Bard Spell List - D&D 5e (2024)

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Name	School	Spell lists	Casting Time	Range	Components	Duration
Blade Ward	Abjuration	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S	^C, up to 1 minute
Dancing Lights	Illusion	Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	120 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Friends	Enchantment	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	10 feet	S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Light	Evocation	Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	Touch	V, M	1 hour
Mage Hand	Conjuration	Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	30 feet	V, S	1 minute
Mending	Transmutation	Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard	1 minute	Touch	V, S, M	Instantaneous
Message	Transmutation	Artificer, Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	120 feet	S, M	1 round
Minor Illusion	Illusion	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	30 feet	S, M	1 minute
Prestidigitation	Transmutation	Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	10 feet	V, S	Up to 1 hour
Starry Wisp	Evocation	Bard, Druid	Action	60 feet	V, S	Instantaneous
Thunderclap	Evocation	Artificer, Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	Self	S	Instantaneous
True Strike	Divination	Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	Self	S, M	Instantaneous
Vicious Mockery	Enchantment	Bard	Action	60 feet	V	Instantaneous

Name	School	Spell lists	Casting Time	Range	Components	Duration
Animal Friendship	Enchantment	Bard, Druid, Ranger	Action	30 feet	V, S, M	24 hours
Bane	Enchantment	Bard, Cleric, Warlock	Action	30 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Charm Person	Enchantment	Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	30 feet	V, S	1 hour
Color Spray	Illusion	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S, M	Instantaneous
Command	Enchantment	Bard, Cleric, Paladin	Action	60 feet	V	Instantaneous
Comprehend Languages	Divination	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action or ^R	Self	V, S, M	1 hour
Cure Wounds	Abjuration	Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger	Action	Touch	V, S	Instantaneous
Detect Magic	Divination	Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action or ^R	Self	V, S	^C, up to 10 minutes
Disguise Self	Illusion	Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S	1 hour
Dissonant Whispers	Enchantment	Bard	Action	60 feet	V	Instantaneous
Faerie Fire	Evocation	Artificer, Bard, Druid	Action	60 feet	V	^C, up to 1 minute
Feather Fall	Transmutation	Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Reaction(*)	60 feet	V, M	1 minute
Healing Word	Abjuration	Bard, Cleric, Druid	Bonus Action	60 feet	V	Instantaneous
Heroism	Enchantment	Bard, Paladin	Action	Touch	V, S	^C, up to 1 minute
Identify	Divination	Artificer, Bard, Wizard	1 minute or ^R	Touch	V, S, M(C)	Instantaneous
Illusory Script	Illusion	Bard, Warlock, Wizard	1 minute or ^R	Touch	S, M(C*)	10 days
Longstrider	Transmutation	Artificer, Bard, Druid, Ranger, Wizard	Action	Touch	V, S, M	1 hour
Silent Image	Illusion	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 10 minutes
Sleep	Enchantment	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Speak with Animals	Divination	Bard, Druid, Ranger, Warlock	Action or ^R	Self	V, S	10 minutes
Tasha's Hideous Laughter	Enchantment	Bard, Warlock, Wizard	Action	30 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Thunderwave	Evocation	Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S	Instantaneous
Unseen Servant	Conjuration	Bard, Warlock, Wizard	Action or ^R	60 feet	V, S, M	1 hour
Wardaway	Abjuration	Bard, Cleric, Paladin, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V, S, M	Instantaneous

Name	School	Spell lists	Casting Time	Range	Components	Duration
Aid	Abjuration	Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger	Action	30 feet	V, S, M	8 hours
Animal Messenger	Enchantment	Bard, Druid, Ranger	Action or ^R	30 feet	V, S, M	24 Hours
Blindness/Deafness	Transmutation	Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	120 feet	V	1 minute
Calm Emotions	Enchantment	Bard, Cleric	Action	60 feet	V, S	^C, up to 1 minute
Cloud Of Daggers	Conjuration	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V, S, M(C)	^C, up to 1 minute
Crown Of Madness	Enchantment	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	120 feet	V, S	^C, up to 1 minute
Detect Thoughts	Divination	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Enhance Ability	Transmutation	Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	Touch	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 hour
Enlarge/Reduce	Transmutation	Artificer, Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	30 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Enthrall	Enchantment	Bard, Warlock	Action	60 feet	V, S	^C, up to 1 minute
Heat Metal	Transmutation	Artificer, Bard, Druid	Action	60 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Hold Person	Enchantment	Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Invisibility	Illusion	Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	Touch	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 hour
Knock	Transmutation	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V	Instantaneous
Lesser Restoration	Abjuration	Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger	Bonus Action	Touch	V, S	Instantaneous
Locate Animals or Plants	Divination	Bard, Druid, Ranger	Action or ^R	Self	V, S, M	Instantaneous
Locate Object	Divination	Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S, M	^C, up to 10 minutes
Magic Mouth	Illusion	Artificer, Bard, Wizard	1 minute or ^R	30 feet	V, S, M(C*)	Until dispelled
Mirror Image	Illusion	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S	1 minute
Phantasmal Force	Illusion	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
See Invisibility	Divination	Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S, M	1 hour
Shatter	Evocation	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V, S, M	Instantaneous
Silence	Illusion	Bard, Cleric, Ranger	Action or ^R	120 feet	V, S	^C, up to 10 minutes
Suggestion	Enchantment	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	30 feet	V, M	^C, up to 8 hours
Zone of Truth	Enchantment	Bard, Cleric, Paladin	Action	60 feet	V, S	10 minutes

Name	School	Spell lists	Casting Time	Range	Components	Duration
Bestow Curse	Necromancy	Bard, Cleric, Wizard	Action	Touch	V, S	^C, up to 1 minute
Cacophonic Shield	Evocation	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S	^C, up to 10 minutes
Clairvoyance	Divination	Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Wizard	10 minutes	1 mile	V, S, M(C)	^C, up to 10 minutes
Dispel Magic	Abjuration	Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	120 feet	V, S	Instantaneous
Fear	Illusion	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Feign Death	Necromancy	Bard, Cleric, Druid, Wizard	Action or ^R	Touch	V, S, M	1 hour
Glyph of Warding	Abjuration	Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Wizard	1 hour	Touch	V, S, M(C*)	Until dispelled or triggered
Hypnotic Pattern	Illusion	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	120 feet	S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Leomund's Tiny Hut	Evocation	Bard, Wizard	1 minute or ^R	Self	V, S, M	8 hours
Major Image	Illusion	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	120 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 10 minutes
Mass Healing Word	Abjuration	Bard, Cleric	Bonus Action	60 feet	V	Instantaneous
Nondetection	Abjuration	Bard, Ranger, Wizard	Action	Touch	V, S, M(C*)	8 hours
Plant Growth	Transmutation	Bard, Druid, Ranger	Action (Overgrowth) or 8 hours (Enrichment)	150 feet	V, S	Instantaneous
Sending	Divination	Bard, Cleric, Wizard	Action	Unlimited	V, S, M	Instantaneous
Slow	Transmutation	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	120 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Speak with Dead	Necromancy	Bard, Cleric, Wizard	Action	10 feet	V, S, M	10 minutes
Speak with Plants	Transmutation	Bard, Druid, Ranger	Action	Self	V, S	10 minutes
Stinking Cloud	Conjuration	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	90 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Tongues	Divination	Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	Touch	V, M	1 hour

Name	School	Spell lists	Casting Time	Range	Components	Duration
Backlash	Abjuration	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Reaction	60 feet	V	Instantaneous
Charm Monster	Enchantment	Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	30 feet	V, S	1 hour
Compulsion	Enchantment	Bard	Action	30 feet	V, S	^C, up to 1 minute
Confusion	Enchantment	Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	90 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Dimension Door	Conjuration	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	500 feet	V	Instantaneous
Doomtide	Conjuration	Bard, Cleric, Warlock	Action	120 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Fount of Moonlight	Evocation	Bard, Druid	Action	Self	V, S	^C, up to 10 minutes
Freedom of Movement	Abjuration	Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Ranger	Action	Touch	V, S, M	1 hour
Greater Invisibility	Illusion	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	Touch	V, S	^C, up to 1 minute
Hallucinatory Terrain	Illusion	Bard, Druid, Warlock, Wizard	10 minutes	300 feet	V, S, M	24 hours
Locate Creature	Divination	Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 hour
Phantasmal Killer	Illusion	Bard, Wizard	Action	120 feet	V, S	^C, up to 1 minute
Polymorph	Transmutation	Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 hour

Name	School	Spell lists	Casting Time	Range	Components	Duration
Alustriel's Mooncloak	Abjuration	Bard, Druid, Ranger, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S, M(C)	^C, up to 1 minute
Animate Objects	Transmutation	Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	120 feet	V, S	^C, up to 1 minute
Awaken	Transmutation	Bard, Druid	8 Hours	Touch	V, S, M(C*)	Instantaneous
Dominate Person	Enchantment	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V, S	^C, up to 1 minute
Dream	Illusion	Bard, Warlock, Wizard	1 minute	Special	V, S, M	8 hours
Geas	Enchantment	Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Wizard	1 minute	60 feet	V	30 days
Greater Restoration	Abjuration	Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger	Action	Touch	V, S, M(C*)	Instantaneous
Hold Monster	Enchantment	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	90 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute
Legend Lore	Divination	Bard, Cleric, Wizard	10 minutes	Self	V, S, M(C*)	Instantaneous
Mass Cure Wounds	Abjuration	Bard, Cleric, Druid	Action	60 feet	V, S	Instantaneous
Mislead	Illusion	Bard, Warlock, Wizard	Action	Self	S	^C, up to 1 hour
Modify Memory	Enchantment	Bard, Wizard	Action	30 feet	V, S	^C, up to 1 minute
Planar Binding	Abjuration	Bard, Cleric, Druid, Warlock, Wizard	1 hour	60 feet	V, S, M(C*)	24 hours
Raise Dead	Necromancy	Bard, Cleric, Paladin	1 hour	Touch	V, S, M(C*)	Instantaneous
Rary's Telepathic Bond	Divination	Bard, Wizard	Action or ^R	30 feet	V, S, M	1 hour
Scrying	Divination	Bard, Cleric, Druid, Warlock, Wizard	10 minutes	Self	V, S, M	^C, up to 10 minutes
Seeming	Illusion	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	30 feet	V, S	8 hours
Synaptic Static	Enchantment	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	120 feet	V, S	Instantaneous
Teleportation Circle	Conjuration	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	1 minute	10 feet	V, M (C*)	1 round
Yolande's Regal Presence	Enchantment	Bard, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 minute

Name	School	Spell lists	Casting Time	Range	Components	Duration
Dirge	Enchantment	Bard, Cleric	Action	Self	V	^C, up to 1 minute
Eyebite	Necromancy	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S	^C, up to 1 minute
Find the Path	Divination	Bard, Cleric, Druid	1 minute	Self	V, S, M(C*)	^C, up to 1 day
Guards and Wards	Abjuration	Bard, Wizard	1 hour	Touch	V, S, M	24 hours
Heroes' Feast	Conjuration	Bard, Cleric, Druid	10 minutes	Self	V, S, M(C*)	Instantaneous
Mass Suggestion	Enchantment	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V, M	24 hours
Otto's Irresistible Dance	Enchantment	Bard, Wizard	Action	30 feet	V	^C, up to 1 minute
Programmed Illusion	Illusion	Bard, Wizard	Action	120 feet	V, S, M	Until dispelled
True Seeing	Divination	Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	Touch	V, S, M(C*)	1 hour

Name	School	Spell lists	Casting Time	Range	Components	Duration
Etherealness	Conjuration	Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S	Up to 8 hours
Forcecage	Evocation	Bard, Warlock, Wizard	Action	100 feet	V, S, M(C*)	^C, up to 1 hour
Mirage Arcane	Illusion	Bard, Druid, Wizard	10 minutes	Sight	V, S	10 days
Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion	Conjuration	Bard, Wizard	1 minute	300 feet	V, S, M	24 hours
Mordenkainen's Sword	Evocation	Bard, Wizard	Action	90 feet	V, S, M(C)	^C, up to 1 minute
Power Word Fortify	Enchantment	Bard, Cleric	Action	60 feet	V	Instantaneous
Prismatic Spray	Evocation	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	Self	V, S	Instantaneous
Project Image	Illusion	Bard, Wizard	Action	500 miles	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 day
Regenerate	Transmutation	Bard, Cleric, Druid	1 minute	Touch	V, S, M	1 hour
Resurrection	Necromancy	Bard, Cleric	1 hour	Touch	V, S, M(C*)	Instantaneous
Symbol	Abjuration	Bard, Cleric, Druid, Wizard	1 minute	Touch	V, S, M(C*)	Until dispelled or triggered
Teleport	Conjuration	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard	Action	10 feet	V	Instantaneous

Name	School	Spell lists	Casting Time	Range	Components	Duration
Antipathy/Sympathy	Enchantment	Bard, Druid, Wizard	1 hour	60 feet	V, S, M	10 days
Befuddlement	Enchantment	Bard, Druid, Warlock, Wizard	Action	150 feet	V, S, M	Instantanous
Dominate Monster	Enchantment	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V, S	^C, up to 1 hour
Glibness	Enchantment	Bard, Warlock	Action	Self	V	1 hour
Mind Blank	Abjuration	Bard, Wizard	Action	Touch	V, S	24 hours
Power Word Stun	Enchantment	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V	Instantaneous

Name	School	Spell lists	Casting Time	Range	Components	Duration
Foresight	Divination	Bard, Druid, Warlock, Wizard	1 minute	Touch	V, S, M	8 hours
Power Word Heal	Enchantment	Bard, Cleric	Action	60 feet	V	Instantaneous
Power Word Kill	Enchantment	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V	Instantaneous
Prismatic Wall	Abjuration	Bard, Wizard	Action	60 feet	V, S	10 minutes
True Polymorph	Transmutation	Bard, Warlock, Wizard	Action	30 feet	V, S, M	^C, up to 1 hour