Blade Ward

Level

Cantrip · Abjuration

Cost

Action

Range

Self

Components

Verbal, Somatic

Take only half the damage from Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing attacks.

Who can get it

From the game's class, subclass and race progression tables (the level is the class or character level it first becomes available at), feat choices, equipment boosts and scrolls.

Classes 5

• Bard · can pick, from level 1
• Cleric · can pick, from level 1
• Sorcerer · can pick, from level 1
• Warlock · can pick, from level 1
• Wizard · can pick, from level 1

Subclasses 15

• Arcane Trickster (Rogue) · can pick, from level 3
• Eldritch Knight (Fighter) · can pick, from level 3
• Abjuration (Wizard) · can pick, from level 4
• Bladesinging (Wizard) · can pick, from level 4
• Conjuration (Wizard) · can pick, from level 4
• Divination (Wizard) · can pick, from level 4
• Enchantment (Wizard) · can pick, from level 4
• Evocation (Wizard) · can pick, from level 4
• Illusion (Wizard) · can pick, from level 4
• Necromancy (Wizard) · can pick, from level 4
• The Archfey (Warlock) · can pick, from level 4
• The Fiend (Warlock) · can pick, from level 4
• The Great Old One (Warlock) · can pick, from level 4
• The Hexblade (Warlock) · can pick, from level 4
• Transmutation (Wizard) · can pick, from level 4

Races 2

• High Half-Elf · can pick, from level 1
• Vampire · can pick, from level 1

Feats 5

• Magic Initiate: Bard · can pick
• Magic Initiate: Cleric · can pick
• Magic Initiate: Sorcerer · can pick
• Magic Initiate: Warlock · can pick
• Magic Initiate: Wizard · can pick