Clairvoyance 5e spell

3rd-level divination (concentration) · 2024 version below

Casting time: 10 minutes
Range: 1 mile
Components: V, S, M (A focus worth at least 100 gp, either a jeweled horn for hearing or a glass eye for seeing)
Duration: Concentration, Up to 10 minutes
School: Divination
Level: 3

You create an invisible sensor within range in a location familiar to you (a place you have visited or seen before) or in an obvious location that is unfamiliar to you (such as behind a door, around a corner, or in a grove of trees). The sensor remains in place for the duration, and it can't be attacked or otherwise interacted with.

When you cast the spell, you choose seeing or hearing. You can use the chosen sense through the sensor as if you were in its space. As your action, you can switch between seeing and hearing.

A creature that can see the sensor (such as a creature benefiting from see invisibility or truesight) sees a luminous, intangible orb about the size of your fist.

Classes that can cast Clairvoyance

Class	First available	Spellcasting ability
Bard spells	5th character level	Charisma
Cleric spells	5th character level	Wisdom
Sorcerer spells	5th character level	Charisma
Wizard spells	5th character level	Intelligence

Clairvoyance 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:

Same level, casting time, range, components, duration and dice; the text is reworded for the 2024 rules glossary.

Casting time: 10 minutes
Range: 1 mile
Components: V, S, M (a focus worth 100+ GP, either a jeweled horn for hearing or a glass eye for seeing)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
School: Divination
Level: 3
Classes: Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Wizard
Tags: concentration

You create an Invisible sensor within range in a location familiar to you (a place you have visited or seen before) or in an obvious location that is unfamiliar to you (such as behind a door, around a corner, or in a grove of trees). The intangible, invulnerable sensor remains in place for the duration.

When you cast the spell, choose seeing or hearing. You can use the chosen sense through the sensor as if you were in its space. As a Bonus Action, you can switch between seeing and hearing.

A creature that sees the sensor (such as a creature benefiting from See Invisibility or Truesight) sees a luminous orb about the size of your fist.

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

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