Detect Magic

Level 1 · Divination 5.5e · SRD 5.2.1 (2024)

Other rules version: Detect Magic (5e, 2014, SRD 5.1)

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Casting Time
Action
Range
Self
Components
V, S
Duration
up to 10 minutesConcentrationRitual
Classes
Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

For the duration, you sense the presence of magical effects within 30 feet of yourself. If you sense such effects, you can take the Magic action to see a faint aura around any visible creature or object in the area that bears the magic, and if an effect was created by a spell, you learn the spell's school of magic.

The spell is blocked by 1 foot of stone, dirt, or wood; 1 inch of metal; or a thin sheet of lead.