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Water Breathing 5e spell

3rd-level transmutation (ritual) · 2024 version below

Casting time
1 action (ritual)
Range
30 feet
Components
V, S, M (A short reed or piece of straw)
Duration
24 hours
School
Transmutation
Level
3

This spell grants up to ten willing creatures you can see within range the ability to breathe underwater until the spell ends. Affected creatures also retain their normal mode of respiration.

Classes that can cast Water Breathing

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Druid spells5th character levelWisdom
Ranger spells9th character levelWisdom
Sorcerer spells5th character levelCharisma
Wizard spells5th character levelIntelligence

Water Breathing 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 or Ritual
Range
30 feet
Components
V, S, M (a short reed)
Duration
24 hours
School
Transmutation
Level
3
Classes
Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard
Tags
ritual

This spell grants up to ten willing creatures of your choice within range the ability to breathe underwater until the spell ends. Affected creatures also retain their normal mode of respiration.

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

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