Leg armor

Carapace Greaves

Leg guards of a rigid carapace.

Armor

+2 per level

Weight

Max level

Materials fromMistlands· in the developers' test kit

Item IDArmorCarapaceLegsSpawnspawn ArmorCarapaceLegs 1 4

Recipe

Crafted at

Black Forgelevel 1

Beyond level 4 at the Forge of Potential: 1× Black Marble Protection Idol per attempt.

Upgrades by level

Level	Armor	Durability	Station lvl	Materials
1	32	1,200	1	20× Carapace 3× Scale Hide 5× Iron 4× Refined Eitr
2	34	1,400	2	10× Carapace 1× Scale Hide 2× Refined Eitr
3	36	1,600	3	20× Carapace 2× Scale Hide 4× Refined Eitr
4	38	1,800	4	40× Carapace 4× Scale Hide 8× Refined Eitr

Upgrade cost per level = materials per level × (level − 1), and × 4 at level 4 (Piece.Requirement.GetAmount in the game code). Station level = recipe level + level − 1.

Total cost

Craft it and upgrade to level 4:

One Carapace Greaves, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):

Stats

Movement speed: -5%
Durability: 1,200 (+200 per level)
Weight: 10

Compared with similar armor

Item	Armor	Max level	Movement	Weight
Trousers of Embla	19	25	-2%	5
Wolf Hide Trousers	20	26	-5%	15
Trousers of the Caller	22	28	-2%	5
Padded Greaves	26	32	-5%	10
Trousers of Ask	28	34	—	5
Carapace Greaves	32	38	-5%	10
Trousers of the Vanguard	34	40	—	5
Flametal Greaves	38	44	-5%	10
Trousers of the Protector	44	50	—	5