You conjure sand that takes the form of a shield and solidifies into stone. This shield hovers around you and can move of its own accord to never be in your way and to instantly position itself to block attacks. The shield can block all melee and ranged weapon attacks as well as any melee or ranged spell attacks that are not from the enchantment or illusion schools of magic. Any attack that the shield can block which is made against you will be directed to the shield instead. If the attack would miss the shield, it also misses you regardless of your Armor Class.

The shield has an Armor Class of 10 + the spell's level + your spellcasting ability modifier. It has a number of hit points equal to 5x the spell's level + your spellcasting ability modifier. It has resistance to piercing, slashing and bludgeoning damage and is immune to poison, psychic and necrotic damage. It is vulnerable to acid damage. The shield cannot protect against anything that is not an attack and cannot be damaged by anything that is not an attack. The shield is destroyed and vanishes if it reaches 0 hit points. The spell ends if the shield is destroyed, if you cast this spell again or if you choose to end it as an action.