# Rusting Carapace
## Item 8
### [uncommon](uncommon "Uncommon Rarity Trait")[[invested]][[laminar]][[magical]]
**Category** light; **Group** composite
**Price** 476 gp;
**Bulk** 1; **Size** med
**Usage** wornarmor
This _+1 leather lamellar_ armor incorporates the plates of a rust monster's hide, woven together with the creature's own antennae and sinew into a functional set of armor. While wearing the _rusting carapace_, you gain a +2 item bonus to your Reflex save to prevent an object you're holding from being affected by rust; this also increases your Reflex DC to avoid being Disarmed by a rust monster's Antenna [[Actions/Disarm|Disarm]] ability.
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**Activate** `pf2:2` Interact
**Frequency** once per day
**Effect** Feathery antennae extend from between the segments of the rusting hide and brush against a nearby metal creature, non-magical metal hazard, or non-magical metal item of up to 1 Bulk, with the effects of [[Spells/Rusting Grasp|Rusting Grasp]] DC 24 Fortitude check.
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**Craft Requirements** The initial raw materials must include the hide of a rust monster.
*Source: Pathfinder Treasure Vault*
*OGL*