Kincade can build a Steel Defender, a loyal construct that obeys his commands in battle, acting on his initiative and taking the Dodge action unless he uses a bonus action to command it.

Kincade commands his Steel Defender to act, using his tactical awareness and battlefield engineering to keep allies safe.

Kincade can make two weapon attacks with the Attack action, usually pairing a crossbow shot with a tool-heavy follow up or switching to melee in tight spaces.

Kincade channels arcane energy through a weapon strike or his construct's hit, adding force damage or restoring hit points.

Kincade can add his Intelligence modifier to a failed check or save after seeing the roll, turning near disasters into manageable setbacks.

Kincade can magically imbue tiny nonmagical objects with simple effects, creating glowing, helpful, or whimsical tools that last until he uses this feature again or dismisses them.

Kincade prepares and casts artificer spells using Intelligence, can use tools as a spellcasting focus, and can ritual cast artificer spells he has prepared with the ritual tag.

Kincade can infuse mundane items with magical enhancements, knowing multiple infusions and maintaining several infused items at once. His infusions can be changed when he finishes a long rest.

Kincade gains proficiency with thieves' tools and tinker's tools, and his proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check he makes that uses any tool with which he is proficient.

Kincade can use one of his infused items as a spellcasting focus, and when he casts certain artificer spells through it, the item can store the spell for repeated use by others.

Kincade can attune to up to four magic items at once instead of the usual three.

Kincade can now attune to up to five magic items at once and can ignore race, class, spell, and level requirements when attuning to magic items.

Battle Smith spells are always prepared and do not count against the number of artificer spells Kincade can prepare.

Kincade uses Intelligence for attack and damage rolls with magic weapons, and he can use his Intelligence modifier for attack and damage rolls with infused magic weapons.

Kincade's Steel Defender becomes tougher and more dangerous, improving its defenses and the damage it deals when it retaliates.

When in a settlement with an artisan's guild, Kincade can usually secure food, lodging, and assistance from guild members of his trade, provided he honors local customs and maintains his reputation.