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War Caster

A wizard casting a protective spell against a dragon's breath attack in combat

Source: Player's Handbook

You gain the following benefits.

Ability Score Increase.
Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20.

Concentration.
You have Advantage on Constitution saving throws that you make to maintain Concentration.

Reactive Spell.
When a creature provokes an Opportunity Attack from you by leaving your reach, you can take a Reaction to cast a spell at the creature rather than making an Opportunity Attack. The spell must have a casting time of one action and must target only that creature.

Somatic Components.
You can perform the Somatic components of spells even when you have weapons or a Shield in one or both hands.