You touch a shield and animate it to protect a target that you can see within range. If the shield is worn, it magicaly doffs itself as part of the spell. The shield hovers around its target and does its best to protect them from harm. The spell lasts for the duration or until you cast this spell again.
As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the shield to a new target that you can see within 30 feet of it.
The target protected by the shield gains the benefit of using that shield without having to wield it. The shield counts as being magical for the duration. If the target is yourself, you can don or doff the shield as a free action, as the magical shield aids with any straps.
When the spell ends, the shield drops at the feet of the creature it was protecting. If the creature is you, you can choose to don the shield as a free action.
* - (a shield that is not worn or carried by another creature)
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