Shield of Faith

Category: Baldur’s Gate Spells

Level 1 Abjuration spell available to Clerics and Paladins. A Bonus Action that grants +2 Armour Class until Long Rest. A cheap, efficient buff for your front-line tank.

Spell description: Surround a creature with a shimmering field of magic that increases its Armour Class by 2.

Spell properties

Range: 18m (60ft)
Duration: Until Long Rest
Concentration spell
Conditions applied: +2 bonus to Armour Class.
Cost: Bonus Action + Spell Slot
Recharge: Per turn

Spell upcasting

Casting Shield of Faith at higher levels provides no additional benefits.

How to obtain Shield of Faith

Cleric at Class level 1
War Domain (Cleric) at Class level 1, as a Domain Spell
Paladin at Class level 2
Granted by features: Magic Initiate: Cleric
Several versions are available from items (see the wiki)

Surround a creature with a shimmering field of magic that increases its Armour Class by 2.

Range: 18m (60ft)

Duration: Until Long Rest

When to cast Shield of Faith

+2 Armour Class for a Bonus Action, cast from range, lasting until Long Rest, is a very efficient buff to hang on your front-line tank at the start of a fight. Over a whole encounter that +2 turns a lot of hits into misses.

The cost is Concentration, which is the real decision on a Cleric who would rather be holding Spirit Guardians or Bless. On a Paladin with nothing else to concentrate on, it is close to free value.

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Spell properties

Level

Level 1

School

Abjuration

Casting resource

Bonus Action + Spell Slot

Damage type

Range

18m (60ft)

Duration

Until long rest

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