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A shield can receive enhancement bonuses to both AC and Attack. Do both types of enhancements count against the maximum possible bonus (+5)?

For example, can I have a shield that has +5 to AC, the Arrow Deflection property (effective +2), +5 to Attack, and Flaming (effective +1), for a total of +13?

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No, shields-as-weapons are completely separate from shields-as-protection even if they are the same physical object. They each have separate +5 enhancement bonus limits and +10 total limits. And they both require separate +1 enhancement bonuses on them before you can add special magic properties.

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  • ...What does that mean in practice, though? – Stackstuck May 22 '23 at 06:54
  • @Stackstuck that means you can do what I said in the question, have a shield with +5 AC and +5 to Attack and some other magic properties, beyond the usual +10 limit. It could even have +20 total (+10 defense and +10 offense). – GreySage May 23 '23 at 18:37