# Mage Armor > [!info] Spell Details > | | | > |---|---| > | **Level** | 1st | > | **School** | [[Abjuration]] | > | **Casting Time** | 1 Action | > | **Range** | Touch | > | **Components** | V, S, M *(a piece of cured leather)* | > | **Duration** | 8 hours | > | **Classes** | Sorcerer, Wizard, Artificer | --- ## Description You touch a willing creature who isn't wearing armor, and a protective magical force surrounds it until the spell ends. The target's base AC becomes **13 + its Dexterity modifier**. The spell ends if the target dons armor or if you dismiss the spell as an action. --- ## At Higher Levels This spell does not have an upcast effect.