Hey everyone,
I have a question regarding Divine Bond + Holy Shield:
As a Sacred Shield Paladin, if I cast Divine Bond and selected Spell Resistance (19) as my enhancement bonus, would Holy Shield then give SR 19 to any adjacent ally of mine?
Here are the rules in question:
Holy Shield:
All allies adjacent to the paladin gain a shield bonus equal to the sacred shield’s own shield bonus, including any increase from the shield’s enhancement bonus.
Divine Bond:
At 5th level, the spirit grants the shield a +1 enhancement bonus. For every three levels beyond 5th, the shield gains another +1 enhancement bonus, to a maximum of +6 at 20th level. These bonuses can be added to the shield, stacking with existing enhancement bonuses to a maximum of +5, or they can be used to add any of the following armor special abilities: arrow deflection, bashing, blinding, fortification (any), reflecting, and spell resistance (any).
Thanks in advance!
No.
The enhancement bonus that Holy Shield refers to is the +X bonus AC, not special qualities like SR.
So if you have a +5 Spell Reflect (19) Heavy Steel Shield, you can use Holy Shield to give your allies +7 shield bonus (2 from the shield, 5 from the enhancement bonus). The SR is not an enhancement bonus, it just uses the same number for math purposes... which admittedly is some confusing word overuse.
Thanks!