Jeremy Crawford on Twitter: “Bracers of defense work with mage armor.
Do bracers of armor stack with Mage armor Pathfinder?
Rules Help – Do Bracers of armor and Mage armour stack? Expect sass. No. Both are typed as ARMOR bonuses.
What does mage armor stack with?
Mage Armor provides an armor bonus. The only thing it does not stack with is other armor bonuses, such as those found in actual armor or Bracers of Armor.
Can you stack mage armor with shield?
Mage Armor is an Armor bonus to AC. They stack with each other. Mage Armor does not stack with equipped armor, or armor bonuses on equipment (robes/bracers). Shield does not stack with an equipped shield.
How to use Mage armor with bracers of Defence?
If you cast mage armour on a monk wearing a Ring of Protection and Bracers of Defense, and the monk had Dex 18 and Wis 15, then the monk must choose to use either the mage armour (13+Dex) OR the Unarmoured Defence feature (10+Dex+Wis), but may add both Ring (+1 AC) and Bracers (+2 AC). AC = 20 in this example.
When do bracers of Defense stack with armor?
Bonuses stack unless they’re from duplicates of something (2+ castings of the same spell, 2+ copies of the same magic item, etc.). The effects stack. The Bracers are not armor. Armor is a specific subset of items, and the Bracers, as you note, are a Wondrous Item rather than any of the items that appear in the list of armor.
Do you get bonus AC with bracers of Defense?
In my opinion, it does not, as the bracers are classified as a Wondrous Item, not as an armor piece, despite actually being a piece of armor. For reference, here are the item/spell quotes: While wearing these bracers, you gain a +2 bonus to AC if you are wearing no armor and using no shield.
What do you get when you wear bracers in RuneScape?
While wearing these bracers, you gain a +2 bonus to AC if you are wearing no armor and using no shield. You touch a willing creature who isn’t wearing armor, and a protective magical force surrounds it until the spell ends. The target’s base AC becomes 13 + its Dexterity modifier.
