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DnD Spell L2 Darkness

Dungeons and Dragons – Mystara

Spells – Level 2 – Darkness

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All Spells – C – Cantrips, L# Spell Level, Ab – Abjuration Spells, Co – Conjuration Spells, Di – Divination Spells, En – Enchantment Spells, Ev – Evocation Spells, Il – Illusion Spells, Ne – Necromancy Spells, Tr – Transmutation Spells, R – Ritual Spells (RO for Ritual Only)

Classes Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizards

Crafts (49) – Air, Alchemist, Beast, Blood, Bueau, Celest, Chaos, Chrono, Craft, Crypt, Dark, Devour, Diplomat, Diviner, Dragon, Earth, Elements, Elven, Entertain, Fiend, Fire, Grave, Heal, Mech, Mental, Music, Nature, Necro, Portal, Preserve, Protect, Rad, Reanimate, Sail, Shade, Shape, Skald, Sky, Spirit, Spy, Star, Summon, Tech, Void, Wagon, War, Water, Weapon, Witch

Sourcebooks: The Book of Lost Spells (bls), The Book of the Righteous (br), Encyclopaedia Arcana (Necromancy (ea02) Elementalism (ea08)), Forest Kingdom Campaign Compendium (fkcc), Midgard Heroes Handbook (mhh), Midgard Worldbook (mwb), Pirate Campaign Compendium (pcc), Player’s Handbook (ph), Princes of the Apocalypse (pota), Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide (scag), Tashia’s Cauldron of Everything (tce), The World of the Lost Lands (wllra), Xanathar’s Guide to Everything (xge)

Darkness

  • 2nd Level Evocation Spell (Arcane, Shadow)
  • Classes: Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
  • Secret Crafts: Dark, Dragon, Rad, Shade
  • Casting time: 1 Action
  • Range: Medium (60ft)
  • Area: 15ft radius sphere
  • Components: V, M (bat fur and a drop of pitch or piece of coal)
  • Duration: Concentration (10 minutes)
  • Magical darkness spreads from a point you choose within range to fill an area for the duration. The darkness spreads around corners. A creature with darkvision can’t see through this darkness, and non-magical light can’t illuminate it.
  • If the point you choose is on an object you are holding or one that isn’t being worn or carried, the darkness emanates from the object and moves with it. Completely covering the source of the darkness with an opaque object, such as a bowl or a helm, blocks the darkness.
  • If any of this spell’s area overlaps with an area of light created by a spell of 2nd level or lower, the spell that created the light is dispelled.
  • Rare – Cyneburg’s Blinding Darkness – A creature that moves out of the darkness must make a Constitution saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute. A creature blinded by this spell can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Rare Spell Lists

Cyneburg’sBlinding Darkness (Darkness, L2 a5e), Elusive Misty Step (Misty Step, L2 a5e575), Shadowed Finger of Death (Finger of Death, L7 a5e544), Sure-Footed Spider Climb (Spider Climb, L2 a5e597), Surfacing Wormway (Wormway, L6 a5e616),

Available Spell Lists

Spell ListSecret CraftDarkologist (Dark)
(Darkness, Necrotic, Obscurement and Shadow based spells)

Cantrip Chill Touch (ph222), Claws of Darkness (mhh157), Douse Light (mhh163), Toll the Dead (xge169), Shadow Bite (mhh190), Spectral Weapon (GM)

1st Level SpellsAbsorb Elements (xge150), Affect Normal FogR (bls11), Arms of the Void (ph216), Black Ribbons (mhh151), Cloying Darkness (mhh158), Disguise SelfR (ph234), Flurry (mhh168), Fog Cloud (ph244), Inflict Wounds (ph254), Protection from Evil and GoodR (ph271), Shadow Armour (mhh190), Shadow Hands (mhh191)

2nd Level SpellsArcanist’s Magic Aura (ph264), Dark Path (mhh162), Darkness (ph230), Dust Devil (xge154), Elemental Horns (mhh165), Invisibility (ph255), Mirror Image (ph261), Pass through ElementR (ea08), Pass Without TraceR (ph265), Ray of Enfeeblement (ph272), Shadow Blade (xge164), Shadow Embrace (bls104), Shadow Sight (bls104), Slither (mhh193), Web (ph288),

3rd Level SpellsAnimate Dead (ph213), Awaken ElementR (ea08), Battle Double (bls18), Bestow Curse (ph219), Blackout (bls20), Call Shadow Mastiff (mhh155), Dispel MagicR (ph235), Elemental Shape (mgp1008), Elemental Weapon (ph238), Legion (mhh178), Life Transference (xge160), Magic CircleRO (ph257), Meld Into StoneR (ph260), NondetectionR (ph264), Protection from Energy (ph271), Shadow Horror (ea02-28), Shadow Mastery (ea02-29), Spirit Guardians (ph279), Vampiric Touch (ph286),

4th Level SpellsBlight (ph220), Block Hand (mhh151), Conjure Minor ElementalsRO (ph226), Desiccating Breath (mhh162), Elemental Bane (xge155), Flames of Darkness (bls59), Greater Invisibility (see Invisibility), Hallucinatory TerrainRO (ph250), Private SanctumRO (ph263), Ray of Life Suppression (mhh188), Shadow Monsters (mhh191), Shadow Form (bls104), Shadow of Moil (xge164), Shadowbind (bls104), Siphon Elemental Lifeforce (ea08), St. Parvalas’s Risen Road (mwb434)

5th Level SpellsAnnihilation (ea02-21), Cloudkill (ph223), Conjure ElementalRO (ph225), CreationRO (ph230), Dark Curtain (bls39), Destructive Wave (ph232), Dispel Evil and Good (ph234), Enervation (xge155), Magic Circle against EnergyR (ea08), Negative Energy Flood (xge163), Shadow Realm Gateway (mhh191) – R

* detail to come. R – Ritual Spells.
Sourcebooks: bls, br, ea08, mhh, ph, scag, xge

Spell ListSecret CraftDragonologist (Dragon)
(Arcane and Dragon based spells)

Cantrip Chill Touch (ph222), Dancing Lights (ph231), Dragon Roar (mhh164), Fire Bolt (ph243), Friends (ph245), Light (ph256), Mage Hand (ph257), Mending (ph260), Message (ph260), Minor Illusion (ph261), Prestidigitation (ph248), Puff of Smoke (mhh187), Ray of Frost (ph272), Shocking Grasp (ph276), Thunder Bolt (mhh197), True Strike (ph285), Vicious Mockery (ph285)

1st Level SpellsBurning Hands (ph221), Charm Person (ph222), Colour Spray (ph223), Converse with Dragon (mhh159), Detect MagicR (ph232), Disguise SelfR (ph234), Draconic Smite (mhh163), Dragon’s Gauntlet (bls48), Expeditious Retreat (ph239), Faerie Fire (ph240), False Life (ph240), Feather Fall (ph240), Find FamiliarRO (ph241), Floating DiskR (ph282), Fog Cloud (ph244), Grease (ph247), Hideous Laughter (ph281), IdentifyRO (ph253), Illusory ScriptRO (ph253), Kobold’s Fury (mhh177), Land Bond (mhh178), Mage Armour (ph257), Magic Missile (ph258), Protection from Evil and GoodR (ph271), Shield (ph276), Silent Image (ph277), Sleep (ph277), Thunderwave (ph283), Unseen ServantR (ph285), Waft (mhh201)

2nd Level SpellsAcid Arrow (ph260), Alter SelfR (ph212), Arcane LockR (ph216), Arcanist’s Magic Aura (ph264), Blindness/Deafness (ph220), Blur (ph220), Continual FlameR (ph228), Darkness (ph230), DarkvisionR (ph230), Detect Dragons (mhh163), Detect ThoughtsR (ph232), Dragon Scales (bls47), Dragon’s Breath (xge154), Enhance Greed (mhh165), Enlarge/ReduceR (ph238), Flaming Sphere (ph243), Gentle ReposeR (ph246), Hold Person (ph252), Invisibility (ph255), Lair Sense – R (mhh178), LevitateR (ph255), Ley Disruption (mhh179), Locate Animals or PlantsR (ph257), Locate ObjectR (ph257), Magic MouthR (ph258), Magic Weapon (ph258), Mirror Image (ph261), Misty Step (ph261), Power Word Kneel (mhh186), Ray of Enfeeblement (ph272), Rope TrickR (ph273), Scorching Ray (ph274), See InvisibilityR (ph275), Shade (mhh190), Shatter (ph276), Silence R (ph276), Spider Climb (ph278), SuggestionR (ph280), Treasure Chasm (mhh199), Web (ph288), Wyven Guard (bls130),

3rd Level SpellsBestow Curse (ph219), Blink (ph220), Breath of the Dragon (bls26), Catch the Breath (mhh156), Clairvoyance (ph223), Counterspell (ph229), Daylight (ph231), Dispel MagicR (ph234), Fear (ph240), Fireball (ph242), Gaseous Form (ph245), Hypnotic Pattern (ph253), Jewelled Fissure (mhh177), Ley Energy Bolt (mhh179), Ley Sense (mhh179), Lightning Bolt (ph256), Major ImageR (ph259), NondetectionR (ph264), Phantom Dragon (mhh185), Phantom SteedRO (ph266), Protection from Energy (ph271), Remove Curse (ph272), Sending (ph275), Slow (ph278), Stinking Cloud (ph279), Tiny HutRO (ph256), Tongues (ph284), Vampiric Touch (ph286), Water BreathingR (ph288), Water WalkR (ph288),

4th Level SpellsArcane Eye (ph215), Black Tentacles (ph238), Blight (ph220), Conjure Minor ElementalsRO (ph226), Control Water (ph228), Dimension Door (ph234), FabricateRO (ph240), Faithful Hound (ph262), Fire Shield (ph243), Greater Invisibility (see Invisibility), Locate CreatureR (ph257), Phantasmal Killer (ph266), Polymorph (ph267), Power Word Lesser Pain (mhh186), Private SanctumRO (ph263), Raid the Lair (mhh187), Ray of Life Suppression (mhh188), Resilient Sphere (ph265), Scale Rot (mhh189), Secret ChestRO (ph254), Stoneskin (ph279), Torrent of Fire (mhh199), Wall of Fire (ph286)

5th Level Spells – Amplify Ley Field (mhh149), Animate Objects (ph214), Arcane Hand (ph219), Claws of the Earth Dragon (mhh158), Cloudkill (ph223), Cone of Cold (ph225), Conjure ElementalRO (ph225), Contact Outer PlaneRO (ph227), Contagion (ph228), CreationRO (ph230), Dragon Breath Greater (mhh164), Energy Absorption (mhh165), GeasRO (ph245), Hold Monster (see Hold Person), Lesser Ley Pulse (mhh178), Ley Leech (mhh179), Spell Legs (bls112), Thunderstorm (mhh198)

  • 6th Level – Icy Manipulation (mmh175), Ley Whip (mhh180)
  • 7th Level – Aspect of the Dragon (mhh150), Greater Ley Pulse (mhh171), Legend Killer (mhh178), Power Word Pain (xge163), Volley Shield (mhh201)
  • 8th Level – Deadly Sting (mhh162), Disruptive Aura (mhh163), Glacial Cascade (mhh170), Illusory Dragon (xge157), Power Word Restore (mhh186), Strength of the Wyrm (bls114)
  • 9th Level – Ley Storm (mhh180), Ley Surge (mhh180)

* details to come. R – Ritual Spells, RO – Ritual Only Spells
Source: mhh, ph

Spell ListSecret CraftRadologist (Rad)
(Arcane, Light and Sun based spells)

Cantrip Chill Touch (ph222), Dancing Lights (ph231), Fire Bolt (ph243), Friends (ph245), Light (ph256), Mage Hand (ph257), Mending (ph260), Message (ph260), Minor Illusion (ph261), Prestidigitation (ph248), Ray of Frost (ph272), Shocking Grasp (ph276), Starburst (mhh195), Thaumaturgy (ph283), True Strike (ph285), Vicious Mockery (ph285), Word of Radiance (xge171)

1st Level SpellsBurning Hands (ph221), Charm Person (ph222), Colour Spray (ph223), Detect MagicR (ph232), Disguise SelfR (ph234), Expeditious Retreat (ph239), Faerie Fire (ph240), False Life (ph240), Feather Fall (ph240), Find FamiliarRO (ph241), Floating DiskR (ph282), Fog Cloud (ph244), Grease (ph247), Hideous Laughter (ph281), IdentifyRO (ph253), Illusory ScriptRO (ph253), Mage Armour (ph257), Magic Missile (ph258), Shield (ph276), Silent Image (ph277), Sleep (ph277), Thunderwave (ph283), Unseen ServantR (ph285), Unwelcome Halo (fkcc24)

2nd Level SpellsAcid Arrow (ph260), Alter SelfR (ph212), Arcane LockR (ph216), Arcanist’s Magic Aura (ph264), Blessing of the Dawn (bls22), Blindness/Deafness (ph220), Blur (ph220), Burst of Radiance (fkcc20), Continual FlameR (ph228), Darkness (ph230), DarkvisionR (ph230), Detect ThoughtsR (ph232), Enlarge/ReduceR (ph238), Flaming Sphere (ph243), Gentle ReposeR (ph246), Hold Person (ph252), Invisibility (ph255), LevitateR (ph255), Light Prison (fkcc22), Locate Animals or PlantsR (ph257), Locate ObjectR (ph257), Magic MouthR (ph258), Magic Weapon (ph258), Mirror Image (ph261), Misty Step (ph261), Moonbeam (ph262), Orb of Light (mhh184), Ray of Enfeeblement (ph272), Rope TrickR (ph273), Scorching Ray (ph274), See InvisibilityR (ph275), Shatter (ph276), Silence R (ph276), Spider Climb (ph278), SuggestionR (ph280), Web (ph288),

3rd Level SpellsBestow Curse (ph219), Blink (ph220), Clairvoyance (ph223), Counterspell (ph229), Daylight (ph231), Dispel MagicR (ph234), Fear (ph240), Fireball (ph242), Gaseous Form (ph245), Hypnotic Pattern (ph253), Lightning Bolt (ph256), Major ImageR (ph259), NondetectionR (ph264), Phantom SteedRO (ph266), Protection from Energy (ph271), Remove Curse (ph272), Sending (ph275), Silverlight (fkcc23), Slow (ph278), Stinking Cloud (ph279), Tiny HutRO (ph256), Tongues (ph284), Vampiric Touch (ph286), Water BreathingR (ph288), Water WalkR (ph288),

4th Level SpellsArcane Eye (ph215), Black Tentacles (ph238), Blight (ph220), Burst with Light (fkcc20), Conjure Minor ElementalsRO (ph226), Control Water (ph228), Dimension Door (ph234), FabricateRO (ph240), Faithful Hound (ph262), Fire Shield (ph243), Greater Invisibility (see Invisibility), Light Control (bls81), Locate CreatureR (ph257), Phantasmal Killer (ph266), Polymorph (ph267), Private SanctumRO (ph263), Resilient Sphere (ph265), Secret ChestRO (ph254), Shield of Dawn (fkcc23), Sickening Radiance (xge164), Solar Spear (bls109), Stoneskin (ph279), Wall of Fire (ph286)

5th Level SpellsAnimate Objects (ph214), Arcane Hand (ph219), Cloudkill (ph223), Cone of Cold (ph225), Conjure ElementalRO (ph225), Contact Outer PlaneRO (ph227), Contagion (ph228), CreationRO (ph230), GeasRO (ph245), Hold Monster (see Hold Person), Starfall (mhh195), Wall of Light (xge170), Wall of Light (fkcc24)

  • 6th Level – Solar Fury (bls108), Winter’s Radiance (mwb437)
  • 7th Level – Crown of Stars (xge152), Searing Flash (bls103)
  • 8th Level – Solar Flare (bls108)
  • 9th Level – Shooting Stars (br207)

R – Ritual Spells, RO – Ritual Only Spells
Source: bls, mhh, ph, xge

Spell ListSecret CraftShadeologist (Shade)
(Fear, Spirit and Shadow based spells)

Cantrip Claws of Darkness (mhh157), Douse Light (mhh163), Mage Hand (ph257), Shiver (mwb434)

1st Level SpellsArmour of the Void (ph216), Black Ribbons (mhh151), Cloak of Shadow (mhh158), Memento Mori (mwb432), Protection from the Void (mwb432), Shadow Armour (mhh190), Wrathful Smite (ph290),

2nd Level Spells – Dark Path (mhh162), Darkbolt (mhh162), Darkness (ph230), Doom of Consuming Fire (mwb425), Ghostly Howl (bls63), Ghostly Throttle (bls63), Invisibility (ph255), Maddening Whispers (mwb431), Negative Image (mhh184), Shadow Puppets (mhh191)

3rd Level Spells – Call Shadow Mastiff (mhh155), Conjure Undead (mwb423), Doom of Caelmarath (mwb425), Doom of Disenchantment (mwb426), Fear (ph240), Legion (mhh178), Shadow Horror (ea02-28), Shadow Mastery (ea02-29), Spirit Guardians (ph279), St. Blusen’s Reaver Spirit (mwb434), Umbral Touch (bls120), Void Strike (mwb436)

4th Level Spells – Doom of the Earthen Maw (mwb426), Greater Invisibility (see Invisibility), Guardian of Faith (ph248), Hirvsth’s Call (mwb429), Lovesick (mwb431), Nether Weapon (mwb432), Phantasmal Killer (ph266), Shadow Barbs (fkcc22), Shadow of Moil (xge164), Shadow Monsters (mhh191), Shadowbind (bls104), Siphon Elemental Lifeforce (ea08), Siphon Elemental Lifeforce (ea08), St. Parvalas’s Risen Road (mwb434), Visage of Madness (mwb435)

5th Level SpellsAnnihilation (ea02-21), CreationRO (ph230), Essence Instability (mwb427), Kiss of the Succubus (mwb430), Living Shadows (mwb430), Shadow Realm Gateway – R (mhh191), Soul Shatter (bls110), Umbral Weapon (bls120), Wail of Fate (bls124)

  • 6th Level – Become Nightwing (mhh150), Negative Energy Mantle (bls90), Shade Swarm (bls104), Soul Cage (xge165), Umbral Transformation (bls120)
  • 7th Level – Conjure Shadow Titan (mhh159), Ebon Lightning (bls50), Obliterate Soul (bls90)
  • 8th Level – Dark Geyser (bls39), Death Bringer (bls40), Illusory Dragon (xge157), Malevolent Waves (mhh181)
  • 9th Level – Annihilate Soul (bls13), Umbral Storm (mhh200), Void Rift (mwb436)

* Details to come. R – Ritual Spells.
Source: mhh, ph

Spell ListClass ListSorcerer

Cantrips Acid Splash (ph212), Blade Ward (ph219), Chill Touch (ph222), Dancing Lights (ph231), Fire Bolt (ph243), Friends (ph245), Light (ph256), Mage Hand (ph257), Mending (ph260), Message (ph260), Minor Illusion (ph261), Poison Spray (ph267), Prestidigitation (ph248), Ray of Frost (ph272), Shocking Grasp (ph276), True Strike (ph285),

1st Level Spells Burning Hands (ph221), Charm Person (ph222), Chromatic Orb (ph222), Colour Spray (ph223), Comprehend LanguagesR (ph225), Detect MagicR (ph232), Disguise SelfR (ph234), Expeditious Retreat (ph239), False Life (ph240), Feather Fall (ph240), Fog Cloud (ph244), Grease (ph247), Jump (ph255), Mage Armour (ph257), Magic Missile (ph258), Ray of Sickness (ph272), Shield (ph276), Silent Image (ph277), Sleep (ph277), Thunderwave (ph283), Witch Bolt (ph290),

2nd Level Spells Acid Arrow (ph260), Alter SelfR (ph212), Blindness/Deafness (ph220), Blur (ph220), Cloud of Daggers (ph223), Crown of Madness (ph230), Darkness (ph230), DarkvisionR (ph230), Detect ThoughtsR (ph232), Enhance AbilityR (ph238), Enlarge/ReduceR (ph238), Flame Blade (ph243), Flaming Sphere (ph243), Gust of WindR (ph248), Hold Person (ph252), Invisibility (ph255), KnockR (ph255), LevitateR (ph255), Magic Weapon (ph258), Mirror Image (ph261), Misty Step (ph261), Phantasmal Force (ph265), Scorching Ray (ph274), See InvisibilityR (ph275), Shatter (ph276), Sleet Storm (ph277), Spider Climb (ph278), SuggestionR (ph280), Web (ph288),

3rd Level Spells Blink (ph220), Clairvoyance (ph223), Counterspell (ph229), Daylight (ph231), Dispel MagicR (ph234), Fear (ph240), Fireball (ph242), Fly (ph244), Gaseous Form (ph245), Haste (ph251), Hypnotic Pattern (ph253), Lightning Bolt (ph256), Major ImageR (ph259), Protection from Energy (ph271), Slow (ph278), Stinking Cloud (ph279), Tongues (ph284), Vampiric Touch (ph286), Water BreathingR (ph288), Water WalkR (ph288),

4th Level Banishment (ph218), Blight (ph220), Confusion (ph225), Dimension Door (ph234), Dominate Beast (ph235), Fire Shield (ph243), Greater Invisibility (see Invisibility), Ice Storm (ph253), Polymorph (ph267), Stoneskin (ph279), Wall of Fire (ph286)

5th Level Spells Animate Objects (ph214), Arcane Hand (ph219), Cloudkill (ph223), Cone of Cold (ph225), CreationRO (ph230), Dominate Person (see Dominate Beast), Hold Monster (see Hold Person), Insect Plague (ph255), Seeming (ph), Telekinesis (ph), Teleportation Circle (ph), Wall of Stone (ph)

  • 6th Level -Arcane Gate (ph), Chain Lightning (ph), Circle of Death (ph), Disintegrate (ph), Eyebite (ph), Flesh to Stone (ph/tce), Globe of Invulnerability (ph), Mass Suggestion (ph), Move Earth (ph), Otiluke’s Freezing Sphere (ph/tce), Sunbeam (ph), True Seeing (ph)
  • 7th Level – Delayed Blast Fireball (ph), Etherealness (ph), Finger of Death (ph), Fire Storm (ph), Plane Shift (ph), Prismatic Spray (ph), Reverse Gravity (ph), Teleport (ph)
  • 8th Level – Demiplane (ph/tce), Dominate Monster (ph), Earthquake (ph), Incendiary Cloud (ph), Power Word Stun (ph), Sunburst (ph)
  • 9th Level Gate (ph), Meteor Swarm (ph), Power Word Kill (ph), Time Stop (ph), Wish (ph)

* details to come. R – Ritual Spells.
Source: ph

Spell ListClass ListWarlock

Cantrips Blade Ward (ph219), Chill Touch (ph222), Eldritch Blast (ph238), Friends (ph245), Mage Hand (ph257), Minor Illusion (ph261), Poison Spray (ph267), Prestidigitation (ph248), True Strike (ph285),

Level 1 SpellsArmour of the Void (ph216), Arms of the Void (ph216), Charm Person (ph222), Comprehend LanguagesR (ph225), Expeditious Retreat (ph239), Hellish Rebuke (ph251), Hex (ph252), Illusory ScriptRO (ph253), Protection from Evil and GoodR (ph271), Unseen ServantR (ph285), Witch Bolt (ph290),

Level 2 SpellsCloud of Daggers (ph223), Crown of Madness (ph230), Darkness (ph230), Enthrall (ph239), Hold Person (ph252), Invisibility (ph255), Mirror Image (ph261), Misty Step (ph261), Ray of Enfeeblement (ph272), Shatter (ph276), Spider Climb (ph278), SuggestionR (ph280),

Level 3 SpellsCounterspell (ph229), Dispel MagicR (ph234), Fear (ph240), Fly (ph244), Gaseous Form (ph245), Hunger of the Void (ph252), Hypnotic Pattern (ph253), Magic CircleRO (ph257), Major ImageR (ph259), Remove Curse (ph272), Tongues (ph284), Vampiric Touch (ph286),

Level 4 SpellsBanishment (ph218), Blight (ph220), Dimension Door (ph234), DivinationR (ph235), Greater Invisibility (see Invisibility), Hallucinatory TerrainRO (ph250),

Level 5 SpellsCommuneRO (ph224), Commune with NatureRO (ph225), Contact Outer PlaneRO (ph227), – RO Dream (ph237), Hold Monster (see Hold Person), Mislead (ph/tce), Planar Binding (ph/tce), Scrying (ph), Teleportation Circle (ph/tce)

  • Level 6 Spells – Arcane Gate (ph), Circle of Death (ph), Conjure Fey (ph), Create Undead (ph), Eyebite (ph), Flesh to Stone (ph), Mass Suggestion (ph), True Seeing (ph)
  • Level 7 Spells – Etherealness (ph), Finger of Death (ph), Forcecage (ph), Plane Shift (ph)
  • Level 8 Spells – Demiplane (ph), Dominate Monster (ph), Gibness (ph), Power Word Stun (ph)
  • Level 9 Spells – Astral Projection (ph), Foresight (ph), Gate (ph/tce), Imprisonment (ph), Power Word Kill (ph), True Polymorph (ph), Weird (ph/tce)

H – Heightened Spell, R – Ritual Spell
Source: ph

Spell ListClass ListWizards

Cantrips Acid Splash (ph211), Blade Ward (ph219), Chill Touch (ph222), Dancing Lights (ph231), Fire Bolt (ph243), Friends (ph245), Light (ph256), Mage Hand (ph257), Mending (ph260), Message (ph260), Minor Illusion (ph261), Poison Spray (ph267), Prestidigitation (ph248), Ray of Frost (ph272), Shocking Grasp (ph276), True Strike (ph285),

Level 1 Spells AlarmR (ph212), Burning Hands (ph221), Charm Person (ph222), Chromatic Orb (ph222), Colour Spray (ph223), Comprehend LanguagesR (ph225), Detect MagicR (ph232), Disguise SelfR (ph234), Expeditious Retreat (ph239), False Life (ph240), Feather Fall (ph240), Find FamiliarRO (ph241), Floating DiskR (ph282), Fog Cloud (ph244), Grease (ph247), Hideous Laughter (ph281), IdentifyRO (ph253), Illusory ScriptRO (ph253), Jump (ph255), Longstrider (ph257), Mage Armour (ph257), Magic Missile (ph258), Protection from Evil and GoodR (ph271), Ray of Sickness (ph272), Shield (ph276), Silent Image (ph277), Sleep (ph277), Thunderwave (ph283), Unseen ServantR (ph285), Witch Bolt (ph290),

Level 2 Spells Arcanist’s Magic Aura (ph264), Acid Arrow (ph260), Alter SelfR (ph212), Arcane LockR (ph216), AuguryRO (ph216), Blindness/Deafness (ph220), Blur (ph220), Cloud of Daggers (ph223), Continual FlameR (ph228), Crown of Madness (ph230), Darkness (ph230), DarkvisionR (ph230), Detect ThoughtsR (ph232), Enhance AbilityR (ph238), Enlarge/ReduceR (ph238), Flaming Sphere (ph243), Gentle ReposeR (ph246), Gust of WindR (ph248), Hold Person (ph252), Invisibility (ph255), KnockR (ph255), LevitateR (ph255), Locate ObjectR (ph257), Magic MouthR (ph258), Magic Weapon (ph258), Mirror Image (ph261), Misty Step (ph261), Phantasmal Force (ph265), Ray of Enfeeblement (ph272), Rope TrickR (ph273), Scorching Ray (ph274), See InvisibilityR (ph275), Shatter (ph276), Sleet Storm (ph277), Spider Climb (ph278), SuggestionR (ph280), Web (ph288),

Level 3 Spells Animate Dead (ph213), Bestow Curse (ph219), Blink (ph220), Clairvoyance (ph223), Counterspell (ph229), Dispel MagicR (ph235), Fear (ph240), Feign DeathR (ph241), Fireball (ph242), Fly (ph244), Gaseous Form (ph245), Glyph of WardingRO (ph246), Haste (ph251), Hypnotic Pattern (ph253), Lightning Bolt (ph256), Magic CircleRO (ph257), Major ImageR (ph259), NondetectionR (ph264), Phantom SteedRO (ph266), Protection from Energy (ph271), Remove Curse (ph272), Sending (ph275), Slow (ph278), Speak with DeadR (ph278), Stinking Cloud (ph279), Tiny HutRO (ph256), Tongues (ph284), Vampiric Touch (ph286), Water BreathingR (ph288), Water WalkR (ph288),

Level 4 Spells Arcane Eye (ph215), Banishment (ph218), Black Tentacles (ph238), Blight (ph220), Confusion (ph225), Conjure Minor ElementalsRO (ph226), Control Water (ph228), Dimension Door (ph234), DivinationR (ph235), Dominate Beast (ph235), FabricateRO (ph240), Faithful Hound (ph262), Fire Shield (ph243), Greater Invisibility (see Invisibility), Hallucinatory TerrainRO (ph250), Ice Storm (ph253), Locate CreatureR (ph257), Phantasmal Killer (ph266), Polymorph (ph267), Private SanctumRO (ph263), Resilient Sphere (ph265), Secret ChestRO (ph254), Stone Shape (ph279), Stoneskin (ph279), Wall of Fire (ph286)

Level 5 SpellsAnimate Objects (ph214), Arcane Hand (ph219), Cloudkill (ph223), Cone of Cold (ph225), Conjure ElementalRO (ph225), Contact Outer PlaneRO (ph227), CreationRO (ph230), Dominate Person (see Dominate Beast), DreamRO (ph237), GeasRO (ph245), Hold Monster (see Hold Person), Legend Lore (ph), Mislead (ph), Modify Memory (ph), Passwall (ph), Planar Binding (ph), Rary’s Telepathic Bond (ph), Scrying (ph), Seeming (ph), Telekinesis (ph) Teleportation Circle (ph), Wall of Force (ph), Wall of Stone (ph)

  • Level 6 Spells – Arcane Gate (ph), Chain Lightning (ph), Circle of Death (ph), Contingency (ph), Create Undead (ph), Disintegrate (ph), Drawmij’s Instant Summons (ph), Eyebite (ph), Flesh to Stone (ph), Globe of Invulnerability (ph), Guards and Wards (ph), Magic Jar (ph), Mass Suggestion (ph), Move Earth (ph), Otiluke’s Freezing Sphere (ph), Otto’s Irresistible Dance (ph), Programmed Illusion (ph), Sunbeam (ph), True Seeing (ph), Wall of Ice (ph)
  • Level 7 Spells – Delayed Blast Fireball (ph), Finger of Death (ph), Forcecage (ph), Mirage Arcane (ph), Mordenkainen’s Magnificent Mansion (ph), Mordenkainen’s Sword (ph), Plane Shift (ph), Prismatic Spray (ph), Project Image (ph), Reverse Gravity (ph), Sequester (ph), Simulacrum (ph), Symbol (ph), Teleport (ph)
  • Level 8 Spells – Antimagic Field (ph), Antipathy/Sympathy (ph), Clone (ph), Control Weather (ph), Demiplane (ph), Dominate Monster (ph), Feeblemind (ph), Incendiary Cloud (ph), Maze (ph), Mind Blank (ph), Power Word Stun (ph), Sunburst (ph), Telepathy (ph), Trap the Soul (ph)
  • Level 9 Spells – Astral Projection (ph), Foresight (ph), Gate (ph), Imprisonment (ph), Meteor Swarm (ph), Power Word Kill (ph), Prismatic Wall (ph), Shapechange (ph), Time Stop (ph), True Polymorph (ph), Weird (ph), Wish (ph)

R – Ritual Spells, RO – Ritual Only Spells
Source: ph

Design changes for Spells

  • Incorporating the changes added with the Level Up Advanced D&D.
  • Added a higher level spell effect to the spell and made it a ritual.
  • Tashia’s Cauldron of Everything adds this to Druids.

Content Updates

D&D 5E Rules Reference

Encounters: NPCs, Aberrations, Beasts, Celestials, Constructs, Dragons, Elementals, Fey, Fiends, Giants, Humanoids, Monstrocity, Oozes, Plants, Undead

Spells: Rituals Spells, Abjuration, Conjuration, Divination, Enchantment, Evocation, Illusion, Necromancy, Transmutation

Crafts (49): Air, Alchem, Beast, Blood, Bureau, Celestial, Chaos, Chrono, Craft, Crypt, Dark, Devour, Diplo, Diviner, Dragon, Earth, Elements, Elven, Entertain, Fiend, Fire, Grave, Heal, Mech, Mental, Music, Nature, Necro, Portal, Preserve, Protect, Rad, Reani, Sail, Shade, Shape, Skald, Sky, Spirit, Spy, Star, Summon, Tech, Void, Wagon, War, Water, Weapon, Witch

AAbsorb Elements (Ab L1 xge150), ACID (Arrow (Ev L2 ph260), Splash (Co C ph212)), Affect Normal FogR (Tr L1 bls11), Aid (Ab L2 ph212), AIR (BreathingR (Tr L3 bls12), BridgeR (Tr L3 bls12), ForgeR (Tr L2 bls13), SphereR (Co L4 bls13)), Alarm R (Ab L1 ph212), Alter SelfR (Tr L2 ph212), ANIMAL (Friendship (En L1 ph213), MessengerR (En L2 ph213), Shapes (Tr L8 ph213)), ANIMATE (Dead (Ne L3 ph213), Objects (Tr L4 ph214)), Annihilation (Ne L5 ea02), Antilife Shell (Ab L5 ph214), ARCANE (Eye (Di L4 ph215), Hand (Ev L5 ph219), LockR (Ab L2 ph216)), Arcanist’s Magic Aura (Il L2 ph264), Armour of the Void (Ab L1 ph216), Arms of the Void (Co L1 ph216), AuguryRO (Di L2 ph216), AURA OF (Life (Ab L4 ph217), Purity (Ab L4 ph217,) Vitality (Ev L3 ph217)), AwakenRO (Tr L5 ph217), Awaken Element (Tr L3 ea08),

BBane (En L1 ph217), Banishing Smite (Ab L5 ph217), Banishment (Ab L4 ph218), BarkskinR (Tr L2 ph218), Beacon of HopeR (Ab L3 ph218), Bead of Frost (Ev L2 bls18), Beast SenseR (Di L2 ph218), Bestow Curse (Ne L3 ph219), Black Tentacles (Co L4 ph239), Blade Ward (Ab C ph219), Bleeding Wound (Ne L2 ea02), Bless (En L1 ph220), Blight (Ne L4 ph220), Blinding Smite (Ev L3 ph220), Blindness/Deafness (Ne L2 ph220), Blink (Tr L3 ph220), Blur (Il L2 ph220), Booming Blade (Ev C scag142), Branding Smite (Ev L2 ph220), Breeze (Tr C ea08), Burning Hands (Ev L1 ph221),

CCall Lightning (Co L3 ph220), Calm Emotions (En L2 ph222), CHARGED (Missile (Ev L2 bls29), Touch (Tr L3 bls29)), Charm Person (En L1 ph222), CHILL (Blood (Ne L1 ea02), Touch (Ne C pg222)), Chromatic Orb (Ev L1 ph222), CIRCLE (of Devastation (Ev L9 mhh157), of Power (Ab L5 ph222), of WindR (Ab L1 mhh157)), ClairvoyanceRO (Di L3 ph223), Claws of Darkness (Ev C mhh157), CLOUD (BurstR (Tr L1 bls33), of Daggers (Co L2 ph223)), Cloudkill (Co L5 ph223), Colour Spray (Il L1 ph223), Command (En L1 ph223), CommuneRO (Di L5 ph224), Commune with NatureRO (Di L5 ph225), Compelled Duel (En L1 ph225), Comprehend LanguagesR (Di L1 ph225), Compulsion (En L4 ph225), Cone of Cold (Ev L5 ph225), Confusion (En L4 ph225), CONJURE (Animals (Co L3 ph226), Barrage (Co L3 ph226), ElementalRO (Co L5 ph225), Minor ElementalsRO (Co L4 ph226), Woodland BeingsR (Co L4 ph227), Volley (Co L5 ph227)), Contact Outer PlaneRO (Di L5 ph227), Contagion (Ne L5 ph228), Continual FlameR (Ev L2 ph228), CONTROL (Water (Tr L4 ph228), WeatherR (Tr L8 ph228), WindsR (Tr L5 xge152)), Cordon of Arrows (Tr L2 ph229), Counterspell (Ab L3 ph229), CREATE (Food and WaterR (Co L3 ph230), or Destroy WaterR (Tr L1 ph230)), CreationRO (Il L5 ph230), Crown of Madness (En L2 ph230), Cure WoundsR (Ev L1 ph231), Crusader’s Mantle (Ev L3 ph231),

DDancing Lights (Ev ph231), Darkness (Ev L2 ph231), DarkvisionR (Tr L2 ph231), Daylight (Ev L3 ph231), Death Ward (Ab L4 ph231), Death’s Shadow (Ne L1 ea02), Destructive Wave (Ev L5 ph232), DETECT (Evil and GoodR (Div L1 ph232), MagicR (Div L1 ph232), Poison and DiseaseR (Di L1 ph232), ThoughtsR (Di L2 ph232)), Dimension Door (Co L4 ph234), Disguise SelfR (Il L1 ph234), DISPEL (Evil and Good (Ab L5 ph234,) MagicR (Ab L3 ph234)), Dissonant Whispers (En L1 ph235), Divination R (Di L4 ph235), Divine Favour (Ev L1 ph235), DOMINATE (Beast (En L4 ph235), Person (see Dominate Beast)), DreamRO (Il L5 ph237), Drench (Ev C bls48), Druidcraft (Tr ph231), Dust Devil (Co L2 xge154),

EEbon Lightning (Ev L7 bls50), Eldritch Blast (Ev C ph238), Electrical Storm (Ev L7 bls50), Electromagnetic Storm (Ev L3 bls50), ELEMENTAL (Bane (Tr L4 xge155), FabricationR (Tr L6 ea08), Horns (Ev L2 mhh164). Infusion (Tr L8 bls51), Scimitar (Co L6 bls51), Shape (Tr L3 ph243), Weapon (Tr L3 ph238)), Enhance AbilityR (Tr L2 ph238), Enlarge/ReduceR (Tr L2 ph238), Ensnaring Strike (Co C ph238), Entangle (Co La ph239), Enthrall (En L2 ph239), Erode (Tr L4 ea08), Expeditious Retreat (Tr L1 ph239),

FFabricateRO (Tr L4 ph240), Faerie Fire (Ev L1 ph240), Faithful Hound (Co L4 ph262), False Life (Ne L1 ph240), Fear (Il L3 ph240), Feather Fall (Tr L1 ph240), Feign DeathR (Ne L3 ph241), FIND (FamiliarRO (Co L1 ph241), SteedRO (Co L2 ph241), TrapsRO (Di ph242)), FIRE (Bolt (Ev C ph243), Shield (Ev L4 ph243)), Fireball (Ev L3 ph242), Fist of Air (Ev C br207), FLAME (Blade (Ev L2 ph243), Strike (Ev L5 ph243)), Flaming Sphere (Co L2 ph243), Floating DiskR (Co L1 ph283), Flurry (Tr L1 mhh168), Fly (Tr L3 ph244), Fog Cloud (Co L1 ph244), Freedom of Movement (Ab L4 ph245), Freeze Potion (Tr L1 mhh169), Freeze WaterR (Tr L2 mhh170), Friends (En C ph245), Frost Snap (Ev L2 bls62), Frostbite (Ev C xge156), Frostfire (Ev L1 bls62),

GGaseous Form (Tr L3 ph245), Gate (Co L9 ph244), Geas – RO (En L5 ph245), Gentle ReposeR (Ne L2 ph246), Giant Insect (Tr L4 ph246), Gliding StepR (Ab L1 mhh170), Glyph of WardingRO (Ab L3 ph246), Goodberry (Tr L1 ph247), Grasping Vine (Co L4 ph247), Grease (Co L1 ph247), GREATER (Invisibility (see Invisibility), Restoration (see Restoration)), Green-Flame Blade (Ev C scag143), Guardian of Faith (Co L4 ph247), Guidance (Di C ph249), Guiding Bolt (Ev L1 ph249), Gust (Tr C xge168), Gust of WindR (Ev L2 ph248),

HHail of Thorns (Co C ph250), Hallow – RO (Ev L5 ph250), Hallucinatory TerrainRO (Il L4 ph250), Haste (Tr L3 ph251), Headwind (Ev C bls68), Healing Word (Ev L1 ph251), Heat Metal (Tr L2 ph251), Hellish Rebuke (Ev L1 ph251), Heroism (En L1 ph251), Hex (En L1 ph252), Hideous Laughter (En L1 ph281), HOLD (Person (En L2 ph252), Monster (see Hold Person)), Hoarfrost (Ev C mhh157), Hunger of the Void (Co L3 ph252), Hunter’s Mark (Di C ph252), Hypnotic Pattern (Il L3 ph253),

IICE (Knife (Co L2 xge157), Storm (Ev L4 ph253)), IdentifyRO (Div L1 ph253), Illusory ScriptRO (Il L1 ph253), Inflict Wounds (Ne L1 ph254), Inner Storm (Ev L5 bls76), Insect Plague (Co L5 ph255), Investiture of Element (Tr L6 xge159), Invisibility (Il L2 ph255),

JJump (Tr L1 ph255),

KKnockR (Tr L2 ph255),

LLesser Restoration (see Restoration), Levitate R (Tr L2 ph256), Light (Ev C ph256), LIGHTNING (Arrow (Tr L3 ph256), Bolt (Ev L3 ph256), Lure (Ev C scag143), Storm (Ev L6 bls81), Wheel (Ev L6 bls82)), LOCATE (Animals or PlantsR (Di L2 ph257), CreatureR (Di L4 ph257), ObjectR (Di L2 ph257)), Longstrider (Tr L1 ph257),

MMAGE (Armour (Ab L1 ph257), Hand (Co C ph257)), MAGIC (CircleRO (Ab L3 ph257), Circle against ElementsR (Ab L5 ea08), Missile (Ev L1 ph258), MouthR (Il L2 ph258), Weapon (Tr L2 ph258)), Major ImageR (Il L3 ph259), Mass Healing Word (see Healing Word), Meld Into StoneR (Tr L3 ph260), Mending (Tr C ph260), Message (Tr C ph260), Minor Illusion (Il C ph261), Mirror Image (Il L2 ph261), Misty Step (Co L2 ph261), Moonbeam (Ev L2 ph262),

NNondetectionR (Ab L3 ph264),

PPASS (through ElementR (Ab L2 ea08), Without TraceR (Ab L2 ph265)), PHANTASMAL (Force (Il L2 ph265), Killer (Il L4 ph266)), Phantom SteedRO (Il L3 ph266), Plant GrowthR (Tr L3 ph267), Polymorph (Tr L4 ph267), Poison Spray (Co C ph267), Prayer of HealingRO (Ev L2 ph268), Prestidigitation (Tr C ph268), Primordial Ward (Ab L6 xge163), Private SanctumRO (Ab L4 ph263), Produce Flame (Co C ph270), PROTECTION (from Energy (Ab L3 ph270), from Evil and GoodR (Ab L1 ph271), from PoisonR (Ab L2 ph271)), Purify Food and DrinkR (Tr L1 ph271),

RRAY (of Enfeeblement (Ne L2 ph272), of Frost (Co C ph272), of Sickness (Ne L1 ph272)), Remove Curse (Ab L3 ph272), Resilient Sphere (Ev L4 ph265), Resistance (Ab C ph273), RestorationR (Ab L2 ph256), Reverberate (Ev L2 mhh188), RevivifyR (Ne L3 ph273), Rolling Thunder (Ev L2 mhh189), Rope TrickR (Tr L2 ph273),

SSacred Flame (Ev C ph273), Sanctuary (Ab L1 ph273), Scorching Ray (Ev L2 ph274), Searing Smite (Ev L1 ph275), Secret ChestRO (Co L4 ph255), See InvisibilityR (Di L2 ph275), Sending (Ev L3 ph275), SHADOW (Horror (Ne L3 ea02), Mastery (Ne L3 ea02)), Shape Water (Tr C xge164), Shatter (Ev L2 ph276), SHIELD (Shield (Ab L1 ph276), of Faith (Ab L1 ph276)), Shillelagh (Tr C ph276), Shocking Grasp (Ev C ph275), SilenceR (Il L2 ph276), Silent Image (Il L1 ph277), Siphon Elemental Lifeforce (Ne L4 ea08), SkywriteR (Tr L2 xge165), Sleep (En L1 ph277), Sleet Storm (Co L2 ph277), Slow (Tr L3 ph278), Snowball Swarm (Ev L2 xge165), Spare the Dying (Ne C ph278), SPEAK WITH (AnimalsR (Di L1 ph278), DeadR (Ne L3 ph278), PlantsR (Tr L3 ph278)), Spectral Weapon (Ev/Ne C GM), Spider Climb (Tr L2 ph278), Spike Growth (Tr L2 ph278), Spirit Guardian (Co L3 ph279), Spiritual Weapon (Ev L2 ph279), Staggering Smite (Ev L4 ph279), Stinking Cloud (Co L3 ph279), Stone Shape (Tr L4 ph279), Stoneskin (Ab L4 ph279), Storm Sphere (Ev L4 xge166), Suffocate (No L6 ea08), SuggestionR (En L2 ph280), Sword Burst (Co C scag142),

TThorn Whip (Tr C ph283), Thunder Bolt (Ev C mhh197), Thunderclap (Ev C xge168), Thunderous Smite (Ev L1 ph283), Thunderstrike (Ev L3 mhh197), Thunderwave (Ev L1 ph283), Tidal Barrier (Ab L1 mhh198), Tiny HutRO (Ev L3 ph256), Tongues (Di L3 ph284), True Strike (Di C ph285),

UUnseen ServantR (Co L1 ph285), Upwards Thrust (Ev L3 mhh185),

VVacuum Slash (Ev L7 ea08), Vampiric Touch (Ne L3 ph286), Vicious Mockery (En C ph283),

WWALL (of Fire (Ev L4 ph286), of Water (Ev L2 xge170)), WARDING (Bond (Ab L2 ph288), Wind (Ev L2 xge170)), WATER (Breathing – R (Tr L3 ph288), Walk – R (Tr L3 ph288)), Web (Co L2 ph288), Whirlwind (Ev L7 xge171), WIND (ArmourR (Ev L2 ea08), Bindings (Ev L5 ea08), Lash (Ev C mhh202), Tunnel (Ev L1 mhh203), Wall (Ev ph289)), Witch Bolt (Ev L1 ph290), With the WindR (Ev L1 bls129), Wound (Ne L1 ea02), Wrathful Smite (Ev L1 ph290),

ZZone of TruthR (En L2 ph290),

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