Bard Cantrips
Tier Spell Name School Casting Time Range Components Duration
B* Blade Ward Abjuration 1 Action Self V, S 1 round
C Dancing Lights Evocation 1 Action 120 feet V, S, M Concentration up to 1 minute
F Friends Enchantment 1 Action Self S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
B Light Evocation 1 Action Touch V, M 1 hour
A Mage Hand Conjuration 1 Action 30 feet V, S 1 minute
D Mending Transmutation 1 Minute Touch V, S, M Instantaneous
C Message Transmutation 1 Action 120 feet V, S, M 1 round
A Minor Illusion Illusion 1 Action 30 feet S, M 1 minute
A Prestidigitation Transmutation 1 Action 10 feet V, S Up to 1 hour
A Starry Wisp Evocation 1 Action 60 Feet V, S Instantaneous
F Thunderclap Evocation 1 Action Self (5-foot radius) S Instantaneous
B* True Strike Divination 1 Action 30 feet S Concentration up to 1 round
A Vicious Mockery Enchantment 1 Action 60 feet V Instantaneous
Bard 1st Level Spells
Tier Spell Name School Casting Time Range Components Duration
C Animal Friendship Enchantment 1 Action 30 feet V, S, M 24 hours
C Bane Enchantment 1 Action 30 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
C Charm Person Enchantment 1 Action 30 feet V, S 1 hour
F Color Spray Illusion 1 Action Self (15-foot cone) V, S, M 1 round
B Command Enchantment 1 Action 60 feet V 1 round
B Comprehend Languages Divination 1 Action (Ritual) Self V, S, M 1 hour
C* Cure Wounds Evocation 1 Action Touch V, S Instantaneous
A Detect Magic Divination 1 Action (Ritual) Self V, S Concentration, up to 10 minutes
D Disguise Self Illusion 1 Action Self V, S 1 hour
B Dissonant Whispers Enchantment 1 Action 60 feet V Instantaneous
D Earth Tremor Evocation 1 Action Self (10-foot radius) V, S Instantaneous
A Faerie Fire Evocation 1 Action 60 feet V Concentration, up to 1 minute
A Feather Fall Transmutation 1 Reaction 60 feet V, M 1 minute
A Healing Word Evocation 1 Bonus Action 60 feet V Instantaneous
B* Heroism Enchantment 1 Action Touch V, S Concentration, up to 1 minute
B Hideous Laughter Enchantment 1 Action 30 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
D Identify Divination 1 Minute (Ritual) Touch V, S, M Instantaneous
F Illusory Script Illusion 1 Minute (Ritual) Touch S, M 10 days
D Longstrider Transmutation 1 Action Touch V, S, M 1 hour
B Silent Image Illusion 1 Action 60 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 10 minutes
*S Silvery Barbs Enchantment 1 Reaction 60 feet V Instantaneous
B Sleep Enchantment 1 Action 90 feet V, S, M 1 minute
C Speak with Animals Divination 1 Action (Ritual) Self V, S 10 minutes
C Thunderwave Evocation 1 Action Self (15-foot cube) V, S Instantaneous
B Unseen Servant Conjuration 1 Action (Ritual) 60 feet V, S, M 1 hour
Bard 2nd Level Spells
Tier Spell Name School Casting Time Range Components Duration
A Aid Abjuration 1 Action 30 Feet V, S, M 8 hours
D Animal Messenger Enchantment 1 Action (Ritual) 30 Feet V, S, M 24 hours
B Blindness/Deafness Necromancy 1 Action 30 Feet V 1 minute
C Calm Emotions Enchantment 1 Action 60 feet V, S Concentration, up to 1 minute
C Cloud of Daggers Conjuration 1 Action 60 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
D Crown of Madness Enchantment 1 Action 120 feet V, S Concentration, up to 1 minute
C Detect Thoughts Divination 1 Action Self V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
C Enhance Ability Transmutation 1 Action Touch V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 hour
D Enlarge/Reduce Transmutation 1 Action 30 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
C Enthrall Enchantment Reaction Self V, S, M Instantaneous
B Heat Metal Transmutation 1 Action 60 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
F Hold Person Enchantment 1 Action 60 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
B Invisibility Illusion 1 Action Touch V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 hour
D Kinetic Jaunt Transmutation 1 Bonus Action Self Concentration, up to 1 minute S
B Knock Transmutation 1 Action 60 feet V Instantaneous
B Lesser Restoration Abjuration 1 Action Touch V, S Instantaneous
F Locate Animals or Plants Divination 1 Action (Ritual) Self V, S, M Instantaneous
C Locate Object Divination 1 Action Self V, S, M Concentration, up to 10 minutes
D Magic Mouth Illusion 1 Minute (Ritual) 30 feet V, S, M Until dispelled
B Mirror Image Illusion 1 Action Self V, S 1 minute
B Phantasmal Force Illusion 1 Action 60 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
D Pyrotechnics Transmutation 1 Action 60 feet V, S Instantaneous
B See Invisibility Divination 1 Action Self V, S, M 1 hour
C Shatter Evocation 1 Action 60 feet V, S, M Instantaneous
B Silence Illusion 1 Action (Ritual) 120 feet V, S Concentration, up to 10 minutes
F Skywrite Transmutation 1 Action (Ritual) Sight V, S Concentration, up to 1 day
A Suggestion Enchantment 1 Action 30 feet V, M Concentration, up to 8 hours
C Warding Wind Evocation 1 Action Self V Concentration, up to 10 minutes
D Zone of Truth Enchantment 1 Action 60 feet V, S 10 minutes
Bard 3rd Level Spells
Tier Spell Name School Casting Time Range Components Duration
C Bestow Curse Necromancy 1 Action Touch V, S Concentration, up to 1 minute
D Catnap Enchantment 1 Action 30 feet S, M 10 minutes
B Clairvoyance Divination 10 Minutes 1 mile V, S, M Concentration, up to 10 minutes
A Dispel Magic Abjuration 1 Action 120 feet V, S Instantaneous
B Enemies Abound Enchantment 1 Action 120 feet V, S Concentration, up to 1 minute
F Fast Friends Enchantment 1 Action 30 feet V Concentration, up to 1 hour
B Fear Illusion 1 Action Self (30-foot cone) V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
F Feign Death Necromancy 1 Action (Ritual) Touch V, S, M 1 hour
C Glyph of Warding Abjuration 1 Hour Touch V, S, M Until dispelled or triggered
A Hypnotic Pattern Illusion 1 Action 120 feet S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
C Intellect Fortress Abjuration 1 Action 30 feet V Concentration, up to 1 hour
B Major Image Illusion 1 Action 120 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 10 minutes
C Mass Healing Word Evocation 1 Bonus Action 60 feet V Instantaneous
C Nondetection Abjuration 1 Action Touch V, S, M 8 hours
B Plant Growth Transmutation 1 Action or 8 Hours 150 feet V, S Instantaneous
B Sending Evocation 1 Action Unlimited V, S, M 1 round
B Slow Transmutation 1 Action 120 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
D Speak with Dead Necromancy 1 Action 10 feet V, S, M 10 minutes
D Speak with Plants Transmutation 1 Action Self (30-foot radius) V, S 10 minutes
D Stinking Cloud Conjuration 1 Action 90 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
A Tiny Hut Evocation 1 Minute (Ritual) Self (10-foot radius hemisphere) V, S, M 8 hours
B Tongues Divination 1 Action Touch V, M 1 hour
Bard 4th Level Spells
Tier Spell Name School Casting Time Range Components Duration
D Charm Monster Enchantment 1 Action 30 feet V, S 1 hour
D Compulsion Enchantment 1 Action 30 feet V, S Concentration, up to 1 minute
F Confusion Enchantment 1 Action 90 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
A Dimension Door Conjuration 1 Action 500 feet V Instantaneous
C* Fount of Moonlight Evocation 1 Action Self V, S Concentration, up to 10 minutes
C Freedom of Movement Abjuration 1 Action Touch V, S, M 1 hour
A Greater Invisibility Illusion 1 Action Touch V, S Concentration, up to 1 minute
D Hallucinatory Terrain Illusion 10 Minutes 300 feet V, S, M 24 hours
D Locate Creature Divination 1 Action Self V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 hour
C Phantasmal Killer Illusion 1 Action 120 feet V, S Concentration, up to 1 minute
*S Polymorph Transmutation 1 Action 60 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 hour
Bard 5th Level Spells
Tier Spell Name School Casting Time Range Components Duration
B Animate Objects Transmutation 1 Action 120 feet V, S Concentration, up to 1 minute
B Awaken Transmutation 8 Hours Touch V, S, M Instantaneous
D Dominate Person Enchantment 1 Action 60 feet V, S Concentration, up to 1 minute
F Dream Illusion 1 Minute Special V, S, M 8 hours
F Geas Enchantment 1 Minute 60 feet V 30 days
C Greater Restoration Abjuration 1 Action Touch V, S, M Instantaneous
C Hold Monster Enchantment 1 Action 90 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
D Legend Lore Divination 10 Minutes Self V, S, M Instantaneous
D Mass Cure Wounds Evocation 1 Action 60 feet V, S Instantaneous
D Mislead Illusion 1 Action Self S Concentration, up to 1 hour
C Modify Memory Enchantment 1 Action 30 feet V, S Concentration, up to 1 minute
*S* Planar Binding Abjuration 1 Hour 60 feet V, S, M 24 hours
C Raise Dead Necromancy 1 Action Touch V, S, M Instantaneous
C Regal Presence Enchantment 1 Action Self V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
C Scrying Divination 10 Minutes Self V, S, M Concentration, up to 10 minutes
C Seeming Illusion 1 Action 30 feet V, S 8 hours
D Skill Empowerment Transmutation 1 Action Touch V, S Concentration, up to 1 hour
A Synaptic Static Enchantment 1 Action 120 feet V, S Instantaneous
B Telepathic Bond Rary’s Telepathic Bond Divination 1 Action (Ritual) 30 feet V, S, M 1 hour
C Teleportation Circle Conjuration 1 Minute 10 feet V, M 1 round
Bard 6th Level Spells
Tier Spell Name School Casting Time Range Components Duration
B Eyebite Necromancy 1 Action Self V, S Concentration, up to 1 minute
D Find the Path Divination 1 Minute Self V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 day
D Guards and Wards Abjuration 10 Minutes Touch V, S, M 24 hours
D Heroes’ Feast Conjuration 10 Minutes 30 feet V, S, M Instantaneous
C Irresistible Dance Otto’s Irresistible Dance Enchantment 1 Action 30 feet V Concentration, up to 1 minute
A Mass Suggestion Enchantment 1 Action 60 feet V, M 24 hours
C Programmed Illusion Illusion 1 Action 120 feet V, S, M Until dispelled
D True Seeing Divination 1 Action Touch V, S, M 1 hour
Bard 7th Level Spells
Tier Spell Name School Casting Time Range Components Duration
F Arcane Sword Mordenkainen’s Sword Evocation 1 Action 60 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 minute
F Dream of the Blue Veil Conjuration 10 minutes 20 feet V, S, M 6 hours
C Etherealness Transmutation 1 Action Self V, S Up to 8 hours
B Forcecage Evocation 1 Action 100 feet V, S, M 1 hour
C Mirage Arcane Illusion 10 Minutes Sight V, S 10 days
C Magnificent Mansion Mordenkainen’s Magnificent Mansion Conjuration 1 Minute 300 feet V, S, M 24 hours
A Power Word: Fortify Enchantment 1 Action 60 feet V Instantaneous
F Prismatic Spray Evocation 1 Action Self (60-foot cone) V, S Instantaneous
D Project Image Illusion 1 Action 500 Miles V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 day
F Regenerate Transmutation 1 Minute Touch V, S, M 1 hour
D Resurrection Necromancy 1 Hour Touch V, S, M Instantaneous
F Symbol Abjuration 1 Minute Touch V, S, M Until dispelled or triggered
A Teleport Conjuration 1 Action 10 feet V Instantaneous
Bard 8th Level Spells
Tier Spell Name School Casting Time Range Components Duration
B Antipathy/Sympathy Enchantment 1 Hour 60 feet V, S, M 10 Days
C Befuddlement Enchantment 1 Action 150 feet V, S, M Instantaneous
B Dominate Monster Enchantment 1 Action 60 feet V, S Concentration, up to 1 hour
D Glibness Transmutation 1 Action Self V 1 hour
D Mind Blank Abjuration 1 Action Touch V, S 24 hours
C Power Word: Stun Enchantment 1 Action 60 feet V, S Instantaneous
Bard 9th Level Spells
Tier Spell Name School Casting Time Range Components Duration
B Foresight Divination 1 Minute Touch V, S, M 8 hours
C Mass Polymorph Transmutation 1 Action 120 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 hour
C Power Word: Heal Evocation 1 Action Touch V, S Instantaneous
D Power Word: Kill Enchantment 1 Action 60 feet V Instantaneous
A Prismatic Wall Abjuration 1 Action 60 feet V, S 10 minutes
B Psychic Scream Enchantment 1 Action 90 feet S Instantaneous
A True Polymorph Transmutation 1 Action 30 feet V, S, M Concentration, up to 1 hour
Unlinked spells are not covered by the 5e OGL (Open Games License) and thus can not be directly linked to.
An asterisk (*) after a spell tier (S-F) means that the spell is in that ranking conditionally, please refer to the spell tier list to see why it’s ranked that way. There is an asterisk (*) in front of S tier spells so the table properly sorts when the tier is clicked on.
