Speak with Plants
Level 3 · Transmutation
- Utility
A 3rd-level spell in the transmutation school, Speak with Plants appears on the bard, druid, and ranger lists. Cast time: Action. Range Self, components V/S, duration 10 minutes. Effect: You imbue plants in an immobile 30-foot Emanation with limited sentience and animation, giving them the ability to communicate with you and follow your simple commands.
Stat Block
- Level
- 3
- School
- Transmutation
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range / Area
- Self
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- 10 Minutes
- Ritual
- No
- Concentration
- No
- Classes
- Bard, Druid, Ranger
- Material
- —
Description
You imbue plants in an immobile 30-foot Emanation with limited sentience and animation, giving them the ability to communicate with you and follow your simple commands. You can question plants about events in the spell's area within the past day, gaining information about creatures that have passed, weather, and other circumstances. You can also turn Difficult Terrain caused by plant growth (such as thickets and undergrowth) into ordinary terrain that lasts for the duration. Or you can turn ordinary terrain where plants are present into Difficult Terrain that lasts for the duration. The spell doesn't enable plants to uproot themselves and move about, but they can move their branches, tendrils, and stalks for you. If a Plant creature is in the area, you can communicate with it as if you shared a common language.
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
The Transmutation tradition reshapes matter. Stone becomes mud, mud becomes stone, a humanoid becomes a tyrannosaurus. Speak with Plants is Transmutation because the spell rewrites a property of a body, an object, or terrain. 3rd-level slots become common enough that Speak with Plants can be cast in two or three encounters per long rest.
Class Fit
- Bard: College of Lore Bards have the easiest case for Speak with Plants: Magical Secrets means the class can reach outside the standard list to grab adjacent picks.
- Druid: Land Druids gain bonus circle spells by terrain; if Speak with Plants is already on the chosen terrain list, save the manual prep slot for something else.
- Ranger: Wisdom is the Ranger's casting stat. Speak with Plants casts at the build's normal spell-save DC, which is competitive but not the focus of most Ranger builds.
Related Spells
Frequently Asked Questions about Speak with Plants
- What level spell is Speak with Plants?
- The spell Speak with Plants is a level 3 spell in the Transmutation school. Bard, Druid, Ranger all have access to it.
- What is the range of Speak with Plants?
- The range on Speak with Plants is Self; no other creature can be the target.
- How long does Speak with Plants last?
- The duration on Speak with Plants is 10 minutes, with no concentration required.
- What components and casting time does Speak with Plants need?
- To cast Speak with Plants: Speak with Plants requires V, S with a standard Action.