.. _`Shield`:

Shield
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*1st-level abjuration*

**Casting Time:** 1 reaction, which you take when you are hit by an
attack or targeted by the :ref:`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*.