These vicious magic gauntlets have a set of extendable blades mounted to each wrist and although they may be used individually, they are designed to be used as a pair. You may extend/retract both gauntlets' wrist mounted blades using a bonus action, or a single gauntlet's wrist mounted blades as if drawing a weapon. Each gauntlet has the following properties:

• The wrist mounted blades deal 1d6 piercing damage, have the light property, and are monk weapons. 
• Your unarmed strikes with the gauntlet deal 1d4 slashing damage using the claws.

While using the gauntlets as a pair, when you are targeted with a melee attack you may use your reaction to add a +2 bonus to your AC against that attack. This feature may be used after the attack is rolled, but before the result of the attack is announced.

 

Proficiency with a Shortsword allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it.

Notes: Finesse, Light, Vex