Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 ft
Components: V, S, M
Duration: 24 hours
Save: Wisdom
Conditions: Charmed
Target a Beast that you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. If you or one of your allies deals damage to the target, the spells ends.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional Beast for each spell slot level above 1.
Material Component:
a morsel of food
Verbal Component:
Amicus con Bestia
Verbal Component (Alternative):
Beasts I say, to my will bend, hearken now and be my friend
Classes: Bard, Druid, Ranger
Domain: Nature
Tags: Control, Social
Source: Player's Handbook (2024) (page 239)
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Other Planes and Effects
Below is information about this spell as it relates to other planes and area of effects (i.e. underwater). Some of the information is pulled official D&D sources (such as books and the twitter feeds of D&D officials), but other information is derived from forums and online discussions. As always, it is up to the DM to decide how they wish to handle spell effects.
Underwater - Verbal Component
Official rules have been verified by Jeremy Crawford - "No rule prohibits verbal components from working underwater. Keep in mind that if you're talking, you're not holding your breath." Hence, while submerged underwater and holding its breath, a creature can cast a spell that requires a verbal component. After casting the spell, if the creature can't breathe underwater, it immediately runs out of breath. The creature can survive for a number of rounds equal to its Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 round).
