Any character can use a shield, although if they are not proficient in it, they will be at disadvantage at all strength and dexterity based attack rolls, ability checks and saving throws, and they can’t cast spells. A sorcerer does not gain proficiency in a shield from their class.
Can sorcerers use Mage armor?
Mage Armour is good unless/until you can get a magic item which supercedes its function, and sorcerer can replace spells when the time comes. Take it and replace it when it becomes useless, pretty much.
Can I use mage armor on yourself?
Yes. That’s the intended use of the spell, in most cases – giving an arcane spellcaster some kind of armor, since they don’t usually get real armor proficiency.
Can a draconic sorcerer use the shield’s + 2 AC?
Can a Draconic Sorcerer take advantage of the shield’s +2 AC on top of the Draconic Resilience 13 + Dexterity AC feature (after using feats or multiclassing to gain proficiency in shields)? Yes. The actual rules for this are oddly worded, but the notation is pretty simple. In general, there are two formats for “things that increase your AC.”
What are the rules for draconic resilience in DND?
Some things Draconic Resilience stacks with: The rules for AC are on page 14 of the Player’s Handbook, or page 9 of the Basic Rules. Without armor or a shield, your character’s AC equals 10 + his or her Dexterity modifier. If your character wears armor, carries a shield, or both, calculate your AC using the rules in chapter 5.
Can you stack draconic resilience with Mage armor?
You can stack it with a shield, because a shield increases AC. And you can further stack on the Shield spell, giving you a (temporary) total of [13 + Dex Mod] [+2] [+5], or 20 + Dex Mod. But you can’t combine Draconic Resilience with Mage Armor, because both Mage Armor and Draconic Resilience are trying to set your AC to a fixed value.
Which is the highest AC for draconic resilience?
Draconic Resilience : AC 13 + Dexterity 20 (+5) : AC 18 + Shield (+2) : AC 20 (not 100% clear that draconic resilience will work with a shield) It’s much quicker (level wise) to achieve a +2 dexterity modifier to AC than a +5, or to skip dexterity entirely in favor of expended feats.
