Banishment

Level 4 Abjuration

Banishment is a level 4 abjuration spell in D&D 5e (2024 rules), available to the Cleric, Paladin, Psion, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard. Casting time: Action. Range: 30 feet. Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute.

Level
Level 4
School
Abjuration
Casting Time
Action
Range
30 feet
Components
V, S, M
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 minute

M (an item distasteful to the target)

Description

You attempt to send one creature that you can see within range to another plane of existence. The target must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or be banished. If the target is native to the plane of existence you're on, you banish the target to a harmless demiplane. While there, the target has the Incapacitated condition. When the spell ends, the target reappears in the space it left or in the nearest unoccupied space if that space is occupied. If the target is native to a different plane of existence than the one you're on, the target is banished with a faint popping noise, returning to its home plane. If the spell lasts for 1 minute with no interruption to your Concentration, the target doesn't return.

At Higher Levels

You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 4.

Classes that can cast Banishment

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