Initiate Benefit (Shield)

Level: 1
Rarity: Common
PublicationPathfinder Battlecry!

You gain the Shield Block general feat. If your shield implement would be reduced to 0 Hit Points, it's instead reduced to 1 Hit Point, its circumstance bonus to AC when you Raise a Shield is reduced by 1 (this can't reduce the bonus below 0), and you can't Shield Block with your shield implement until it loses the Broken condition. You can still use your shield as an implement when it has the broken condition.

At 5th level, whenever you Exploit Vulnerability, you can also Raise a Shield as a free action.