Mislead 5e spell

5th-level illusion (concentration) · 2024 version below

Casting time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: S
Duration: Concentration, Up to 1 hour
School: Illusion
Level: 5

You become invisible at the same time that an illusory double of you appears where you are standing. The double lasts for the duration, but the invisibility ends if you attack or cast a spell.

You can use your action to move your illusory double up to twice your speed and make it gesture, speak, and behave in whatever way you choose.

You can see through its eyes and hear through its ears as if you were located where it is. On each of your turns as a bonus action, you can switch from using its senses to using your own, or back again. While you are using its senses, you are blinded and deafened in regard to your own surroundings.

Classes that can cast Mislead

Class	First available	Spellcasting ability
Bard spells	9th character level	Charisma
Wizard spells	9th character level	Intelligence

Mislead 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:

Added to the Warlock spell list.

Casting time: Action
Range: Self
Components: S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
School: Illusion
Level: 5
Classes: Bard, Warlock, Wizard
Tags: concentration

You gain the Invisible condition at the same time that an illusory double of you appears where you are standing. The double lasts for the duration, but the invisibility ends immediately after you make an attack roll, deal damage, or cast a spell.

As a Magic action, you can move the illusory double up to twice your Speed and make it gesture, speak, and behave in whatever way you choose. It is intangible and invulnerable.

You can see through its eyes and hear through its ears as if you were located where it is.

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

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