Do bracers of defense stack with shield?

Yes, they do stack As the replies to his tweet point out, the description of the Bracers of Defense says “you gain a +2 bonus to AC”; they don’t provide a different AC calculation, so the two do stack.

Does shield of faith stack with a shield?

Yes they stack. Shield of faith will not stack with a protection item.

Can shield spells stack?

1 Answer. And since two shield bonuses don’t stack, you get only the bonus from the magic shield or from the spell shield, whichever is greater.

Do bracers of armor stack with armor?

Bracers of armor and ordinary armor do not stack. If a creature receives a larger armor bonus from another source, the bracers of armor cease functioning and do not grant their armor bonus or their armor special abilities. If the bracers of armor grant a larger armor bonus, the other source of armor ceases functioning.

Do shield bonuses stack?

A shield bonus improves armor class and is granted by a shield or by a spell or magic effect that mimics a shield. Shield bonuses stack with all other bonuses to AC except other shield bonuses. A shield bonus doesn’t apply against touch attacks.

How many charges does the staff of Defense have?

The staff has 10 charges, which are used to fuel the spells within it. With the staff in hand, you can use your action to cast one of the following spells from the staff if the spell is on your class’s spell list: mage armor (1 charge) or shield (2 charges). No components are required.

Can a DM cast the staff of Defense?

A DM could also allow casting the spell as a reaction. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. This seems to be the case even for the Staff of Defense, being in the Starter Set, which was released before the DMG errata was.

What’s the rarity of the staff of Defense?

The Staff of Defense is described in the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure (on p. 53), but the magic items in Appendix A have no rarity mentioned. The Staff of Defense, particularly, is unique to LMoP (i.e. it’s not described in the DMG, or any other place I’ve found). It requires attunement. The description states:

What can you do with a staff of Defense?

Some staves of defense popular in the 1370s DR allowed the wielder to cast ghostly visage, mage armor, and protection from alignment. In total, these staves had ten charges, which could be recharged (from halfway to fully) during a short period of downtime.