Shielding Cube

1st-level abjuration (Artificer,Wizard)

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• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 150 feet
• Components: V S M (A cube of wax covered in arcane runes)
• Duration: Instantaneous

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You direct a minute cube of force into the thick of battle, where it suddenly expands, slamming your enemy and protecting your allies. Make a ranged spell attack against one creature within range. If the attack hits, the target takes 2d6 force damage and its speed is reduced by half until the end of its next turn. Until its speed is longer reduced in this way, whenever the target takes makes an attack against a creature more than 5 feet away from it, it must roll a d4 and subtract the number rolled from the attack roll.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st.