Reactive Shield

Reactive Shield

Viking or Fighter Feat 1

• Trigger An enemy hits you with a melee Strike.
• Requirements You are wielding a shield.

You can snap your shield into place just as you would take a blow, avoiding the hit at the last second. You immediately use the Raise a Shield action and gain your shield’s bonus to AC. The circumstance bonus from the shield applies to your AC when you’re determining the outcome of the triggering attack. Archetype Use This feat can be used for one or more Archetypes in addition to the listed Classes. When selected this way, the feat is not considered to have its class traits. Reactive Shield Leads To... Quick Shield Block

— Core Rulebook pg. 145 2.0