When you cast an Abjuration spell of 1st level or higher, you create or strengthen an Arcane Ward that can absorb damage. You can also replenish the ward by expending spell slots as a Bonus Action.

Counterspell and Dispel Magic are always prepared for you. Dispel Magic can be cast as a Bonus Action, and if either spell fails, you do not expend the spell slot.

When a creature you can see within range takes damage, you can use your reaction to let your Arcane Ward absorb that damage instead.

Exhale magical poison in a 15-foot cone or 30-foot line. Each creature in the area makes a Dexterity save against your Breath Weapon DC. On a failure, it takes poison damage, half on a success. Uses equal to proficiency bonus per long rest.

Create spectral wings and gain a fly speed equal to your walking speed for 10 minutes. Once per long rest.

You cast Wizard spells using Intelligence, maintain a spellbook, and can use an Arcane Focus or your spellbook as your focus.

Your spellbook starts with six 1st-level Wizard spells, and whenever you gain a Wizard level after 1st, you add two Wizard spells of your choice to it.

You can cast any spell with the Ritual tag as a ritual if it is in your spellbook, even if you have not prepared it.

When you finish a Short Rest, you can recover expended spell slots whose combined levels are no more than half your Wizard level, rounded up, with no slot above 5th level.

Choose one proficiency from Arcana, History, Investigation, Medicine, Nature, or Religion. You gain Expertise in that skill.

You gain the Abjurer subclass, specializing in protective wards, countermagic, and the study of abjuration.

Choose two Wizard spells from the Abjuration school, each no higher than 2nd level, and add them to your spellbook for free. Your abjuration training expands whenever you gain access to a new spell-slot level.

Your mastery of abjuration makes your spell disruption especially potent. When you cast an abjuration spell that calls for a spell check, your proficiency adds to its force and reliability, especially when unraveling hostile magic.

At 4th level and again at 8th, 12th, and 16th, you gain a feat or Ability Score Improvement. Those improvements are already reflected in your final ability scores and build.

You can cast one 1st-level spell and one 2nd-level spell from your spellbook at will, provided they have a casting time of an action.

Choose two 3rd-level spells in your spellbook. You always have them prepared, and you can cast each once at 3rd level without expending a spell slot, refreshing after a Short or Long Rest.

Years of patient study and archival service have taught Maa'raxia how to find obscure lore, secure access to libraries and private collections, and recognize the value of forgotten records. In any settlement with scholars, monasteries, or vaults of learning, she can usually identify a knowledgeable contact or a place where research can begin.