PHALANX FORMATION [Minotaur, Teamwork]

     You form a defensive formation with those around you.

Prerequisite: Shield Proficiency.

Benefit: Whenever you are wielding a shield and are adjacent to an ally wielding a shield who also has this feat, the AC bonus from your shield increases, depending on the shield wielded by your ally.

• If your ally is wielding a buckler or a light shield, your shield bonus increases by +1.
• If your ally is wielding a heavy shield or a tower shield, your shield bonus increases by +2.

     You keep these bonuses even if your ally loses his shield bonus due to making a shield bash attack.

     If an adjacent ally with this feat uses a tower shield to grant total cover, you also benefit if an attack targeting you passes through the edge of the shield.