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Fire Shield 5e spell

4th-level evocation · 2024 version below

Casting time
1 action
Range
Self
Components
V, S, M (A bit of phosphorus or a firefly)
Duration
10 minutes
School
Evocation
Level
4
Damage type
Fire

Thin and wispy flames wreathe your body for the duration, shedding bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. You can end the spell early by using an action to dismiss it.

The flames provide you with a warm shield or a chill shield, as you choose. The warm shield grants you resistance to cold damage, and the chill shield grants you resistance to fire damage.

In addition, whenever a creature within 5 feet of you hits you with a melee attack, the shield erupts with flame. The attacker takes 2d8 fire damage from a warm shield, or 2d8 cold damage from a cold shield.

Classes that can cast Fire Shield

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Wizard spells7th character levelIntelligence

Fire Shield in the 2024 rules

The 2024 Player’s Handbook revised many spells, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new text. What changed from the 2014 version above:

Casting time
Action
Range
Self
Components
V, S, M (a bit of phosphorus or a firefly)
Duration
10 minutes
School
Evocation
Level
4
Classes
Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard

Wispy flames wreathe your body for the duration, shedding Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet.

The flames provide you with a warm shield or a chill shield, as you choose. The warm shield grants you Resistance to Cold damage, and the chill shield grants you Resistance to Fire damage.

In addition, whenever a creature within 5 feet of you hits you with a melee attack roll, the shield erupts with flame. The attacker takes 2d8 Fire damage from a warm shield or 2d8 Cold damage from a chill shield.

2024 version from the SRD 5.2. Most tables settle on one edition, so check which one yours uses.

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