3rd-level spells
42 spells in the SRD at 3rd level. Bards, clerics, druids, sorcerers, warlocks and wizards cast them from 5th character level; paladins and rangers from 9th.
Of these, 18 need concentration and 5 can be cast as a ritual. Grouped by class:
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| Spell | School | Casting time | Range | Duration | Classes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animate Dead | Necromancy | 1 minute | 10 feet | Instantaneous | Cleric, Wizard |
| Beacon of Hope C | Abjuration | 1 action | 30 feet | Up to 1 minute | Cleric |
| Bestow Curse C | Necromancy | 1 action | Touch | Up to 1 minute | Bard, Cleric, Wizard |
| Blink | Transmutation | 1 action | Self | 1 minute | Sorcerer, Wizard |
| Call Lightning C | Conjuration | 1 action | 120 feet | Up to 10 minutes | Druid |
| Clairvoyance C | Divination | 10 minutes | 1 mile | Up to 10 minutes | Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Wizard |
| Conjure Animals C | Conjuration | 1 action | 60 feet | Up to 1 hour | Druid, Ranger |
| Counterspell | Abjuration | 1 reaction | 60 feet | Instantaneous | Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard |
| Create Food and Water | Conjuration | 1 action | 30 feet | Instantaneous | Cleric, Paladin |
| Daylight | Evocation | 1 action | 60 feet | 1 hour | Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer |
| Dispel Magic | Abjuration | 1 action | 120 feet | Instantaneous | Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard |
| Fear C | Illusion | 1 action | Self (30-foot cone) | Up to 1 minute | Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard |
| Fireball | Evocation | 1 action | 150 feet | Instantaneous | Sorcerer, Wizard |
| Fly C | Transmutation | 1 action | Touch | Up to 10 minutes | Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard |
| Gaseous Form C | Transmutation | 1 action | Touch | Up to 1 hour | Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard |
| Glyph of Warding | Abjuration | 1 hour | Touch | Until dispelled or triggered | Bard, Cleric, Wizard |
| Haste C | Transmutation | 1 action | 30 feet | Up to 1 minute | Sorcerer, Wizard |
| Hypnotic Pattern C | Illusion | 1 action | 120 feet | Up to 1 minute | Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard |
| Lightning Bolt | Evocation | 1 action | Self (100-foot line) | Instantaneous | Sorcerer, Wizard |
| Magic Circle | Abjuration | 1 minute | 10 feet | 1 hour | Cleric, Paladin, Warlock, Wizard |
| Major Image C | Illusion | 1 action | 120 feet | Up to 10 minutes | Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard |
| Mass Healing Word | Evocation | 1 bonus action | 60 feet | Instantaneous | Cleric |
| Meld into Stone R | Transmutation | 1 action | Touch | 8 hours | Cleric, Druid |
| Nondetection | Abjuration | 1 action | Touch | 8 hours | Bard, Ranger, Wizard |
| Phantom Steed R | Illusion | 1 minute | 30 feet | 1 hour | Wizard |
| Plant Growth | Transmutation | 1 action or 8 hours | 150 feet | Instantaneous | Bard, Druid, Ranger |
| Protection from Energy C | Abjuration | 1 action | Touch | Up to 1 hour | Cleric, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard |
| Remove Curse | Abjuration | 1 action | Touch | Instantaneous | Cleric, Paladin, Warlock, Wizard |
| Revivify | Necromancy | 1 action | Touch | Instantaneous | Cleric, Paladin |
| Sending | Evocation | 1 action | Unlimited | 1 round | Bard, Cleric, Wizard |
| Sleet Storm C | Conjuration | 1 action | 150 feet | Up to 1 minute | Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard |
| Slow C | Transmutation | 1 action | 120 feet | Up to 1 minute | Sorcerer, Wizard |
| Speak with Dead | Necromancy | 1 action | 10 feet | 10 minutes | Bard, Cleric |
| Speak with Plants | Transmutation | 1 action | Self (30-foot radius) | 10 minutes | Bard, Druid, Ranger |
| Spirit Guardians C | Conjuration | 1 action | Self (15-foot radius) | Up to 10 minutes | Cleric |
| Stinking Cloud C | Conjuration | 1 action | 90 feet | Up to 1 minute | Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard |
| Leomund’s Tiny Hut (Tiny Hut) R | Evocation | 1 minute | Self (10-foot-radius hemisphere) | 8 hours | Bard, Wizard |
| Tongues | Divination | 1 action | Touch | 1 hour | Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard |
| Vampiric Touch C | Necromancy | 1 action | Self | Up to 1 minute | Warlock, Wizard |
| Water Breathing R | Transmutation | 1 action | 30 feet | 24 hours | Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard |
| Water Walk R | Transmutation | 1 action | 30 feet | 1 hour | Cleric, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer |
| Wind Wall C | Evocation | 1 action | 120 feet | Up to 1 minute | Druid, Ranger |
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