Shield Combatant

Prerequisite: Proficiency with Shields.

You have mastered the ability to use your shield as a weapon in combat. You gain the following benefits:

• Increase your Strength score by 1, to a maximum of 20
• While you are wielding a shield, you can use your bonus action to make a melee attack with your shield within 5 ft of you. This attack uses your strength modifier to hit but doesn't use your proficiency modifier unless you wield your shield in your dominant hand or have the Two-weapon Fighting fighting style. The shield's damage die for this attack is 1d6+your strength modifier, and it deals bludgeoning damage.