One thing to consider is that the cloak is less flexible than the AC. There are a lot of ways that you can reliably impose disadvantage which become useless when using the cloak.

For example:

• Lying prone
• Taking the Dodge action
• Using Patient Defense
• Hiding

In all of these situations, the AC is strictly better.

A class that often finds themselves forcing attackers to have disadvantage may find the clock to be essentially useless, and the AC to be far superior.

One thing to consider is that the cloak is less flexible than the AC. There are a lot of ways that you can reliably impose disadvantage which become useless when using the cloak.

For example:

• Lying prone
• Taking the Dodge action
• Using Patient Defense
• Hiding

In all of these situations, the AC is strictly better.

A class that often finds themselves forcing attackers to have disadvantage may find the cloak to be essentially useless, and the AC to be far superior.

One thing to consider is that the cloak is less flexible than the AC. There are a lot of ways that you can reliably gain disadvantage which become useless when using the cloak.

For example:

• Laying prone
• Taking the dodge action
• Using Patient Defense
• Hiding

In all of these situations, the AC is strictly better.

A class that often finds themselves forcing attackers to have disadvantage may find the clock to be essentially useless, and the AC to be far superior.

One thing to consider is that the cloak is less flexible than the AC. There are a lot of ways that you can reliably impose disadvantage which become useless when using the cloak.

For example:

• Lying prone
• Taking the Dodge action
• Using Patient Defense
• Hiding

In all of these situations, the AC is strictly better.

A class that often finds themselves forcing attackers to have disadvantage may find the clock to be essentially useless, and the AC to be far superior.