Masterful Steelcraft

Through countless hours of dedication and precise craftsmanship, you have honed your skills in shaping and enhancing your Steel Defender companion. Your creation now stands as a paragon of mechanized might, a testament to your mastery of artifice and invention.

When you take this feat, your Steel Defender gains the following benefits:

• Enhanced Arsenal: The Steel Defender now has three distinct modes it can be set in, Attack, Defense and Mobility Mode. Instead of using your Bonus Action to have your Steel Defender Attack, you can have it switch modes. While switching modes your Steel Defender cant take a bonus action or move. 
• Attack Mode: In Attack mode the Steel Defender's gains the Multiattack action now allowing it to make one additional attack with its Force-Empowered Rend or any weapon it is wielding.
• Defense Mode: In Defense mode the Steel Defender now has the ability to help its allies within 5 feet of it and itself by providing a +3 to their AC but it can no longer take a movement action.
• Mobility Mode: In Mobility mode the Steel Defender can move an additional 10 feet on its turn and isn't affected by difficult terrain. The Steel Defender also gains a Climbing and Swimming speed equal to its walking speed. While in Mobility mode the Steel Defender cant take an Attack action or use its reaction abilities.
• Unwavering Resilience: Your Steel Defender gains one of the following features due to its heightened resilience: 
• Enhanced Senses: The Steel Defender gains advantage on saving throws against being Blinded and Deafened. As well as a +2 to its passive perception and advantage on Perception checks based on sight and hearing.
• Magically Reinforced Plating: The Steel Defender gains resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks.
• Elemental Protection: The Steel Defender gains resistance to either Cold and Fire or Lightning and Thunder Damage.
• Enhanced Physique: Your Steel Defender is redesigned to be size Large granting it advantage on saving throws against being Grappled, Paralyzed, and Restrained. As well as being immune to being knocked Prone.
• Master's Bond: The bond between you and your Steel Defender has grown stronger. You can now telepathically communicate with your Steel Defender within a range of 1 mile.
• Evasive Maneuvers: As a reaction, when the Steel Defender is targeted by an attack, it can use its reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll. This feature can be used a number of times equal to your Intelligence or Wisdom modifier (minimum of once) and regains all expended uses after a long rest.

Special Note: The benefits granted by this feat are designed to enhance the Steel Defender's capabilities while maintaining balance within the game. However, the Dungeon Master retains the right to adjust or modify these benefits based on the specific needs and balance of their campaign.