Blindness/Deafness 5e spell

2nd-level necromancy · 2024 version below

Casting time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V
Duration: 1 minute
School: Necromancy
Level: 2
Saving throw: Constitution

You can blind or deafen a foe. Choose one creature that you can see within range to make a Constitution saving throw. If it fails, the target is either blinded or deafened (your choice) for the duration. At the end of each of its turns, the target can make a Constitution saving throw. On a success, the spell ends.

At higher levels

When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one additional creature for each slot level above 2nd.

Classes that can cast Blindness/Deafness

Class	First available	Spellcasting ability
Bard spells	3rd character level	Charisma
Cleric spells	3rd character level	Wisdom
Sorcerer spells	3rd character level	Charisma
Wizard spells	3rd character level	Intelligence

Blindness/Deafness in the 2024 rules

The 2024 Player’s Handbook revised many spells, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new text. What changed from the 2014 version above:

Its school changed from Necromancy to Transmutation.
Range: 30 feet → 120 feet.

Casting time: Action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V
Duration: 1 minute
School: Transmutation
Level: 2
Classes: Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Wizard

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 duration. At the end of each of its turns, the target repeats the save, ending the spell on itself on a success.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 2.

2024 version from the SRD 5.2. Most tables settle on one edition, so check which one yours uses.

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