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Create or Destroy Water 5e spell

1st-level transmutation · 2024 version below

Casting time
1 action
Range
30 feet
Components
V, S, M (A drop of water if creating water or a few grains of sand if destroying it)
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Transmutation
Level
1

You either create or destroy water.

Create Water. You create up to 10 gallons of clean water within range in an open container. Alternatively, the water falls as rain in a 30-foot cube within range, extinguishing exposed flames in the area.

Destroy Water. You destroy up to 10 gallons of water in an open container within range. Alternatively, you destroy fog in a 30-foot cube within range.

At higher levels

When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you create or destroy 10 additional gallons of water, or the size of the cube increases by 5 feet, for each slot level above 1st.

Classes that can cast Create or Destroy Water

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Cleric spells1st character levelWisdom
Druid spells1st character levelWisdom

Create or Destroy 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, M (a mix of water and sand)
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Transmutation
Level
1
Classes
Cleric, Druid

You do one of the following: Create Water. You create up to 10 gallons of clean water within range in an open container. Alternatively, the water falls as rain in a 30-foot Cube within range, extinguishing exposed flames there. Destroy Water. You destroy up to 10 gallons of water in an open container within range. Alternatively, you destroy fog in a 30-foot Cube within range.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You create or destroy 10 additional gallons of water, or the size of the Cube increases by 5 feet, for each spell slot level above 1.

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

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