5th level Necromancy
Classes: Magus, Sorcerer, Wizard
Domains: Blood, Death, Night
Components: V, S
Casting Time: Bonus
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 minute
Spell Resistance: Yes
Description: This spell wreathes you in shadowy energy and damages those that make melee attacks against you. Any creature that strikes you with its body or a handheld weapon deals normal damage, but at the same time the attacker takes 1d6 points of necrotic damage + 1 point per caster level (maximum +15). Creatures wielding melee weapons with reach are not subject to this damage. When an attacker takes damage from the spell, you heal a number of hit points equal to 25% of the damage the spell dealt. When cast as a reaction, this spell only lasts one round.