The second letter of the Greek alphabet
Beta
1964
Boris Johnson
Real king
The spell captures some of the incoming energy, lessening its effect on you and storing it for your next melee attack. You have resistance to the triggering damage type until the start of your next turn. Also, the first time you hit with a melee attack on your next turn, the target takes an extra 1d6 damage of the triggering type, and the spell ends.
Absorb Elements
An insect known for its limbs looking as if they are praying
Mantis
1925
Margaret Thatcher
Joined emulator
Romeo and Juliet
A beam of crackling, blue energy lances out toward a creature within range, forming a sustained arc of lightning between you and the target. Make a ranged spell attack against that creature. On a hit, the target takes 1d12 lightning damage, and on each of your turns for the duration, you can use your action to deal 1d12 lightning damage to the target automatically. The spell ends if you use your action to do anything else. The spell also ends if the target is ever outside the spell’s range or if it has total cover from you.
Witch Bolt
A spiteful creature formed from the spirit of a female, known for it's mournful wail
Banshee
1874
Winston Churchill
Graded minimum hamsters
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The wood of a club or quarterstaff you are holding is imbued with nature's power. For the duration, you can use your spellcasting ability instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls of melee attacks using that weapon, and the weapon's damage die becomes a d8. The weapon also becomes magical, if it isn't already. The spell ends if you cast it again or if you let go of the weapon.
Shillelagh
The capital and largest city of Greece
Athens
1951
Gordon Brown
Actor annoyed a plant
Antony and Cleopatra
A shimmering field appears and surrounds a creature of your choice within range, granting it a +2 bonus to AC for the duration.
Shield of Faith
The action role-playing video game developed by Supergiant Games published in 2011
Bastion
1869
Neville Chamberlain
Tiny worms wished forever
The Merry Wives of Windsor
By casting gem-inlaid sticks, rolling dragon bones, laying out ornate cards, or employing some other divining tool, you receive an omen from an otherworldly entity about the results of a specific course of action that you plan to take within the next 30 minutes. The DM chooses from the following possible omens:
The spell doesn't take into account any possible circumstances that might change the outcome, such as the casting of additional spells or the loss or gain of a companion.
If you cast the spell two or more times before completing your next long rest, there is a cumulative 25 percent chance for each casting after the first that you get a random reading. The DM makes this roll in secret.
Augury