Defensive Duellist

Defensive Duellist is a passive feature/reaction granted by the feat of the same name. If attacked while wielding a Finesse weapon, a character can temporarily increase their Armour Class.

Description

When attacked while wielding a Finesse Weapon you're Proficient with, you can use a  Reaction to add your Proficiency Bonus to your  Armour Class, possibly causing the attack to miss.

Properties

Details

Cost:  Reaction

Technical details

UID

DefensiveDuelist

Property flags: Highlighted

Reaction: Defensive Duellist

 Defensive Duellist ()

When attacked with a melee attack, add your Proficiency Bonus to your  Armour Class, possibly causing attacks to miss.

Requires a Finesse Weapon you are Proficient in.

 Targets: Self

UID

Interrupt_DefensiveDuelist

How to learn

Granted by the feats: Defensive Duellist (Feat)

Notes

• Though not explicitly stated, the weapon equipped in the main hand is required to have the Finesse property.
• Defensive Duellist only triggers when it is capable of turning a melee attack hit into a miss.
• Defensive Duelist does not change the user's Armour Class. Instead, it subtracts the user's Proficiency Bonus from the enemy's attack roll.

Bugs

• Unlike similar reactions (e.g.,  Shield Master: Block), the icon for Defensive Duellist in the reactions tab does not "grey out" when the reaction is unavailable due to an incompatible main hand weapon.