How does arcane ward work?

The ward has a hit point maximum equal to twice your wizard level + your Intelligence modifier. Whenever you take damage, the ward takes the damage instead. If this damage reduces the ward to 0 hit points, you take any remaining damage. While the ward has 0 hit points, it can’t absorb damage, but its magic remains.

Does arcane Ward stack with false life?

However, temporary hit-points that are not temporary hit-points (Arcane Ward, Wizard Arcane Tradition: Abjurer) will stack, as it is a seperate entity that behaves like temporary hit-points. It is not THP, but takes damage for you and cannot die. Therefore, it, and as far as I know only it, will stack with False Life.

Does arcane Ward benefit from resistance?

How does Arcane Ward interact with temporary hit points and damage resistance that an abjurer might have? An Arcane Ward is not an extension of the wizard who creates it. Any temporary hit points, immunities, or resistances that the wizard has don’t apply to the ward.

Does arcane ward start with Max HP?

Or is the starting HP of the ward it’s true maximum until you either level up and/or get an INT increase? The Arcane Ward feature says: “The ward has a hit point maximum equal to twice your wizard level + your Intelligence modifier. “. So, it can’t go above that.

Can you cast false life on others?

Yes. A wizard can use False Life and Life Transference to heal someone else.

Can you stack armor of Agathys?

Armor of Agathys deals damage only while you have the temp. hp it grants. And temp. hp don’t stack (PH, 198).

What is arcane Ward?

Arcane Ward says “When you cast an abjuration spell of 1st level or higher, you can simultaneously use a strand of the spell’s magic to create a magical ward on yourself that lasts until you finish a long rest.”

What is false life in DND?

Bolstering yourself with a necromantic facsimile of life, you gain 1d4+4 Temporary Hit Points for the Duration. At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd Level or higher, you gain 5 additional Temporary Hit Points for each slot level above 1st.

Can an abjuration spell restore hit points to an arcane Ward?

A: Any abjuration spell of 1st level or higher cast by an abjurer can restore hit points to his or her Arcane Ward. As is normal for healing, the ward can’t regain more hit points than its hit point maximum: twice the wizard’s level + the wizard’s Intelligence modifier. It’ll never pass that and that’s okay. This is what the abjuration wizard does!

How does an arcane ward work in RuneScape?

In Arcane Ward the wording says “When you cast an abjuration spell of 1st level or higher, you can simultaneously use a strand of the spell’s magic to create a magical ward on yourself that lasts until you finish a long rest. The ward has a hit point maximum equal to twice your wizard level + your Intelligence modifier.”

How long does it take to recover Arcane Ward?

Svirfneblin Magic feat for deep gnomes gives them Nondetection (3rd level abjuration spell) that they can cast at will. Warlocks have the Armor of Shadows invocation which lets them cast Mage Armor at will. With those you can recover your Arcane ward in a few seconds to a little over a minute.

How many times can you cast alarm on arcane Ward?

Alarm would only “heal” 2 hit points of the Arcane Ward. If a Short Rest is 60 minutes, you could do 6 castings regaining 12 hp per short rest. Yes, you’re reading it right. This means that it’s also compatible with Spell Mastery. Yup. It’s even covered in Sage Advice: Does casting alarm as a ritual heal Arcane Ward?