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Steel Defender

Subclass featureEFAp. 182024Artificer

Your tinkering has borne you a companion, a Steel Defender. You determine the defender's appearance and whether it has two legs or four; your choices don't affect the defender's game statistics.

The defender is Friendly to you and your allies and obeys you. It vanishes if you die.

The Defender in Combat

In combat, the defender acts during your turn. It can move and take its Reaction on its own, but the only action it takes is the Dodge action unless you take a Bonus Action to command it to take an action. If you have the Incapacitated condition, the defender acts on its own and isn't limited to the Dodge action.

Restoring or Replacing the Defender

If the defender has died within the last hour, you can take a Magic action to touch it and expend a spell slot. The defender returns to life after 1 minute with all its Hit Points restored.

Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can create a new defender if you have Smith's Tools in hand. If you already have a defender from this feature, the first one vanishes.

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    "Your tinkering has borne you a companion, a {@creature Steel Defender|EFA}. You determine the defender's appearance and whether it has two legs or four; your choices don't affect the defender's game statistics.",
    "The {@creature Steel Defender|EFA|defender} is {@variantrule Friendly [Attitude]|XPHB|Friendly} to you and your allies and obeys you. It vanishes if you die.",
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        "In combat, the defender acts during your turn. It can move and take its {@variantrule Reaction|XPHB} on its own, but the only action it takes is the {@action Dodge|XPHB} action unless you take a {@variantrule Bonus Action|XPHB} to command it to take an action. If you have the {@condition Incapacitated|XPHB} condition, the defender acts on its own and isn't limited to the {@action Dodge|XPHB} action."
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        "If the defender has died within the last hour, you can take a {@action Magic|XPHB} action to touch it and expend a spell slot. The defender returns to life after 1 minute with all its {@variantrule Hit Points|XPHB} restored.",
        "Whenever you finish a {@variantrule Long Rest|XPHB}, you can create a new {@creature Steel Defender|EFA|defender} if you have {@item Smith's Tools|XPHB} in hand. If you already have a defender from this feature, the first one vanishes."
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  "subclassShortName": "Battle Smith"
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