Rope Trick
Level 2 · Transmutation
- Utility
Rope Trick (wizard) casts from a 2nd-level slot in the transmutation school. Cast time: Action. Range Touch, components V/S/M, duration 1 hour. Material: a segment of rope. Effect: You touch a rope.
Stat Block
- Level
- 2
- School
- Transmutation
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range / Area
- Touch
- Components
- V, S, M
- Duration
- 1 Hour
- Ritual
- No
- Concentration
- No
- Classes
- Wizard
- Material
- a segment of rope
Description
You touch a rope. One end of it hovers upward until the rope hangs perpendicular to the ground or the rope reaches a ceiling. At the rope's upper end, an Invisible 3-foot-by-5-foot portal opens to an extradimensional space that lasts until the spell ends. That space can be reached by climbing the rope, which can be pulled into or dropped out of it. The space can hold up to eight Medium or smaller creatures. Attacks, spells, and other effects can't pass into or out of the space, but creatures inside it can see through the portal. Anything inside the space drops out when the spell ends.
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
Transmutation is the school that breaks parts of D&D's combat math on purpose. The system trusts that a Transmuter understands what they have done to a creature when they Polymorph it. The school tag on Rope Trick is earned by the spell rewrites a property of a body, an object, or terrain. 2nd-level slots become common enough that Rope Trick can be cast in two or three encounters per long rest.
Class Fit
- Wizard: Wizards add Rope Trick to the spellbook once and prepare it on the days that warrant it — a different decision from the class's known-spell competitors.
Related Spells
Frequently Asked Questions about Rope Trick
- What level spell is Rope Trick?
- Rope Trick sits at level 2 in the Transmutation school of magic, prepared by Wizard.
- What is the range of Rope Trick?
- Rope Trick is cast via touch. The caster has to reach the target with a successful melee touch (if the target is unwilling).
- How long does Rope Trick last?
- The duration on Rope Trick is 1 hour, with no concentration required.
- What components and casting time does Rope Trick need?
- To cast: the spell uses V, S, M components. Additionally, Material component: a segment of rope.