You gain the following benefits.
If you're holding a Finesse weapon and another creature hits you with a melee attack, you can take a Reaction to add your Proficiency Bonus to your Armor Class, potentially causing the attack to miss you. You gain this bonus to your AC against melee attacks until the start of your next turn.
{
"name": "Defensive Duelist",
"page": 203,
"__prop": "feat",
"source": "XPHB",
"ability": [
{
"dex": 1
}
],
"entries": [
"You gain the following benefits.",
{
"name": "Parry",
"type": "entries",
"entries": [
"If you're holding a Finesse weapon and another creature hits you with a melee attack, you can take a {@variantrule Reaction|XPHB} to add your {@variantrule Proficiency|XPHB|Proficiency Bonus} to your {@variantrule Armor Class|XPHB}, potentially causing the attack to miss you. You gain this bonus to your AC against melee attacks until the start of your next turn."
]
}
],
"category": "G",
"prerequisite": [
{
"level": 4,
"ability": [
{
"dex": 13
}
]
}
]
}