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Spider Climb 5e spell

2nd-level transmutation (concentration) · 2024 version below

Casting time
1 action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S, M (A drop of bitumen and a spider)
Duration
Concentration, Up to 1 hour
School
Transmutation
Level
2

Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch gains the ability to move up, down, and across vertical surfaces and upside down along ceilings, while leaving its hands free. The target also gains a climbing speed equal to its walking speed.

Classes that can cast Spider Climb

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Sorcerer spells3rd character levelCharisma
Warlock spells3rd character levelCharisma
Wizard spells3rd character levelIntelligence

Spider Climb 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 drop of bitumen and a spider)
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 hour
School
Transmutation
Level
2
Classes
Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Tags
concentration

Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch gains the ability to move up, down, and across vertical surfaces and along ceilings, while leaving its hands free. The target also gains a Climb Speed equal to its Speed.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 2.

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

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