# Fire Shield > [!info] Spell Details > | | | > |---|---| > | **Level** | 4th | > | **School** | [[Evocation]] | > | **Casting Time** | 1 Action | > | **Range** | Self | > | **Components** | V, S, M *(a bit of phosphorus or a firefly)* | > | **Duration** | 10 minutes | > | **Classes** | Sorcerer, Wizard | --- ## Description Thin and wispy flames wreathe your body for the duration, shedding bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. You can end the spell early by using an action to dismiss it. The flames provide you with a **warm shield** or a **chill shield**, as you choose. The warm shield grants you **resistance to cold damage**, and the chill shield grants you **resistance to fire damage**. In addition, whenever a creature within 5 feet of you hits you with a melee attack, the shield erupts with flame. The attacker takes **2d8 fire damage** from a warm shield, or **2d8 cold damage** from a chill shield. --- ## At Higher Levels This spell does not have an upcast effect.