Mister Artista Hair Set
Black wig + moustache combo, originally a Blackpoint-the-street-painter costume kit. ☉ 5 from Malen. Nerve +1. Cheapest stat boost in the game.
Stats
| Slot | Head |
| Price | ☉ 5 |
| Vendor | Malen |
| Nerve | +1 |
Strengths
- +Cheapest stat item in the game (☉ 5)
- +Nerve +1 — broadly useful in confrontation
- +Cosmetic flavor: visual disguise
Costs
- −Head slot may conflict with better pieces later
- −Recognizable as a costume in some contexts
Description
Game flavor: "Originally made to imitate the look of nefarious street painter 'Blackpoint', this black wig and moustache combo is now a staple of costume boxes around the world."
The cheapest stat-bonus item documented on the launch wiki. ☉ 5 from [Malen](/wiki/characters/malen) gets you Nerve +1, and Nerve is the Relation-cluster skill that handles pressure and confrontation — useful in basically every meaningful conversation.
The Blackpoint reference is a worldbuilding tell. Blackpoint is a 'nefarious street painter' famous enough that mass-produced disguise kits exist in his image. Either Blackpoint is a real-in-fiction subversive artist (think Banksy with extra heat) or he's a constructed cultural icon. The fact that Malen sells the costume kit alongside [Party Wig](/wiki/items/party-wig) and [UFO Glasses](/wiki/items/ufo-glasses) places it in the party-and-disguise economy of the Bazaar, not the political-resistance economy.
For ☉ 5, just buy it. Even if you don't wear it, it's a flat one-point Nerve boost.
Acquisition
Buy from [Malen](/wiki/characters/malen) in the Bootleg Bazaar of [Quisach](/wiki/locations/quisach). ☉ 5.
Builds & playstyles
Nerve / confrontation Relation builds
Early-game budget shopping