Deuxmael's Defiant Defender

Your arcane power surges and is made manifest by a scream of defiance. The target is shielded by your arcane power, reducing and potentially negating the amount of damage taken from a successful attack.

You, or a creature that you can see within 60 feet of you reduces the amount of damage taken from a successful weapon or targeted spell attack by 1d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier. If the triggering attack's original damage is less than the amount reduced by this effect, the remaining reduction is then lost.

The amount of damage reduced increases by 1d4 at 5th level (2d4), 11th level (3d4), and 17th level (4d4).