Steel Defender
Subclass Feature · Level 3 · Artificer · Battle Smith
Subclass Feature
Rules
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Feature Details
Your tinkering has borne you a companion, a . 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 is Friendly [Attitude] to you and your allies and obeys you. It vanishes if you die.
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 action unless you take a Bonus Action to command it to take an action. If you have the condition, the defender acts on its own and isn't limited to the action.
If the defender has died within the last hour, you can take a 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 if you have in hand. If you already have a defender from this feature, the first one vanishes.