# 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](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/armor-class-xphb.md) of 17 if its AC is lower than that. **Classes**: [Bard (College of Lore)](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-bard-xphb-college-of-lore-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Bard](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Ranger](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-ranger.md); [Druid](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-druid.md) *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 245. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*