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Spell · SRD 5.2.1

Continual Flame

2nd-level evocation

Casting time
Action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S, M (ruby dust worth 50+ GP, which the spell consumes)
Duration
Until dispelled
Classes
Cleric, Druid, Wizard

A flame springs from an object that you touch. The effect casts Bright Light in a 20-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 20 feet. It looks like a regular flame, but it creates no heat and consumes no fuel. The flame can be covered or hidden but not smothered or quenched.

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This work includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 (“SRD 5.2.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at https://www.dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.

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srd-5.2.1 · Version 1.0.0 · Updated Jul 9, 2026