Helmet

Carapace Helmet

People might say you look like a giant ant. But they will only say it once.

Damage

10 Blunt

Armor

+2 per level

Weight

Max level

Materials fromMistlands· in the developers' test kit

Item IDHelmetCarapaceSpawnspawn HelmetCarapace 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	Damage	Armor	Durability	Station lvl	Materials
1	10 Blunt	32	1,200	1	16× Carapace 3× Scale Hide 2× Mandible 4× Refined Eitr
2	10 Blunt	34	1,400	2	8× Carapace 1× Scale Hide 2× Refined Eitr
3	10 Blunt	36	1,600	3	16× Carapace 2× Scale Hide 4× Refined Eitr
4	10 Blunt	38	1,800	4	32× 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 Helmet, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):

Stats

Durability: 1,200 (+200 per level)
Weight: 3

Compared with similar armor

Item	Armor	Max level	Movement	Weight
Hood of Embla	19	25	—	1
Drake Helmet	20	26	—	3
Headdress of the Caller	22	28	—	1
Padded Helmet	26	32	—	3
Hood of Ask	28	34	—	1
Carapace Helmet	32	38	—	3
Hood of the Vanguard	34	40	—	1
Flametal Helmet	38	44	—	3
Helmet of the Protector	44	50	—	1