Daylight 5e spell

3rd-level evocation · 2024 version below

Casting time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour
School: Evocation
Level: 3

A 60-foot-radius sphere of light spreads out from a point you choose within range. The sphere is bright light and sheds dim light for an additional 60 feet.

If you chose a point on an object you are holding or one that isn't being worn or carried, the light shines from the object and moves with it. Completely covering the affected object with an opaque object, such as a bowl or a helm, blocks the light.

If any of this spell's area overlaps with an area of darkness created by a spell of 3rd level or lower, the spell that created the darkness is dispelled.

Classes that can cast Daylight

Class	First available	Spellcasting ability
Cleric spells	5th character level	Wisdom
Druid spells	5th character level	Wisdom
Paladin spells	9th character level	Charisma
Ranger spells	9th character level	Wisdom
Sorcerer spells	5th character level	Charisma

Daylight 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: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour
School: Evocation
Level: 3
Classes: Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer

For the duration, sunlight spreads from a point within range and fills a 60-foot-radius Sphere. The sunlight's area is Bright Light and sheds Dim Light for an additional 60 feet.

Alternatively, you cast the spell on an object that isn't being worn or carried, causing the sunlight to fill a 60-foot Emanation originating from that object. Covering that object with something opaque, such as a bowl or helm, blocks the sunlight.

If any of this spell's area overlaps with an area of Darkness created by a spell of level 3 or lower, that other spell is dispelled.

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

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