Fear
3rd-level Illusion
- Casting Time
- 1 action
- Range
- Self
- Components
- V, S, M (A white feather or the heart of a hen.)
- Duration
- Up to 1 minute (concentration)
- Classes
- Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
You project a phantasmal image of a creature's worst fears. Each creature in a 30-foot cone must succeed on a wisdom saving throw or drop whatever it is holding and become frightened for the duration.
While frightened by this spell, a creature must take the Dash action and move away from you by the safest available route on each of its turns, unless there is nowhere to move. If the creature ends its turn in a location where it doesn't have line of sight to you, the creature can make a wisdom saving throw. On a successful save, the spell ends for that creature.
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What level is Fear in D&D 5e?
Fear is a 3rd-level Illusion spell.
What classes can cast Fear?
Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard have Fear on their spell list in the SRD.
What is the casting time and range of Fear?
Fear has a casting time of 1 action and a range of Self. Its duration is Up to 1 minute (requires concentration).