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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 7097341" data-attributes="member: 15700">Well, you can, if you play with feats.&nbsp; All else being equal (meaning you use your core ASI on the same things every other class spends their ASIs on), you have two extra they don't get, so you have two additional features that you can use feats for that no one else gets.&nbsp; And personally, I'd rather have the freedom to choose what those two extra abilities are as opposed to a hard baked 6th level ability that reads something like, &quot;When you reach 6th level, if you take an attack action on your turn and are wielding a shield, you can use a bonus action to shove the creature.&nbsp; Additionally, if you aren't incapacitated, you can add your shield's bonus to your Dex based saving throw.&nbsp; And finally, if you have to take a Dex saving throw for half damage, you can use your reaction to take no damage.&quot;Related to that, for those that don't think the class has any out of combat utility, those same two EXTRA feats can be used for any feat, including those with a utility focus.&nbsp; It's basically your choice in how you want to build your class, and I find more choice to be a better thing, as a general rule.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 7097341, member: 15700"] Well, you can, if you play with feats. All else being equal (meaning you use your core ASI on the same things every other class spends their ASIs on), you have two extra they don't get, so you have two additional features that you can use feats for that no one else gets. And personally, I'd rather have the freedom to choose what those two extra abilities are as opposed to a hard baked 6th level ability that reads something like, "When you reach 6th level, if you take an attack action on your turn and are wielding a shield, you can use a bonus action to shove the creature. Additionally, if you aren't incapacitated, you can add your shield's bonus to your Dex based saving throw. And finally, if you have to take a Dex saving throw for half damage, you can use your reaction to take no damage." Related to that, for those that don't think the class has any out of combat utility, those same two EXTRA feats can be used for any feat, including those with a utility focus. It's basically your choice in how you want to build your class, and I find more choice to be a better thing, as a general rule. [/QUOTE]

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