Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) · 2024 version below
While you wear this cloak with its hood up, Wisdom (Perception) checks made to see you have disadvantage, and you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide, as the cloak's color shifts to camouflage you. Pulling the hood up or down requires an action.
With the hood up, you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide, and Wisdom (Perception) checks made to see you have disadvantage. That’s two separate swings in your favor: you roll better, and the guards roll worse.
The disadvantage also lowers passive Perception by 5 against you, which is how most DMs decide whether a sentry notices a sneaking character. Pulling the hood up or down takes an action, so put it up before you start sneaking. The cloak is uncommon and requires attunement.
Yes. Pass without Trace gives +10 to Stealth checks, and the cloak gives advantage. They’re different kinds of bonus, so you get both.
The advantage doesn’t: two sources of advantage still mean rolling two dice. But the boots also make your steps silent, which the cloak doesn’t, so the pair still works well together.
Yes. Disadvantage on a check means −5 to the passive score, so a guard with passive Perception 13 counts as 8 against you: a Stealth check of 8 or more gets past it.
In the 2014 rules, yes: the cloak only works with the hood up, and raising or lowering it takes an action. The 2024 version drops the hood and gives advantage on all Stealth checks.
No. It camouflages you, so hiding gets much easier, but anyone who has already spotted you can still see you.
It’s uncommon. The Dungeon Master’s Guide puts uncommon items at 101 to 500 gp, and the builder’s Standard Conversion prices them at 500 gp.
| Item | How it compares |
|---|---|
| Boots of Elvenkind | Uncommon, no attunement: silent footsteps and advantage on Stealth checks to move silently. |
| Pass without Trace | 2nd-level spell: +10 to Stealth for the whole party for an hour. The best group stealth in the game. |
| Cloak of the Bat | Rare: advantage on Stealth checks, plus flight and a bat form in dim light or darkness. |
| Ring of Invisibility | Legendary: invisible at will until you attack or cast a spell. The endgame version. |
| Hat of Disguise | Uncommon: cast Disguise Self at will. For hiding in plain sight rather than in the shadows. |
The 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide revised the magic items, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new text. What changed:
Same rarity and attunement; the text is reworded for the 2024 rules glossary.
While you wear this cloak, Wisdom (Perception) checks made to perceive you have Disadvantage, and you have Advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
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