# Arcane Countermeasure
#pf2e/focus_spell/level_5 #pf2e/class/sorcerer #pf2e/school/abjuration 
==[Uncommon](../../../Traits/Uncommon.md)== ==[Abjuration](../../../Traits/Abjuration.md)== ==[Sorcerer](../../../Traits/Sorcerer.md)==
*Source* Core Rulebook pg. 403 3.0
**Bloodline** imperial
**Cast** ◄ somatic; **Trigger** A creature within range that you can see Casts a Spell.
**Range** 120 feet; **Targets** the spell cast by the triggering creature

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You undermine the target spell, making it easier to defend against. You reduce the spell's level by 1, and targets of the spell gain a +2 status bonus to any saving throws, skill checks, AC, or DC against it.

You can't reduce the spell's level below its minimum. For example, a 5th-level [Cone of Cold](../../Arcane_Tradition/Level%205/Cone%20of%20Cold.md) would remain 5th-level, but a 5th-level [Fireball](../../Arcane_Tradition/Level%203/Fireball.md) would become 4th-level.

**Targets** still gain all the other benefits, even if you don't reduce the spell's level.