- Casting time
- 1 action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, M (A small clay model of a ziggurat)
- Duration
- 1 hour
- School
- Divination
- Level
- 3
This spell grants the creature you touch the ability to understand any spoken language it hears. Moreover, when the target speaks, any creature that knows at least one language and can hear the target understands what it says.
Tongues 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, M (a miniature ziggurat)
- Duration
- 1 hour
- School
- Divination
- Level
- 3
- Classes
- Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
This spell grants the creature you touch the ability to understand any spoken or signed language that it hears or sees. Moreover, when the target communicates by speaking or signing, any creature that knows at least one language can understand it if that creature can hear the speech or see the signing.
2024 version from the SRD 5.2. Most tables settle on one edition, so check which one yours uses.