Utility & Control Spells
Spells that manipulate the battlefield, control enemies, and provide utility outside of direct damage. — 52 guides
Detect Magic
1st · DivinationConcentration
Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Hold Person
2nd · EnchantmentConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Polymorph
4th · TransmutationConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 hour
Misty Step
2nd · Conjuration
Instantaneous
Find Familiar
1st · Conjuration
Instantaneous
Haste
3rd · TransmutationConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Fly
3rd · TransmutationConcentration
Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Message
Cantrip · Transmutation
1 round
Web
2nd · ConjurationConcentration
2d4 fire (if webs ignited)
Invisibility
2nd · IllusionConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 hour
Dispel Magic
3rd · Abjuration
Instantaneous
Suggestion
2nd · EnchantmentConcentration
Concentration, up to 8 hours
Fear
3rd · IllusionConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Feather Fall
1st · Transmutation
1 minute
Command
1st · Enchantment
1 round
Call Lightning
3rd · ConjurationConcentration
3d10 lightning (4d10 in storm)
Sleep
1st · Enchantment
1 minute
Teleport
7th · Conjuration
Instantaneous
Speak with Animals
1st · Divination
10 minutes
Dimension Door
4th · Conjuration
4d6 force (if destination is occupied)
Disguise Self
1st · Illusion
1 hour
Greater Invisibility
4th · IllusionConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Leomund's Tiny Hut
3rd · Evocation
8 hours
Levitate
2nd · TransmutationConcentration
Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Slow
3rd · TransmutationConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Detect Thoughts
2nd · DivinationConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Hold Monster
5th · EnchantmentConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Hex
1st · EnchantmentConcentration
1d6 necrotic (bonus damage)
Charm Person
1st · Enchantment
1 hour
Major Image
3rd · IllusionConcentration
Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Wall of Force
5th · EvocationConcentration
Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Wish
9th · Conjuration
Instantaneous
Pass Without Trace
2nd · AbjurationConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 hour
Phantasmal Force
2nd · IllusionConcentration
1d6 psychic (per turn)
Entangle
1st · ConjurationConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Simulacrum
7th · Illusion
Until dispelled
Glyph of Warding
3rd · Abjuration
5d8 (chosen type)
Conjure Animals
3rd · ConjurationConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 hour
Plant Growth
3rd · Transmutation
Instantaneous
Plane Shift
7th · Conjuration
Instantaneous
Geas
5th · Enchantment
5d10 psychic (if command disobeyed)
Silence
2nd · IllusionConcentration
Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Banishment
4th · AbjurationConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Speak with Dead
3rd · Necromancy
10 minutes
Telekinesis
5th · TransmutationConcentration
Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Conjure Woodland Beings
4th · ConjurationConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 hour
Globe of Invulnerability
6th · AbjurationConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Modify Memory
5th · EnchantmentConcentration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Catapult
1st · Transmutation
3d8 bludgeoning
Control Water
4th · TransmutationConcentration
2d8 bludgeoning (whirlpool only)
Identify
1st · Divination
Instantaneous
Mirror Image
2nd · Illusion
1 minute