Shield Basher

Shield Basher

Feat

Prerequisite: Proficiency in shields

You can wield your shields as a weapon, and utilize it for tactical advantages. You gain the following benefits:

• You can use a shield as a martial weapon you are proficient in. When used as a weapon, the shield has the thrown (20/60) property, its damage die is a d4, and it deals bludgeoning damage. If you use a magical shield as a weapon, you add the Armor class bonus from the magical property to the attack and damage rolls.
• When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can use a bonus action to make a weapon attack using a shield.
• When you impose disadvantage on an attack roll with a Protection Fighting Style, or reduce the damage with an Interception Fighting Style, you can also make a weapon attack against the attacker using a shield as a part of the same reaction.
• Other creatures trigger an opportunity attack from you when they move into a space within 5 feet of you. You must use a shield for this opportunity attack, and on a hit, its speed is halved until the end of the turn.