Thorn Body

4th-level transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Self

Components: V, S

Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes

This spell causes spines to grow from your skin, damaging creatures that strike you. Whenever a creature within 5 feet of you hits you with a melee attack, the attacker takes 2d8 piercing damage.

Thorns created by this spell persists through any new physical shape or form you assume, such as via wild shape or any polymorph effect.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the spell damage is increased by 1d8 for each spell slot level above 4th.