This black-enameled item has a translucent quality, as through it were not entirely of this world. Small, white images of skulls decorate the armor’s shoulders, like grotesque epaulets.

Armor and shields that have this property are favored by those dedicated to fighting the foul art of necromancy. While wearing or using death ward armor or a death ward shield, you can activate the armor to ignore any death effect (including death spells, magical death effects, and energy drain) or negative energy effect (such as inflict spells or chill touch).
The death ward property functions once per day.

Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, death ward.
Cost to Create: 500 gp (plus 150 gp for base item), 40 XP, 1 day.