The Best of the Best: The Top 20 Druid Spells in D&D 5e

Magic in Dungeons and Dragons is an integral part of the game. It permeates the very world of DnD and is expressed in many ways, from powerful beings with latent supernatural abilities to crafted items and artifacts of power.

If you are seasoned in DnD 5e, you already know that sorcerers ( Shadow, Aasimar, Divine) and wizards control the majority of the game. However, another creature that can change the course of the game is a druid.

Spells in DnD 5e create many desired results, such as creating water, releasing a fireball, creating shields, and many more. There are hundreds of spells one can use in DND 5e. But apart from sorcerers and wizards, druids also have some of the most unique yet powerful spells in the game.

What makes a Druid spell unique from wizard spell is its ability to control and shape the battlefield. If you want to start your campaign as a druid, you can check this article on how to create a DND character.

If you are looking to enhance your character beyond healing and support, then it is time you had a look at our Best Druid Spells in D&D 5e.

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D&D 5E Druid Spell List

Here is the D&D Druid Spells list:

Note: Next to the name of each spell in the table listed below, you will find a code in brackets. The code represents the casting time of the spell. The Codes can be understood as: A=Action, BA=Bonus Action, R=Reaction, M=minutes & H=Hours.

Name	Duration	Range	Damage	Description
Druidcraft (1A)	Instant	30 ft	Control	Creates a harmless sensory effect or extinguishes candles and camp fires.
Guidance (1A)	1 Minute	Touch	Buff	Touching a willing creature enables it to roll a D4 which is added to the ability check.
Mending (1M)	Instant	Touch	Utility	Repairs a single break or tear in an object as long as it is smaller than 1 foot.
Poison Spray (1A)	Instant	10 ft	Poison	Project a puff of noxious gas. Creature must succeed on Con Save or take 1d12 poison damage.
Resistance (1A)	1 Minute	Touch	Buff	Touching a willing creature enables it to roll a D4 which is added to the one saving throw.
Shillelagh (1BA)	1 Minute	Touch	Bludgeoning	Weapon becomes imbued nature’s power. Weapon’s damage becomes a D8
Control Flames (1A)	Instant	60 ft	Control	Instantaneously expand the flame 5 ft or extinguish the flame in a cube.
Create Bonfire (1A)	1 Minute	60 ft	Fire	Creates a bonfire within a range. Creatures caught up in the bonfire must make a DEX Save.
Frostbite (1A)	Instant	30 ft	Cold	Cause a numbing frost making forcing the target to make a CON Save. Failed save causes 1D6 damage.
Gust (1A)	Instant	30 ft	Control	Targets must make an STR Save or get pushed 5 feet away from you. Move objects less than 5 pounds.
Magic Stone (1BA)	1 Minute	Touch	Bludgeoning	Imbue upto 3 pebbles with magic and sling them towards the target. A hit causes 1d6 + your spellcasting ability modifier.
Mold Earth (1A)	Instant	30 ft	Control	Choose a portion of dirt and stone that fits in a 5 foot cube and move it around.
Produce Flame (1A)	10 Minutes	Self	Fire	Use a flickering flame as light or attack creatures with it causing 1d8 fire damage.
Resistance (1A)	1 Minute	Touch	Buff	Touching a willing creature enables it to roll a d4 and add it to one saving throw of its choice.
Shape Water (1A)	Instant	30 ft	Control	Choose a portion of water that fits in a 5 foot cube and move it around. You can even freeze it.
Thunderclap (1A)	Instant	5 ft	Thunder	Create thunderous sound 100 ft away. Every creature within range needs a CON Save or take 1d6 damage.

Name	Duration	Range	Damage	Description
Absorb Elements (1R)	1 Round	Self	Acid	Spell Captures incoming energy and releases it in the next melee attack. Causes an extra 1d6 Damage.
Animal Friendship (1A)	24 Hours	30 ft	Charmed	Become friends with a beasts. If the beasts intelligence is higher than 3, the spell fails.
Beast Bond (1A)	10 Minutes	Touch	Buff	Establish a telepathic link with a beasts. If the beasts intelligence is higher than 3, the spell fails.
Charm Person (1A)	1 Hour	30 ft	Charmed	Charm a humanoid within range. Target needs a WIS Save or get charmed.
Create or Destroy Water (1A)	Instant	30 ft	Creation	Create or destroy 10 gallons of water.
Cure Wounds (1A)	Instant	Touch	Healing	Touching a creature regains its hit points by 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier
Detect Magic (1A)	10 Minutes	Self	Detection	Sense magic within 30 ft of you. See a faint aura around any visible creature that bears magic, and you learn its school of magic.
Detect Poison and Disease (1A)	10 Minutes	Self	Detection	Sense the presence and location of poisons, and diseases within 30 feet of you.
Earth Tremor (1A)	Instant	10 ft	Bludgeoning	Causes a tremor in range. Creatures in the range must make a DEX Save or take 1d6 bludgeoning damage and knocked prone.
Entangle (1A)	1 Minute	90 ft	Restrained	Grasp weeds and vines from the ground and entangle target that can’t make a STR Save.
Faerie Fire (1A)	1 Minute	60 ft	Debuff	Creatures within a 20 feet cube are outlined in colors if they fail to make a DEX Save.
Fog Cloud (1A)	1 Hour	120 ft	Control	Create a 20-foot-radius sphere of fog centered on a point within range.
Goodberry	Instant	Touch	Healing	Receive 10 berries infused with magic. Each berry restores 1 hit point and nourishes a creature for a day.
Healing Word (1RA)	Instant	60 ft	Healing	A creature of your choosing within range regain hit point equal to 1d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier.
Ice Knife (1A)	Instant	60 ft	Piercing	Create a shard of ice to hit a creature. On success, a creature receives 1d10 piercing damage.
Jump (1A)	1 Minute	Touch	Movement	Target Creatures jump is triples when you touch it.
Longstrider (1A)	1 Hour	Touch	Buff	Target Creatures speed increases by 10 feet when you touch it.
Purify Food and Drink (1A)	Instant	10 ft	Utility	Receive food and water within a 5 foot radius.
Speak with Animals (1A)	10 Minutes	Self	Communication	Talk to beasts and ask for directions. You can even persuade the beasts to do a favor.
Thunderwave (1A)	Instant	Self	Thunder	Each creature in a 15 foot radius is hit and needs to make a CON Save or receive a 2d8 thunder damage and pushed 10 feet away.

Name	Duration	Range	Damage	Description
Animal Messenger (1A)	24 Hours	30 ft	Communication	Use an animal to send a message to a specific location you should have visited before. Also include the person’s description.
Barkskin (1A)	1 Hour	Touch	Buff	Touching a willing creature gives it a rough, bark like appearance. Target AC can’t be less than 16.
Darkvision (1A)	8 Hours	Touch	Buff	Touching a willing creature gives it nightvision. Creature can see up to 60 feet ahead.
Dust Devil (1A)	1 Minute	60 ft	Bludgeoning	Dust devil appear in 5 foot cube of air. Target must make a STR Save or receive 1d8 bludgeoning damage while being pushed back 10 feet.
Earthbind (1A)	1 Minute	300 ft	Control	Yellow strips of magical energy loops around a creature within range. Creature must make STR Save or have its flying speed reduced to 0 feet.
Enhance Ability Control (1A)	1 Hour	Touch	Buff	Teach a creature magic and use it for specific commands. Refer to manual for commands.
Find Traps (1A)	Instant	120 ft	Detection	Spell shows traps present nearby. You don’t get specific locations, but you learn general nature of the damage.
Flame Blade (1BA)	10 Minutes	Self	Fire	Evoke a fiery blade in your hand. You can use the blade to cause 3d6 fire damage.
Flaming Sphere (1A)	1 Minute	60 ft	Fire	A sphere of fire appears in an unoccupied space. Creatures caught in the sphere must make DEX Save or receive 2d6 fire damage.
Gust of Wind (1A)	1 Minute	Self	Control	Targets must make an STR Save or get pushed 15 feet away from you.
Heat Metal (1A)	1 Minute	60 ft	Fire	Heat metal weapons or armor. Creatures in contact with metal must take 2d8 fire damage.
Hold Person (1A)	1 Minute	60 ft	Paralyzed	Target must make WIS Save or be paralyzed for the duration of the spell.
Lesser Restoration (1A)	Instant	Touch	Healing	Touching a creature ends its disease or conditioning affecting the disease.
Locate Animals or Plants (1A)	Instant	Self	Detection	Concentrate on a voice and learn the direction and distance of the closest creature/plant.
Locate Object (1A)	10 Minutes	Self	Detection	Sense the direction and distance of the closest object within 1000 feet of you.
Moonbeam (1A)	1 Minute	120 ft	Radiant	A silvery beam of light shines down a cylinder. Creatures entering spell area must make CON Save or take 2d10 radiant damage.
Pass without Trace (1A)	1 Hour	Self	Buff	A veil of silence & shadows radiates from you, masking you from detection
Protection from Poison (1A)	1 Hour	Touch	Buff	Neutralize poison when you touch it. If you touch more than one creature with poison, choose one poison to neutralize.
Skywrite (1A)	1 Hour	Sight	Communication	Cause 10 words in the form of a cloud to be a part of the sky. Words disappear when spell ends.
Spike Growth (1A)	10 Minutes	150 ft	Control	Ground in a 20 foot radius get thorn or spike. Creatures walking thorugh the area receive 2d4 piercing damage for every 5 feet it travels.
Warding Wind (1A)	10 Minutes	Self	Deafened	A deafening video is created in the area. Wind extinguishes flames and gas and the makes the terrain difficult to pass through.

Name	Duration	Range	Damage	Description
Call Lightning (1A)	10 Minutes	120 ft	Lightning	A storm cloud appears and causes a lightning at a point you can see. Target must make DEX Save or take 3d10 lightning damage.
Conjure Animals (1A)	1 Hour	60 ft	Summoning	Summon Fey spirits in the form of a beast. Using this spell, you can summon 1/2/4/8 beasts with a total challenge rating of 2.
Daylight (1A)	1 Hour	60 ft	Control	The spell creates a 60 foot radius of light that can be applied to any point or an object. Darkness spells lower than level 3 are dispelled.
Dispel Magic (1A)	Instant	120 ft	Control	Choose any creature or magical effect and remove the spell if it is level 3 or lower. Spells higher than level 3 need an ability check.
Erupting Earth (1A)	Instant	120 ft	Bludgeoning	A fountain of churned earth erupts on a ground you can see. Targets must make a DEX Save or receive a 3d12 bludgeoning damage.
Flame Arrows (1A)	1 Hour	Touch	Fire	Use arrows from a quiver to hit a target. If you hit the target, it receives an extra extra 1d6 fire damage.
Meld into Stone (1A)	8 Hours	Touch	Movement	You step into a stone object that can contain your body. Inside the stone, you can cast spells on yourself without seeing events happening outside.
Plant Growth (S)	Instant	150 ft	Control	Use this spell to overgrown plants and make movement for creatures difficult or use the spell get a better harvest.
Protection from Energy (1A)	1 Hour	Touch	Buff	Touching a willing creatures gives it resistance to a damage type of your choice.
Sleet Storm (1A)	1 Minute	150 ft	Prone	Freezing rain and sleet fall in a range. Targets entering the spell must make a DEX Save or fall prone. Targets casting a spell inside the spell range must make a CON Save.
Speak with Plants (1A)	10 Minutes	Self	Communication	Imbue plants and communicate with them about events that happened in the past 24 hours. You can also give them simple commands.
Tidal Wave (1A)	Instant	120 ft	Bludgeoning	Create a wave of water and target creatures in a range. Targetted creatures must make a DEX Save or receive 4d8 bludgeoning damage and get knocked prone.
Wall of Water (1A)	10 Minutes	60 ft	Control	Create a wall of water either in a line or in a circle. Ranged weapons are at disadvantage when going through the wall.
Water Breathing (1A)	24 Hours	30 ft	Buff	Gives up to 10 willing creatures the ability to breathe under water.
Water Walk (1A)	1 Hour	30 ft	Movement	Gives up to 10 willing creatures the ability to walk on liquid surfaces.
Wind Wall (1A)	1 Minute	120 ft	Bludgeoning	Create a wall of strong wind within range. Creatures in the range must make a STR save or receive 3d8 bludgeoning damage. Ranged attacks miss automatically.

Name	Duration	Range	Damage	Description
Blight (1A)	Instant	30 ft	Necrotic	The spell drains moisture and vitality from creatures. Creatures must make CON Save or receive s 8d8 necrotic damage.
Confusion (1A)	1 Minute	90 ft	Control	Target must make a WIS Save or lose control over their minds.
Conjure Minor Elementals (1M)	1 Hour	90 ft	Summoning	Summon elements within range. Using this spell, you can summon 1/2/4/8 elements with a total challenge rating of 2.
Conjure Woodland Beings (1A)	1 Hour	60 ft	Summoning	Summon Fey Creatures in unoccupied spaces. Using this spell, you can summon 1/2/4/8 beasts with a total challenge rating of 2.
Control Water (1A)	10 Minutes	300 ft	Bludgeoning	Use the spell to control freestanding water. Creatures entering the Vortex must make a STR Save or receive 2d8 bludgeoning damage.
Dominate Beast (1A)	1 Minute	60 ft	Charmed	Using this spell, you attempt to charm a beast. Target creature must make a WIS Save or be charmed.
Elemental Bane (1A)	1 Minute	90 ft	Acid	Choose a creature withing range and select a damage type it can’t resist. Target must make CON Save or receive extra 2d6 damage every time the selected damage type hits the target.
Freedom of Movement (1A)	1 Hour	Touch	Buff	Touching a willing creature enables it to walk through rough terrains or spells as if they weren’t there.
Giant Insect (1A)	10 Minutes	30 ft	Summoning	Using this spell, you transform up to 10 centipedes, 5 wasps, 3 spiders or 1 scorpion in to their giant version.
Hallucinatory Terrain (10M)	24 Hours	300 ft	Control	Make a natural terrain look, sound and smell like some other natural terrain.
Ice Storm (1A)	Instant	300 ft	Bludgeoning	Cause hailstone to fall in a range. Creatures must make a DEX Save or receive 2d8 bludgeoning damage and 4d6 cold damage.
Locate Creature (1A)	1 Hour	Self	Detection	Sense the direction of a creature if it is 1000 ft or lower away from you.
Polymorph (1A)	1 Hour	60 ft	Control	Transform a creature into a new form as long as the challenge rating is the same or lower than target creature. Unwilling creature must make a WIS Save.
Stone Shape (1A)	Instant	Touch	Control	Touch a medium sized or smaller stone and change its dimensions.
Stoneskin (1A)	1 Hour	Touch	Buff	Target creature gets skin as hard as stone and is resistant to nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage
Wall of Fire (1A)	1 Minute	120 ft	Fire	Creates a fire wall, creatures in the wall must make DEX Save or receive 5d8 fire damage.
Watery Sphere (1A)	1 Minute	90 ft	Restrained	Creates a sphere of water. Creatures trapped in sphere must make STR Save or be restrained in the sphere.

Name	Duration	Range	Damage	Description
Antilife Shell (1A)	1 Hour	Self	Control	The spell creates a barrier around you. Undead and construct creatures can still enter the barrier.
Awaken (8H)	Instant	Touch	Charmed	Use the spell on a creature with intelligence lower than 3 and and give it an intelligence of 10. The creature then gets awakened stats.
Commune with Nature (1M)	Instant	Self	Environment	The spell enables you to become one with nature and gives you knowledge about the surrounding territory.
Conjure Elemental (1M)	1 Hour	90 ft	Summoning	The spell call forth an elemental servant with a challenge rating of 5 or lower.
Contagion (1A)	7 Days	Touch	Blinded	Touching or using melee on a target gets it poisoned. Target must make a CON Save in 3 attempts or get a disease.
Control Winds (1A)	1 Hour	300 ft	Prone	Control 100 feet cube of air to create a gust, updraft or downdraft.
Geas (1M)	30 Days	60 ft	Charmed	Place a magical command on a creature that can understand you. The creature must make a WIS save or be charmed. The creature receives a 5d10 psychic damage every time it disobeys you.
Greater Restoration (1A)	Instant	Touch	Healing	Touching a creature gives it positive energy and removes charmed, curse and exhaustion from the target.
Insect Plague (1A)	10 Minutes	300 ft	Piercing	Sphere of biting locust appear that make the area a difficult terrain. Creatures must make a CON Save or receive a 4d10 piercing damage.
Maelstrom (1A)	1 Minute	120 ft	Bludgeoning	Creates a swirling mass of water on ground or in a water body. Creatures starting in the spell range must make an STR Save or receive 6d6 bludgeoning damage.
Mass Cure Wounds (1A)	Instant	60 ft	Healing	Creates a wave of healing energy. Creature in the spell range recover hit points equal to 3d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier.
Planar Binding (1H)	24 Hours	60 ft	Control	The spell is used to bind fey, celestial or fiend to your services.
Reincarnate (1H)	Instant	Touch	Healing	Touching a dead humanoid gives a willing soul a new body. The type of body depends on the GM’s role.
Scrying (10M)	10 Minutes	Self	Detection	The spell enables you to see and hear about creatures in the same plane as you. Creature must make WIS save to avoid detection.
Transmute Rock (1A)	Until Dispelled	120 ft	Bludgeoning	Choose an area of rock or mud and convert it from one form to the other.
Tree Stride (1A)	1 Minute	Self	Movement	You gain the ability to enter a tree and move from one tree to the other as long as they are as big as you and within 500 feet.
Wall of Stone (1A)	10 Minutes	120 ft	Control	This spell creates a wall of non magical stone that is 6 inches thick. The wall can be created in any form and does not need to be vertical.

Name	Duration	Range	Damage	Description
Bones of the Earth (1A)	Instant	120 ft	Bludgeoning	Causes up to 6 pillars of stone to burst from the ground. A creature over a pillar must make a DEX Save or be lifted by the pillar.
Conjure Fey (1M)	1 Hour	90 ft	Summoning	Summons a Fey creature with a challenge rating of 6 or lower.
Find the Path (1M)	1 Day	Self	Detection	The spell provides you with the shortest route to a specific location.
Heal (1A)	Instant	60 ft	Blinded	A creature within range and of your choosing regains 70 hit points and ends diseases, blindness and deafness.
Heroes’ Feast (10M)	Instant	30 ft	Buff	Brings forth a feasts that cures diseases, poison and increases maximum hit points by 2d10.
Investiture of Flame (1A)	10 Minutes	Self	Fire	Flames surround your body and make you immune to fire damage. You can use the flames to create a line of fire. Creatures must take a 4d8 fire damage on a failed DEX save.
Investiture of Ice (1A)	10 Minutes	Self	Cold	Ice surround your body and make you immune to cold damage. You can use the ice to create a cone. Creatures must take a 4d6 cold damage on a failed CON save.
Investiture of Stone (1A)	10 Minutes	Self	Prone	Rocks surround your body and make you immune to bludgeoning damage. You can use the stone to create a difficult terrain and get creatures stunned.
Investiture of Wind (1A)	10 Minutes	Self	Bludgeoning	Wind whirl around your body. You get a flying speed of 60 feet and You can use the swirling wind to attack creatures. Creatures must take a 2d10 bludgeoning damage on a failed CON save.
Move Earth (1A)	2 Hours	120 ft	Control	The spell enable you to reshape dirt, clay and sand in any manner of your choosing.
Primordial Ward (1A)	1 Minute	Self	Warding	Use this spell to gain a resistant towards acid, cold, fire, lightning, and thunder damage
Sunbeam (1A)	1 Minute	Self	Radiant	A beam of light flashes out, forcing creatures to make a CON save or receive a 6d8 radiant damage and be blinded.
Transport via Plants (1A)	1 Round	10 ft	Teleportation	The spell creates a magical link between inanimate plant and allows you to move from one plant to the other as long as you have touched the plant before.
Wall of Thorns (1A)	10 Minutes	120 ft	Piercing	A wall of thorns appear forcing each creature in its area to make a DEX save or receive a 7d8 slashing damage.
Wind Walk (1M)	8 Hours	30 ft	Buff	You transform into a gaseous state and receive a flying speed of 300 feet. Non magical weapons do not affect you and you can’t use any other action while in this form.

Name	Duration	Range	Damage	Description
Fire Storm (1A)	Instant	150 ft	Fire	A Fire storm appear within range. Creature must make a DEX Save or receive 7d10 fire damage
Mirage Arcane (10M)	10 Days	Sight	Control	Make a 1 mile square terrain look like some other terrain.
Plane Shift (1A)	Instant	Touch	Banishment	You and 8 willing creatures are transported into another plane.
Regenerate (1M)	1 Hour	Touch	Healing	Touching a creature stimulates its healing abilities and regains 4d8 + 15 hit points.
Reverse Gravity (1A)	1 Minute	100 ft	Control	This spell reverses the gravity in a 50 foot radius. Creatures must make a DEX save to stay on the ground.
Whirlwind (1A)	1 Minute	300 ft	Bludgeoning	Creatures entering the area must make a DEX Save or receive a 10d6 bludgeoning damage. They must also make a STR save to remain restrained.

Name	Duration	Range	Damage	Description
Animal Shapes (1A)	24 Hours	30 ft	Shapechanging	Your magic turns other willing beasts with challenge ratings of 4 or lower.
Antipathy/Sympathy (1H)	10 Days	60 ft	Frightened	The spell attracts or repels creatures of your choice within a specified range.
Control Weather (10M)	8 Hours	Self	Control	Take control of the weather using this spell. You must be outdoors to cast this spell.
Earthquake (1A)	1 Minute	500 ft	Bludgeoning	Spell makes a seismic disturbance in the ground. Creatures within range must make a DEX save or get knocked prone.
Feeblemind (1A)	Instant	150 ft	Psychic	You blast the mind of the creature. Creature must make INT Save or receive 4d6 psychic damage.
Sunburst (1A)	Instant	150 ft	Radiant	Sunlight flashes in a 60 foot radius. Creatures in the light must make CON Save or receive 12d6 radiant damage and is blinded for 1 minute

Name	Duration	Range	Damage	Description
Foresight (1M)	8 Hours	Touch	Buff	Touching a willing creature gives it foresight.
Shapechange (1A)	1 Hour	Self	Shapechanging	You transform into a different creature for the duration of the spell. The new form can be of any creature with a challenge rating equal to your level or lower.
Storm of Vengeance (1A)	1 Minute	Sight	Thunder	A storm cloud forms and spread to a 360 feet radius. Creature under the cloud us make CON Save or receive 2d6 thunder damage and becomes deafened for 5 minutes.
True Resurrection (1H)	Instant	Touch	Healing	Touching a creature that has been dead for no longer than 200 years gets revived if it did not die of old age. The soul of the creature must be free and willing.

DnD 5e Best Druid Spells By Levels ( 1st to 9th Level )

DnD Druid 5e spells are divided categorically into a total of 9 levels. Each level contains a certain number of spells that come in handy during specific situations in the game. However, choosing the best spells amongst nine levels is tough. After discussing with my fellow adventurers, I’ve prepared 15 druid spells chosen from 1st level to 9th level that will make your druid character competent, powerful, and reliable in various adventures.

Therefore, here are the DnD 5e Best Druid Spells :

1. Shillelagh (Cantrips)

Casting this level 0 spell causes the wood of a club or a quarterstaff you are holding to be imbued with nature’s power. Also, the weapon damage becomes a d8, and the weapon becomes magical if it isn’t already. The spell ends if you cast it again or drop the weapon.

2. Entangle (1st Level)

This level 1 spell lets you create an area of denial for effective enemy crowd control. Casting the Entangle creates 20 foot square of weeds and vines.

For a certain duration, this creates a problematic terrain for enemy combatants to enter or fight upon. Also, this 20 square foot area tends to restrain animals that fail their strength saving throws as they move through this challenging terrain. When the spell ends, the weeds and vines will wither away.

3. Faerie Fire (1st Level)

This concentration-based spell automatically outlines all objects within a 20-foot cube radius in blue, green, or violet color. Similarly, it also outlines every creature in the area if it fails the dexterity saving throw.

For a specific duration, objects and affected creatures shed dim light in a 10-foot radius. This is an excellent spell that lets you see invisible creatures or the ones in the dark and impart damage.

4. Goodberry (1st Level)

Often dismissed, the Goodberry is one of the most unique yet underrated spells in DnD 5e. Casting this level 1 spell lets you create ten magical berries. Each magical berry restores one hit point and provides a day’s worth of nourishment.

Any creature can consume a magical berry to get one hit point and sustain for a day. However, these berries lose their potency if they aren’t used within 24 hours.

5. Heat Metal (2nd Level)

The Heat Metal is a powerful spell that lets you cause an object to glow red hot. Using this spell, you choose any metal object (weapons/armor) visible within range to shine red hot. Any creature that comes in contact with this flaming object takes a 2d8 fire damage as long as the spell lasts. Casting this spell using a level 3 slot of higher increases the damage by 1d8 for each slot above level 2.

6. Moonbeam (2nd Level)

With this level 2 spell, druids get access to many spells that deal damage over time. Casting this spell causes a silver beam of light to come down and spread across a five and form a 40 feet cylinder on the ground.

The cylinder tends to fiup with lighting as long as the spell lasts. Any creature that enters the area is engulfed in ghostly flames that cause immense pain and needs a Constitution save to get out of. This spell deals a 2d10 on failed Constitution save and half the damage on a successful one.

7. Spike Growth (2nd Level)

This spell is somewhat similar to the Plant Growth spell. However, casting the Spike Growth will cause a 20-foot radius to be covered with hard spikes and thorns, making the area an impossible terrain during the spell’s duration.

Also, the transformed land looks completely camouflaged, meaning any creature traveling through the area cannot see the thorns and spikes and must make a Perception check against your spell to see the Spike Growth on the land.

8. Pass Without A Trace (2nd Level)

As the name suggests, this level 2 spell is aimed explicitly at stealth. When you cast this spell, you are covered by a veil of shadows, and your foot movement is completely silenced, thus keeping your enemies from detecting you and your companions. In addition, if your creature stays within 30 feet during the spell, you get a +10 dexterity check and cannot be traced by anyone except magical beings.

9. Conjure Animals (3rd Level)

As the name suggests, this 3rd level spell allows you to conjure spirits that have an animal’s form and overall stats. You can summon a spirit that can take up the form of an animal and also has its stats.

The summoned spirit generally occurs in unoccupied places that are within the visible range. When you cast this spell using a higher-level slot, you can make more creatures appear, twice the number if used using a 5th level slot, thrice the number if used using a level 7 slot, and four times the number if used using a 9th level slot.

10. Call Lighting (3rd Level)

The Call Of Lighting spells lets you form a storm cloud cylinder that sends lightning bolts on your enemies. Exclusive only to Druids and Temple Druid Clerics, this level 3 spell deals a 3d10 damage to anyone who fails a dexterity saving throw and deals half that amount to those who succeed in a dexterity saving throw.

With a range of 120 ft, this 3rd level spell is perfect for open combat. Casting this spell with a level 4 slot or above increases the dealt damage by 1d10 for each slot above level 3.

11. Plant Growth (3rd Level)

This spell is somewhat similar to the Entangle. Casting this level 3 spell causes vitality into plants over a specific area. You can either cast this spell to garner immediate benefits or reap the long-term benefits.

When you can cast this spell, all the plants within a 100-foot radius turn thick and overgrown, and any creature passing through that area must use 4 feet of movement for every 1 movement it covers.

12. Polymorph (4th Level)

You can transform a creature within range into a completely new form when you can cast the Polymorph. Every unwilling creature must make a successful Wisdom throw to avoid the Polymorph. However, this level 4 spell does not affect a shapeshifter or a creature with 0 hit points. When the spell ends, the transformed creature returns to its original form along with its statistics.

13. Reincarnate (5th Level)

As the name suggests, casting the Reincarnate spell lets your form a new adult body that will contain the soul of a dead humanoid you have touched.

Note that the creature has to be dead for no longer than ten days for this spell to work. Also, the target’s soul should be free for this spell; otherwise, the spell crashes. The reincarnated creature recalls its former life and experiences.

14. Heroes Feast (6th Level)

As the name suggests, casting this spell brings a great feast of magnificent food and drinks. This feast is available for 1 hour and disappears after that. However, the feast takes effect after the hour is up.

Any creature that consumes the Hero’s feast receives several benefits. It is cured of poison, disease and gets full immunity against poison and fear. In addition, the creature can make all Wisdom saving throws with advantage.

15. Plane Shift (7th Level )

The Plane shift is a powerful level 7 shift that lets your Druid transport itself to a completely different plane of existence. You can transport your druid over eight willing creatures to your specified destination such as the City Of Brass, Palace of Dispater, Street of Steel, Gate Of Ashes, or the Sea Of Fire.

Also, the plane shift can be used to banish an unwilling creature to another plane. If an animal fails to save, then it is transported to another plane of your choosing.

16. Earthquake ( 8th Level )

The Earthquake causes the ground to shake violently, creating a massive earthquake in the surrounding area. The spell deals damage to creatures and structures in the area and has the potential to knock creatures prone. This spell can be useful in combat situations or to cause widespread destruction to an enemy’s fortress or stronghold. It has a casting time of 1 action and a range of 500 feet.

17. Control Weather ( 8th Level )

The Control Weather grants the caster the ability to control the weather in a large area, up to a radius of 5 miles. The caster can change the current weather conditions, such as causing rain or wind, or create more extreme conditions, such as a tornado or hurricane.

The Weather Control spell has a casting time of 10 minutes and a duration of up to 8 hours. This spell can be useful for creating advantageous weather conditions for travel or agriculture, or for hindering enemies with dangerous weather conditions.

18. Sunburst ( 8th Level )

The Sunburst creates a burst of sunlight that explodes from a point the caster chooses within a range of 150 feet. The burst of sunlight deals 12d6 radiant damage to all creatures within a 60-foot radius sphere centered on the chosen point. Additionally, any creature that is vulnerable to sunlight takes double damage from this spell.

Sunburst can be particularly effective against undead creatures, as they are often vulnerable to radiant damage. It can also be useful in areas with low visibility, such as during a storm or in a dark dungeon, as the burst of sunlight can illuminate the area. The spell has a casting time of 1 action and requires verbal and somatic components to cast.

19. Storm Of Vengeance ( 9th Level )

The Storm of Vengeance creates a massive storm that inflicts damage and debilitating conditions on enemies in the area. Storm of Vengeance can last up to 1 hour and includes a variety of weather effects, such as lightning strikes, hail, and high winds. Creatures in the area take damage and may also suffer from blindness, deafness, or difficult terrain.

Storm of vengeance spell has a casting time of 1 action and a range of 360 feet. This spell can be a powerful tool for punishing enemies and disrupting their plans, but it can also cause collateral damage to allies or innocent bystanders in the area.

20. Mass Heal ( 9th Level )

The Mass Heal allows the caster to heal a massive amount of damage to up to six creatures within a range of 60 feet. Each creature healed by mass heal regains 700 hit points, divided as the caster chooses among the targets. Also, mass heal can cure blindness, deafness, and any diseases affecting the targets.

This spell can be an incredibly powerful tool for healing a large group of allies or restoring a significant amount of hit points to a single wounded ally. Mass heal has a casting time of 1 action and requires verbal and somatic components to cast.

Bottom Line

We hope our article was able to successfully able to walk you through some of the best Druid DnD 5e spells. These spells are arranged categorically into levels 0-9, and each level has some exciting spells on display.

Mentioned above are some of the best Druid spells in Dnd 5e off the top of our head. If you think we might have missed a particular spell(s), feel free to drop your suggestion in the comment section below.

Best Druid Spells 5E List [2023]

D&D 5E Druid Spell List