Bard Spell List - DND 5th Edition

This bard spell list includes optional spells available from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. For the bard spell list without optional spells, see Core Bard Spell List

Spell Name	School	Casting Time	Range	Duration	Components
Blade Ward	Abjuration	1 Action	Self	1 round	V, S
Dancing Lights	Evocation	1 Action	120 feet	Concentration up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Friends	Enchantment	1 Action	Self	Concentration, up to 1 minute	S, M
Light	Evocation	1 Action	Touch	1 hour	V, M
Mage Hand	Conjuration	1 Action	30 feet	1 minute	V, S
Mending	Transmutation	1 Minute	Touch	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Message	Transmutation	1 Action	120 feet	1 round	V, S, M
Minor Illusion	Illusion	1 Action	30 feet	1 minute	S, M
Prestidigitation	Transmutation	1 Action	10 feet	Up to 1 hour	V, S
Thunderclap	Evocation	1 Action	Self (5-foot radius)	Instantaneous	S
True Strike	Divination	1 Action	30 feet	Concentration up to 1 round	S
Vicious Mockery	Enchantment	1 Action	60 feet	Instantaneous	V

Spell Name	School	Casting Time	Range	Duration	Components
Animal Friendship	Enchantment	1 Action	30 feet	24 hours	V, S, M
Bane	Enchantment	1 Action	30 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Charm Person	Enchantment	1 Action	30 feet	1 hour	V, S
Color Spray	Illusion	1 Action	Self (15-foot cone)	1 round	V, S, M
Command	Enchantment	1 Action	60 feet	1 round	V
Comprehend Languages	Divination	1 Action ^R	Self	1 hour	V, S, M
Cure Wounds	Evocation	1 Action	Touch	Instantaneous	V, S
Detect Magic	Divination	1 Action ^R	Self	Concentration, up to 10 minutes	V, S
Disguise Self	Illusion	1 Action	Self	1 hour	V, S
Dissonant Whispers	Enchantment	1 Action	60 feet	Instantaneous	V
Distort Value	Illusion	1 Minute	Touch	8 hours	V
Earth Tremor	Evocation	1 Action	Self (10-foot radius)	Instantaneous	V, S
Faerie Fire	Evocation	1 Action	60 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V
Feather Fall	Transmutation	1 Reaction	60 feet	1 minute	V, M
Guiding Hand (UA)	Divination	1 Minute ^R	5 feet	Concentration, up to 8 hours	V, S
Healing Word	Evocation	1 Bonus Action	60 feet	Instantaneous	V
Heroism	Enchantment	1 Action	Touch	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S
Identify	Divination	1 Minute ^R	Touch	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Illusory Script	Illusion	1 Minute ^R	Touch	10 days	S, M
Longstrider	Transmutation	1 Action	Touch	1 hour	V, S, M
Puppet (UA)	Enchantment	1 Action	120 feet	Instantaneous	V
Sense Emotion (UA)	Divination	1 Action	Self	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S
Silent Image	Illusion	1 Action	60 feet	Concentration, up to 10 minutes	V, S, M
Silvery Barbs	Enchantment	1 Reaction	60 feet	Instantaneous	V
Sleep	Enchantment	1 Action	90 feet	1 minute	V, S, M
Speak with Animals	Divination	1 Action ^R	Self	10 minutes	V, S
Sudden Awakening (UA)	Enchantment	1 Bonus Action	10 feet	Instantaneous	V
Tasha's Hideous Laughter	Enchantment	1 Action	30 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Thunderwave	Evocation	1 Action	Self (15-foot cube)	Instantaneous	V, S
Unearthly Chorus (UA)	Illusion	1 Action	Self (30-foot radius)	Concentration, up to 10 minutes	V
Unseen Servant	Conjuration	1 Action ^R	60 feet	1 hour	V, S, M

Spell Name	School	Casting Time	Range	Duration	Components
Aid	Abjuration	1 Action	30 Feet	8 hours	V, S, M
Animal Messenger	Enchantment	1 Action ^R	30 Feet	24 hours	V, S, M
Blindness/Deafness	Necromancy	1 Action	30 Feet	1 minute	V
Borrowed Knowledge	Divination	1 Action	Self	1 hour	V, S, M
Calm Emotions	Enchantment	1 Action	60 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S
Cloud of Daggers	Conjuration	1 Action	60 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Crown of Madness	Enchantment	1 Action	120 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S
Detect Thoughts	Divination	1 Action	Self	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Enhance Ability	Transmutation	1 Action	Touch	Concentration, up to 1 hour	V, S, M
Enlarge/Reduce	Transmutation	1 Action	30 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Enthrall	Enchantment	1 Action	60 feet	1 minute	V, S
Gift of Gab	Enchantment	Reaction	Self	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Heat Metal	Transmutation	1 Action	60 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Hold Person	Enchantment	1 Action	60 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Invisibility	Illusion	1 Action	Touch	Concentration, up to 1 hour	V, S, M
Kinetic Jaunt	Transmutation	1 Bonus Action	Self	Concentration, up to 1 minute	S
Knock	Transmutation	1 Action	60 feet	Instantaneous	V
Lesser Restoration	Abjuration	1 Action	Touch	Instantaneous	V, S
Locate Animals or Plants	Divination	1 Action ^R	Self	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Locate Object	Divination	1 Action	Self	Concentration, up to 10 minutes	V, S, M
Magic Mouth	Illusion	1 Minute ^R	30 feet	Until dispelled	V, S, M
Mirror Image	Illusion	1 Action	Self	1 minute	V, S
Nathair's Mischief	Illusion	1 Action	60ft	Concentration, up to 1 minute	S, M
Nathair's Mischief (UA)	Illusion	1 Action	60 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	S, M
Phantasmal Force	Illusion	1 Action	60 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Pyrotechnics	Transmutation	1 Action	60 feet	Instantaneous	V, S
See Invisibility	Divination	1 Action	Self	1 hour	V, S, M
Shatter	Evocation	1 Action	60 feet	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Silence	Illusion	1 Action ^R	120 feet	Concentration, up to 10 minutes	V, S
Skywrite	Transmutation	1 Action ^R	Sight	Concentration, up to 1 day	V, S
Spray Of Cards	Conjuration	1 Action	Self (15-foot cone)	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Spray of Cards (UA)	Conjuration	1 Action	15-foot cone	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Suggestion	Enchantment	1 Action	30 feet	Concentration, up to 8 hours	V, M
Warding Wind	Evocation	1 Action	Self	Concentration, up to 10 minutes	V
Zone of Truth	Enchantment	1 Action	60 feet	10 minutes	V, S

Spell Name	School	Casting Time	Range	Duration	Components
Antagonize	Enchantment	1 Action	30 feet	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Antagonize (UA)	Enchantment	1 Action	30 feet	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Bestow Curse	Necromancy	1 Action	Touch	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S
Catnap	Enchantment	1 Action	30 feet	10 minutes	S, M
Clairvoyance	Divination	10 Minutes	1 mile	Concentration, up to 10 minutes	V, S, M
Dispel Magic	Abjuration	1 Action	120 feet	Instantaneous	V, S
Enemies Abound	Enchantment	1 Action	120 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S
Fast Friends	Enchantment	1 Action	30 feet	Concentration, up to 1 hour	V
Fear	Illusion	1 Action	Self (30-foot cone)	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Feign Death	Necromancy	1 Action ^R	Touch	1 hour	V, S, M
Glyph of Warding	Abjuration	1 Hour	Touch	Until dispelled or triggered	V, S, M
House of Cards (UA)	Conjuration	1 Minute	Touch	24 hours	V, S, M
Hypnotic Pattern	Illusion	1 Action	120 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	S, M
Intellect Fortress	Abjuration	1 Action	30 feet	Concentration, up to 1 hour	V
Leomund's Tiny Hut	Evocation	1 Minute ^R	Self (10-foot radius hemisphere)	8 hours	V, S, M
Major Image	Illusion	1 Action	120 feet	Concentration, up to 10 minutes	V, S, M
Mass Healing Word	Evocation	1 Bonus Action	60 feet	Instantaneous	V
Motivational Speech	Enchantment	1 hour	60 feet	1 hour	V
Nondetection	Abjuration	1 Action	Touch	8 hours	V, S, M
Plant Growth	Transmutation	1 Action or 8 Hours	150 feet	Instantaneous	V, S
Sending	Evocation	1 Action	Unlimited	1 round	V, S, M
Slow	Transmutation	1 Action	120 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Speak with Dead	Necromancy	1 Action	10 feet	10 minutes	V, S, M
Speak with Plants	Transmutation	1 Action	Self (30-foot radius)	10 minutes	V, S
Stinking Cloud	Conjuration	1 Action	90 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Tongues	Divination	1 Action	Touch	1 hour	V, M

Spell Name	School	Casting Time	Range	Duration	Components
Charm Monster	Enchantment	1 Action	30 feet	1 hour	V, S
Compulsion	Enchantment	1 Action	30 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S
Confusion	Enchantment	1 Action	90 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Dimension Door	Conjuration	1 Action	500 feet	Instantaneous	V
Ego Whip (UA)	Enchantment	1 Action	30 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V
Freedom of Movement	Abjuration	1 Action	Touch	1 hour	V, S, M
Greater Invisibility	Illusion	1 Action	Touch	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S
Hallucinatory Terrain	Illusion	10 Minutes	300 feet	24 hours	V, S, M
Locate Creature	Divination	1 Action	Self	Concentration, up to 1 hour	V, S, M
Phantasmal Killer	Illusion	1 Action	120 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S
Polymorph	Transmutation	1 Action	60 feet	Concentration, up to 1 hour	V, S, M
Raulothim's Psychic Lance	Enchantment	1 Action	120 feet	Instantaneous	V
Raulothim's Psychic Lance (UA)	Enchantment	1 Action	120 feet	Instantaneous	V

Spell Name	School	Casting Time	Range	Duration	Components
Animate Objects	Transmutation	1 Action	120 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S
Awaken	Transmutation	8 Hours	Touch	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Dominate Person	Enchantment	1 Action	60 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S
Dream	Illusion	1 Minute	Special	8 hours	V, S, M
Geas	Enchantment	1 Minute	60 feet	30 days	V
Greater Restoration	Abjuration	1 Action	Touch	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Hold Monster	Enchantment	1 Action	90 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Legend Lore	Divination	10 Minutes	Self	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Mass Cure Wounds	Evocation	1 Action	60 feet	Instantaneous	V, S
Mislead	Illusion	1 Action	Self	Concentration, up to 1 hour	S
Modify Memory	Enchantment	1 Action	30 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S
Planar Binding	Abjuration	1 Hour	60 feet	24 hours	V, S, M
Raise Dead	Necromancy	1 Action	Touch	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Rary's Telepathic Bond	Divination	1 Action ^R	30 feet	1 hour	V, S, M
Scrying	Divination	10 Minutes	Self	Concentration, up to 10 minutes	V, S, M
Seeming	Illusion	1 Action	30 feet	8 hours	V, S
Skill Empowerment	Transmutation	1 Action	Touch	Concentration, up to 1 hour	V, S
Synaptic Static	Enchantment	1 Action	120 feet	Instantaneous	V, S
Teleportation Circle	Conjuration	1 Minute	10 feet	1 round	V, M

Spell Name	School	Casting Time	Range	Duration	Components
Eyebite	Necromancy	1 Action	Self	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S
Find the Path	Divination	1 Minute	Self	Concentration, up to 1 day	V, S, M
Guards and Wards	Abjuration	10 Minutes	Touch	24 hours	V, S, M
Heroes' Feast	Conjuration	10 Minutes	30 feet	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Mass Suggestion	Enchantment	1 Action	60 feet	24 hours	V, M
Otto's Irresistible Dance	Enchantment	1 Action	30 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V
Programmed Illusion	Illusion	1 Action	120 feet	Until dispelled	V, S, M
True Seeing	Divination	1 Action	Touch	1 hour	V, S, M

Spell Name	School	Casting Time	Range	Duration	Components
Dream of the Blue Veil	Conjuration	10 minutes	20 feet	6 hours	V, S, M
Etherealness	Transmutation	1 Action	Self	Up to 8 hours	V, S
Forcecage	Evocation	1 Action	100 feet	1 hour	V, S, M
Mirage Arcane	Illusion	10 Minutes	Sight	10 days	V, S
Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion	Conjuration	1 Minute	300 feet	24 hours	V, S, M
Mordenkainen's Sword	Evocation	1 Action	60 feet	Concentration, up to 1 minute	V, S, M
Prismatic Spray	Evocation	1 Action	Self (60-foot cone)	Instantaneous	V, S
Project Image	Illusion	1 Action	500 Miles	Concentration, up to 1 day	V, S, M
Regenerate	Transmutation	1 Minute	Touch	1 hour	V, S, M
Resurrection	Necromancy	1 Hour	Touch	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Symbol	Abjuration	1 Minute	Touch	Until dispelled or triggered	V, S, M
Teleport	Conjuration	1 Action	10 feet	Instantaneous	V

Spell Name	School	Casting Time	Range	Duration	Components
Antipathy/Sympathy	Enchantment	1 Hour	60 feet	10 Days	V, S, M
Dominate Monster	Enchantment	1 Action	60 feet	Concentration, up to 1 hour	V, S
Feeblemind	Enchantment	1 Action	150 feet	Instantaneous	V, S, M
Glibness	Transmutation	1 Action	Self	1 hour	V
Mind Blank	Abjuration	1 Action	Touch	24 hours	V, S
Power Word: Stun	Enchantment	1 Action	60 feet	Instantaneous	V, S

Spell Name	School	Casting Time	Range	Duration	Components
Foresight	Divination	1 Minute	Touch	8 hours	V, S, M
Mass Polymorph	Transmutation	1 Action	120 feet	Concentration, up to 1 hour	V, S, M
Power Word: Heal	Evocation	1 Action	Touch	Instantaneous	V, S
Power Word: Kill	Enchantment	1 Action	60 feet	Instantaneous	V
Prismatic Wall	Abjuration	1 Action	60 feet	10 minutes	V, S
Psychic Scream	Enchantment	1 Action	90 feet	Instantaneous	S
True Polymorph	Transmutation	1 Action	30 feet	Concentration, up to 1 hour	V, S, M

^R - Ritual Spell