Shield Domain

Clerics of this Domain typically worship some god of protection or sacrifice. These clerics are known to be the most unyielding protectors, and will not hesitate to throw themselves in front of others.

Bonus Proficiency

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

Shielded Disciple

Also starting at 1st level, your divine proficiency with shields allows you to innately defend yourself from attack. While you are wielding a shield, you can use your reaction to add half your wisdom (rounded up) to your AC when you get hit with an attack.

Channel Divinity: Divine Shield

Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to summon a holy shield for protection.

As an action, you present your holy symbol and evoke divine energy to materialize a shield of divine nature into your hand. This shield can be of any design, usually of one similar to your god if they donned one. This shield gives a +5 bonus to your AC and lasts for a number of rounds equal to twice your constitution modifier.

Blessed Protector

Beginning at 6th level, you gain the innate ability to protect others. When an ally with 5 ft of your is hit with an attack, you can use your reaction to take the hit, comparing the attack roll to your AC instead.

Divine Strike

At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon strikes with divine energy. Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can cause the attack to deal an extra 1d8 radiant damage to the target. When you reach 14th level, the extra damage increases to 2d8.

Godly Defender

Starting at 17th level, you gain the ability to improve your Divine Shield in three ways, choose from one of the options below:

Persistent Shield: Your Channel Divinity feature now lasts for a number of minutes equal to half your wisdom modifier

Unyielding Defender: Your Blessed Protector feature now has a reach of 15 ft while Divine Shield is active.

Divine Guardian: While your Divine Shield is active, you also gain resistance to nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage.

Divine Guardian

Your shield now gives a faint aura, a transparent, glistening mystical armour around you, warding you from major injury. While your Divine Shield is active, you also gain resistance to nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage.

Persistent Shield

Your Divine Shield now lasts longer, taking a more physical presence. Your Channel Divinity feature now lasts for a number of minutes equal to half your wisdom modifier (rounded up).

Unyielding Defender

While your Divine Shield is active, you are able to throw it to transfer any damage to you and come between the enemy and your ally. Your Blessed Protector feature now has a reach of 15 ft while Divine Shield is active.