Pathfinder 1e Class Talent Combat

Improved Shield Bash

You can protect yourself with your shield, even if you use it to attack.

Type: Combat,
Prerequisites: Shield Proficiency.
Spell Level: —
Availability: Class talent

This is a Combat Style:Two-Weapon Combat — a class feature gained through that class's own talent choices, not a feat you pick through normal feat selection.

When you perform a shield bash, you may still apply the shield's shield bonus to your AC.

Prerequisites

Shield Proficiency

Benefits

When you perform a shield bash, you may still apply the shield's shield bonus to your AC.

Normal

Without this feat, a character that performs a shield bash loses the shield's shield bonus to AC until his next turn (see Equipment).