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Nondetection 5e spell

3rd-level abjuration · 2024 version below

Casting time
1 action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S, M (A pinch of diamond dust worth 25 gp sprinkled over the target, which the spell consumes)
Duration
8 hours
School
Abjuration
Level
3

For the duration, you hide a target that you touch from divination magic. The target can be a willing creature or a place or an object no larger than 10 feet in any dimension. The target can't be targeted by any divination magic or perceived through magical scrying sensors.

Classes that can cast Nondetection

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Bard spells5th character levelCharisma
Ranger spells9th character levelWisdom
Wizard spells5th character levelIntelligence

Nondetection 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
Touch
Components
V, S, M (a pinch of diamond dust worth, 25+ GP, which the spell consumes)
Duration
8 hours
School
Abjuration
Level
3
Classes
Bard, Ranger, Wizard

For the duration, you hide a target that you touch from Divination spells. The target can be a willing creature, or it can be a place or an object no larger than 10 feet in any dimension. The target can't be targeted by any Divination spell or perceived through magical scrying sensors.

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

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