and accessory compatibility rather than treating this table as every available pet item.
Image | Name | Slot | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pet Helm | A plate helm customized to fit a puppy's head. It has a white feather on the top. The chin strap can be fastened tightly. This keeps it stays on even the most active puppy's head. It exudes the aura of a loyal knight. | |
| Pet Helm | A soft blue fabric bandana for puppies. The golden ring embroidery on the forehead adds a touch of mystery. When worn, it makes your pet look like a little wizard. | |
| Pet Outfit | A plate armor designed in consideration of a dog's active movements. Durable plates were stacked on top of each other for flexibility, resulting in minimal hindrance even when running vigorously or jumping high. The outfit exudes the dependability of a little knight on a battlefield. | |
| Pet Outfit | An outfit for dogs crafted with deep blue fabric and finished with a golden trim. It uses soft materials for a comfortable fit, and the size can be adjusted using leather belts that wrap around the back and chest. | |
| Pet Outfit | An outfit for rescue dogs that run through rough mountains. When worn, it completes the look of a dependable partner who helps an ally in crisis. |
The pickup guide documents dedicated pet shops in Pywel at Pororin Village and Demeniss. They appear after obtaining a pet, and the adopted species determines the respective armor shown. Pororin also requires the named quests below. Older universal trust-stock and exclusive-vendor claims are not newly verified by this shop guide.
The primary pet tailor shop is run by Milou and is located in Pororin Village in the Pororin Forest area of Hernand. This village is initially sealed off from the player. To gain access, you must attempt to enter Pororin Village three times, which triggers a short quest chain:
The Unreachable Village: The first quest in the chain. Attempting to enter the village multiple times draws the attention of the local inhabitants.
Authorised Access: The follow-up quest that requires you to retrieve the Pororin Relic from a giant Ent and return it to Arkin. Completing this quest permanently unlocks entry to the village.
Once you have access to the village, Milou's shop is available for purchases. The shop starts with a limited selection, and you can unlock additional items by increasing Milou's trust level. To raise trust with the shop, gift Milou their favorite items. Higher trust levels add new equipment pieces to the shop's inventory.
The documented second pet shop is in the southeastern part of the City of Demeniss. This shop carries a similar selection of pet equipment but may have a more limited inventory compared to Milou's shop in Pororin. Like Milou's shop, increasing the Demeniss tailor's trust level through gifts will unlock additional items for purchase.
A new secret shop was added in Patch 1.04 in Pororin that sells pet equipment. It is a separate vendor from the main Pet Shop listings. Patch 1.04 confirms a secret pet-equipment shop in Pororin, but does not independently prove every regional rotation, exclusive-stock claim or the exact relationship between all older vendor labels.
Because the shop is described as a secret, expect it to be tucked away rather than marked prominently on the main vendor map. Explore the area, look for an unmarked or hidden shopkeeper, and check the store for pet gear categories.
The older universal price quote is 240 silver and elsewhere uses 2.40 notation; their denomination relationship is not independently settled here. The earlier eleven-item arithmetic totals 2,640 silver, but neither the unit conversion nor the assumption of an exhaustive current roster or no discounts is verified. Silver is not hard to come by later in the game, but early on you may need to prioritize which pieces to buy first. Consider purchasing outfits for whichever pet species you actively use before collecting everything.
The earlier notes infer pet-equipment support for the refinement system from generic column labels and describe a +0 starting level. Those labels for Stats, Materials and Price do not independently establish an actual pet equipment refinement workflow identical to weapons and armor. Functional accessories must be assessed by their own effects; generic stat-column scaffolding does not prove every pet item is refinable or purely cosmetic.
If you are looking to invest refinement materials for tangible gameplay improvements, prioritize upgrading your own weapons, armor, and mount gear before spending resources on pet cosmetics.
Each pet has three equipment slots: one for a helm, one for an outfit, and, after Patch 1.04, one for an accessory. The Accessory slot was added in Patch 1.04 to give pets a wider variety of roles and behaviors beyond pure cosmetics, and it is where behavior-modifying items like the Sigil of Bonding are equipped. You can fill one item in each slot simultaneously, so a fully kitted pet wears a hat, a body outfit, and an accessory at the same time.
Slot | Introduced | What It Holds | Effect on Pet |
|---|---|---|---|
Pet Helm | Launch | Hats, bandanas, and plate helms. See All Pet Helms for the complete list. | Purely cosmetic; changes the look of the pet's head. |
Pet Outfit | Launch | Body armor, cloth outfits, peddler packs, and rescue gear. See All Pet Outfits for the complete list. | Purely cosmetic; changes the look of the pet's body. |
Pet Accessory | Patch 1.04 | Behavior-modifying accessories such as the Sigil of Bonding for cats. | Functional; the slot was designed to let pets take on a wider variety of roles rather than being cosmetic only. |
To equip an item, purchase it from a vendor, then open your Inventory and apply it to your active pet through the Pets tab. Unequipping an item returns it to your inventory for later use or to swap onto a different pet.
Cat equipment can only be equipped on cats, and dog equipment can only be equipped on dogs. There is no cross-species compatibility. Within each species, any helm works with any outfit, so feel free to mix and match the Plate Helm with the Peddler Outfit, or any other combination that suits your taste. Accessory compatibility depends on the accessory; the Sigil of Bonding, for example, is specific to cats.
The same pet roster and equipment pool is shared across all three playable characters, Kliff, Damiane, and Oongka, so an outfit or accessory purchased on one character is available to the pet regardless of which character is summoning it. For first-time pet owners, see the Pet Taming Guide for how to build trust and adopt a pet in the first place; pet equipment is only useful after a pet has been tamed.
Sigil of Valor helps compatible pets fight alongside their owner; its exact item description lists puppies, baby wyverns, iron eagles and phoenixes. Hunter's Sigil helps pets bring back prey and gatherables suited to their particular skills. That is not evidence that all ordinary dropped-item collection requires this sigil. Sigil of Bonding is for cats and extends shoulder behavior. Check the exact compatible pet and effect rather than applying one cosmetic-only rule to every accessory. The older daily Trust caps, two-day adoption calculation, favorite-food bonuses, vendor route/stock and refinement advice elsewhere remain inherited observations, not newly verified current guarantees.
Pet accessories are a new category introduced in Patch 1.04 that fills the newly added Accessory slot. The first known accessory is the Sigil of Bonding, the cat accessory that extends shoulder time. Functional pet accessories are already documented, including Sigil of Valor and Hunter's Sigil; they should not all be described as possible future additions.
Sigil of Bonding is the inaugural pet accessory in the older Patch 1.04 notes. That patch fixed indefinite default shoulder sitting while adding a longer-duration option. The exact item description allows cats to remain on the owner while running or rolling, but does not promise permanent riding through every combat event. Other pet accessories already provide different functions; this is not the only functional pet item.
Because the Sigil of Bonding is a behavior-modifying accessory rather than a cosmetic, it slots into the Accessory slot alongside whichever Pet Helm and Pet Outfit you have chosen, so a cat can wear a plate helm, a peddler outfit, and the Sigil of Bonding at the same time without losing a single visual piece.
While there is no formal set bonus system in the game, the pet equipment is organized into thematic pairs that share a visual style. Wearing matching helms and outfits from the same theme gives your pet a cohesive look.
Plate Set: Cat Plate Helm + Cat Plate Armor. A knightly aesthetic with overlapping metal plates and a feathered helm. Red cord accents tie the look together.
Peddler Set: Peddler Cat Hat + Peddler Cat Outfit. A traveling merchant theme with a colorful woven hat and a backpack-style outfit complete with a sleeping bag and water bottle.
Uniform Set: Uniform Cat Hat + Uniform Cat Outfit. A ceremonial military look featuring a feathered wide-brim hat paired with a caped outfit and engraved neckpiece.
Plate Set: Puppy Plate Helm + Puppy Plate Armor. A miniature knight look with stacked durable plates and a feathered metal helm. Built for a look that says loyal battlefield companion.
Cloth Set: Puppy Cloth Hat + Puppy Cloth Outfit. A wizard-themed soft fabric set with a blue bandana featuring golden ring embroidery and a matching deep blue outfit with golden trim.
Rescue Outfit: Rescue Puppy Outfit. A standalone body outfit with no matching helm. This mountain rescue-themed piece gives your dog the look of a dependable search-and-rescue companion.
Unlock Pororin Village early. The Unreachable Village quest chain is available relatively early. Complete it as soon as possible to access Milou's shop and start collecting pet outfits.
Build trust with the tailor. Gifting the tailor their favorite items increases trust, which unlocks more equipment for purchase. Visit regularly and bring gifts to expand the available selection.
Mix and match freely. There are no set bonuses, so you can combine any helm with any outfit within the same species. Experiment with different pairings to find a look you enjoy.
Prioritize your main pet. If silver is tight early on, buy equipment for the pet you use most often. You can always come back for the rest later when money is more plentiful.
Save refinement materials for combat gear. Do not assume every pet item can be refined from generic stat-column labels. Compare the item's actual gameplay benefit with upgrades to weapons, armor and shields before spending materials.
Both cats and dogs have equipment. The earlier eleven-item outfit list is partial. Functional accessories and additional cat headgear/outfits appear in the documented pet-shop guide; check actual compatibility and stock.
Check both tailor shops. The Demeniss tailor and Milou's shop in Pororin may carry overlapping inventories, but trust progression differs between them. Visiting both shops gives you more options.
Pets (overview of the pet system and all breeds)
Pet Taming Guide (how to tame and manage pet companions)
Boarhand
Floppy-Eared Bulldog
Jindo
Pointy-Eared Bulldog
Saluki
Longleaf Forest Cat
Pororin Cat
Pororin Village
Refinement and Upgrade Materials
Mount Gear
Pet equipment is only useful once you have an adopted pet, and adoption requires maxing that pet's trust to 100. The fastest path is covered in the Pet Taming Guide: five pets per day at +5 each plus three feedings per day at +10 each clears the cap in two in-game days even without a favourite-food lucky hit.
Pet gear is stocked at the dedicated Pet Shop, not the general armour or tailor vendors. Inventory rotates regionally in the same way that other trade shops do, so the full roster of pet items requires visiting multiple shop locations across the map.
Separately from pet equipment itself, some abyss gears roll a pet trust gain affix that multiplies only pet petting and feeding. Slot this alongside the Rabbit Leather Mask's +2 trust gain if you are trying to adopt every dog and cat in Pywel. The general trust-gain affix on other abyss gears applies to shopkeepers and NPCs, not pets.
Patch 1.04 introduced the first behavior-modifying pet items and expanded the ways the player can carry small companions around the world. Two items sit at the centre of this change: one slots into a pet's Accessory slot, and the other is placed on the ground in the world to attract birds. Both are tied to Pororin Forest content, so players working through that region unlock access to both around the same time.
The Sigil of Bonding is the first confirmed pet accessory in the game and slots into the new Accessory slot on a tamed cat. It extends shoulder duration and the item description permits remaining on the owner while running or rolling. This does not establish permanent shoulder riding, immunity to every interruption or the older guaranteed loot-and-return sequence.
The item is sold by Lacey, a roaming vendor added in Patch 1.04 who walks the main road that encircles Pororin Village in the Pororin Forest area of Hernand. Lacey is identifiable by the large backpack she carries as she walks the loop. Her stock also includes Palmar Pill consumables, so a single visit covers both supply restocking and the Sigil purchase. Because Lacey patrols a fixed route rather than standing at a stall, the first attempt to find her often requires walking the road until her path crosses the player's.
Equipping the Sigil of Bonding requires an already-tamed cat. Summon the cat through the pet menu, open its pet inventory tab, and slot the Sigil into the Accessory row. Dogs, birds, and other species cannot use this item; it is strictly a cat accessory. Raising the cat's bond through the usual companion trust system is not required to use the Sigil, but see the Pet Taming Guide for how to reach trust 100 and adopt a cat in the first place.
The Sotdae of Bond is a separate item despite the similar name. It is not an accessory equipped onto a pet; it is a placeable bird-feeder the player drops on the ground to attract and tame wild birds. The feeder is loaded with food, left on high ground such as a cliff top along a bird's flight path, and birds will circle down to feed over the following minutes, raising trust toward the 100 threshold required for taming a crow, an eagle, an owl, or other bird species.
Sotdae of Bond is the recorded reward of Trembling Woods / Authorized Access. Patch 1.04 says it is obtained through a quest and can be recovered through Carl's item recovery function if it disappears after placement. The older retroactive-login grant and sold-item recovery assumptions are not independently established here. Look for Carl at Greymane Camp.
Because Sotdae of Bond is placed rather than slotted onto a pet, it is separate from an accessory. Its skill places and fills the feeder to attract nearby birds; their Trust increases as they eat favorite feed, and they can be adopted at maximum Trust. Keep it among the appropriate utility items. Full instructions for using the feeder, best placement spots, and recommended food loadouts for each bird species are covered in the Pet Taming Guide; this article only notes the item's existence to keep the new Sigil of Bonding clearly distinct from the bird feeder.
A small number of player equipment pieces change how pets position themselves on the character, even though those pieces are not pet equipment and occupy the player's own armour slots. These items are listed here for reference so that players searching for pet-behavior gear find them in one place.
The Pororin Petal Hat, a cloth headgear piece obtained through Pororin Forest content, acts as an additional perch surface for smaller flying companions when worn by the player. With the hat equipped, light-frame birds such as the Crow land directly on the petals of the hat rather than on the player's shoulder or outstretched hand, producing a noticeably different resting pose. Larger flying companions, including the legendary Phoenix tamed through the Sighting of the Phoenix chain, are described in the earlier perching notes as resting on the player's arm. Those pose observations do not make the player-worn hat statless: its record explicitly provides a 20% chance to gather additional items and a herb/fruit detection skill. Select it from the special equipment slot and use it; while equipped, detection can also work through Blinding Flash or a lit lantern. Exact pet pose, loot-range and combat implications remain separate observations.
The three items above sit in different slots but all influence where or how pets position themselves. Use the table as a quick reference.
Item | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|
Pet Accessory (Cat) | Extends cat shoulder time, with remaining while running/rolling stated in the item description. Permanent riding and universal combat interruption immunity are not established. Sold by Lacey on the road encircling Pororin Village. | |
Placed World Item (Not Pet-Slotted) | Bird-feeder dropped on the ground to attract wild birds for taming. Granted by the Authorized Access quest and recoverable from the Greymane Camp provisioner if lost. | |
Player Headgear | When worn by the player, smaller flying companions such as the Crow perch on the hat instead of on the shoulder or hand. Larger companions like the Phoenix still perch on the arm. |
Sigil of Bonding: Purchased from Lacey, a roaming vendor walking the main road of Pororin Village in Pororin Forest (Hernand region). Added in Patch 1.04.
Sotdae of Bond: Quest reward from Authorized Access in Trembling Woods. The older retroactive-login assumption is not independently verified; Carl's documented item recovery covers disappearance after placement. At Greymane Camp, check his recovery function rather than assuming every sold-item case is covered.
Pororin Petal Hat: Cloth headgear associated with Pororin Forest content. See the Pororin Petal Hat article for the full stat block, refinement path, and acquisition route.
Patch 1.04 delivered three significant updates to pet equipment as part of a broader expansion of the pet system that also added birds as a pet category, five new cat pets, and the ability to tame the Abyss Hoolong as a pet:
Accessory slot added. Pets now have a dedicated accessory slot on top of the existing helm and outfit slots. This slot is designed to unlock a wider variety of pet roles and behaviors and is where future behavior-modifying pet items will go.
Sigil of Bonding. The first pet accessory, a cat-focused item that makes a cat stay on the player's shoulder for a longer period of time. It is an opt-in response to the patch's separate bug fix that stopped cats from sitting on the shoulder indefinitely by default.
Secret shop in Pororin. A new vendor in Pororin now sells pet equipment, adding a third (and secret) location on top of the main Pet Shop and the existing tailor shops. Treat it as a separate vendor with a potentially distinct stock.
Patch 1.04 also stocked new outfits at the Back Alley Shop for the player characters themselves, so a pet equipment shopping run is a good moment to visit the other patch-updated vendors as well. For the full list of non-pet Patch 1.04 changes, see Patch Notes.
