Stoneskin

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Support

Stoneskin is a Support spell. Support spells strengthen, protect, or buff allies.

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 spell that shields one willing creature with stone-hard resilience, granting resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.

2024 Rules
Level & School
4th-level transmutation
Casting Time
Action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S, M (diamond dust worth 100+ GP, which the spell consumes)
Duration
Concentration, 1 hour
Classes
Artificer, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard
Source
Player's Handbook (2024)

Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch has Resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage.

2014 Rules
Level & School
4th-level abjuration
Casting Time
Action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S, M (diamond dust worth 100 gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration
Concentration, 1 hour
Classes
Artificer, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard
Source
Player's Handbook (2014)

This spell turns the flesh of a willing creature you touch as hard as stone. Until the spell ends, the target has resistance to nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.

Stoneskin 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

The 2024 version now grants resistance to all bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage, not just nonmagical B/P/S damage.

How popular is Stoneskin in 5e?

Stoneskin is the #26 most popular level 4 spell (of 60) and the #28 most picked level 4 Wizard spell (of 43).

Among level 4 spells, Stoneskin ranks just below Hallucinatory Terrain and just above Dominate Beast in popularity.

Read about how this popularity data is calculated and see Stoneskin visualized with all 5e spells.

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