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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ninjayeti" data-source="post: 9321907" data-attributes="member: 6789120">It is a close enough case that that a reasonable DM could rule either way.  The rule says "weapons or a shield in one or both hands."  "Weapons" is plural, "a shield" is singular.  Since you can't wield multiple weapons in the same hand this suggests it is referring to what you are holding altogether.  If it was intended to be used with two shields it would say: " weapons or shields in one or both hands."  The rules for shields say you can benefit from only one shield at a time (PHB 144), so you can't get +4 AC regardless of the feat. If you are just doing this because you think it is cool, I would emphasize this to the DM.  I think you are going to have more success with this approach than trying to parse the language of the feat and trying to rules lawyer him into letting you do it.</blockquote>