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.
A scout, a Help-action engine, and a 30-ft delivery service for touch spells.
Reveal magical auras within 30 ft.
Read any text, understand any speech, for an hour.
- 4.Identify
Reveal a magic item's full properties. Free with ritual cast.
- 5.Tiny Hut
Impenetrable 10-ft hemisphere for 8 hours. Mandatory long-rest enabler.
- 6.Alarm
20-ft cube tripwire alarm for 8 hours.
Invisible Strength-2 servant for an hour. The ultimate dungeon-task delegator.
- 8.Augury
Cleric; ask if a course of action will result in weal, woe, or both.
10-minute conversation with any beast.
Up to 10 creatures breathe underwater for 24 hours.