You learn how to hold your shield in front of you effectively, forming a shield stance. You gain the following benefits:
- Increase your Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- You can try to hook your target creature's shield and disarm it as an action. You and the roll Strength (Athletics) checks. If your roll is a higher, target loses its shield.
- You gain +1 AC as long as you hold your shield in front of you.
- When you move through a hostile creatures space, as a reaction you can hold your shield behind your back and gain resistance to piercing, slashing and bludgeoning damage from opportunity attacks until the start of your next round.
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