Casting Time 1 standard action
Schools Abjuration

EFFECT
Range Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target One friendly creature; see text
Duration 1 round/ level
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance yes (harmless)
Base MP cost 10

DESCRIPTION
You shroud a creature in layers of protective magic. The target creature gains a +4 deflection bonus to AC and a +4 resistance bonus to all saving throws.

Active Augment
For every 3 additional MP spent, you may increase the deflect AC bonus by 1.

Passive Augment
Greater Barrier (16 MP): The target also gains the Protected and Shelled status effect, which grants Strong: Physical and Non-Physical, halving all damage from all sources (This includes spells that deal physical damage, such as Force and Hammer, as well as physElemental damage).

Perfect Barrier (19 MP): The target is Immune to both Physical and Magical damage for a number of rounds equal to 1/4th of your caster level. This replaces the normal duration of the spell and cannot be enhanced by metamagic feats or items.