The vast majority of the changes to spells in the 2024 version of D&D 5e are just clarifications of existing spells. In this article, I’ll go through the significant changes and then list all the spells that are substantially the same, even if the text has been changed
New Spells for 2024
- Arcane Vigor – A Level 2 Abjuration that lets sorcerers and wizards roll hit dice and add their spellcasting ability modifier to regain health. The hit dice are expended.
Changed Spells
- Acid Splash – Now targets a five foot radius, allowing the caster to hit up to 4 targets, instead of just one or two as specified in the 2014 version of the spell.
- Alter Self – Mostly the same, but with a buff. Now, instead of a +1 bonus to attack and damage, Natural Weapon gives you your spellcasting bonus.
- Animal Friendship – No longer requires the beast to have an Intelligence score below 4.
- Animate Objects – Significant changes to how this spell works. More than I can quickly summarize here.
- Antimagic Field – now blocks the Magic action, which is used for casting spells, as well as using certain features and items. The language of the spell is otherwise much more concise, but I don’t see any other changes.
- Antipathy/Sympathy – No longer requires the type of creature you wish to effect be in range. The area created by the spell now effects an area within 120 feet of a target. Selecting a 200-foot cube is not an option. The wording is much more concise, but the overall effect seems to be to extend the range of the spell and make it harder for creature to escape the effects of the spell.
- Arcane Gate – The old spell specified that the portals were 10 feet in diameter, but he newer version only states that they occupy a larger space. The old spell also said that one side of the rings created by the spell was invisible, while the newer version just says that are not open.
- Arcane Lock – The spell now makes the locked object impossible to open by non-magical means.
- Aura of Life – Now effect allies and not non-hostile creatures.
No real change
- Aid
- Alarm
- Animal Messenger
- Animal Shapes
- Animate Dead
- Antilife Shell
- Arcane Eye
- Armor of Agathys
- Arms of Hadar
- Astral Projection
- Augury
More to come!
I’m still working my way through the content, so if you don’t see a spell you’re looking for, check back later! You can also check my article on other 2024 rules changes!
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