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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AuraSeer" data-source="post: 1759231" data-attributes="member: 1331">If you think the ability is weak for a +2, the easiest thing is to houserule it to a +1. That should put the PC's wealth back in line with normal totals, and you shouldn't feel obligated to strengthen the encounters.  (IMO you shouldn't have increased the difficulty anyway-- not because of this one item. Its special power only works against ranged attacks, and only once per round. Maybe if the party fought a single distant archer you'd have to make changes, but in the vast majority of encounters, Deflect Arrows makes barely enough difference to notice.)[Edited to add<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious    :]" data-shortname=":]" />In general, remember that the worth of an item is not the same as its price. For an extreme example, consider a Wiz1 with one hit point, who finds a +5 greatsword (and cannot sell or trade it). Going solely by market price you'd think he had become far more powerful than any other 1st-level character. But practically speaking, he'll never be able to use that sword, because if he gets close enough to swing it he's dead meat.</blockquote>