Create Food and Water
Level 3 · Conjuration
- Utility
Create Food and Water occupies the conjuration school at level 3, available to cleric and paladin. Cast time: Action. Range 30 feet, components V/S, duration instantaneous. Effect: You create 45 pounds of food and 30 gallons of fresh water on the ground or in containers within range—both useful in fending off the hazards of malnutrition and dehydration.
Stat Block
- Level
- 3
- School
- Conjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range / Area
- 30 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Ritual
- No
- Concentration
- No
- Classes
- Cleric, Paladin
- Material
- —
Description
You create 45 pounds of food and 30 gallons of fresh water on the ground or in containers within range—both useful in fending off the hazards of malnutrition and dehydration. The food is bland but nourishing and looks like a food of your choice, and the water is clean. The food spoils after 24 hours if uneaten.
5e (2014) vs 2024 changes
This spell has both a 5e (2014) and 2024 Player's Handbook version. Doungim shows the current 2024 stat block above. Differences between editions typically affect components, range, or scaling — check both source books for the table.
Doungim Lore
School Fit
Conjuration is the school of making something appear where nothing was. Summoned creatures, conjured objects, opened portals — every spell in the school changes the contents of a space. Create Food and Water sits among the Conjurations on the strength of the spell places matter or creatures into the world that were not there before the cast. At level 3, Create Food and Water sits in the mid-tier slot competition.
Class Fit
- Cleric: At tier 1 a Cleric has maybe four prep slots; Create Food and Water is competing with healing options for that limited count. Create Food and Water reaches 30 feet, which lets the caster stay clear of the front line.
- Paladin: Channel Divinity is the Paladin's Action-cost competitor in encounter math; Create Food and Water earns its slot when it complements rather than conflicts. At 30 feet, Create Food and Water stays usable from the caster's typical positioning.
Related Spells
Frequently Asked Questions about Create Food and Water
- What level spell is Create Food and Water?
- Create Food and Water is a level 3 spell from the Conjuration school. The classes that can prepare it: Cleric, Paladin.
- What is the range of Create Food and Water?
- The range on Create Food and Water is 30 feet — far enough that most casters can stay clear of the front line.
- What components and casting time does Create Food and Water need?
- For Create Food and Water: Create Food and Water requires V, S, casting is a normal Action.