Armor of Agathys

SpellXPHBp. 2432024
Level
1 ยท Abjuration
Casting time
1 bonus
Range
Self
Components
V, S, M (a shard of blue glass)
Duration
1 hour

Protective magical frost surrounds you. You gain 5 Temporary Hit Points. If a creature hits you with a melee attack roll before the spell ends, the creature takes 5 Cold damage. The spell ends early if you have no Temporary Hit Points.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot

The Temporary Hit Points and the Cold damage both increase by 5 for each spell slot level above 1.

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