Darkvision spell icon: eyes seeing in the dark
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Darkvision 5e spell

2nd-level transmutation · 2024 version below

Casting time
1 action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S, M (Either a pinch of dried carrot or an agate)
Duration
8 hours
School
Transmutation
Level
2

You touch a willing creature to grant it the ability to see in the dark. For the duration, that creature has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet.

Classes that can cast Darkvision

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Druid spells3rd character levelWisdom
Ranger spells5th character levelWisdom
Sorcerer spells3rd character levelCharisma
Wizard spells3rd character levelIntelligence

Darkvision 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
Touch
Components
V, S, M (a dried carrot)
Duration
8 hours
School
Transmutation
Level
2
Classes
Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard

For the duration, a willing creature you touch has Darkvision with a range of 150 feet.

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

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