# Resistance *cantrip, Abjuration* - **Casting time:** 1 Action - **Range:** Touch - **Components:** V, S - **Duration:** Concentration, up to 1 minute You touch a willing creature and choose a damage type: Acid, Bludgeoning, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Necrotic, Piercing, Poison, Radiant, Slashing, or Thunder. When the creature takes damage of the chosen type before the spell ends, the creature reduces the total damage taken by `dice:1d4|noform|noparens|avg` (`1d4`). A creature can benefit from this spell only once per turn. **Classes**: [Artificer](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-artificer.md); [Bard (College of Lore)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-college-of-lore-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Cleric](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-cleric.md); [Druid](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-druid.md); [Sorcerer (Divine Soul, Good)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-divine-soul-xge.md "subclass=XGE;class=XPHB") *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 312. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*