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Spells are magical energies from the multiverse conjured by spellcasters (Wizard, Sorcerer, Druid, Warlock, etc.) through experience, knowledge, or innate ability to create magical Effects, deal damage to enemies, or heal their allies.

All spellcasters are proficient with Spell Attacks. When they make an Attack Roll with a Spell, they roll against the target's Armour Class:

d20 + Proficiency Bonus + Spellcasting Ability Modifier

Spell Slots

Spell Slots are the spellcasters' Resource used to cast Spells. Once Spell Slots are depleted, they can only be regained through a Long Rest, with the following notable exceptions:

Certain classes like Wizard and some Druid subclasses have the ability to regain a small number of Spell Slots once per day.
Warlocks only need to take a Short Rest to fully regain their Spell Slots.

Spell Slot Levels

Each Spell Slot has a level that corresponds to the level of spells that can be cast using that slot: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and so on.

Cantrips do not consume any spell slots and are effectively an infinite resource.

Upcasting

Upcasting refers to when a spellcaster chooses to use a higher level spell slot to cast a lower level spell. Many spells gain additional damage dice, area of effect, targets, or other effects when upcast, but some spells gain no additional benefit. Warlock spells are always upcast to their highest known spell level.

Spellcasting Ability Modifier

Your Spellcasting Ability Modifier affects your chance of success with certain spells, and sometimes how powerful they are. See the Saving Throw and Attack Roll pages for detailed explanations of how the spellcasting ability modifier is applied.

Each class uses a different Ability Modifier for spellcasting:

Wizards, Arcane Tricksters, and Eldritch Knights use Intelligence as their Spellcasting Ability Modifier.
- Other Rogues and Fighters also use Intelligence as their Spellcasting Ability Modifier for Scrolls and spells from other magical items, despite not being able to cast spells normally.
Clerics, Rangers, and Druids use Wisdom as their Spellcasting Ability Modifier.
Bards, Paladins, Sorcerers, and Warlocks use Charisma as their Spellcasting Ability Modifier.
- Barbarians also use Charisma as their Spellcasting Ability Modifier for Scrolls and spells from other magical items, despite not being able to cast spells normally.

Concentration

Main page: Concentration

Concentration Spells require the caster to put focus into the spell in order to maintain its effects. If the caster loses Concentration, the spell ends prematurely. A caster can only concentrate on one spell at a time.

When the caster takes damage, they make a Constitution Saving Throw d20 + Constitution Modifier to maintain Concentration. The result must match or exceed a DC of 10 or half the number of damage they received, whichever is higher.

Ways you can lose Concentration while maintaining Concentration Spells:
- Failing a Concentration Check by taking damage.
- Casting another Concentration Spell.
- Being affected by Conditions such as Downed, Sleeping, Rage, etc.

Prepared Spells

Prepared Spells are Spells that certain spellcasting classes must prepare in order to cast. In exchange, these classes know many Spells at low levels and will eventually learn all Spells from their class's Spell List.

Prepared Spells can be swapped at any time outside of combat.

The number of Prepared Spells each class can have at a time is equal to Spellcasting Ability Modifier + Class Level (Minimum of 1 spell).

Classes that use Prepared Spells:
- Cleric
- Druid
- Paladin - Prepared Spells limited to Charisma Modifier + (1/2 Paladin Level) (Minimum of 1 spell).
- Wizard

Known Spells

Known Spells are Spells memorized by certain spellcasting classes. These Spells are Always Prepared. In exchange, these classes know fewer Spells at low levels and will be unable to learn every Spell from their class's Spell List.

Classes that use Known Spells:

Additionally, Spells granted by Races or by certain Subclasses (such as Cleric Domains) are Always Prepared.

List of Spells

All Spells

List of Spells and Cantrips
Name	Casting Time	Duration	Range / Area	Attack / Save	Damage / Effect
Cantrips
File:Acid Splash Icon 2.png Acid Splash	Action	Instant	Range: 18 m / 60 ft AoE: 2 m / 7 ft (Radius)	Attack roll Dexterity saving throw	Acid
File:Blade Ward Icon 2.png Blade Ward	-	-	-	-	-
File:Chill Touch Icon 2.png Chill Touch	-	-	-	-	-
File:Dancing Lights Icon 2.png Dancing Lights	-	-	-	-	-
File:Eldritch Blast Icon 2.png Eldritch Blast	-	-	-	-	-
File:Fire Bolt Icon 2.png Fire Bolt	-	-	-	-	-
File:Friends Icon 2.png Friends	-	-	-	-	-
File:Guidance Icon 2.png Guidance	Action	Duration: 10 turns	Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft	-	-
Light	-	-	-	-	-
File:Mage Hand Icon 2.png Mage Hand	-	-	-	-	-
File:Minor Illusion Icon 2.png Minor Illusion	-	-	-	-	-
File:Poison Spray Icon 2.png Poison Spray	-	-	-	-	-
Produce Flame	-	-	-	-	-
File:Ray Of Frost Icon 2.png Ray of Frost	-	-	-	-	-
File:Resistance Icon 2.png Resistance	-	-	-	-	-
File:Sacred Flame Icon 2.png Sacred Flame	-	-	-	-	-
Shillelagh	-	-	-	-	-
File:Shocking Grasp Icon 2.png Shocking Grasp	-	-	-	-	-
Thaumaturgy	-	-	-	-	-
File:Thorn Whip Icon 2.png Thorn Whip	-	-	-	-	-
File:True Strike Icon 2.png True Strike	-	-	-	-	-
File:Vicious Mockery Icon 2.png Vicious Mockery	-	-	-	-	-
1st Level Spells
File:Animal Friendship Icon 2.png Animal Friendship	-	-	-	-	-
Armour of Agathys	-	-	-	-	-
File:Arms Of Hadar Icon 2.png Arms of Hadar	-	-	-	-	-
File:Bane Icon 2.png Bane	-	-	-	-	-
File:Bless Icon 2.png Bless	-	-	-	-	-
File:Burning Hands Icon 2.png Burning Hands	-	-	-	-	-
Charm Person	-	-	-	-	-
File:Chromatic Orb Icon 2.png Chromatic Orb	-	-	-	-	-
Colour Spray	-	-	-	-	-
Command	-	-	-	-	-
Compelled Duel	-	-	-	-	-
Create or Destroy Water	-	-	-	-	-
Cure Wounds	-	-	-	-	-
Disguise Self	-	-	-	-	-
Dissonant Whispers	-	-	-	-	-
Divine Favour	-	-	-	-	-
Ensnaring Strike (Melee)	-	-	-	-	-
Ensnaring Strike (Ranged)	-	-	-	-	-
Entangle	-	-	-	-	-
Expeditious Retreat	-	-	-	-	-
Faerie Fire	-	-	-	-	-
False Life	-	-	-	-	-
Feather Fall	-	-	-	-	-
Find Familiar	-	-	-	-	-
Fog Cloud	-	-	-	-	-
Goodberry	-	-	-	-	-
Guiding Bolt	-	-	-	-	-
Grease	-	-	-	-	-
Hail of Thorns	-	-	-	-	-
Healing Word	-	-	-	-	-
Hellish Rebuke	-	-	-	-	-
File:Heroism Icon 2.png Heroism	-	-	-	-	-
Hex	-	-	-	-	-
Hunter's Mark	-	-	-	-	-
Inflict Wounds	-	-	-	-	-
Jump	-	-	-	-	-
Longstrider	-	-	-	-	-
Mage Armour	-	-	-	-	-
Magic Missile	-	-	-	-	-
Protection from Evil and Good	-	-	-	-	-
Ray of Sickness	-	-	-	-	-
Sanctuary	-	-	-	-	-
Searing Smite	-	-	-	-	-
Shield of Faith	-	-	-	-	-
Sleep	-	-	-	-	-
Speak with Animals	-	-	-	-	-
Tasha's Hideous Laughter	-	-	-	-	-
Thunderous Smite	-	-	-	-	-
Thunderwave	-	-	-	-	-
File:Witch Bolt Icon 2.png Witch Bolt	-	-	-	-	-
Wrathful Smite	-	-	-	-	-
2nd Level Spells
Aid	-	-	-	-	-
Barkskin	-	-	-	-	-
Blindness	-	-	-	-	-
Blur	-	-	-	-	-
Branding Smite	-	-	-	-	-
File:Calm Emotions Icon 2.png Calm Emotions	-	-	-	-	-
Cloud of Daggers	-	-	-	-	-
Crown Of Madness	-	-	-	-	-
Darkness	-	-	-	-	-
Darkvision	-	-	-	-	-
Detect Thoughts	-	-	-	-	-
Enhance Ability	-	-	-	-	-
File:Enlarge Reduce Icon 2.png Enlarge/Reduce	-	-	-	-	-
Flame Blade	-	-	-	-	-
Flaming Sphere	-	-	-	-	-
Heat Metal	-	-	-	-	-
Hold Person	-	-	-	-	-
Invisibility	-	-	-	-	-
Lesser Restoration	-	-	-	-	-
Magic Weapon	-	-	-	-	-
Melf's Acid Arrow	-	-	-	-	-
Mirror Image	-	-	-	-	-
Misty Step	-	-	-	-	-
Moonbeam	-	-	-	-	-
Pass Without Trace	-	-	-	-	-
File:Phantasmal Force Icon 2.png Phantasmal Force	-	-	-	-	-
Prayer of Healing	-	-	-	-	-
Protection from Poison	-	-	-	-	-
Ray of Enfeeblement	-	-	-	-	-
Scorching Ray	-	-	-	-	-
Shatter	-	-	-	-	-
Silence	-	-	-	-	-
Spike Growth	-	-	-	-	-
Web	-	-	-	-	-
3rd Level Spells
Animate Dead	-	-	-	-	-
Beacon of Hope	-	-	-	-	-
Bestow Curse	-	-	-	-	-
Call Lightning	-	-	-	-	-
Counterspell	-	-	-	-	-
Daylight	-	-	-	-	-
Fear	-	-	-	-	-
Feign Death	-	-	-	-	-
Fireball	-	-	-	-	-
Fly	-	-	-	-	-
Gaseous Form	-	-	-	-	-
Glyph of Warding	-	-	-	-	-
Haste	-	-	-	-	-
Hunger of Hadar	-	-	-	-	-
Hypnotic Pattern	-	-	-	-	-
Mass Healing Word	-	-	-	-	-
Plant Growth	-	-	-	-	-
Protection from Energy	-	-	-	-	-
Remove Curse	-	-	-	-	-
Revivify	-	-	-	-	-
Sleet Storm	-	-	-	-	-
Speak with Dead	-	-	-	-	-
Spirit Guardians	-	-	-	-	-
Stinking Cloud	-	-	-	-	-
Vampiric Touch	-	-	-	-	-