Shiren 1 DS:Rusty Trap

Effect

Shiren

If they are not File:Shiren 1 DS - Weapon Seal Gold.png File:Shiren 1 DS - Shield Seal Gold.png Gold, your equipped Weapon and Shield will rust and their upgrade power will decrease by 1. Only the following equipment will be invulnerable to rusting to Rusty Traps.

• Golden Blade
• Goldblade X
• Hide Shield
• Hide X
• Cudgel
• Cudgel X
• Wood Shield
• Wood X

Equipping a Rustless Armband will prevent the rusting of any equipment.

Monsters

Will have their defense reduced to 0, except if they are a Green Slime Family, Inferno Family Monster or a Baby Tank to Cranky Tank.

Green Slime Family Monsters

Will increase in level by 1. Nothing will happen to Red Slimes (level 4).

Inferno Family Monsters

Will take 100 damage which will instantly defeat most levels of Infernos.

Bowboy Family (levels 3 & 4 only), Popster Tank Family Monsters

Instead of being reduced to 0, the defense of Baby Tanks up to Cranky Tanks will only be halved, but as well as this, their movement speed is also decreased by one level.

Stepped on Rusty Trap. Baby Tank's defenses and speed were halved.

Double Speed:Double Attack → Double Speed:Single Attack → Normal → Slow

Number of Uses

A naturally generated Rusty Trap can be triggered infinite times, though a trap placed down as a Trap Master will disappear after 7 - 10 uses by Monsters.

When successfully throwing a Rusty Trap at an entity, it will be used and disappear.

For extended strategy, see: Trap Strategy.

Locations

Dungeon	Road to the Hamlet	Table Mountain	Tainted Path	Ceremonial Cave	Ravine of the Dead	Kitchen God	Scroll Cave	Final Puzzle
Floors	✗	8 - 14 17 - 25 30	31 - 99	1 - 9 13 - 30	✗	6 - 99	1 - 99	6 - 99

Trivia

• The idea of dousing an Inferno Family fiery body using water from a Rusty Trap is hinted at by an Character in Mountaintop Town, Kazula.