Water Walk 5e spell

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

Casting time: 1 action (ritual)
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (A piece of cork)
Duration: 1 hour
School: Transmutation
Level: 3

This spell grants the ability to move across any liquid surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, or lava—as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures crossing molten lava can still take damage from the heat). Up to ten willing creatures you can see within range gain this ability for the duration.

If you target a creature submerged in a liquid, the spell carries the target to the surface of the liquid at a rate of 60 feet per round.

Classes that can cast Water Walk

Class	First available	Spellcasting ability
Cleric spells	5th character level	Wisdom
Druid spells	5th character level	Wisdom
Ranger spells	9th character level	Wisdom
Sorcerer spells	5th character level	Charisma

Water Walk 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 piece of cork)
Duration: 1 hour
School: Transmutation
Level: 3
Classes: Cleric, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer
Tags: ritual

This spell grants the ability to move across any liquid surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, or lava—as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures crossing molten lava can still take damage from the heat). Up to ten willing creatures of your choice within range gain this ability for the duration.

An affected target must take a Bonus Action to pass from the liquid's surface into the liquid itself and vice versa, but if the target falls into the liquid, the target passes through the surface into the liquid below.

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

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