Cosmic power gathers around you, forming brilliant rings of matter that orbit your body. These rings shield you from harm and lash out at those who dare come too close.

When you cast this spell, you gain the following benefits for the duration:

• Your AC increases by +1.
• You gain a +1 bonus to all saving throws.
• Whenever a creature makes a melee attack against you, it must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 3d8 force damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 3rd.