Comprehend Languages
1st-level Divination (ritual)
- Casting Time
- 1 action
- Range
- Self
- Components
- V, S, M (A pinch of soot and salt.)
- Duration
- 1 hour
- Classes
- Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
For the duration, you understand the literal meaning of any spoken language that you hear. You also understand any written language that you see, but you must be touching the surface on which the words are written. It takes about 1 minute to read one page of text.
This spell doesn't decode secret messages in a text or a glyph, such as an arcane sigil, that isn't part of a written language.
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What level is Comprehend Languages in D&D 5e?
Comprehend Languages is a 1st-level Divination spell.
What classes can cast Comprehend Languages?
Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard have Comprehend Languages on their spell list in the SRD.
What is the casting time and range of Comprehend Languages?
Comprehend Languages has a casting time of 1 action and a range of Self. Its duration is 1 hour.