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Create Food and Water 5e spell

3rd-level conjuration · 2024 version below

Casting time
1 action
Range
30 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Conjuration
Level
3

You create 45 pounds of food and 30 gallons of water on the ground or in containers within range, enough to sustain up to fifteen humanoids or five steeds for 24 hours. The food is bland but nourishing, and spoils if uneaten after 24 hours. The water is clean and doesn't go bad.

Classes that can cast Create Food and Water

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Cleric spells5th character levelWisdom
Paladin spells9th character levelCharisma

Create Food and Water 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
Action
Range
30 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Conjuration
Level
3
Classes
Cleric, Paladin

You create 45 pounds of food and 30 gallons of fresh water on the ground or in containers within range—both useful in fending off the hazards of malnutrition and dehydration. The food is bland but nourishing and looks like a food of your choice, and the water is clean. The food spoils after 24 hours if uneaten.

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

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