Dragon Scale Mail
Dragon Scale Mail is a magic item (armor) of very rare rarity.
While wearing this armor, you gain following benefits:
* Your Armor Class increases by +1.
* _Advantage_ on _saving throws_ against the Frightful Presence and breath weapons of dragons.
* Resistance to one damage type (determined by the type of dragon that provided the scales).
In addition, once between _long rests_ you can use an action to magically detect the distance and direction to the closest dragon of the same type as the armor that is within 30 miles.
__**Table: Dragon Scale Mail**__
| Dragon | Resistance |
| -------- | ----------- |
| Amethyst | Force |
| Black | Acid |
| Blue | Lightning |
| Brass | Fire |
| Bronze | Lightning |
| Copper | Acid |
| Earth | Slashing |
| Emerald | Thunder |
| Gold | Fire |
| Green | Poison |
| Red | Fire |
| River | Bludgeoning |
| Sapphire | Psychic |
| Shadow | Necrotic |
| Silver | Cold |
| Spirit | Radiant |
| White | Cold |
Mechanics
- type:
- Armor
- rarity:
- Very Rare
- requires attunement:
- false
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Sources
- Level Up Advanced 5e·OGL-1.0a·© Level Up Advanced 5e. OGL-1.0a. Via Open5e (open5e.com).
Last updated 6/19/2026·Tags: item, armor, very rare