Barkskin

2nd-level transmutation · D&D 5e (SRD)

2024 rules (SRD 5.2.1)

Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a handful of bark)
Duration: 1 hour

You touch a willing creature. Until the spell ends, the target's skin assumes a bark-like appearance, and the target has an Armor Class of 17 if its AC is lower than that.

2014 rules (SRD 5.1)

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a handful of oak bark)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour

You touch a willing creature. Until the spell ends, the target's skin has a rough, bark-like appearance, and the target's AC can't be less than 16, regardless of what kind of armor it is wearing.