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Shield D&D 2014

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Level
1st
School
Abjuration
Casting time
1 reaction, which you take when you are hit by an attack or targeted by the magic missile spell
Range
Self
Components
V/S
Duration
1 round

An invisible barrier of magical force appears and protects you. Until the start of your next turn, you have a +5 bonus to AC, including against the triggering attack, and you take no damage from magic missile.

SRD 5.1, p.179 · CC BY 4.0

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