Brick Hat

The Brick Hat is a common head armor found exclusively in The Sewers, part of the Brick set alongside Brick Mask and Brick Necklace. It provides +4 Shield and inflicts Bruise 1 on any unit that makes contact with the wearer, at the cost of -1 Speed. The passive contact damage rewards stationary or slow-moving frontline positioning — enemies that close in to attack also eat a Bruise.

The Speed penalty matters less on tank-type cats that aren't moving aggressively anyway. Equipping the full Brick set compounds the contact-damage effect and the defensive stats. Best on cats planted at a chokepoint where enemies have no choice but to walk through them.