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Top 10 D&D 5e Ritual Spells Every Caster Should Know

The best ritual spells in D&D 5e — Find Familiar, Detect Magic, Comprehend Languages, and seven more. Ten extra minutes, no slot cost.

Rituals are the loophole of D&D casting — spells you can cast without spending a slot if you have 10 extra minutes. Every caster with ritual access should have these ten in their spellbook.

  1. A scout, a Help-action engine, and a 30-ft delivery service for touch spells.

  2. Reveal magical auras within 30 ft.

  3. Read any text, understand any speech, for an hour.

  4. Reveal a magic item's full properties. Free with ritual cast.

  5. Impenetrable 10-ft hemisphere for 8 hours. Mandatory long-rest enabler.

  6. 20-ft cube tripwire alarm for 8 hours.

  7. Invisible Strength-2 servant for an hour. The ultimate dungeon-task delegator.

  8. Cleric; ask if a course of action will result in weal, woe, or both.

  9. 10-minute conversation with any beast.

  10. Up to 10 creatures breathe underwater for 24 hours.

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