# 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/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-college-of-lore-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Bard](/3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Druid](/3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-druid.md); [Ranger](/3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-ranger.md) *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 245. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*