Source: Player's Handbook
You master fighting with two weapons, gaining the following benefits:
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You gain a +1 bonus to AC while you are wielding a separate melee weapon in each hand.
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You can use two-weapon fighting even when the one handed melee weapons you are wielding aren't light.
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You can draw or stow two one-handed weapons when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one.