Protection Domain

Deities who reign over the protection domain, charge their followers to protect the weak from the strong. Clerics of this domain, are able to channel the divine energies granted by their deities into powerful magical barriers to protect themself and others. Coupled with a strong shield and heavy armor, these clerics are hard to overcome. 

Deities who grant this domain include Helm, Ilmaster, Lathander, Torm, Tyr, Heironeous, St. Cuthbert, Paladine, Dol Dorn, The Silver Flame, Bahamut, Yondalla, Athena, and Odin. 

Domain Spells

You gain domain spells at the cleric levels listed in the Domain Spells table below. The spells do not count against the number of prepared cleric spells and are always prepared for you.

Cleric Level	Spells
1st	alarm, shield
3rd	web, warding bond
5th	counterspell, protection from energy
7th	stoneskin, resilient sphere
9th	mass cure wounds, wall of force

Bonus Proficiency

When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain proficiency with heavy armor.

Aegis Ward

Also starting at 1st level, when a willing creature within 30 ft of you is attacked, you can use your reaction to interpose a shimmering barrier of holy magic between the target and attacker. The attacker has disadvantage on the attack roll. If the attack fails, the attacker has disadvantage on any attacks it makes until the end of it's turn.

Channel Divinity: Unstoppable Bulwark

Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to defend your comrades and provide cover.

As an action, you can create a large barrier of holy power to defend your comrades in a space adjacent to you. The barrier is 15ft. long, 10ft. high, and 5ft thick. The barrier floats inches off the ground, moving to remain adjacent to you as you move. You can determine which direction it is facing on your turn (no action required). A creature can occupy the barrier’s space, but it treats movement there as difficult terrain and has disadvantage on all saving throws while it is the barrier’s space. The barrier starts with maximum health equal to your cleric level + three times your wisdom modifier, and has resistance to psychic and poison damage. When a creature on one side of the barrier takes damage from a source in or on the other side, you can choose for the barrier to take that damage instead. Whenever you cast a spell that would heal a creature, the barrier regains health equal to your proficiency bonus + your wisdom modifier, up to it's maximum health. The barrier is dispelled if it runs out of hit points, if you fall unconscious, or if you dismiss it as a bonus action. If the barrier is dispelled by damage that would bring it below zero hit points, the additional damage is nullified.

Aspects of the Protector

Starting at 6th level, your devotion to defending your cause grants you special abilities:

• Whenever you heal one or more creatures, you can give one of them an AC bonus equal to half your proficiency bonus (rounded down) until the start of your next turn .
• While wielding a shield, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.

Improved Aegis

At 8th level, you gain the ability to use your Aegis Ward feature without using a reaction. If you use Aegis Ward feature in this way, you cannot do so again until the start of your next turn. Additionally, when you use Aegis Ward and you are within 5ft of the targeted creature, you can switch places with them as part of the same reaction, moving them out of harm's way. This movement does not provoke opportunity attacks. This switch occurs after the attack is resolved.

Indomitable Defense