Grease spell icon: a slick puddle of grease
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Grease 5e spell

1st-level conjuration · 2024 version below

Casting time
1 action
Range
60 feet
Components
V, S, M (A bit of pork rind or butter)
Duration
1 minute
School
Conjuration
Level
1
Saving throw
Dexterity

Slick grease covers the ground in a 10-foot square centered on a point within range and turns it into difficult terrain for the duration.

When the grease appears, each creature standing in its area must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or fall prone. A creature that enters the area or ends its turn there must also succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or fall prone.

Classes that can cast Grease

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Wizard spells1st character levelIntelligence

Grease 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:

Casting time
Action
Range
60 feet
Components
V, S, M (a bit of pork rind or butter)
Duration
1 minute
School
Conjuration
Level
1
Classes
Sorcerer, Wizard

Nonflammable grease covers the ground in a 10foot square centered on a point within range and turns it into Difficult Terrain for the duration.

When the grease appears, each creature standing in its area must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or have the Prone condition. A creature that enters the area or ends its turn there must also succeed on that save or fall Prone.

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

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