# Barkskin *2nd-level, Transmutation* - **Casting time:** 1 bonus - **Range:** Touch - **Components:** V, S, 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](armor-class-xphb.md) of 17 if its AC is lower than that. **Classes**: [Bard](list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Druid](list-spells-classes-druid.md); [Druid](list-spells-classes-druid.md); [Ranger](list-spells-classes-ranger.md); [Ranger](list-spells-classes-ranger.md); [Bard (College of Lore)](list-spells-classes-bard-xphb-college-of-lore-xphb.md) *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 245. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*