Usage held in 1 hand; Bulk L
Activate Interact
Your skin grows tough scales like a drake, your eyesight become sharp and your pupils slitted, and your limbs grow wiry and quick, but your mind and reflexes become slow.
Benefit You gain the listed bonus to AC, a Dexterity cap of +2 (as usual, use your lowest Dexterity cap if you have more than one), and an item bonus to Perception checks. If you’re wearing armor, you still calculate your proficiency bonus to AC based on your proficiency in the armor you’re wearing, even if the drakeheart mutagen has a higher item bonus. You also gain the Final Surge action.
Final Surge You Stride twice. The drakeheart mutagen’s duration ends.
Drawback You take a –1 penalty to Will saves, Reflex saves, and all skill checks to Recall Knowledge.
Type lesser; Level 1; Price 4 gp
The item bonus to AC is +4, the item bonus to Perception is +1, and the duration is 1 minute or until you use Final Surge, whichever comes first.
Type moderate; Level 3; Price 12 gp
The item bonus to AC is +5, the item bonus to Perception is +2, and the duration is 10 minutes or until you use Final Surge, whichever comes first.
Type greater; Level 11; Price 300 gp
The item bonus to AC is +6, the item bonus to Perception is +3, and the duration is 1 hour or until you use Final Surge, whichever comes first.
Type major; Level 17; Price 3,000 gp
The item bonus to AC is +7, the item bonus to Perception is +4, and the duration is 1 hour or until you use Final Surge, whichever comes first.