Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 ft
Components: V, S, M
Duration: Concentration
, up to 1 minute
Save: Charisma
One creature that you can see within range must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or be transported to a harmless demiplane for the duration. 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 an Aberration, a Celestial, an Elemental, a Fey, or a Fiend, the target doesn’t return if the spell lasts for 1 minute. The target is instead transported to a random location on a plane (DM’s choice) associated with its creature type.
You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 4.
Material Component:
a pentacle
Verbal Component:
Expellano ti Contra Superum
Verbal Component (Alternative):
By this hex, I call you to vanish, to other realms your form I banish.
Classes: Cleric, Paladin, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, Rogue
Tags: Banishment
Source: Player's Handbook (2024) (page 245)
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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.
Banishment in Sigil
From Planescape Adventures in the Multiverse, Sigil and the Outlands, "Effects that banish a target from Sigil treat the target as if Sigil were its home plane."
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).
