# Fire Shield *4th-level, Evocation* - **Casting time:** 1 action - **Range:** Self - **Components:** V, S, a bit of phosphorus or a firefly - **Duration:** 10 minute Wispy flames wreathe your body for the duration, shedding [Bright Light](bright-light-xphb.md) in a 10-foot radius and [Dim Light](dim-light-xphb.md) 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](Assets/5ETools/rules/variant-rules/resistance-xphb.md) to Cold damage, and the chill shield grants you [Resistance](Assets/5ETools/rules/variant-rules/resistance-xphb.md) 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. **Classes**: [Bard](list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Druid](list-spells-classes-druid.md); [Sorcerer](list-spells-classes-sorcerer.md); [Wizard](list-spells-classes-wizard.md); [Wizard](list-spells-classes-wizard.md); [Rogue (Arcane Trickster)](list-spells-classes-rogue-xphb-arcane-trickster-xphb.md); [Fighter (Eldritch Knight)](list-spells-classes-fighter-xphb-eldritch-knight-xphb.md); [Wizard (Evoker)](list-spells-classes-wizard-xphb-evoker-xphb.md); [Warlock (Fiend Patron)](list-spells-classes-warlock-xphb-fiend-patron-xphb.md); [Cleric (War Domain)](list-spells-classes-cleric-xphb-war-domain-xphb.md) *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 274. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*