Mending 5e spell

Transmutation cantrip · 2024 version below

Casting time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (Two lodestones)
Duration: Instantaneous
School: Transmutation
Level: Cantrip

This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object you touch, such as a broken chain link, two halves of a broken key, a torn cloak, or a leaking wineskin. As long as the break or tear is no larger than 1 foot in any dimension, you mend it, leaving no trace of the former damage.

This spell can physically repair a magic item or construct, but the spell can't restore magic to such an object.

Classes that can cast Mending

Class	First available	Spellcasting ability
Bard spells	1st level (cantrip)	Charisma
Cleric spells	1st level (cantrip)	Wisdom
Druid spells	1st level (cantrip)	Wisdom
Sorcerer spells	1st level (cantrip)	Charisma
Wizard spells	1st level (cantrip)	Intelligence

Mending 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: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (two lodestones)
Duration: Instantaneous
School: Transmutation
Level: Cantrip
Classes: Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard

This spell can physically repair a magic item, but it can't restore magic to such an object.

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

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