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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 8976251" data-attributes="member: 7030563">Yes, I said it was a &quot;better AC, fewer hps&quot;.&nbsp; Assuming maximum dex on the Wizard (which is a big assumption) and mage armor it is 23 AC with the shield spell vs 20 for a fighter in plate and shield with no fighting style.&nbsp; At 20th level both of these guys are going to get hit most of the time, but the fighter has a lot more hit points to work with.You can talk about real armor and actual shields, but now you are talking about a multiclass or 3 feats to wear heavy armor with a shield and use the shield spell effectively - (moderately armored, heavily armored and warcaster), and that assumes you play a Bladesinger or a race like Dwarf that has light armor proficiency to start with, otherwise it is 4 of your feats to get there.The fighter can do that too, getting something like the shield spell, defensive duelist, gift of the Matallic Dragon, Second Chance etc, and he has more feats to work with.&nbsp;&nbsp; He also has a fighting style which is a class feature we are not considering.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 8976251, member: 7030563"] Yes, I said it was a "better AC, fewer hps". Assuming maximum dex on the Wizard (which is a big assumption) and mage armor it is 23 AC with the shield spell vs 20 for a fighter in plate and shield with no fighting style. At 20th level both of these guys are going to get hit most of the time, but the fighter has a lot more hit points to work with. You can talk about real armor and actual shields, but now you are talking about a multiclass or 3 feats to wear heavy armor with a shield and use the shield spell effectively - (moderately armored, heavily armored and warcaster), and that assumes you play a Bladesinger or a race like Dwarf that has light armor proficiency to start with, otherwise it is 4 of your feats to get there. The fighter can do that too, getting something like the shield spell, defensive duelist, gift of the Matallic Dragon, Second Chance etc, and he has more feats to work with. He also has a fighting style which is a class feature we are not considering. [/QUOTE]

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