Lita can use a bonus action to end one of her artificer infusions within 60 feet and create a temporary magic item in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of her. The item vanishes after 1 hour and must be one of the common magic items permitted by the feature.

Lita releases a prepared magical effect through a device, tool, or improvised mechanism.

Brindle darts into position and lashes out with its Force-Empowered Rend, then uses its reaction to defend an ally.

Lita channels a stored spell through a mundane object, allowing a creature to activate it repeatedly.

Lita can cast artificer spells using Intelligence as her spellcasting ability. She uses thieves' tools or artisan's tools as a spellcasting focus and can produce magical effects through inventions, formulas, and tinkering.

Lita has expertise with thieves' tools and tinker's tools. She can use these tools to create a set of artisan's tools, and she can use an artisan's tool as a spellcasting focus.

Lita has learned to infuse mundane objects with magical properties. She knows 10 infusions and can maintain up to 4 infused items at once.

Lita gains proficiency with smith's tools. She can use smith's tools to create a Steel Defender, a magical construct that acts on her commands, protects her allies, and repairs itself.

Lita gains proficiency with martial weapons and can use Intelligence instead of Strength or Dexterity for attack and damage rolls with a magic weapon. Her Steel Defender can use its reaction to impose disadvantage on an attack against a creature within 5 feet of it.

Lita gains the Battle Smith specialty. Her Steel Defender is a Small or Medium construct with its own statistics, turn in combat, Force-Empowered Rend attack, Deflect Attack reaction, and restorative repair ability.

Lita gains proficiency with all artisan's tools. With one hour of work and raw materials, she can create a temporary set of artisan's tools, or replace a lost set.

Lita can attune to up to four magic items instead of three.

Lita can attune to up to five magic items instead of four. She ignores all class, race, spell, and level requirements on attuning to or using a magic item. She can also use her action to touch an object and end one infusion on it.

Lita has always-prepared Battle Smith spells that do not count against her prepared artificer spells: Heroism, Branding Smite, Aura of Vitality, Fire Shield, and Conjure Barrage.

Lita is a member of an artificers' and engineers' guild. Guild members recognize her credentials, offer workspace and modest support, and will usually shelter her or provide introductions when she is working in a place where the guild has influence.