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• Barkskin
  created: 2026-03-09T12:15:33.899-04:00
  modified: 2026-03-09T12:15:33.899-04:00
  published: 2026-03-09T12:15:33.899-04:00
  tags:
• ttrpg-cli/compendium/src/5e/xphb
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/bard
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/druid
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/ranger
• ttrpg-cli/spell/level/2nd-level
• ttrpg-cli/spell/school/transmutation
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/college-of-lore
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/corpse-florist
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/green-magic
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  classes:
• Bard
• Bard (College of Lore)
• Druid
• Necromancer (Corpse Florist)
• Ranger
• Witch (Green Magic)

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Barkskin

2nd-level, Transmutation

• Casting time: 1 Bonus Action
• Range: Touch
• Components: V, S, M (a handful of oak 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.

Classes: Bard (College of Lore); Bard; Druid; Necromancer (Corpse Florist); Ranger; Witch (Green Magic)

Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 245. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)