The Bracers of Defence are handwear in Baldur’s Gate 3 which boosts your Armour Class by 2 when only wearing clothing or robes and not holding a shield.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Bracers of Defence Stats
Bracers of Defence
Rare
Become the Bulwark: You gain a +2 bonus to Armour Class as long as you are not wearing armour or holding a shield.
Delicate twists of magical iron – painstakingly gilded – have been fashioned into these fortifying vambraces.
0.5 
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Baldur’s Gate 3 Bracers of Defence Location
The Bracers of Defence are in a gilded chest inside the secret cellar of the Apothecary (X: -656 Y: -370), beneath the Blighted Village during Act 1. To enter the main cellar open the hatch behind the counter of the Apothecary. Then, downstairs find the lever (X: -704 Y: -353) that will open the secret entrance.
