Bard Spells — D&D 5e

You create up to four torch-size lights within range, making them appear as torches, lanterns, or glowing orbs that hover for the duration.

You touch one Large or smaller object that isn't being worn or carried by someone else.

A spectral, floating hand appears at a point you choose within range.

This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object you touch, such as a broken chain link, two halves of a broken key, a torn cloak, or a leaking wineskin.

You point toward a creature within range and whisper a message.

You create a sound or an image of an object within range that lasts for the duration.

You create a magical effect within range.

You launch a mote of light at one creature or object within range.

Guided by a flash of magical insight, you make one attack with the weapon used in the spell's casting.

You unleash a string of insults laced with subtle enchantments at one creature you can see or hear within range.

Target a Beast that you can see within range.

Up to three creatures of your choice that you can see within range must each make a Charisma saving throw.

One Humanoid you can see within range makes a Wisdom saving throw.

You launch a dazzling array of flashing, colorful light.

You speak a one-word command to a creature you can see within range.

For the duration, you understand the literal meaning of any language that you hear or see signed.

A creature you touch regains a number of Hit Points equal to 2d8 plus your spellcasting ability modifier.

For the duration, you sense the presence of magical effects within 30 feet of yourself.

You make yourself--including your clothing, armor, weapons, and other belongings on your person--look different until the spell ends.

One creature of your choice that you can see within range hears a discordant melody in its mind.

Objects in a 20-foot Cube within range are outlined in blue, green, or violet light (your choice).

Choose up to five falling creatures within range.

A creature of your choice that you can see within range regains Hit Points equal to 2d4 plus your spellcasting ability modifier.

A willing creature you touch is imbued with bravery.

One creature of your choice that you can see within range makes a Wisdom saving throw.

You touch an object throughout the spell's casting.

You write on parchment, paper, or another suitable material and imbue it with an illusion that lasts for the duration.

You touch a creature.

You create the image of an object, a creature, or some other visible phenomenon that is no larger than a 15-foot Cube.

Each creature of your choice in a 5-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Incapacitated…

For the duration, you can comprehend and verbally communicate with Beasts, and you can use any of the Influence action's skill options with them.

You unleash a wave of thunderous energy.

This spell creates an Invisible, mindless, shapeless, Medium force that performs simple tasks at your command until the spell ends.

Choose up to three creatures within range.

A Tiny Beast of your choice that you can see within range must succeed on a Charisma saving throw, or it attempts to deliver a message for you (if the…

One creature that you can see within range must succeed on a Constitution saving throw, or it has the Blinded or Deafened condition (your choice) for the…

Each Humanoid in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point you choose within range must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or be affected by one of the…

You activate one of the effects below.

You touch a creature and choose Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma.

For the duration, the spell enlarges or reduces a creature or an object you can see within range (see the chosen effect below).

You weave a distracting string of words, causing creatures of your choice that you can see within range to make a Wisdom saving throw.

Choose a manufactured metal object, such as a metal weapon or a suit of Heavy or Medium metal armor, that you can see within range.

Choose a Humanoid that you can see within range.

A creature you touch has the Invisible condition until the spell ends.

Choose an object that you can see within range.

You touch a creature and end one condition on it: Blinded, Deafened, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.

Describe or name a specific kind of Beast, Plant creature, or nonmagical plant.

Describe or name an object that is familiar to you.

You implant a message within an object in range--a message that is uttered when a trigger condition is met.

Three illusory duplicates of yourself appear in your space.

You attempt to craft an illusion in the mind of a creature you can see within range.

For the duration, you see creatures and objects that have the Invisible condition as if they were visible, and you can see into the Ethereal Plane.

A loud noise erupts from a point of your choice within range.

For the duration, no sound can be created within or pass through a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point you choose within range.

You suggest a course of activity--described in no more than 25 words--to one creature you can see within range that can hear and understand you.

You create a magical zone that guards against deception in a 15-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within range.

You touch a creature, which must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become cursed for the duration.

You create an Invisible sensor within range in a location familiar to you (a place you have visited or seen before) or in an obvious location that is…

Choose one creature, object, or magical effect within range.

Each creature in a 30-foot Cone must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or drop whatever it is holding and have the Frightened condition for the duration.

You inscribe a glyph that later unleashes a magical effect.

You create a twisting pattern of colors in a 30-foot Cube within range.

You create the image of an object, a creature, or some other visible phenomenon that is no larger than a 20-foot Cube.

Up to six creatures of your choice that you can see within range regain Hit Points equal to 2d4 plus your spellcasting ability modifier.

For the duration, you hide a target that you touch from Divination spells.

This spell channels vitality into plants.

You send a short message of 25 words or fewer to a creature you have met or a creature described to you by someone who has met it.

You alter time around up to six creatures of your choice in a 40-foot Cube within range.

You grant the semblance of life to a corpse of your choice within range, allowing it to answer questions you pose.

You imbue plants in an immobile 30-foot Emanation with limited sentience and animation, giving them the ability to communicate with you and follow your simple…

You create a 20-foot-radius Sphere of yellow, nauseating gas centered on a point within range.

A 10-foot Emanation springs into existence around you and remains stationary for the duration.

This spell grants the creature you touch the ability to understand any spoken or signed language that it hears or sees.

One creature you can see within range makes a Wisdom saving throw.

Each creature of your choice that you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition until the spell ends.

Each creature in a 10-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point you choose within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw, or that target can't take Bonus…

You teleport to a location within range.

You touch a willing creature.

A creature you touch has the Invisible condition until the spell ends.

You make natural terrain in a 150-foot Cube in range look, sound, and smell like another sort of natural terrain.

Describe or name a creature that is familiar to you.

You tap into the nightmares of a creature you can see within range and create an illusion of its deepest fears, visible only to that creature.

You attempt to transform a creature that you can see within range into a Beast.

Objects animate at your command.

You spend the casting time tracing magical pathways within a precious gemstone, and then touch the target.

One Humanoid you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration.

You target a creature you know on the same plane of existence.

You give a verbal command to a creature that you can see within range, ordering it to carry out some service or refrain from an action or a course of activity…

You touch a creature and magically remove one of the following effects from it: 1 Exhaustion level The Charmed or Petrified condition A curse, including the…

Choose a creature that you can see within range.

Name or describe a famous person, place, or object.

A wave of healing energy washes out from a point you can see within range.

You gain the Invisible condition at the same time that an illusory double of you appears where you are standing.

You attempt to reshape another creature's memories.

You attempt to bind a Celestial, an Elemental, a Fey, or a Fiend to your service.

With a touch, you revive a dead creature if it has been dead no longer than 10 days and it wasn't Undead when it died.

You can see and hear a creature you choose that is on the same plane of existence as you.

You give an illusory appearance to each creature of your choice that you can see within range.

You forge a telepathic link among up to eight willing creatures of your choice within range, psychically linking each creature to all the others for the…

As you cast the spell, you draw a 5-foot-radius circle on the ground inscribed with sigils that link your location to a permanent teleportation circle of your…

For the duration, your eyes become an inky void.

You magically sense the most direct physical route to a location you name.

You create a ward that protects up to 2,500 square feet of floor space.

You conjure a feast that appears on a surface in an unoccupied 10-foot Cube next to you.

One creature that you can see within range must make a Wisdom saving throw.

You suggest a course of activity--described in no more than 25 words--to twelve or fewer creatures you can see within range that can hear and understand you.

You create an illusion of an object, a creature, or some other visible phenomenon within range that activates when a specific trigger occurs.

For the duration, the willing creature you touch has Truesight with a range of 120 feet.

You create a spectral sword that hovers within range.

You step into the border regions of the Ethereal Plane, where it overlaps with your current plane.

An immobile, Invisible, Cube-shaped prison composed of magical force springs into existence around an area you choose within range.

You conjure a shimmering door in range that lasts for the duration.

You make terrain in an area up to 1 mile square look, sound, smell, and even feel like some other sort of terrain.

Eight rays of light flash from you in a 60-foot Cone.

You create an illusory copy of yourself that lasts for the duration.

A creature you touch regains 4d8 + 15 Hit Points.

With a touch, you revive a dead creature that has been dead for no more than a century, didn't die of old age, and wasn't Undead when it died.

You inscribe a harmful glyph either on a surface (such as a section of floor or wall) or within an object that can be closed (such as a book or chest).

This spell instantly transports you and up to eight willing creatures that you can see within range, or a single object that you can see within range, to a…

As you cast the spell, choose whether it creates antipathy or sympathy, and target one creature or object that is Huge or smaller.

You blast the mind of a creature that you can see within range.

One creature you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration.

Until the spell ends, when you make a Charisma check, you can replace the number you roll with a 15.

Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch has Immunity to Psychic damage and the Charmed condition.

You overwhelm the mind of one creature you can see within range.

You touch a willing creature and bestow a limited ability to see into the immediate future.

A wave of healing energy washes over one creature you can see within range.

You compel one creature you can see within range to die.

A shimmering, multicolored plane of light forms a vertical opaque wall--up to 90 feet long, 30 feet high, and 1 inch thick--centered on a point within range.

Choose one creature or nonmagical object that you can see within range.