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Message: <blockquote data-quote="famousringo" data-source="post: 6958706" data-attributes="member: 6792445">As with so many other things: That depends.Protection is situational (needs to attack nearby ally), costs a reaction, and applies about a -5 penalty to a single attack.Defensive style is also situational (needs to attack you), doesn't cost a reaction, and applies a -1 penalty to any number of attacks.Defensive certainly requires less attention, but which one is better depends on how your team fights, how the DM tends to attack the team, and whether you really have something better to do with your reactions or not. If the DM obligingly focuses on the fighter already, the fighter's allies like to use mobility/range tactics rather than snuggle up to the tin can, and the fighter's an EK with sweet reaction abjurations, it's probably pretty weak. If you're a champion with a rogue that stays glued to your side and the DM likes to spread the pain around, well, -5 to one attack rather than -1 to a couple attacks might be worth spending a reaction.</blockquote>