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Shield

Equipment

Shields require the Utilize action to Don or Doff. You gain the Armor Class benefit of a Shield only if you have training with it.

Shield, +1

Magic Items D&D Free Rules (2024)

While holding this Shield, you have a bonus to Armor Class determined by the Shield’s rarity, in addition to the Shield’s normal bonus to AC.

Shield, +2

Magic Items D&D Free Rules (2024)

While holding this Shield, you have a bonus to Armor Class determined by the Shield’s rarity, in addition to the Shield’s normal bonus to AC.

Shield, +3

Magic Items D&D Free Rules (2024)

While holding this Shield, you have a bonus to Armor Class determined by the Shield’s rarity, in addition to the Shield’s normal bonus to AC.

Bracers of Defense

Magic Items D&D Free Rules (2024)

While wearing these bracers, you gain a +2 bonus to Armor Class if you are wearing no armor and using no Shield.

Arrow-Catching Shield

Magic Items D&D Free Rules (2024)

You gain a +2 bonus to Armor Class against ranged attack rolls while you wield this Shield. This bonus is in addition to the Shield’s normal bonus to AC. Whenever an attacker makes a ranged

Shield of the Cavalier

Magic Items D&D Free Rules (2024)

While holding this Shield, you have a +2 bonus to Armor Class. This bonus is in addition to the Shield’s normal bonus to AC. The Shield has the following additional properties that you can use

while holding it. Forceful Bash. When you take the Attack action, you can make one of the attack rolls using the Shield against a target within 5 feet of yourself. Apply your Proficiency Bonus and

Paladin

Classes Player’s Handbook

Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Chain Mail, Shield, Longsword, 6 Javelin;Javelins, Holy Symbol, Priest's Pack, and 9 GP; or (B) 150 GP Paladins are united by their oaths to stand against the

Spell Level— Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Channel Divinity Prepared Spells 1 2 3 4 5 1 +2 Lay On Hands, Spellcasting, Weapon Mastery — 2 2 &mdash

Cleric

Classes Player’s Handbook

, Medicine, Persuasion, or Religion Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Armor Training Light and Medium armor and Shields Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Chain Shirt, Shield

Class Features Channel Divinity Cantrips Prepared Spells 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 +2 Spellcasting, Divine Order — 3 4 2 — — — — — &mdash

Druid

Classes Player’s Handbook

Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Leather;Leather Armor, Shield, Sickle, Druidic Focus (Quarterstaff), Explorer's Pack, Herbalism Kit, and 9 GP; or (B) 50 GP Druids belong to ancient

to determine your available spell slots. Druid Features ——Spell Slots per Spell Level—— Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Wild Shape Cantrips

Zorbo

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

its Armor Class based on the material it is standing or climbing on: AC 15 for wood or bone, AC 17 for earth or stone, or AC 19 for metal. If the zorbo isn’t in contact with any of these

);{"diceNotation":"2d6+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Destructive Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage, and if the target is a creature wearing armor, carrying a shield, or in possession of a

Staff of Defense

Magic Items Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

This slender, hollow staff is made of glass yet is as strong as oak. It weighs 3 pounds. While holding the staff, you have a +1 bonus to your Armor Class. Spells. The staff has 10 charges. While

holding it, you can expend the requisite number of charges to cast one of the following spells from the staff: mage armor (1 charge) or shield (2 charges). The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges

Barrier Tattoo

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

the skin. If your attunement to the tattoo ends, the tattoo vanishes, and the needle reappears in your space. Protection. While you aren’t wearing armor, the tattoo grants you an Armor Class

depending on the tattoo’s rarity, as shown below. You can use a shield and still gain this benefit. RARITY AC Barrier Tattoo Uncommon;Uncommon 12 + your Dexterity modifier

Cassiok Shadowdusk

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

(3 slots): detect thoughts, mirror image, misty step 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt 4th level (3 slots): fire shield, phantasmal killer, stoneskin 5th level (3 slots): cone of

, stoneskin and mage armor spells on itself before combat.Staff of Power. He wields a staff of power, with 20 charges, that grants him a +2 bonus to Armor Class, spell attack rolls, and saving throws. His

Sul Khatesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

attacks). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: counterspell, detect magic, detect thoughts, dispel magic, eyebite, fireball, lightning bolt, shield 3/day

Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Her statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

proven to be a danger to them. The members of the enclave will shield you from the law or anyone else searching for you, though they will not risk their lives in this effort. In addition, as a guild

class feature For you, the spells on the Selesnya Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells

Izzet Engineer

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

with the law, the guild can’t shield you from the repercussions. Izzet Guild Spells Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature For you, the spells on the Izzet Guild Spells table

are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.) Izzet Guild Spells Spell Level

Staff of Defense Legacy

Magic Items Lost Mine of Phandelver

staff if the spell is on your class’s spell list: mage armor (1 charge) or shield (2 charges). No components are required. The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges each day at dawn. If you expend the staff’s last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the staff shatters and is destroyed.

a +1 bonus to your Armor Class. The staff has 10 charges, which are used to fuel the spells within it. With the staff in hand, you can use your action to cast one of the following spells from the

Couatl Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, detect magic, detect thoughts 3/day each: bless, create food and water, cure wounds, lesser restoration, protection from poison, sanctuary, shield 1/day each: dream, greater restoration, scrying Magic

statistics and capabilities (except class features, legendary actions, and lair actions) that the new form has but that it lacks. If the new form has a bite attack, the couatl can use its bite in that form.Psychic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksRadiant

Murschen

monsters

Incapacitated condition and Murschen doesn’t have Disadvantage on the attack roll. Unarmored Defense. While Murschen isn’t wearing armor or wielding a Shield, his Armor Class equals

Armor Class Legacy

Rules

Your Armor Class (AC) represents how well your character avoids being wounded in battle. Things that contribute to your AC include the armor you wear, the shield you carry, and your Dexterity

modifier. Not all characters wear armor or carry shields, however. Without armor or a shield, your character's AC equals 10 + his or her Dexterity modifier. If your character wears armor, carries a shield

Fighter Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

A human in clanging plate armor holds her shield before her as she runs toward the massed goblins. An elf behind her, clad in studded leather armor, peppers the goblins with arrows loosed from his

exquisite bow. The half-orc nearby shouts orders, helping the two combatants coordinate their assault to the best advantage. A dwarf in chain mail interposes his shield between the ogre’s club

Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

Clad in plate armor that gleams in the sunlight despite the dust and grime of long travel, a human lays down her sword and shield and places her hands on a mortally wounded man. Divine radiance

. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted

Sorcerer Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

-level spells shield and magic missile. The Sorcerer Table Level ProficiencyBonus SorceryPoints Features CantripsKnown SpellsKnown —Spell Slots per Spell

20th +6 20 Sorcerous Restoration 6 15 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 Class Features As a sorcerer, you gain the following class features.

Armor Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Armor Class A monster that wears armor or carries a shield has an Armor Class (AC) that takes its armor, shield, and Dexterity into account. Otherwise, a monster's AC is based on its Dexterity

modifier and natural armor, if any. If a monster has natural armor, wears armor, or carries a shield, this is noted in parentheses after its AC value.

Armor Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Armor Class A monster that wears armor or carries a shield has an Armor Class (AC) that takes its armor, shield, and Dexterity into account. Otherwise, a monster’s AC is based on its Dexterity

modifier and natural armor, if any. If a monster has natural armor, wears armor, or carries a shield, this is noted in parentheses after its AC value.

Armor Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Armor Class A monster that wears armor or carries a shield has an Armor Class (AC) that takes its armor, shield, and Dexterity into account. Otherwise, a monster's AC is based on its Dexterity

modifier and natural armor, if any. If a monster has natural armor, wears armor, or carries a shield, this is noted in parentheses after its AC value.

Armor Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Armor Class A monster that wears armor or carries a shield has an Armor Class (AC) that takes its armor, shield, and Dexterity into account. Otherwise, a monster’s AC is based on its Dexterity

modifier and natural armor, if any. If a monster has natural armor, wears armor, or carries a shield, this is noted in parentheses after its AC value.

Armor Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Armor Class Your Armor Class (AC) represents how well your character avoids being wounded in battle. Things that contribute to your AC include the armor you wear, the shield you carry, and your

effectively, and your armor and shield proficiencies are determined by your class. There are drawbacks to wearing armor or carrying a shield if you lack the required proficiency, as explained in chapter 5. Some

Repulsion Shield

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Repulsion Shield Prerequisite: 6th-level artificer Item: A shield (requires attunement) A creature gains a +1 bonus to Armor Class while wielding this shield. The shield has 4 charges. While

holding it, the wielder can use a reaction immediately after being hit by a melee attack to expend 1 of the shield’s charges and push the attacker up to 15 feet away. The shield regains 1d4 expended charges daily at dawn.

Armor Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Armor Class Your Armor Class (AC) represents how well your character avoids being wounded in battle. Things that contribute to your AC include the armor you wear, the shield you carry, and your

effectively, and your armor and shield proficiencies are determined by your class. There are drawbacks to wearing armor or carrying a shield if you lack the required proficiency, as explained in chapter 5. Some

Enhanced Defense

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Enhanced Defense Item: A suit of armor or a shield A creature gains a +1 bonus to Armor Class while wearing (armor) or wielding (shield) the infused item. The bonus increases to +2 when you reach 10th level in this class.

Shield, +1, +2, or +3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Shield, +1, +2, or +3 Armor (Shield), Uncommon (+1), Rare (+2), or Very Rare (+3) While holding this Shield, you have a bonus to Armor Class determined by the Shield’s rarity, in addition to the Shield’s normal bonus to AC.

Armor Training

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Armor Training Anyone can don armor or hold a Shield, but only those with training can use them effectively, as explained below. A character’s class and other features determine the character’s armor

Test that involves Strength or Dexterity, and you can’t cast spells. Shield You gain the Armor Class benefit of a Shield only if you have training with it.

Armor Training

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Armor Training Anyone can don armor or hold a Shield, but only those with training can use them effectively, as explained below. A character’s class and other features determine the character’s armor

Test that involves Strength or Dexterity, and you can’t cast spells. Shield You gain the Armor Class benefit of a Shield only if you have training with it.

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