Death's Carapace

Increased toughness per stack. — In-game description

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Increased toughness per stack.

Toughness per stack: 20

— In-game description ^?

Notes[edit]

+20 Toughness per stack in PvE/WvW (max. 30 stacks)
+10 Toughness per stack in PvP
When the necromancer has 1 stack of Death's Carapace, a black ghostly familiar spirit will circle around them, leaving a dark green trail. An additional familiar will circle around the necromancer for every 10 stacks after that, up to a maximum of 3 familiars when at or above 21 stacks.

Armored Shroud (Death Magic) — Gain carapace when entering shroud.
Flesh of the Master (Death Magic) — Minions have increased health. Gain carapace for each minion you control. Your minions are destroyed when this trait is reassigned.
Putrid Defense (Death Magic) — Poison damage is increased. Applying poison grants carapace.
Shrouded Removal (Death Magic) — Lose a condition when you enter shroud and every few seconds while you remain in shroud. Gain carapace when removing conditions from yourself.
Soul Comprehension (Death Magic) — Your passive life-force generation from nearby deaths is increased. Kills grant carapace. When you enter shroud, gain life-force per stack of carapace.
Corrupter's Fervor (Death Magic) — Inflicting a condition on a foe grants carapace. Gain pulsing protection while at or above the carapace threshold.

Deadly Strength (Death Magic) — Carapace stacks grant power and condition damage.
Beyond the Veil (Death Magic) — Take reduced condition damage while at or above the threshold of carapace stacks.

For a detailed effect history, see here.

Patch	Changes
March 04, 2020	Reduced toughness per stack from 20 to 10 in PvP only.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: Added visual effect for this buff that updates based on the number of stacks the player has.
October 01, 2019	Death's Carapace has been added to the game.