Is the shield Master feat any good?

I absolutely love the Shield Master feat… it offers a great boost to both offense and defense, with plenty of cool flavour and some nice tactical flexibility. If you take the Attack action on your turn, you can use a bonus action to try to shove a creature within 5 feet of you with your shield.

What is the best feat for a fighter 5e?

Top Ten Fighter Feats Overall

• Great Weapon Master / Sharpshooter.
• Polearm Master / Crossbow Expert.
• Piercer / Crusher/ Slasher.
• Sentinel.
• Mobile.
• Heavy Armor Master.
• Shield Master.
• Resilient (Dex/Wis)

How does shield Master feat work?

Shield Master feat says you can use a bonus action to shove a creature within 5 feet. It says if you take the Attack action on your turn but it doesn’t say it has to be a creature that you attacked with the attack action. This indicates to me that the shield shove isn’t a follow through of your attack.

Can you use shield Master between attacks?

5 Answers. No. You can’t take a bonus action during another action, thus, you cannot take the shield push’s push bonus action until after you’ve used your attack action.

Is shield master a good feat 5e?

Shield Master is one of the best feats you can get as a Sword and Board fighter. Adds your Shield AC as a flat bonus to your Dexterity Saves. With a Shield +3 that’s a +5 to your Dex save… better than proficiency with Dex saves until Level 17.

Does shield Master give proficiency?

@JeremyECrawford @mikemearls Shield Master feat has no shield proficiency requirement.

Do fighters start with a feat 5E?

Top 10 Fighter Feats for 5E Before you start collecting feats, a Fighter should get to 20 Strength or Dexterity. However, since the Fighter gains two more Ability Score Improvements when compared to any other class, you can absolutely start getting feats early on!

Can you hit with shield 5e?

There are no rules for specifically attacking with a shield. There are two options you could use: improvised weapon and unarmed attack.

Should a barbarian use a shield?

The barbarian does the most damage of any first-level character with two-handed weapons. Experienced players can wield smaller weapons effectively, but you’re generally best with the biggest weapon around. A barbarian fighting with sword and shield can be effective, but it’s not what the barbarian is best at.

Can you use a shield without proficiency?

But if you just want to be able to cast a spell while using a shield, all you need is proficiency with shields. You can get this by multiclassing, feats (like warcaster or shield training), or you can simply take in game time to train in the proficiency with a teacher that is proficient in shields.

Can you use a shield as a weapon 5e?

A shield is not a weapon, regardless of whether it’s being used as one or not. You only benefit from the Dual Wielder feat when you are actually wielding two weapons.

Is shield master a good feat DND?

Shield Master is one of the best feats you can get as a Sword and Board fighter. Adds your Shield AC as a flat bonus to your Dexterity Saves. With a Shield +3 that’s a +5 to your Dex save… better than proficiency with Dex saves until Level 17.

Is champion a good archetype 5e?

Champion Fighter 5E While the Champion might be honing their body into perfection, it’s actually just the basic fighter archetype. It has a little bit of damage, a little bit of defense, and even a bit of utility. It also happens to be one of the most option-oriented Fighters, able to get two Fighting Style options.

What is the best race to be a champion fighter?

Best Race for Champion Fighters. 1 Orc of Exandria. Dropped in the Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount, the Orc of Exandria are as strong as their Volo’s counterpart, but without the 2 Half-Orc. 3 Goblin. 4 A Consideration: Human.

What is the difference between shield master and resilient (Dex) and shield Master?

Shield master on the other hand allows you to shove, which is situationally useful, but knocking the target prone can be in the right situation huge. Resilient (Dex) Gives you a +1 to Dex and you are proficient with dex saves. A sword and board fighter is not going to have a huge dex, or at least it comes after Str and Con.