Speak with Animals
1st-level Divination (ritual)
- Casting Time
- 1 action
- Range
- Self
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- 10 minutes
- Classes
- Bard, Druid, Ranger
You gain the ability to comprehend and verbally communicate with beasts for the duration. The knowledge and awareness of many beasts is limited by their intelligence, but at a minimum, beasts can give you information about nearby locations and monsters, including whatever they can perceive or have perceived within the past day. You might be able to persuade a beast to perform a small favor for you, at the GM's discretion.
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What level is Speak with Animals in D&D 5e?
Speak with Animals is a 1st-level Divination spell.
What classes can cast Speak with Animals?
Bard, Druid, Ranger have Speak with Animals on their spell list in the SRD.
What is the casting time and range of Speak with Animals?
Speak with Animals has a casting time of 1 action and a range of Self. Its duration is 10 minutes.