Paladin Fighting Styles in Dungeons & Dragons 5e

Paladin Fighting Styles

When a paladin chooses a fighting style, they may also select two options from the following table.

Defense	Dueling	Great Weapon Fighting	Protection
No Opening Reaction: An enemy attacks you Your armor class increases by 3 until the start of your next turn Recharge: 5-6	Fantastic Flourish Bonus Action If you have hit a target that you have marked this turn, you may mark an additional target within 25 ft. Recharge: 5-6	Cleave Replaces one attack on your turn Strikes all targets in front of the character, range is based on the weapon used Recharge: 5-6	Divine Challenge Passive Modifies compelled duel The target is marked. If it attacks a target that is not you, it takes radiant damage equal to (3 + Charisma modifier)
Bolstering Strike Passive Your attacks grant you temporary hit points equal to your Charisma modifier	Hamstring Replaces one attack on your turn Slows target until end of next turn	Dance of Steel Passive After making an attack, you can shift 5 ft. as a free action	Martyr's Blessing Reaction: an adjacent ally is hit by an attack The attack hits you instead
Stabilizing Strike Replaces one attack on your turn Your character must be bloodied After hitting an enemy, you can immediately roll a hit die	Tide of Iron Passive When you hit an enemy with an attack you can push them 5 ft. Afterwards, you may shift into the square they occupied	Brute Strike Replaces one attack on your turn Make an attack that deals an extra 1d10 damage Recharge: 4-6	Denying Smite Replaces one attack on your turn After hitting an enemy, select one target within 25 ft. That enemy cannot attack that target until the end of your next turn Recharge: 5-6
The Best Defense... Reaction: You are hit by an attack You make an attack against the enemy that hit you. If you hit, you deal extra radiant damage equal to your Charisma modifier Recharge: 5-6	Enfeebling Strike Replaces one attack on your turn target has -2 ac until the end of your next turn Recharge: 5-6	Reaping Strike Passive Your missed attacks deal damage equal to your strength modifier	Covering Attack Replaces one attack on your turn After hitting an enemy, an adjacent ally can shift 10 ft. as a free action Recharge: 5-6

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