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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 113504" data-attributes="member: 545">Only counting the Deflection bonus is obviously wrong.Think about Cover bonuses other than Shield.If I try to grab or hit your wand when I am on the other side of an arrow slit, you better believe you should get Cover.  Standing out in the open and standing behind an arrow slit cannot give the same AC.  That is just common sense.The confusion arises from the fact that Cover bonuses are really a special type of Circumstance bonus.  Circumstance bonuses always apply, and need not be mentioned explicitly.  The distinction is made only because Cover bonuses do not stack.Now whether the wand benefits from Shield still can be debated.  But there is really no question that a wand can benefit from a Cover bonus.</blockquote>