4th-level illusion (concentration) · 2024 version below
You or a creature you touch becomes invisible until the spell ends. Anything the target is wearing or carrying is invisible as long as it is on the target's person.
You or a creature you touch turns invisible for up to a minute while you concentrate. Unlike Invisibility, attacking or casting spells doesn’t end it, so it lasts the whole fight. The target’s attacks have advantage against anyone who can’t see it, and attacks against it have disadvantage.
For a character who attacks a lot, that’s a huge boost: a rogue gets advantage for Sneak Attack every turn, and a fighter with several attacks makes them all with advantage. On yourself it’s defense as well: a creature that can’t see you can’t target you with spells like Hold Person, and it can’t Counterspell you, because that needs it to see you casting.
No. That’s the difference from Invisibility: you can attack and cast spells for the full minute and stay invisible. Only losing concentration, or the minute running out, ends it.
Against every creature that can’t see you, yes. A creature with blindsight or truesight within range, or one under See Invisibility, attacks and is attacked normally.
Yes. An invisible creature counts as heavily obscured for hiding, so you can take the Hide action almost anywhere. Once hidden, enemies don’t know which square you’re in and have to guess.
Make it visible or stop needing to see it. Faerie Fire outlines it, See Invisibility shows it to you, and area spells like Fireball don’t need a target. You can also attack the square you think it’s in, with disadvantage, or break the caster’s concentration.
Yes, up to 1 minute. If you cast it on an ally, you’re the one making Constitution saves to keep it going, so stay out of harm’s way.
| Spell | How it compares |
|---|---|
| Invisibility | 2nd level: up to an hour, but the first attack or spell ends it. Better for sneaking than fighting. |
| Blur | 2nd level, self only: attackers have disadvantage for up to a minute, but you’re still seen and get no advantage. |
| Mirror Image | 2nd level, no concentration: three illusory duplicates that attacks may hit instead of you. |
| Blink | 3rd level, no concentration: at the end of each turn, an 11 or higher on a d20 sends you to the Ethereal Plane until your next turn. |
| Cloak of Displacement | Rare cloak: attackers have disadvantage against you until you take damage, then again from your next turn. No slot, no concentration. |
| Class | First available | Spellcasting ability |
|---|---|---|
| Bard spells | 7th character level | Charisma |
| Sorcerer spells | 7th character level | Charisma |
| Wizard spells | 7th character level | Intelligence |
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.
A creature you touch has the Invisible condition until the spell ends.
2024 version from the SRD 5.2. Most tables settle on one edition, so check which one yours uses.
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