Quote Originally Posted by Tokiko Mima View Post
Also, be aware with defending weapons that you can only gain that defending AC bonus in a round where you have attacked with the weapon in question. So a wizard can't cast a spell with a standard action (or other actions that don't involve using the armor spikes) and gain the AC benefit from armor spikes that went unused that round.


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Defending
A defending weapon allows the wielder to transfer some or all of the sword’s enhancement bonus to his AC as a bonus that stacks with all others.