Scarab of Protection 5e

Wondrous Item, legendary (requires attunement)

If you hold this beetle-shaped medallion in your hand for 1 round, an inscription appears on its surface revealing its magical nature. It provides two benefits while it is on your person:

You have advantage on saving throws against spells.
The scarab has 12 charges. If you fail a saving throw against a necromancy spell or a harmful effect originating from an undead creature, you can use your reaction to expend 1 charge and turn the failed save into a successful one. The scarab crumbles into powder and is destroyed when its last charge is expended.

Commentary by Sam West, Twitter: @CrierKobold

While humble, the Scarab of Protection can be a fantastic tool to get ahold of. It’ll make the scariest spells manageable.

The advantage is against any spell, agnostic of school.
There aren’t ways to restore charges to the Scarab- once it’s out, it’s out for good.
Generally you’ll want to keep 1 charge banked to continue benefitting from advantage on all saves against spells.

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